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    par3: wazzam he'd really flip out if they were in europe where non-applicator tampons are more common- then he'd REALLY freak. more »
    cirocco: How can someone with that great a fear of contamination have a tattoo? Having ink driven under your skin with a needle (that's also been used to driv... more »
    paloma loves a wild rumpus: this is a repeat right? i definitely saw this guy on the first episode...and I thought jezebel had discussed it and his relationship with his long-suf... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Don't they do this sort of thing in Gitmo? more »
    saintbernadette: A friend's son is undergoing exposure therapy for compulsive hand-washing, especially after using the bathroom. The therapist apparently had the kid u... more »
    Kaehoku: I was watching something recently (maybe 20/20 or something), where they had an OCD camp, and exposed people to all their fears. They made them do the... more »
    lilchica: OMG this is my teen years, I am the only one in my household that get the periods. My dad freaks out if he see's blood or even the pads wrapping paper... more »
    HuckleberryFriend: For some reasons tampons really don't bother me. I refuse to flush public toilets with my hands but I'm pretty ok with vaginal secretions. I blame fem... more »
    AmericanSplendor: Let's establish this for the rest of the commenting: SHE DIDN'T RUB THE WASHCLOTH ON HER NEENER, SHE USED IT AFTER WASHING HER HANDS. THE WASHCLOTH WE... more »
    bananastand: Wouldn't it be funny if he was all, "Let me take this opportunity, doctor, to tell you about the DivaCup (tm)." more »
    PreposterousHypothesis: That is pretty extreme, though maybe the method is that she goes all the way to the other side of the gross spectrum, so he can handle things in the m... more »
    PhillyLass: Is this an appropriate therapy? Can any phychologist jezzies help here? This sounds bizarre to me-- I'm not OCD and I'm pretty firm on never wiping so... more »
    merv: There certainly exists a common heteronormative repulsion against vaginal functions not specifically related to penal pleasure (common distaste of pub... more »
    marshmallory: I never knew endometriosis came out during my period. more »
    CurtCole: Gay or straight, that is a fucked up thing for a doctor to do. Aren't there other methods of exposing people to germs? Like, I don't know, a door handle. more »
    wtfox?!: Gah, just thinking about that freaks me out. At my old apartment I had an upstairs neighbor who had OCD, and it was terribly, terribly sad to listen t... more »
    Penny: Also, what did she use a washcloth for? To wash her hands? Her crotch? I'm confused. more »
    Chamalla,barren crone: 1. They really do a crappy job teaching boys how girls' bodies work. 2. I don't know anyone who would want to touch a washrag that had freshly been ... more »
    Uncommon Whore: I started watching this as he had the towel pressed against his face - I had NO idea that was why. That's awesome. And I know some people who would ... more »
    Penny: I can't imagine anyone wanting to talk about used tampons. This kind of therapy seems really extreme to me, but I'm not a professional. Seems like the... more »
  • #letitbleed

    OCD Patient Forced To Deal With Period Blood In All-White Home

    On last night's Obsessed, a man with OCD — which, for him, manifests as germ phobia — endured exposure therapy that involved his therapist changing her tampon in his home, and then having him touch the washcloth she used afterward. More »
  • #realitybites

    Hoarder Keeps Himself, Not Clutter, In The Closet

    A&E's Obsessed documents the process in which people with various forms of OCD try to manage their conditions. On last night's episode, Russ — a Corky Sinclair-type — saw his pack-rat ways sever his "friendship" with a man named Rich. More »
  • #pottymouth

    Washing Our Hands Of Weird Hygiene Behaviors

    Confession: for the past year, I have been washing my hands not just after, but also before I pee. More »
  • #leftovers

    Prosecutors Argue Casey Anthony's Diary Entry Indicates Her Guilt • Bullet Found Tangled In A Woman's Weave

    • New evidence released in the Caylee Anthony case: Five days after Caylee's disappearance, Casey Anthony allegedly wrote in her diary: "I have no regrets...I just hope that the end justifies the means." • More »
  • #shitshow

    Oprah Helps Grown Man Go Poo Poo On The Potty