#automysophobia
- Automysophobia — A pathological, persistent, and unwarranted fear of becoming dirty or smelling bad; an individual's obsessive fear of contaminating their own body with dust, germs, or their own bodily secretions. In clinical psychology, this specific phobia is closely linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), driving the subject to execute rigid rituals of excessive washing, compulsive sanitizing, and social isolation due to intense distress over untidiness.