Contamination fear
I just wrote a post about “Radioactive Emergency”, but I don’t think what I have to say quite fits there. If you want to read it, it’s here.
One thing that caught my attention in the series was the contamination. The radioactive element, cesium 137, was a powder, it clung to things with a mere touch of a dirty hand.
I have been paranoid about contamination even before the pandemic, but COVID-19 did not help. The idea of being “dirty” and “contaminated” always caused me fear. The outside world is the problem, it's where it all comes from.
The streets, the bus, the money. It's all contaminated, and it causes me anxiety. I cannot touch anything I eat without cleaning my hands with alcohol. Sitting on my couch with my “outside clothes” is a big no-no. I need to take off my shoes as soon as I enter my house and walk inside with flip-flops. Even the floor in my home is “dirt” to me.
As I said, money is a problem. I don't like to keep coins or bills; I'd rather use cards and online transactions (thank God for pix) it's easier to clean.
Contamination was one of the first things to come to my mind when I read An appeal to use cash more often some time ago (I think the author changed it a lot, but Re: An appeal to use cash more often has some of the points made). My first thought was, “It may have its advantages, but how much dirt and illness does money carry?”
I don't exactly know where I wanted to get, but I thought I could share here this little quirk of mine.
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