Spick & Span

Ms Paige was very particular about her own appearance. During the consultation, I noticed she smoothed the creases in her blouse and skirt several times. She was someone who like to be neat and tidy at all times and would spend a lot of time grooming herself so that she could always look her best.

She was also very scared of touching any dirty things for the fear of contamination by germs and bacteria. For example, whenever she had to touch money notes or coins, she would quickly go and wash her hands. Hence, she would try to avoid touching notes and coins. When she had to shake someone’s hands, she would be so bothered that she could not stop thinking about the dirtiness feeling until she could wash her hands. Because of her fear of contamination, she always washed her hands and bathed several times a day. 

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Crab Apple was recommended for Ms Paige to help her accept her own appearance and be less stressed about being contaminated by germs and bacteria. It would also help cleanse away obsessive feelings or thoughts about unsightliness, uncleanliness and contamination. 

Three weeks later, Ms Paige updated that she had become less bothered in having to look neat and tidy at all times, and become less obsessed with washing her hands and bathing several times in a day. However, she would still be concerned about touching dirty things. 

I explained to Ms Paige her that some emotional imbalances would take longer to resolve as the problems could have been building up over time. However, there was already improvement as observed in her being less bothered about cleanliness and personal appearance. I encouraged her to have faith that her emotional imbalance would surely improve further over time.

To-date, Ms Paige was still taking Crab Apple and some other appropriate remedies and improvements could be observed. 

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