[*Ra*]

The thing I find to be the strangest about myself is that while yes, I don't like germs, I'm terrified of disease. I'm classified as what you might call Pathophobic. (Fear of Disease) Yet I have Multiple Sclerosis.

My entire life I have been so afraid of having to live with some disease or another, be it a transmittable disease (and lord only knows I've lived my life on the wild side and luckily enough didn't catch a thing)... or be it a genetic disease that I'm born with or something I end up developing because of environment.

Who knows what causes MS... All I know is that I have it... along with a multitude of other health issues and yet, I'm still an antiseptic wipe carrying, "don't touch anything!", fearful woman who's afraid of disease.

I swear, I'm a walking contradiction. (And this isn't the only thing!)

Is there anyone else out there who has this issue or am I the only one alone on this island of fear?

~Giovanna