On public facilities...

I was around thirteen years old when I developed a phobia of public bathrooms. My family was on our way home from Island Park one time and our car broke down. We called the police to come take us to a gas station while we figured things out, which happened to be one we stopped at regularly on our way home from our vacations in Island Park. Well this particular gas station is not the cleanest but we were willing to sacrifice, well lets just say spending three hours at that gas station changed my view forever on public bathrooms. I was kinda shocked when I saw people use the bathroom who easily looked as if they hadn't showered in weeks...it was kind of sketchy. Well this past weekend my phobia was proven to be worth. We went shopping in Utah and the bathroom in the mall had three stalls one of which a group of girls were all in which I thought was extremely strange. I glanced at the cleaning log noticing no one had checked it for a good four hours and it was disgusting. I didn't know what to do, do I just hold it, hold my breath, suck it up it was a tough call that I had to make in a matter of seconds. I guess you could say I have matured a little bit because I sucked it up, it wasn't easy but I did it! I don't know what it is but sometimes when I see hand soap that you have to pump yourself, sinks that you have to turn on and off by yourself just gross me out. When the garbage is far away from the door I always kick it over by the door because the thought of touching a door handle without a paper towel to cover my hand gives me chills, so I feel as if I am doing people a favor when I move the garbage. This is just one of my major phobias that I don't think I will ever get over. So be smart always carry, germ ex, and disposable wipes...you never know.