If there’s anything we’ve learned from the coronavirus pandemic, it’s that washing our hands is one of the best ways to protect ourselves from the dangers of contagion. But hand washing does much more than cleanse us physically; sometimes it can wipe our mental slate clean. Here are some examples of what a bit of soap can do for our psyches.

  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I guess having anxiety and eczema is a bad combo then, because either my brain or my hands are getting irritated

    • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      1 day ago

      We need some studies about the benefits of hand washing while wearing rubber gloves. As easy as it is to fool ourselves I’d bet that those benefits still exist to some degree.