[echapman]

I think as a whole women tend to be more anxious. As I have gotten older, my anxiety has increased more and more but I remember even being anxious as a little girl. Not as far as germs, but I worried about things happening to my family all the time. I always wanted to ride places with my mom because I was afraid she wouldn't pay attention to the road or something. In return she was super strict on me texting her when I got places/when I was leaving and would call every time she heard sirens. I'm the same way and I used to drive guys that I dated crazy lol.

I think it comes from a place of nurturing. That's why I think they depict moms always being clean freaks in movies... germs cause sickness (which is why youre worried about viruses!), sickness can spread to your family, or to yourself and you know ladies have no time to be sick lol.

Are you on PM? I was on a certain brand that gave me terrible panic attacks and sent my anxiety skyrocketing. To the point where my husband took me to my cardiologist. I'm sure yours is due to hormonal changes but it was just a thought!