"I feel it is important to take precautions, be aware of changes to this dynamic situation and to follow guidelines from trusted public health officials to the best of our abilities. I also believe this to be a public health threat of unprecedented proportions in most of our lives. However, something about this process you describe seems to me, — a person who is not a medical professional and who is willing to admit I may be wrong here — to be a bit...excessive and bordering on being, all things considered, perhaps mildly pathologically so. I mean, it seems rational to practice social distancing a d to avoid touching public surfaces and items and to wash our hands regularly, but something about the way you describe this internal and external dichotomy and the way you refer to the receipts (never touching *those*) just causes a bit of concern that you are having trouble dealing with the new stresses this pandemic has created which might lead to longer term issues in the aftermath. I say this out of concern, not to mock or belittle anyone, and as I said, I may be 100% wrong and should be more, let's say *neurotic* about what I allow to touch me. I am, for instance right now leaning against the glass at a transit station in nyc, the spice tee of the virus, and the contact my coat is making with the external object is not something I'm remotely concerned about. If I were that concerned about everything in the world, I think I would be in danger of serious mental meltdown. Perhaps this is not the case for you.With all that said, while writing this comment, I moments ago barked at a "gentleman" pacing while speaking on his phone who kept absent-minded ly standing 1 foot away from me even as I moved away from him in various directions, at first politely and finally with "dude, 6 feet, we're all supposed to stay 6 feet away from each other, please." I'm sure there are people who would think I was unhinged for making a scene, whereas to me it seemed perfectly appropriate to get this clueless guy "with the program". Just as it was unbelievable to me that he was being so careless, someone reading my comment might say the same about my attitude toward your precautions. Do what you have to do to feel safe, be sure you have support, mental and physical, for the time being and afterward, and I wish you all the best through this period. This too shall pass, as they say. "