Im really embarrassed that I shower about once a week. I never thought that would be me because I was really clean and cared abt hygiene a lot. But it's too hard to shower now because I take about an hour long shower and it's so much work to clean myself. My mom has noticed and asked how often i shower. i feel really embarrassed about it but i don't know how to change this habit. Any advice too?
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bubo, wasteofspace532, S like suicide and 11 others
The owls don't shower ... now seriously, I've been very lazy for a long time and since my dizziness gets worse and I get dizzy I only shower in the early morning, but only if I haven't had a bad night or I'm not feeling well and ... that is to say I don't shower often ... yesterday yes, and 11 days ago, I was quite rested despite spending the rest of the day with dizziness.
But it has always cost me a lot, I am meticulous and do not see things as a whole, I clean up in pieces and sometimes I realize that I have left a lot of places and I let it be. And so I spend half an hour between showering and drying.
I've been thinking about buying wipes from those used by critically ill patients in hospitals for a long time, but once I used them and I was annoyed by the smell they made. To get out of the way and gain time they are pretty good, but nothing more. It doesn't matter to you.
Els mussols no ens dutxem... ara seriosament, jo fa temps que sóc molt deixat i com que se m'agreujen els vertígens i m'agafen marejos només em dutxo als matins a primera hora, però només si no he passat mala nit o no em trobo malament i... es a dir que no em dutxo sovint... ahír si, i ja feia 11 dies, vaig quedar força descansat tot i passar-me la resta del día amb vertígens.
Però sempre m'ha costat molt, sóc meticulós i no se veure les coses en el seu conjunt, vaig netejant a trossos i de vegades me n'adono que m'he deixat força llocs i ho deixo estar. I així passo mitja hora entre que em dutxo i m'aixugo.
Fa temps que penso de comprar tovalloletes d'aquelles que usen pels malalts crítics en els hospitals, però una vegada les vaig usar i em molestava la olor que feien. Per sortir del pas i guanyar temps estàn força bé, però rés més. Igual et serveix això.
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WhatDoesTheFoxSay?, onlyanimalsaregood, BitterlyAlive_ and 1 other person
When I was really bad, I wouldn't shower for months. I couldn't. It was too much. I would keep baby wipes by where I slept - if I couldn't get out of bed, I wanted to try and clean myself a little bit. I would use baby powder in my hair, which helped a bit too.
I don't remember what changed, to be honest. Maybe it was trying to prepare myself for a huge, important trip? Maybe it was getting back to work? But I'm able to shower every two or three days now.
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mayumi, bubo, S like suicide and 5 others
When I was really bad, I wouldn't shower for months. I couldn't. It was too much. I would keep baby wipes by where I slept - if I couldn't get out of bed, I wanted to try and clean myself a little bit. I would use baby powder in my hair, which helped a bit too.
I don't remember what changed, to be honest. Maybe it was trying to prepare myself for a huge, important trip? Maybe it was getting back to work? But I'm able to shower every two or three days now.
I really only shower once a week, and have decided to reframe it as being a water conservation warrior, steadfastly fighting the horrors of climate change. Works for me…
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Élégie, WhatDoesTheFoxSay?, Foresight and 4 others
I typically only shower every other day since I started working from home. However, if I have to leave the house for any reason, I will shower even if I did the day before. That is primarily because these last few years my hair has gone back to super oily, like in my teenage days. On the days that I don't shower, I do a full wipe-down using baby wipes.
Daily. but when my depression was at its worst, I wouldn't shower for up to 2 weeks on end. this would be during the summer breaks from school, my parents would make me shower eventually since I'd be so gross. It was a tough time and I felt ashamed about being dirty.
I have gone from three days to a week without showering, etc.
Most days (which is usually every day), it is just too hard, and as long as I don't reek, I go about my day until I have the energy to wash, eat, etc.
When I was a functional human being, every day or every other day. Now that I'm not, all bets are off unless I must emerge from my cave or I begin to disgust myself.
Trouble maintaining hygiene is a primary symptom of depression.
At my worst once or twice a week. Now that I'm living somewhere with a bathtub again, everyday. I love baths so that's helpful. I don't always soap up but I try not to beat myself up about it because it's not helpful and I did technically rinse off. Plus I only wash my hair once a week (for a few years now) so it doesn't get oily until day 5 or 6 usually. Washing hair feels like so much work, and since bathing is "easier" I do it more often. And if I'm sad I can fantasize about drowning and that calms me down!
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l0stc4use, T90-Alpha, Al_stargate and 1 other person
Before my issues I was active and did a lot of recreation so I would shower basically every day. Now, I have to force myself to shower when I begin to smell bad. Shaving is also a rare occurrence these days for me.
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fizi22, Élégie, l0stc4use and 1 other person
I try to pretty often. Not bragging about it though, because motivation for these things can be a burden at times.
I feel like at least I can have control of my hygiene so may as well act on it while I can.
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Dead Ghost, OpheliasFlowers and l0stc4use
Every day, but ironically i feel dirty doing so because in doing do I am reminded of my assigned sex at birth. Feeling disgusting showering is an unhealthy feeling.
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whatevs, l0stc4use, Suicidebydeath and 2 others
i use to shower every 2-3 days but since i've had a brain injury 6 years now i've stopped showering because it cause too much discomfort i havent had a shower for at least 3 months now i just wash my self at the sink, i don't smell tho. on a side note i haven't brushed my teeth for years not that it matter has my parents never took me to the dentist and they have all decayed now
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