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chicken neck

Member
Dec 3, 2020
58
I used to bathe every day but over the last few months I don't even care about it or keep track of it anymore. Whenever I have to go somewhere and look normal basically which could be days and days between each time.
 
clownangel

clownangel

Student
Sep 25, 2019
122
Daily, wash my hair maybe 2-3 times a week. Even if I accomplish nothing all day I can think "well at least I'm clean".
 
Manaaja

Manaaja

euROPE
Sep 10, 2018
1,382
Everyday. Most often I shower twice a day, but on a bad or busy day I only shower once. It's a big part of my mental well-being.
 
MindFrog

MindFrog

:Professional Hypocrite:
Nov 19, 2020
722
Once every other day, and that's just because I sweat too much. It was worse when I was a kid but I'm glad it's something that I've atleast improved on.
 
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Worthless_nobody

Enlightened
Feb 14, 2019
1,384
Depending on my depression sometimes daily when I feel good, every other day but now it's about 2 times a week and I wash hair every 2 weeks or so. At my worst I went a whole month without shower and probably 4-6 months without washing my hair. When homeless I couldn't bathe easily but ironically I bathed more then because we spent a night in a hotel every so often.
 
Donk

Donk

Useless since day 1
Jan 3, 2020
1,130
Sometimes I go on stretches where I don't take a shower for couple of weeks. I use to take at least one shower a day when I was somewhat normal.
 
Bauhaus

Bauhaus

Specialist
Jan 18, 2020
388
This must be the only internetforum where you can say you don't wash daily without being ridiculed, LOL.

Anyway, I only wash when I go outside, usually to do errands.
Or when I expect company (landlord, parents).
On average I do errands 2 times a week so on average I bath 2 times a week. :smiling:
 
Pho3nix

Pho3nix

Wishing for eternal sleep
Oct 20, 2020
398
My depression and lack of energy make me bathe twice a week. The rest of the time I keep myself clean with Baby Wipes and always wear clean clothes. When I was healthy I showered every single day and brushed my teeth twice a day but those good days are sadly over.
 
Dr Iron Arc

Dr Iron Arc

Into the Unknown
Feb 10, 2020
18,729
Kind of gladly surprised that not everyone showers or bathes every day. When I was really depressed while living in dorms I used to go weeks without showering (due to being scared of using the communal bathrooms which had mold in it anyway) until my friends shamed me into showering every day because they said it would drive off girls if I don't. Little did they know that the rest of me is just as unclean as my unshowered body was.

Now that I live at home I do shower every day, but that's because I've come to like the feeling.
 
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NodusTollens

NodusTollens

Nov 17, 2020
989
I live "alone," so I don't feel the need to shower daily, at
this point every other or every two days. I wash my hair every 2-3 weeks when I remember or have the physical capabilit.

Teeth? When I'm leaving the house for sure, if not, if I feel like it. I don't like brushing my teeth or toothpaste.
 
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Life sucks

Visionary
Apr 18, 2018
2,136
Daily. Cold water helps me feel better and helps sometimes against anhedonia and other problems.
 
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MrBlue

MrBlue

Arcanist
Jul 1, 2020
416
At least once a day. When I was at uni I showered 4 times a day; when I woke up, at lunch, in the afternoon and then again when I went to bed.
 
Nightwillalwayswin

Nightwillalwayswin

Member
May 3, 2020
84
Daily but in my most catatonic states it can be 3-5 days before I can bring myself to again. I always end up feeling embarrassed when this happens even though nobody else knows.
 
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Deleted member 22624

One foot in the grave
Oct 7, 2020
1,085
Force myself to do it every other day but every day in summer. I stopped caring much about what other people think, so I've just settled on this as a minimum for skin health. Washing feels nice but it just needs a lot of motivation, been like this for years sadly
 
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Spitfire

Enlightened
Apr 26, 2020
1,274
The last time was in the middle of October last year. Today I did though.

I may shave later tonight and then cut my hair and have another shower tonight?

I am clean now, but I still look sort of wild still with my crazy hair and this long beard, lol
 
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muffin222

muffin222

Enlightened
Mar 31, 2020
1,188
2 days a week. The prospect of showering only twice a week may sound revolting to a lot of people, but in truth, we really only require 1-2 showers a week to maintain health and hygiene, assuming one doesn't work a "dirty" job that exposes you to dirt and grime on a regular basis. Most people in the Western world shower far beyond what is actually necessary to maintain health.
 
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Amumu

Amumu

Ctb - temporary solution for a permanent problem
Aug 29, 2020
2,626
Every day. I can't shave without taking a shower after that.
 
awfullife

awfullife

Arcanist
Nov 16, 2019
435
2 days a week. The prospect of showering only twice a week may sound revolting to a lot of people, but in truth, we really only require 1-2 showers a week to maintain health and hygiene, assuming one doesn't work a "dirty" job that exposes you to dirt and grime on a regular basis. Most people in the Western world shower far beyond what is actually necessary to maintain health.
I agree I have literally gotten to the point where I can shower 1 time a week and not smell like BO. I may not smell super fresh but I don't wreak of BO. Now I don't even miss it. I'm such a depressed worthless fuck that 1 time a week is plenty. I don't change sheets either. Why would I . Fuck it.
 
Mentalmick

Mentalmick

IMHOTEP!!!
Nov 30, 2020
2,050
I agree I have literally gotten to the point where I can shower 1 time a week and not smell like BO. I may not smell super fresh but I don't wreak of BO. Now I don't even miss it. I'm such a depressed worthless fuck that 1 time a week is plenty. I don't change sheets either. Why would I . Fuck it.
Exactly. Fuck all of it.
 

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