so i haven’t had a shower in about a month. don’t worry it’s not as bad as it sounds as i’ve had baths instead and when i haven’t done that i’ve washed my hair and cleaned myself with baby wipes so i am clean but this avoidance of the shower bothers me. i used to love standing in there under a hot jet of water but right now i just hate the thought of it and it’s been like that for nearly two months now. it’s seriously pissing me off!! it’s not because the voices are any worse or anything like that…i think it’s trauma related for which i’m having therapy…maybe that’s the problem? right! ■■■■ this ■■■■, i’m getting in the shower tomorrow regardless of how difficult it is. today i’m just washing my hair as i cleaned myself with wipes yesterday and i have a hospital app on tuesday so need to be ultra clean for that. i CAN and WILL get back into the habit of showering every other day. guess it’s just gonna take some time is all. ■■■■ this ■■■■. i am stronger than my trauma right?
Right! You are stronger than your trauma. But what thoughts are stopping you from taking shower right now? Adjust hot and cold water and stand under it for a minute or so. It doesn’t take more than five minutes for me.
Good luck with taking shower tomorrow!
erm…well it’s simply because i’m about to have my mid morning snooze as i’ve been up since 5am and need to take my meds. i’ll turn on the hot water when i wake in a couple of hours and try then…no not try…i WILL take a shower. will let you know what happens. thanks for the input hunni.
Once you get started taking showers you will probably wonder why you were scared of them. I wouldn’t worry about it too much either way. As long as you are clean it doesn’t matter how you got that way.
I would love to know…
thumbs up 
I just took a long hot shower. It feels nice. I also found some special cream that cleansed my skin and made it super soft.
Ohhh this shower talk is tempting me to take a shower now… I was just being lazy but I am gona take now :))
You are definitely stronger than your trauma, it may not feel like it but you are. You can do this! Maybe adjust the pressure of the shower if you can, it could be that it was too hard and triggering off unconscious feelings? Maybe take it steady, when my trauma was raw I’d wear a swimming costume in the shower, or a baggy t shirt, which was better for access; go steady, little steps!
I hope it goes well, update us if you want to,
Meg.
**Reading your posts-I KNOW you are stronger than your trauma! Don`t be hard on yourself. Maybe you could go to the drugstore and buy some really good-smelling soap or lotion.
Good luck @jaynebeal OO **
Before my hospitalizations, I had problems with showering. It was related to my delusional think though. It took me a while to get over it. Now I am coping better and have been typically showering once a day. I still have the voices telling me not to though. I wish you the best of luck. You can do it 
i did it!!! it was no where near as bad as i thought it was going to be and in fact, i quite enjoyed it. ■■■■ the script, this bitch showers regardless. need another tonight or tomorrow as i have an app tomorrow and i want to be clean and tidy for it…
Well done! Knew you could do it 
!
thanks mag. means a lot x
meg ffs! stupid keyboard!..
i shower once every three weeks, you dont have to shower every day, you will wash the oil out of your skin
i like to shower every other day if i can and be clean shaven or epilated at least. i know i can use wipes for the days that i find it hard and also wash my hair. but i prefer to shower as often as possible