I have terrible hygiene. I rarely brush my teeth, only brush my hair when I’m told, only get dressed when im told to, and only shower around every four or five days unless I’m told to. It’s because I have really low motivation with these things and other things and bad paranoia when I’m taking a shower. Anyone else have bad hygiene? If you do, how do you deal with it?
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I am the same as you buddy. Just had my first shower this week. I actually like feeling clean but I can’t bring myself to shower regularly. No idea why not.
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I hate showering and only shower once a week currently. I have an electric toothbrush and brushing my teeth takes about 4 minutes, so I can brush my teeth everyday. It has a timer on it and cuts off after about 4 minutes.
I’ve been lazy about brushing my teeth ever since I got mouthwash! It’s in my mouth right now…washing away. It says on the bottle it’s more effective than brushing. Maybe it is because my teeth are pretty white, that said I should really brush my teeth more. I will brush my teeth after I spit it out. I shower often at night. Probably 5x a week. Forget to put on deodorant a lot though. Oops!
I shower once a week…
I workout every weekday. but after working out, I pour a bucket of soap water over my back and scrub my armpits and other areas with a soap-water rag…
It’s all cool though. I’m schizo, so I’m usually not around anyone long enough for him or her to smell me
I went through a period where I didn’t shower for weeks. I was drinking heavily at the time, and I was always sweating out alcohol. I looked really greasy, but I didn’t smell bad, because if I did the other people at the place I live would have told me. Right now I am taking a shower three times a week, unless I do something hot and I get sweaty. Then I’ll take an extra shower. Sometimes it takes more will power for me not to take a shower than to take one.
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I don’t put on deodorant a lot either.
Well I’m not around anyone other than the people that live in my house so I can kind of relate.
Currently, I shower usually after every 3-5 days, previously it was pretty bad when I was experiencing a much more intense version of the voices/dreams/delusions and I rarely bathed at all then, mom thought I was disgusting, finally gave in and took a shower to make her happy.
I hate talking about my hygiene because I need to wear diapers all the time for incontinence which I’ve had all my life. I have to take a lot of showers because of it and let me tell you it’s driving me crazy. I don’t brush my teeth often enough, and I’m always smoking and drinking coffee, so I’m sure my breath is terrible. I feel like I’m really disgusting - a disgusting person. What can I say? None of it make any sense to me. Not one bit.
I’m sure you aren’t disgusting. You take showers pretty often and I like the smell of coffee so coffee breathe doesn’t bother me, so I’m sure you’re just fine. Sorry about what you have to go through. I can’t say I know how you feel because I’ve never had to go through that but I think you might be a pretty good person no matter you’re problems.
Someone posted like a year or two years ago they had issues with seeing themselves in the mirror. I know there where a few comments on it. Have been wondering lately if it’s seeing myself in the mirror is my actual problem with a good hygiene routine. Cause I’ll go to extreme lengths to avoid seeing myself in the mirror.
I know what you mean. I am superstitious when I’m stressed, and sometimes bathing gives me anxiety.
I showered tonight but it’s been at least two weeks since I did! I don’t sweat but my hair gets greasy. Poor Angela has to put up with me but we aren’t that intimate anymore so she doesn’t have to smell me. I don’t think I smell but it’s gotta be bad that it was two weeks ! I’m always so refreshed after a shower that I plan on doing it every couple of days from now on just to impress Angela.
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That first step is always the hardest. I just force myself to get started no matter how sloppy I begin the task. But sometimes it feels like I’m glued to the bed or chair, or I just can’t think straight for a sentence. A long time of dedicated meditation has improved my mood much more, and given me a better understanding of things. So I’m better now than before. Sometimes a short walk to get the endorphins going motivates me or writing a passionate poem.
Same. I’ve had terrible hygiene as far back as I can remember, for the same reasons as you. It really concerned my mom who basically just did everything for me until I was like 15.
I donno how to counteract this. I’m still lazy as heck taking care of myself. I get dressed in loose and comfortable clothing. I try to shower every other day at least. I throw my hair back in a ponytail so I don’t have to do anything with it.
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