In this cold weather . Days when I’ve skipped have increased .
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It beats me how normies do it everyday along with everything else. Actually no it doesn’t. I used to do it before I was diagnosed. But it seems impossible now. I count myself lucky that I shower once a week now.
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It always amazes me to think about how I used to hop in the shower everyday like it was nothing, without giving it a second thought. Now it’s like scaling a mountain. 
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You’re definitely not alone in this @firemonkey. A lot of us struggle with these things.
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Feeling more anxious about doing it, which is silly as it’s not as though a Norman Bates equivalent is going to get me or anything .
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I get anxious about it too, but you’re also right about the cold weather. I detest being wet when it’s cold. I shower twice a week.
I feel that you may not be on the right med or dose of meds if a simple shower is hard for you.
I struggle with showering regularly as well.
You are not alone on this @firemonkey.
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I hear you. I’m lucky to shower once a week. On top of that I wear the same clothes for a month or more at a time.
Not to be mean but just think how bad you stink around other people.
Start a ritual when you wake up hop in for 5 min
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For me getting a shower is like getting masage by the hot water. You may think it positively. If you change your thinking, you may find a shower daily in winter is not difficut. @firemonkey
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It’s theroputic, I let the Hot water beat on my head. Feels good man.
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My Dad brings me dinner every night. Other than that I don’t see anyone. I see my pdoc over the TV. Also I stay home.
I shower about once a week. Right now for the last couple of weeks there’s been no hot water in the apartment building I live in. A day or two ago I took a shower using cold water. I survived it somehow. I just wish they would get the water fixed. I used to have the opposite problem with the water being too hot.
Usually getting myself motivated to get in the shower is the hard part and once that’s done I’m okay, but showering on Saturday night before work was a CHORE. Even once I was in the shower I could barely stand up let alone bring myself to wash my hair, use body wash, etc.
This is going to sound silly but here goes. If I wake early I’m more likely to bathe/shower. If it’s quite late I’m more likely to think " Why bother ".
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I wear the same clothes for a week now. I feel comfortable, why change? I don’t interact with people. Who cares?
If I did that I’d have my stepdaughter on my case. She did say if I had no one on my case I’d probably slip.
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I find it easier to was if I have it scheduled.
Monday, wednesday and friday morning, as soon as I get out of bed.
If i put it off or screw up the schedule, getting it together to do it becomrs harder.
That doesn’t mean I can’t shower on the other days if I want to, but those three are regular showerdays.
my goal is to bathe every other day, but it’s usually more like every third day. But I bathe 99.99% of the time if I’m going to leave the house even if I’ve taken a bath the day before so that ups my averages 