The meds are finally pretty good for the positive symptoms. But the negative ones still suck. I was quite bad over winter. Basically wore the same pyjamas 24/7 for about 3 months. I really smelled bad. But the thought of a shower was for some reason just not an option.
From hanging around this forum I have seen lots of other people here have the same problem. This made me feel better - up to this point I thought I was just weird (other people said I was unhygienic and lazy). Anyway over the last month I have managed to shower roughly about twice a week.
My way of doing this was to lay out clean clothes on my chair a couple of days before. This made it easier to get a shower cos for me I think my problems are centred around feeling exposed and vulnerable when naked and washing. Putting the clothes out beforehand meant I was spending less time vulnerable. I have used this prior preparation in the shower as well: laying out bath mats, towels and soap.
I mean doing all this isn’t a magic tip but it has helped me.
