When I’m depressed I can’t make myself shower. Why is this? Why does making myself clean seem to repulse me, and like the biggest effort?
Ugh… I feel gross. 
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This is something I cannot figure out. But I think the question, " do you have problems with showering?" should be part of the SZ diagnostic process. So my SZ/a folks (myself included) have such a hard time showering.
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It’s negative symptoms. We get robbed of chemicals which make us normally do those sorts of things.
It’s time to shower myself actually, and I hate it!!! It is a chore. but the cleanliness and then the nice teeth with brushing and flossing is enjoyable. I keep my face shaved and hair buzzed short to minimize bathroom time.
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I have been thinking about showering, all day. Can’t seem to do it, though. My hair is so greasy and needs to be washed, it’s been so long.
It’s awful and I feel gross embarrassed talking about it.
Going back a bit in time, I had to flip things over to stay alive. If my mind said stop, then that meant go. If my mind said I just can’t do it, then I did it. Granted this flip approach does have a limited life span, but it kept me alive during the toughest of times.
The other secret was that if I did not want to do something, then I said to myself OK I won’t do it. This made me feel a bit better, and just enough better that moments later I was able to do what I did not want to do.
Granted, these only worked for me when I was hanging on for dear life.
Anyhow, maybe you too could play tricks with yourself.
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I absolutely hate showering.
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Im opposite. 
I love showering and preferably pretty hot.
Specially if im feeling down i find water comforting, soothing, healing etc.
have you a bath tub?
Could you wash your body with a wet soapy flanel cloth and just put the wet cloth around your body and when it comes to your hair just shower your head and nothing else?
what’s weird is I have a dirt thing - my dh better shower and brush teeth before he even thinks about kissing me. but I don’t have the motivation or gumption to do so myself. And don’t get me started on hands and nails…that is with everyone first thing I notice = those nails better be clean or I am like you are never getting near me or touch me I don’t want to even shake your hand…
I have a problem with wanting to shower too much. If I’m not too active I shower three times a week, though I want to shower more. I like the feeling of having a clean body inside clean clothes. If I do something like mow the lawn I shower after that even if I already showered that morning. I sweat easily, and there are places on the lawn where the grass is thin. Clouds of dirt billow up when I mow there, and they stick to my sweat. I get caked in dirt. It’s very necessary for me to take a shower then.
I probably shower few times a week, the way I reason it is that it takes just max five minutes to shower and then I do not smell.
I remember when we had a shower support thread. I am okay with showering. I never went through a period where it was a problem since childhood.
I am made to shower by my partner. I was scared to shower especially after breaking my ankle. I am still careful when I have to shower of not re injuring my right ankle.
I don’t mind it, I just forget to do it. Grooming is very much a social thing, you want to look good for other people. When it’s difficult to be around people you lack motivation. (Lack of motivation is also a negative symptom.)
I have a shower every night before bed. I had this habit for over 20 years. To me, showering is like a sleep-aid. The warm water running from the shower head massages my body. So I take it as a treat. A clean body is the end of the day.
It usually goes 4 or more days before I shower. I use baby wipes in my arm pits when I start smelling really bad.
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