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Taking showers is really hard work for me. It's difficult. I feel like I have to exert this herculean effort just to soap myself, scrub everywhere, rinse, etc.
Does anyone else have trouble keeping up their hygeine with SA or any other mental illness? I am depressive type SA so it could be a motivation thing, or part of the depressive symptoms. Has anyone risen to this challenge, or come up with any neat tricks for staying well groomed despite? |
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I'm sorry I probably don't really have any great suggestions to offer you here. But I noticed no one had yet replied to your post. So I thought I would. I take a shower every morning. I'm not a morning person. And taking a shower is what wakes me up. Otherwise, I suspect, I would just curl up somewhere & wait for the morning, at least, to pass me by (maybe the whole day!)
I have a large walk-in shower that has to be wiped down every day. So it's not even just a matter of cleaning myself up. I also have to wipe down the whole shower. The process can take me a good half hour or so. Some days I'd rather just hide under the covers in bed than face taking a shower & drying the whole shower stall down. But, at least in my case, I know it's all something I have to do. So I just make myself get up & do it. Routine is really important. I get up, bring in the newspaper & set up breakfast. Then I take my shower. I have the same routine pretty-much every day. And I think it is the routine that helps me to keep doing it. So perhaps if you can establish a routine that starts out with something such as setting up breakfast (or something else) & then moves into taking your shower & perhaps ends up with some little reward you give yourself for having done it, over time you'll find that your routine simply becomes a habit. But, of course, you do have to make yourself keep doing it. And if that is something you're not able to do, I'm afraid I don't have the answer for that. Perhaps some other members will. My best wishes to you... __________________ "I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
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I'm sure it's from depression. My mom doesn't let me shower every day, says it's bad for our skin and hair. But I love showering. Water soothes me. I'd mention this problem to your doctor.
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I guess it works for some people.
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I have a rule. If I am going outside and am going to meet people/friends/professionals I will have a shower before I go. If that is to hard to get my head around I will have a shower the night before. Least that way if you get too tired you can sleep afterwards. Your body will thank you for it.
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Oh boy have I ever struggled with this for years! I've not got it quite down, but it helps me to commit to at least showering every other day. That way I don't feel so overwhelmed by having another thing I have to do everyday.
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To update you all, it's been getting better (along with all my other symptoms), as I seem to be recovering slowly somewhat. I don't shower every day (kind of a laughable idea for me... such hard work...) but I do maybe twice a week now instead of--at its worst--once every two weeks.
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And if I'm feeling lazy I'm not opposed to the "Puerto Rican Shower", as my roommate in college called it (just shampooing and washing your hair, either in the sink or leaning over the shower).
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I also find showering hard.
for me it comes from not having any real reason to, and the fact I have body issues- and actually taking care of it makes me feel gross (((hugs)))) |
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A lot of people with sza have issues with hygiene due to the negative effects of the schizophrenia. I always keep wipes like from Burts Bees and Ponds for when I have trouble showering.
One thing I've noticed is that the bathroom is the one place with the least distractions. I have way more symptoms in there and wonder if things would be better if I had a tablet or small TV I could leave in there to occupy my brain. |
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oh man i am glad to hear that i am not alone in having issues with Hygiene . Water is difficult for me to deal with the sound of the water triggers old problems. Also brushing my teeth can be a problem, does anyone else neglect brushing their teeth?
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I don't brush my teeth every day like I used too honestly, I don't think it's anything to do with the fact that I can't be bothered to do it (though it does take 2 minits or so out your day), it's the fact I really don't care anymore I may not have gone to the dentist in ages (scared of them), but pretty sure my teeth are pretty gross all that junkfood can't help |
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