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View submission: Starting to not do hygiene.
I havent showered in 7 months. Cant even imagine how bad i smell, not that i care much
Comment by Galooiik at 10/03/2025 at 20:32 UTC
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Damn, that’s a really long time. I hope that you start to feel better and that things turn around for you soon. I know it’s hard.
Comment by 0m3gareal at 10/03/2025 at 21:05 UTC
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damn. i actually am so sorry for you im not the most hygienic like skipping alot of showers and brushing my teeth, but 7 months man. i hope you get better.
Comment by Primary-Revenue-441 at 10/03/2025 at 20:36 UTC
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what brooo is that real? i can't believe it
Comment by Educational-Scale501 at 11/03/2025 at 00:09 UTC
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I’m sorry for all the “shocked” responses. I used to shower about every 3 months (6 months was my longest gap) and was brushing my teeth about once a month for 7-10 years. I brush about 10 times a week now. I’ve had to cut chunks out of my hair because of how knotted it was.
“Just” has always been my 4-letter-word. “Just take a shower, just drink water, just go for a walk, etc.” It’s even harder because you can’t explain what you’re going through. If someone talks to you about depression and uses “just”, they’re not worth explaining to. I had a professor that said I didn’t need extra time for my paper because it was an opinion based paper and I only had to write my own thoughts on the subject. Not worth explaining to him.
The main idea of not showering for me (along with it being a trigger for my PTSD) is that I don’t believe I’m worth it. It’s a lot harder to take care of yourself when you’re spending all day trying to convince yourself that you deserve to stay alive and should stay out of bed. I always feel worse after showers and feel unsafe when I don’t have a layer of plaque over my teeth, but I’m getting better!
Instead of worrying about how often I showered, I keep wet wipes by the toilet and remind myself that not showering is what I need right now. I’m doing exactly what I have to in order to get through this. Bad hygiene is a symptom, not the disease. Focus on loving yourself and treating the depression. I hope this helps.