Alright, so, this is going to sound crazy, but I don’t like showering. It has nothing to do with the feeling of being clean (I love cleanliness and order), but just simply because I find it uncomfortable to shower. I have a whole bunch of fancy shampoos, nice-smelling body washes, etc to help encourage me to shower, but it still just feels freaking uncomfortable and annoying. And it’s so embarrassing to talk about it because of the stereotypes about people and showering. I end up showering on about an every-other-day or every-two-days basis, and I’d really like reducing that down to every day. I don’t like smelling, or desperately trying to avoid people because I’m insecure I stink. I just want to be motivated to shower without having to constantly force myself to do it for the sake of everyone else or picking up the pieces.
By the way, my psychiatrist strongly suspects I’m autistic. I’m being formally evaluated w/ the psychologists and stuff in late July. So that might be a reason why I have such an odd dilemma like this.
If smell is an issue, try different clothing. A couple years back i discovered “anti-microbial” shirts. I have no idea what they’re treated with, but they basically suppress BO. If i wear normal cotton t-shirts, i feel like i reek in the early afternoon. On a more natural sode, I’ve recently had very positive experiences with merino wool clothing.
Hm, that’s interesting. Usually natural fibers are preferred for breathability and odor control, so I’m curious about how a (probably) synthetic fabric would combat against odor.
The tag mentions close too 100% cotton, but also “biocide”. So probably not the best for the environment, but it still works after a couple hundred washes