Discussion Has being suicidal affected your personal hygiene?

[WorthlessTrash]

I guess, maybe. Myself hating my body and assigned sex wiped out my motivation to take care of myself. Haven't showered in 2 weeks and wore the same shirt for just as long. Oh well.

 

[theboy]

What do you mean what happened? Do you mean why am I bedbound? If so, it's because I have a chronic illness called myalgic encephalomyelitis - ME for short.

Its a complex, multi-system, chronic medical condition. I have very severe ME. It's a living death!

Yes, I want to know what happened to you

Oh, I'm sorry... it must be terrible.

 

[Jadzia]

Yes, I want to know what happened to you

Oh, I'm sorry... it must be terrible.

Thank you

 

[achromatic]

Checks out all of the above

 

[ShatteredSoul]

What do you mean what happened? Do you mean why am I bedbound? If so, it's because I have a chronic illness called myalgic encephalomyelitis - ME for short.

Its a complex, multi-system, chronic medical condition. I have very severe ME. It's a living death!

Absolutely is a living death! I say this all the time, we're living a very slow death. Also have shitty neurological tremors and awful fibromyalgia.

 

[Ineedtodie]

i just post a random thread, saying my room smells like chicken farmer plant.
Smoke cigarettes alot too.
Forget often to drink water.
Yeah my clothes smells of cigarettes too and the list goes on.

 

[AnonymousS]

No, I hate smelly people.

What an unneeded and insensitive reply, you're probably not very ill then.

 

[whitefeather]

" Clean - The New Science of Skin and Beauty of Doing Less " by Dr James Hamblin of Harvard > >https://www.harvard.com/book/9780525538325_clean/

What we eat / drink cleans us , and good housekeeping with baking soda and vinegar...

 

[Cantbereal]

Yes as its painful to do anything. Ever since my gi tract gave out I do nothing maybe brush teeth. I'm suffering so badly.

 

[Wannabehappy]

Yes, but only halfway. I know that there are a few people at my job who are worried about me, who know that I am going through a difficult period at the moment and who are watching what is happening to me and what I am like. I try to keep up appearances, not to draw attention to myself so as not to worry anyone. A game of appearances so that no one would worry or inquire. I play for time to put the vigilance of others to sleep when my last day comes.

 

[almaranthine]

yesterday i wore yoga pants to work that go just past the knee. today when i was putting on my shoes i realized that my leg hair is so out of control that my bottom half could probably be mistaken for that of a banshee

this happened to me one time at my last job and I went to the stock room and shaved my exposed leg with one of those dermaplaning razors I happened to have in my purse lol

 

[ryo the frog]

fortunately i'm really well on hygiene. the worst is that i'll skip one shower or not wash my face for a week, or i'll wear the same outfit back to back.
though with everything else I found a downside to this, a lot of times whenever im being sanitary it's just me procrastinating on something else.

obviously easier said than done but try to take care of yourselves, being dirty feels awful, why put yourself through more torment

 

[Walilamdzii]

Yes.

 

[Venus13]

I don't dress or style myself any which way. I wear comfy clothes unless I'm at work, which I then wear whatever they deem acceptable. My clothing 9/10 times is grey for whatever psychological reason. I only make my hair presentable. I don't try to be cute about it.

My hygiene is high though. It calms me. I'm probably showering too much and soaping up too much. It's so soothing. I wish I could wash all of me inside and out.

 

[Pentobarbital_Plz]

It feels almost criminal to be a human and not maintain personal hygiene…

But it's SUCH a chore.

Wash your stinky armpits, wash your stinky asscrack…do an exceptional job. It might stink again in a few hours or a day.

Wash your clothes and your blankets, only for your body to soil and shed on the fabrics again, and again.

SWEAT! DEAD SKIN! HAIR! DISCHARGE! BLOOD! SALIVA! SNOT! POOP! FART! TEARS!

I hate living in this physical world.

We're so scared of germs and filth, but it's not like it's gonna kill us if we don't clean up. It will just be gRoSs and, if exposed, others will probably notice and think we are gRoSs.


I hate myself. I despise this stupid little body. I do not want it to thrive. I don't WANT to suffer, but it's hard to take care of something you fucking hate. I just want to kill it.

My sisters are high maintenance and it makes me feel even more like scum.

 

[Message In A Bottle]

I do a mediocre job honestly… I try not to go over a week to shower - I keep my hair in a braid, and just wipe myself off periodically when need be. I've always hated bathing since I hate that cold feeling afterwards. Once I'm in there though, I'm obsessive about getting ALL dirt and dead skin off me - it's strange.

My lack of self care started to catch up with me though, cuz I have two cavities now from only brushing once a day - so to prevent any further visits from the dentist, I'm brushing 2-3 times.

It's just exhausting - and being a female your expected to shave too it's just all a hassle to keep up with the up keep. I know cleanliness is good, but I think we as a species go abit overboard.

 

[Wannagonow]

Yes. My mental health issues have always affected my hygiene. I am way too embarrassed to share details. Way too embarrassed.

 

[lamort]

I shower multiple times a day because I feel gross. I hate the human body, all the fluids and whatever

Now, I only brush my teeth if I'm leaving the house for an appointment or smth like that, where I would have to speak to a person. My breath doesnt smell because I eat 24/7 basically, so no stomach smell. I'll finger brush it sometimes to not build up plaque

 

[mateodolores]

Yes. I brush my teeth once a day, wear baggy, worn-out clothes handed down to me and I don't care how they look on me, and I barely wash my hair until I can't go without washing it anymore. I do make an effort to clean myself every day (though it's difficult because we've been prohibited from using the shower) and I try to keep my spaces tidy, but it's difficult when all I have on my mind is the end.

Does exercise and eating right also count as hygiene? If so, I also failed at those factors.

 

[makethepainstop]

When a man or woman is in enough pain, hygiene is not an issue of paramount importance.