I haven’t showered in a week...

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Is anyone else struggling to see the point when we aren’t going anywhere? Tried going for a walk but I still just put comfies on. Am I grim?

@HoofWankingSpangleCunt

And posts like yours remind me why I stay. Your post made me laugh - I look at houses I can’t afford and cars I’m too scared to drive - so thank you for that.

I get gobshitey and defensive sometimes. I know I’m not a mum but I like it here.

And I haven’t sat on a horse for over 30 years either. But if I ever lost 5 stone it would be on my list. Although I would need a heft up.

And now I’m away to order new underpinnings. And matching socks.

I frequently stay at home a lot of days and wash minimum twice a day.
I shower for ckeaninliness not to leave the house...

@Mumspower123. I hope you’re ok. You could start a thread perhaps as your despair is lost in this one.

I was getting like this. Signed off with stress and depression. Then on Friday, 3 days before I am due back, all the pubs closed, which is my job. So I decided to "listen to Xmas music in June"

I have been wearing posh frocks for no reason other than I like them and dont get to wear them often. Summer dresses because again, I like them and as I'm not going out, who the fuck cares? My kids think I am nuts but they think that anyway!

I am not at the stage of wearing my wedding dress to cook dinner yet but I havent written it off as an option :o

PM me OP if you want to talk. Happy to listen as someone who is fighting off the urge to give up. I dont own a shower (shock horror, yes we do still exist) so I bathe every three days and wash in between but sometimes it seems like such a huge effort that I dont want to bother.

@Ilovemypantry I use an expensive natural deodorant and I don't really want to be wasting it when all I'm doing is staying in.

Have absolutely no idea why I reek of weed. I don't smoke it and I'm not in the proximity of people who do.

I hope you are not one of those not washing their hands. Keep yourself clean FFS.

It's grim but I giggled. I hope you are posting tongue-in-cheek, if not then try to get out of that stinky jammies and have a shower, you will feel better for it and not be whiffy.

I am a non-smelly person, in-fact I lay in bed most of yesterday not feeling great and didn't shower, I haven't washed my hair since Friday and when I turned round in bed my very, very clean and showery DH said I smelled like fresh air! He liked it, but I wonder if he was thinking of the times he spent at the harbour collecting mussels

Not washing / skipping showers is the first sign that my anxiety is getting worse. The longest I can leave it though is 2 or 3 days.

I find it helpful to have a routine.
A very quick daily shower takes just a few minutes and makes me feel a whole lot better. Put the shower on cold at the end as its good for your skin apparently.
Slap on some body cream, deodorant, and perfume - all takes literally minutes.

I also make it a rule to get dressed each day, I feel like a slob if I stay in my pj's which is bad for my mental health. Even though the furthest I go now is the garden!

What is relevant is how often the OP normally showers compared to what she is doing now.
If her standards are slipping because of the way she is feeling about not being able to go out, then she does have an issue which is only going to get worse with time and she should try to retain her normal hygiene routine.

Yes so telling her she's gross, disgusting, grim will really do her good. Maybe just maybe slobbing out for a while is what she needs and people not being judgemental.

@Mumpower123 I hope you feel better today, this time is extremely stressful nothing we've saw before. It is out of all of control. Don't hurt yourself it won't help or change things, it will make them worse, you'll add physical pain to your emotional pain. Jump on a support or funny thread to lift your spirits. ❤🌷

I hardly ever go anywhere anyway so staying at home is no different for me. (The only places I usually go are my sons nursery on Tuesdays and Thursdays and my nail and eyebrow appointments once a fortnight. Now and then I'll go and get some shopping with dh). I never have a reason to go anywhere else.
If I didn't shower unless I was going anywhere then I'd hardly shower at all. That's disgusting.

I have to ask, had a shower now?

There has never been a more important time to shower and keep clean. Please wash yourself even if you are not going out.