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Aniexty and body odor
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With my aniexty I get severe body odor. I can live with the aniexty and panic, but for 9 years I also suffer with body odor which seem to come with the aniexty. It is totally ruining my life. I don't sweat with the disorder but the stronger the aniexty the stronger the odor. Does anyone else suffer from this.
With my aniexty I get severe body odor. I can live with the aniexty and panic, but for 9 years I also suffer with body odor which seem to come with the aniexty. It is totally ruining my life. I don't sweat with the disorder but the stronger the aniexty the stronger the odor. Does anyone else suffer from this.
how can i stop anxiety which is making me smell please email me at ***@**** for any advice
Put it in gods hands i had the same problem and after a asked god to help me out he did i dont have the problem anymore and my mind is not focused on it anymore i know how bad it ***** and just pray cuz god does hear us we just have to keep our faith in him and he will answer ur prayer good luck brother pray hard :)
I have an anxiety disorder - mainly OCD and social anxiety for which I am on medication and in therapy. I really empathise with all of you, because despite showering regularly, using deodorant, wearing clean clothes etc, I find myself smelling when I get anxious, which in turn makes me self-conscious and more anxious. The smell comes from my arm pits, but I also notice that when I am very stressed, I start to get abnormal vaginal discharge which smells horrible! Like several people above, I also worry people think it is due to a lack of personal care.
However, sweating is a normal response to a frightening or stressful situation, so I think if you experience high levels of anxiety it is normal to sweat and therefore smell more quickly than other people. Excessive stress can also lead to bacterial vaginosis and there are gels you can buy which can help and are effective for the latter...you can get them from your local pharmacy.
It's easier said than done, but don't give yourself a hard time...it's not your fault. Try to address the anxiety with therapy if appropriate, relaxation and breathing exercises, meditation, yoga etc. Recognise triggers for anxiety and work on those. When you are beginning to get anxious take a breather. There are some great suggestions in the posts above. I think I might give a really high strength anti-persp deodrant a try, until I get my anxiety problems sorted!
However, sweating is a normal response to a frightening or stressful situation, so I think if you experience high levels of anxiety it is normal to sweat and therefore smell more quickly than other people. Excessive stress can also lead to bacterial vaginosis and there are gels you can buy which can help and are effective for the latter...you can get them from your local pharmacy.
It's easier said than done, but don't give yourself a hard time...it's not your fault. Try to address the anxiety with therapy if appropriate, relaxation and breathing exercises, meditation, yoga etc. Recognise triggers for anxiety and work on those. When you are beginning to get anxious take a breather. There are some great suggestions in the posts above. I think I might give a really high strength anti-persp deodrant a try, until I get my anxiety problems sorted!
Back when I was 15/16 I as well noticed that I had a bad body odor. I never been able to smell it myself, but I know from comments that I smell bad. This has lead me to have anxiety/panic attacks in class, and also has lead me to live a much more isolated life. I am now 22 and I hadnt heard any comments about it for a while. A couple of months ago I was out drinking and several comments was mentioned, bringing me back to "good old times". During the last years I guess there has only been a couple of comments a year. I dont know whether or not I smell anymore, or if its those comments have been cause of other stuff (perhaps having a bad smell day...). I guess I dont get so many comments about it cause I live such an isolated/routine life (due to the body odor). All I know is it has affected my life greatly and I would just love to know if I smell or not; if so, what to do about it. Never asked the doctor cause I guess I felt to ashamed or something. Oh yeah...I am not comfortable about new social settings because of it...
I want to say, also, that I believe the chemical in antiperspirant (aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly) Clogs up the sweat glands, making it almost impossible fr te body to release toxins and cool itself... And clogging up the sweat glands in the underarm area has been linked to Breast Cancer in men and women.... We are mammals, we are supposed to sweat! Try natural deodorant instead, like Tom's, which naturally deodorizes, and sweat like a mammal should!!
I have been reading all of these posts. I have high anxiety, am on an antidepressant, see a Dialectical Behavior Therapist each week, and I experience body odor specific to stressful situations as well. Something I have noticed is, a few weeks into taking the antidepressant, I no longer felt the urge to smoke, and quit smoking. Suddenly, my body had no odor even in stressful situations! Has anyone ever considered that maybe things like smoking, drugs, and alcohol might affect our natural body scents? I wonder about this.
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