
SomewhatLoved
all bleeding stops eventually...
- Apr 12, 2023
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Curious if anyone else here experiences an irrational or semi-rational fear.
I feel like recently I've developed an irrational fear of having bad odour. When I'm working or have outside things to do I shower pretty much every second day, which I feel like is an acceptable amount. I wear deodorant and perfume/cologne. I clean my clothes after a few wears. I brush my teeth twice a day most days. I don't think I really have poor hygiene in any way, but still I find myself irrationally worrying that I smell bad.
I will smell the armpits of my uniform at work only to find that they smell like deodorant, and still worry that I smell sweaty or stinky. Some days I get home and hold the butt of my pants, the crotch, the armpits or back of my shirt, up to my nose... They all smell fine to me. But I still worry that there is something I can't smell because I'm too used to it. I worry that I secretly smell bad and people avoid me and stay away because of it. Maybe it exists, it feels like it does. But at the same time I can't smell it and so I don't know how to cover it or what makes it go away :D
I feel like recently I've developed an irrational fear of having bad odour. When I'm working or have outside things to do I shower pretty much every second day, which I feel like is an acceptable amount. I wear deodorant and perfume/cologne. I clean my clothes after a few wears. I brush my teeth twice a day most days. I don't think I really have poor hygiene in any way, but still I find myself irrationally worrying that I smell bad.
I will smell the armpits of my uniform at work only to find that they smell like deodorant, and still worry that I smell sweaty or stinky. Some days I get home and hold the butt of my pants, the crotch, the armpits or back of my shirt, up to my nose... They all smell fine to me. But I still worry that there is something I can't smell because I'm too used to it. I worry that I secretly smell bad and people avoid me and stay away because of it. Maybe it exists, it feels like it does. But at the same time I can't smell it and so I don't know how to cover it or what makes it go away :D