Hello,
I have schizophrenia however you won’t even know it unless I tell you myself, I only have delusion of reference and delusion of persecution. I feel like people want to harm me or mocking me. I don’t hear any voices though which is the major symptom of schizophrenia. I am afraid of water and soap too.
AMA :)
Is there any reasoning behind the fear of water and soap? How do you manage bathing?
No, there is no logic behind the fear of water and soap, I just feel like water and soap will harm me somehow.
Bathing is very difficult for me, I only bathe once in 3-4 days.
I’m some sort of “normal” and only shower weekly. I don’t wash my hair. You’re not far off the mainstream, except that I enjoy my weekly shower and I suspect you wash for duty
Once every 3 to 4 days is actually pretty reasonable, despite the American standard being to shower more or less every day. As long as you’re not working up a sweat. And there are some pretty good bathing wipes out there–no need for water or soap. I’ve used them camping before, and occasionally when I haven’t been feeling well enough to shower and felt gross.