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Does anyone else get shower anxiety?

Dee
6 months ago

Hi everyone!

I’m not sure if this is just a me thing. Every time I have to have a shower, my anxiety goes crazy! My brain immediately starts thinking about the water and the wet hair and the in-between of wet and dry!

It's so frustrating! Once I shower, I’m usually okay but I can’t tell if I’m getting over-stimulated or not! 

Parents
  • 6 months ago

    As Guybrush says, it's a sensory thing I think.

    I shower my body but manage to avoid my face or hair getting wet - I've got that off to a 'fine art' over the years.

    Then I wash my hair separately over the bath with a hand shower (again, avoiding my face getting wet).

    I was hopeless at swimming lessons at school partly due to being unable to see much but also a fear of water + my face getting wet.

    My teacher told me to put my face in a bucket of water each night to get used to my face getting wet which I then did and developed an even deeper fear and anxiety about water through doing so.

    You are not alone.

    I actually prefer to bath but it's not so quick.

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  • 6 months ago

    As Guybrush says, it's a sensory thing I think.

    I shower my body but manage to avoid my face or hair getting wet - I've got that off to a 'fine art' over the years.

    Then I wash my hair separately over the bath with a hand shower (again, avoiding my face getting wet).

    I was hopeless at swimming lessons at school partly due to being unable to see much but also a fear of water + my face getting wet.

    My teacher told me to put my face in a bucket of water each night to get used to my face getting wet which I then did and developed an even deeper fear and anxiety about water through doing so.

    You are not alone.

    I actually prefer to bath but it's not so quick.

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