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Sensory issues with skin feeling oily or "dirty" constantly

NAS96163

Hi

I was diagnosed with ADHD and Autism at 20. I have always had issues with feeling like i need to wash my hands and face alot and iv always managed to cope with this. However since coming off of the contraceptive pill i have noticed it become alot more frequent and its not just my hands and face its my full body. I feel like i constantly have a film over my skin and it causes me alot of discomfort and stress. The best way to describe the feeling is like having suncream on over my full body thats been on all day so its sweaty, i know its a weird description but its the best way i can describe the feeling.

Does anyone else struggle with this or similar to this? Please let me know ways you help this.

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  • I used to wash my face many times a day as it felt dirty and was very obsessive about it. Eventually it dried my skin so much I had to start to reduce this over a period of time and do a countdown until I was back to twice a day. It took me a few years to lose the habit. I do sometimes still feel dirty if I have been to the city for the day, it’s almost like the pollution sticks to my skin. 

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  • I used to wash my face many times a day as it felt dirty and was very obsessive about it. Eventually it dried my skin so much I had to start to reduce this over a period of time and do a countdown until I was back to twice a day. It took me a few years to lose the habit. I do sometimes still feel dirty if I have been to the city for the day, it’s almost like the pollution sticks to my skin. 

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