Im so confused.

Hi Trevor.

I can see how the anxiety that OCD brings would exacerbate it. I saw my nurse the other day and I was having a huge spike with my OCD and was sweating so much - I could feel it trickling out of my armpits and down my sides. I don't have hyperhydrosis, but I'm a sweaty person anyway and I sweat buckets when I'm anxious. I felt self conscious about sweating so much and worried about body odor from it, but reassured myself that I had showered that day, was wearing deodorant and clean clothes.

Are you on medication to help your OCD and anxiety? If you could ease the anxiety, that would definitely help with the sweating. There are other techniques for anxiety such as mindfulness. I'm sure you don't smell! It's people who sweat and don't care about personal hygiene who are the wiffy ones!

You mentioned the botox. Can you have more? I don't know what country you are in and how the health system works were you are.

Sorry if these are rubbish suggestions, but I really feel for you and you seem so upset about this and I'm sure that you don't smell bad if you wash every day, wear deodorant and clean clothes - even if you think you do.

Dear Trevor_1:

two fronts to deal with the problem:

The from-the-outside front: showers, deodorants, changing shirts (take with you)

The from-the-inside front: reduce anxiety through helpful calming skills, insight into the past origin of the excessive fear could help together with skills.

atina

hi i heard ocd is actually caused by throat infections so you need some lemon drops. don't listen to anyone who's telling you you're crazy. it's a biological thing.