Depression Hack
Like many others in this community, I struggle with depression. I find showering really hard when I feel depressed because all the steps overwhelm me. It's just too much work for me to handle. One of the steps I struggle with is drying my hair. I can't air dry it since I hate the feeling of wet hair on my back, but blow drying it requires too much energy. I found a solution to this issue though! I have really long hair, so I now I make a hat with my towel. This takes literally ten seconds and is super easy to do. Once my hair is up, all I have to do is wait. While showering is still hard, it is definitely easier now. I know this solution may seem obvious, but I wanted to share it here in case it helped anyone else :)
@PurpleSnail Thank you for sharing, I do the same thing with my long hair too. Sometimes showering, or even little things like eating, brushing my teeth etc., feel like too much. I don't even do my hair anymore aka blow dry it/style it. Something with showering that has worked for me lately is to write "shower" in my calendar for two days of the week, so I don't forget it. And I tell myself I need to do it, because not only it keeps me clean but I feel better while I'm doing it and after. So far so good, but it is difficult. <3
I really don't know where to start but here it goes. I know when I'm in deep depression because I too don't shower for day's. If I tell someone that, they gasp because they can't understand why I can't do something so simple. They think I'm lazy when in fact I find it takes a lot out of me. I don't go anywhere because I would have to take a shower and get ready and by the end I'm too tired to go. So basically I just wanted to say......... I get it
I have the same problem. It’s about motivation and telling myself I don’t have to do it that instant, I can shower later. But I just put it off until it’s embarrassing. I just can’t get out of the rut.
@PurpleSnail I can relate. When I'm having a bad episode, I can go weeks without showering, washing/styling/combing my hair. It gets hard to brush my teeth daily. Somehow it becomes so impossible.
I wrote a post on a blog I have linked to this, about easy hacks for keeping on top of hygiene stuff when you're really depressed. I'm kind of shy to share it haha but it could be useful: https://sadpotate.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/hygiene-tips-for-people-struggling-with-personal-care/ Hope it helps some people on this site :)
