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tlspatches 
Okay, i just turned 15 within the past month and am going to be a sophomore in high school. i've had what i think is called hyperhidrosis since the very first day of junior high. (7th grade) no one in my family knows my problem, and every time i think of telling my mom, i cry because i'm ashamed of myself. heck, i'm crying now! i know it's nothing like cancer, and if i search long enough, i could probably find what i need to stop sweating. but how do i explain to my mother that for the past 4 years of my life, i've been keeping this from her? none of my friends know, and i don't think i want to tell them. i've told my mom i'd rather be home schooled, giving her little lies( i know it's not right, but i was scared!) about how horrible all the people are and what jerks everyone is, but she thinks i'm joking, when really, i'm dead serious. (note: i've kept my condition hidden from everyone. i'm literaly a girly-girl, who had to change her image to one of a tomboy who wears hoodies everyday. i see girls wearing clothes i want to wear, that i KNOW i'd look better in then them, but because of this stupid problem, i just have to watch. in my 9th grade year, i went maybe 2 days not wearing a hoodie. even during the hot days when it was close to 90 degrees, i still wore hoodies.) i've never talked about this to anyone before, and just now got up the courage to find out what is wrong with my body. i've read articles, and i know i must change my eating habits, but i also know it's going to be hard.
on top of all this, i have to tell my mom that i need an antipersperant before school, and school is less than 3 weeks away. how do i tell her if she asks how long i've had this problem and tell her 4 years!!!
i'm alone and this is the first time i've ever spoken, or even wrote about my problem. i feel horrible about myself, and keep asking, "what did i do to deserve this?"
i just really need to tell someone, but i don't know how. if you have any suggestions, PLEASE tell me. i'm at my breaking point, and am still scared.
