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9 days no shower

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so it has been 9 days and finly i think it is time to shower. i have got new clothes and my room ate is willing to help me (is this becuse i realy stink) but for some reson it semes over wellming. i posted about this yester day and like you all said i started out slow. yester day i shaved (in the sink)and comed my hair. after that i was so tired i went back to bed. to marow i have to see my tharapest and i in no way want to have to tell her that i havent showerd in 10 days.
someone tell me that i just need to get off my ass. tell me that i am making to much out of this am i? WHAT IS RONG WITH ME?
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get off your ass. LOL Just kidding. i think you are doing fine! small steps, and you will get there.
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I have been absent from class because of the holidays but why exactly have you not showered in over a week?
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Nothings wrong with you. You're just in a rut. Look at a shower or bath as a way to pamper yourself. you deserve that much. put on your favorite music and relax. don't think of it as a chore.
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i just got realy down then i think i stopt caring now i just cant seem to get up any energy to do it grose ant it
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It's called depression. I know it seems overwhelming. But I promise it will make you feel better to take a shower. I'm glad your roomate is helping you :o) Hope you feel better soon.
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Nothings wrong with you. Your depressed, try not to beat yourself up. I recently went three days without showering... I must say, it didnt help me. But i finally got up and made the first steps. It took a while but I finally had a shower and then slowly I became more motivated. Stick with the small steps and remember there isnt anything wrong with you!
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It's common to let hygiene slip when you feel so bad. However, I still shower everyday, because when I do so I imagine I'm showering off all the negativity and all the crap that happened that day. Sometimes I just sit and let the water hit me like rain.

Come on, now. You're going to be fine. Go hop in the shower and I'll bet you you'll feel much better being clean. That way you can go see your therapist guilt free and smelling great. (big hugs) Small steps, my friend.
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it's part of depression for some people honey...just try and FORCE yourself to bathe..i promise u'll feel a little better once u do. my record...when really depressed is 4 days. lol
and please..TELL your therapist about it. therapy does zilch unless you're honest.
xoxo now get off your ass!! lol
xoxoxo
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the depression is getting control over you. you need to work at doing little things... a shave, get out of bed, small manageable tasks. it will help.

I **WOULD** tell your therapist that you were too down to even shower for 9 days. It will help them.
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I hate to say it, but it is common not to want to shower and dress, etc. Nonetheless, consider yourself kicked in the ass (LOL) and get cleaned up!
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I wasnt trying to be rude im sorry if I came off that way. Im just obbsesive about keeping myself clean. It might seem like a hard task and im sure that you feel so depressed it is. But I assure you that once you take a nice hot shower you will feel so much better. Get your roomate to go out and get you some really pretty smelling bath and body works shower jelly and a loufa puff and just go to town.
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thank you all my room ate just whent to buy some lavender becaues that is my favert smell. ( at this pont i think she would do anythang to get me in the shower. but tell my tharapest that is a little scary i try to hid my depreshion from the world. was doing good tell 9 days ago
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Dont hide it, tell them whats going on otherwise you may not improve. You dont want to go another week or so feeling like you have been i bet? So let them know whats been happening, there are there to help you.
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when you have depression you don't want to do anything. That is not anyone's fault. One step at a time. get up take a shower, take a nap.
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my friend, hiding your depression isn't going to help YOU.

right now that is what you need to worry about.

you obviously got an amazing friend who has popped off for some lavender for you.

The more you hold that pain & depression inside you, the worse it gets. It begins to seek into places & begins to poision even the best things in your life.

Please let it out. If you want, send me a message. I will listen. Do not bottle this up any longer.
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