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Originally Posted by BastetsMuse
I've been having trouble getting myself into the shower on a regular basis, say every other day. I brush my teeth every day (recent change due to meds) and I want to be clean, but a shower just seems like too much sensory input on my skin....seems like a bother to go through all the work, even though it's not really that hard to do.
Am I alone in this? Do others have trouble with this? How do you cope with it?
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I think there are a couple reasons. The lack of energy that is depression related. I know with myself the shower feels very uncomfortable when I am feeling that way. Also I feel clostrophobic in the shower. Only when I am properly medicated does most, but not all of this, goes away. Then even though I do not particularly like showers, I take them anyways to feel clean. Afterwards, it helps relax me a little bit.
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Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera.
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