Post by samone25 on Sept 26, 2011 5:03:38 GMT
These are tears of joy. I have been isolated for so many years, and it makes me so happy to know that there are other people out there that are just like me.
I have been dealing with B.O. for 15 years now. It started on my first day of High School, and has been a daily struggle for me ever since. I can't smell it, and no one has EVER spoken with me about it. I tried to talk to my mom, but she dismissed the conversation quickly. I talked to doctors, but I guess I didn't smell at those times, so they said it was all in my head. What plays in my head are all the mean comments that were said, and the reactions that I got. Over time, a person didn't even have to say anything, my mind made up horrible things "that they were thinking". I used to be a very talented athlete, but I just couldn't deal, so I quit. I became suicidal, an alcoholic, a drug addict(gateway drugs), pretty much anything that would help me escape my reality. I'm not sure if I already had O.C.D. before my B.O. started, but it got really bad. Of course I carried a wash cloth, soap, and deodorant with me where ever I went, but I was taking up to 8 showers a day! My armpits stayed raw from all the scrubbing. I've tried bleach(stupid!!!), baking soda, peroxide, like every deodorant that's sold, but nothing works. I don't sweat a whole lot, but I've overheard that I smell like old shoes, rancid beer, and just plain old musk(which I'm assuming means onions???). Anywhoo I kicked the alcohol because it was making the B.O. MUCH worse, kicked the drugs because I got tired of coming out of my high and having to readjust to being just plain old me, and found a new purpose in life. I have 2 kids, and I'm almost done with my bachelors. I still get deeply depressed because it's just hard, and you all know what I'm talking about . Oh I also have bad breath sometimes, but it ALWAYS tastes nasty to me.
I have no idea what's wrong with me, but here's a laundry list of what I have going on in my body, and if anyone can suggest a possible solution then I will love you forever:
Constant constipation(since infancy;salmonella poisoning)
Family history of over and under active thyroid gland
Anemic
Family history of diabetes
Bacterial Infections(opposite of yeast infections)
B.O. that sometimes fills a room, and sometimes doesn't even exist. The temperature doesn't matter, but if I exert myself, then bad smells are sure to follow. Bad taste in my mouth, and sometimes bad breath.
I am just really excited to find other people who are just like me, it seems like I've been walking alone for so long. ;D
I have been dealing with B.O. for 15 years now. It started on my first day of High School, and has been a daily struggle for me ever since. I can't smell it, and no one has EVER spoken with me about it. I tried to talk to my mom, but she dismissed the conversation quickly. I talked to doctors, but I guess I didn't smell at those times, so they said it was all in my head. What plays in my head are all the mean comments that were said, and the reactions that I got. Over time, a person didn't even have to say anything, my mind made up horrible things "that they were thinking". I used to be a very talented athlete, but I just couldn't deal, so I quit. I became suicidal, an alcoholic, a drug addict(gateway drugs), pretty much anything that would help me escape my reality. I'm not sure if I already had O.C.D. before my B.O. started, but it got really bad. Of course I carried a wash cloth, soap, and deodorant with me where ever I went, but I was taking up to 8 showers a day! My armpits stayed raw from all the scrubbing. I've tried bleach(stupid!!!), baking soda, peroxide, like every deodorant that's sold, but nothing works. I don't sweat a whole lot, but I've overheard that I smell like old shoes, rancid beer, and just plain old musk(which I'm assuming means onions???). Anywhoo I kicked the alcohol because it was making the B.O. MUCH worse, kicked the drugs because I got tired of coming out of my high and having to readjust to being just plain old me, and found a new purpose in life. I have 2 kids, and I'm almost done with my bachelors. I still get deeply depressed because it's just hard, and you all know what I'm talking about . Oh I also have bad breath sometimes, but it ALWAYS tastes nasty to me.
I have no idea what's wrong with me, but here's a laundry list of what I have going on in my body, and if anyone can suggest a possible solution then I will love you forever:
Constant constipation(since infancy;salmonella poisoning)
Family history of over and under active thyroid gland
Anemic
Family history of diabetes
Bacterial Infections(opposite of yeast infections)
B.O. that sometimes fills a room, and sometimes doesn't even exist. The temperature doesn't matter, but if I exert myself, then bad smells are sure to follow. Bad taste in my mouth, and sometimes bad breath.
I am just really excited to find other people who are just like me, it seems like I've been walking alone for so long. ;D