Post by Guest01 on Feb 11, 2013 21:25:33 GMT
Hi everyone,
I am not really sure how to put all of this in words. I have been searching Body Odor related stuff in Google for as long as I can remember and it this site always seemed to pop up.
So...I finally had the courage to put everything that I am feeling into words. I am not really one to share how I am feeling with people so bare with me ;D That is if someone is reading my message. It is going to be a pretty loooooong message, so if ever you feel like procrastinating you know were to go. Haha.
I am a 18 year old female who lives in the UK. I have had an issue with body odor since I was 16 years old. It really became an issue because I was about to start college and like everyone else I wanted to have a smooth start. As we all know, having a body odor made that a whole lot harder. I failed Maths AS due to this issue.
I remember sitting in Maths, afraid of raising my hand and asking the teacher a question- scared that all eyes would be on me, the 'smelly girl'. I was terrified of calling the teacher over to explain a equation one-to-one, afraid that he would sniff, give me a funny look, etc you name it. I failed first year Maths as a result of this. Next, is Chemistry. I sat at the front next to 3 other girls. We seemed to get along just fine. You know how people are really nice to you at the start thinking that the body odor emitting from your body is an one off and as soon as they realise that it is a day-to-day occurrence they reveal their true colours. I remember this one day were the girl who sat next to me in chem class literally wrapped her scarf around her nose during the entire class. I was so embarrassed that I decided to sit in the back of the class for the rest of the year. Granted to say it really demotivated me from studying.
Fast forward to the second year of college. I thought to myself enough is enough, you only have to stay with these sad people for the next couple of months before you head off to uni. So I spent most of my free time, break and lunch times in the library studying.
It paid off since I got accepted in the Pharmacy school of my choice.
I do really sound like a bitter person, when in reality I am quite happy and bubbly. I must say that I had a handful of AMAZIIIIING friends in college who I still see today. I havn't told them about my odor problem but they sure have noticed it. They havn't ever actually mentioned (thank God!) it to me but I know by the way they sniff, use a tissue etc that they sure do smell something when I am around. The other weird thing is that my family can't smell anything at all. I have confronted them on numerous occasions but all they really say is that it is 'all in my head'. Agh. I hate that phrase. I know sure as hell that it is not in my head and that I have a unpleasant body odor. The problem being: I have NO idea whatsoever what i smell off. I sniff my clothes, my underarms, my socks, my tops, jackets etc, I seriously cannot smell anything. However, as soon as i get on the bus and sit next to someone; the person next to me, behind me, infront of me all start to sniff. I really do sound like a mad person but I can assure you that I am not. Haha. I share my room with my older sister and have asked her whenever we go out whether or not I smell. Everytime she says no and that she cannot smell anything or that I smell of perfume. She and my family (especially my mum) wouldn't be ashamed to tell me that I smell, but they never have. I remember giving my mum a hug one day and she said that I smell nice. Oh, how that made my week.
Anyways, back to the original topic. I started uni approximately 6 months ago. I really enjoy the course and couldn't wait to start it. I have since however noticed that my smell or body odor or whatever the hell it is, seemed to have gotten much more pungent. Again, I cannot smell a single thing- but judging from people's reactions boy must I smell bad. Studying Pharmacy isn't really helping either;since we have to visit random ass community pharmacy stores and hospitals and interact with patients. And, oh, the biggie, do lots and lots of 'teamwork'. Yup, the last thing i want to do is interact with a bunch of people.
Anyhow... What i have noticed however, is that as soon as I take literally a single step out the front door, I start to sweat immensely. I havn't worked out rigorously or anything all I do is cross the street to catch my bus to uni. And as soon as I step into my house the sweating stops. I discussed this with my older brother (since he also has an "odor problem", which btw no one in my family actually smells including me, I for one think that he smells AMAZING!) and he said that it might be anxiety. I have to disagree however, since I am not anxious at all. I am perfectly (to a certain extent) comfortable around other people. It just pisses me off when they sniff and give me dirty looks. I was pretty certain that it had to do with the sweat building up and bacteria feeding of them thus releasing a funny smell. However, I started to use a special antiperspirant with 20% aluminum chloride (I know, I know, they can cause Alzheimer's disease, but yeah, bite me at the moment I seriously couldn't careless) which caused me to become bone dry and still I had this apparent "funny" smell. Ugh, seriously this is so frustrating.
So, yeah, I was planning on writting a whole lot more, but I have a 2000 word essay to write and my mum wants me to wash the dishes. And, oh, I have a 6 hour practical to look forward to tomorrow. Yay me.
I am not really sure how to put all of this in words. I have been searching Body Odor related stuff in Google for as long as I can remember and it this site always seemed to pop up.
So...I finally had the courage to put everything that I am feeling into words. I am not really one to share how I am feeling with people so bare with me ;D That is if someone is reading my message. It is going to be a pretty loooooong message, so if ever you feel like procrastinating you know were to go. Haha.
I am a 18 year old female who lives in the UK. I have had an issue with body odor since I was 16 years old. It really became an issue because I was about to start college and like everyone else I wanted to have a smooth start. As we all know, having a body odor made that a whole lot harder. I failed Maths AS due to this issue.
I remember sitting in Maths, afraid of raising my hand and asking the teacher a question- scared that all eyes would be on me, the 'smelly girl'. I was terrified of calling the teacher over to explain a equation one-to-one, afraid that he would sniff, give me a funny look, etc you name it. I failed first year Maths as a result of this. Next, is Chemistry. I sat at the front next to 3 other girls. We seemed to get along just fine. You know how people are really nice to you at the start thinking that the body odor emitting from your body is an one off and as soon as they realise that it is a day-to-day occurrence they reveal their true colours. I remember this one day were the girl who sat next to me in chem class literally wrapped her scarf around her nose during the entire class. I was so embarrassed that I decided to sit in the back of the class for the rest of the year. Granted to say it really demotivated me from studying.
Fast forward to the second year of college. I thought to myself enough is enough, you only have to stay with these sad people for the next couple of months before you head off to uni. So I spent most of my free time, break and lunch times in the library studying.
It paid off since I got accepted in the Pharmacy school of my choice.
I do really sound like a bitter person, when in reality I am quite happy and bubbly. I must say that I had a handful of AMAZIIIIING friends in college who I still see today. I havn't told them about my odor problem but they sure have noticed it. They havn't ever actually mentioned (thank God!) it to me but I know by the way they sniff, use a tissue etc that they sure do smell something when I am around. The other weird thing is that my family can't smell anything at all. I have confronted them on numerous occasions but all they really say is that it is 'all in my head'. Agh. I hate that phrase. I know sure as hell that it is not in my head and that I have a unpleasant body odor. The problem being: I have NO idea whatsoever what i smell off. I sniff my clothes, my underarms, my socks, my tops, jackets etc, I seriously cannot smell anything. However, as soon as i get on the bus and sit next to someone; the person next to me, behind me, infront of me all start to sniff. I really do sound like a mad person but I can assure you that I am not. Haha. I share my room with my older sister and have asked her whenever we go out whether or not I smell. Everytime she says no and that she cannot smell anything or that I smell of perfume. She and my family (especially my mum) wouldn't be ashamed to tell me that I smell, but they never have. I remember giving my mum a hug one day and she said that I smell nice. Oh, how that made my week.
Anyways, back to the original topic. I started uni approximately 6 months ago. I really enjoy the course and couldn't wait to start it. I have since however noticed that my smell or body odor or whatever the hell it is, seemed to have gotten much more pungent. Again, I cannot smell a single thing- but judging from people's reactions boy must I smell bad. Studying Pharmacy isn't really helping either;since we have to visit random ass community pharmacy stores and hospitals and interact with patients. And, oh, the biggie, do lots and lots of 'teamwork'. Yup, the last thing i want to do is interact with a bunch of people.
Anyhow... What i have noticed however, is that as soon as I take literally a single step out the front door, I start to sweat immensely. I havn't worked out rigorously or anything all I do is cross the street to catch my bus to uni. And as soon as I step into my house the sweating stops. I discussed this with my older brother (since he also has an "odor problem", which btw no one in my family actually smells including me, I for one think that he smells AMAZING!) and he said that it might be anxiety. I have to disagree however, since I am not anxious at all. I am perfectly (to a certain extent) comfortable around other people. It just pisses me off when they sniff and give me dirty looks. I was pretty certain that it had to do with the sweat building up and bacteria feeding of them thus releasing a funny smell. However, I started to use a special antiperspirant with 20% aluminum chloride (I know, I know, they can cause Alzheimer's disease, but yeah, bite me at the moment I seriously couldn't careless) which caused me to become bone dry and still I had this apparent "funny" smell. Ugh, seriously this is so frustrating.
So, yeah, I was planning on writting a whole lot more, but I have a 2000 word essay to write and my mum wants me to wash the dishes. And, oh, I have a 6 hour practical to look forward to tomorrow. Yay me.