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ohhh, interesting!

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Is there actual science behind this?

Thank you; you’re so sweet! The best thing I can do for myself is to buzz my hair off and start anew. I already have the appointment set up for Tuesday, so hopefully I’ll begin the first step to a gradual transition like you mentioned. I think explaining this and coming out of the closet (with the assistance of a therapist) will help her allow me to be more open with myself. The appointment consultation for the therapist is tomorrow. I’m well aware of what happens when you wait too long (watched I saw the tv glow and cried). I don’t want to wait any longer. I’m hyped too!

I thought the same thing, that I could have autism and ADHD combined, and that it simply masked symptoms from both sides. But this was during a manic episode, so I don’t know how much of that was actually credible.

I don’t know how to feel about the autism thing T_T I don’t feel like I have enough of the criteria to be autistic, but damn it could explain some things. I don’t know. We’ll see I guess!

About the white hair part, I have something akin to 1c/2a, and my hair genuinely just gets oily and sometimes dandruffy after the first day. How are you able to extend it to a week?!

Oooh. Thank you! (i’m going broke)

That sounds like the exfoliating gloves we have here in the States. I don’t use anything other than my hands for the sake of hygiene (can’t stand the idea of being washed with potential bacteria/oil/dead skin cells), but a simple rag that I chuck into a washing machine on a sanitizing cycle would probably be effective. Thanks for the idea!

Damn, the JBL one? I was thinking about getting that for snowboarding anyway LOL. I’ve never really tried an audiobook, but if I end up getting a JBL, it’s worth a shot I guess!

a. Have one b. Considering one

Thanks, but I can’t shower that little, since I’m still 16 and going through puberty (BO smells like death for me), and my hair is very oily regardless of dry shampoo (that can only push it a day). I have a bidet and use it regularly. I find it too uncomfortable to use beyond cleaning after no. 2.

I am making an appointment currently to buzz my hair off, so the added 10 minutes of pampering my hair will soon be gone (THANK THE SKY!). I’ll add a shower chair to my list of things to get (I already shower in a bathtub anyway); hopefully I’ll accumulate enough points to afford it quicker. Cold seems like a good idea, just need to get over the barrier of making myself actually do it lol.

The deodorant I’m using is weaker than the other brand I’ve tried, but it works well enough for daily use. I could stink, or could not stink. I don’t know. That’s what bothers me most—I genuinely can’t tell if I stink or not. I just use external cues like oily hair and certain “feelings.”

I may or may not be autistic. We don’t know, so I could just be anxious and have it not be an autism thing.

Hm, that’s interesting. Usually natural fibers are preferred for breathability and odor control, so I’m curious about how a (probably) synthetic fabric would combat against odor.

Was previously diagnosed with OCD. I simply took the CBT techniques to heart and over a few years my OCD just kind of…disappeared. Although there are remaining issues, I don’t deal with a lot of intrusive thoughts on the regular. Now I’m diagnosed with bipolar I, whatever that means…

I had bad hygiene in the past (middle school me genuinely stank) and some bad memories associated with it, so now I guess I am a little obsessive about my cleanliness. I’m afraid of the social isolation and judgement passed onto twelve-year-old me will repeat, so I’m careful to make sure I’m smelling fresh.

The clothes are not a problem (although polyester does collect odor), but I will replace my sheets more often and look into laundry techniques some more.

Alright, thank you. I have bar soap, but I don’t use it unless I haven’t showered in a while because it’s a bit stripping (and I ran out of body lotion :c), but it’s definitely easier to use than liquid soap. My hair is unfortunately medium-length and oily/sheds a lot, so it needs to be washed more often than not. I might combine this idea with another one’s comment about making it spa time. Essentially, I’d get rid of the basic steps quickly and utilitarian-istically and then spend the rest of my time relaxing.

I have dry shampoo, but I’ve never heard of dry soap. What’s that?

Thank you! I do have wipes for this reason as well 😁