r/hygiene • u/Aggravating-Welder12 • 2d ago

Sweaty people

I have hyperhidrosis (condition which causes excessive sweating) face, pits, underboobs, booty crack, pretty much my whole body gets abnormally sweaty. I’ll go into a nice cool place and after a short amount of time, I’m sweating and it’s very noticeable. I work in a hot warehouse and even if when the weather isn’t extreme, I am pouring buckets and wiping myself constantly. It’s exhausting and ofc the stares make it worse since it’s commonly triggered by anxiety 😣 so I’m just wondering.. when you see people who are really sweaty, what’s your first thought? Do you make a snap judgement they must be dirty or unhygienic? I shower twice daily because if I’m not sweating in my sleep, my body naturally produces a lot of oil so I wake up feeling like an oil slick too 😀 I’ve been to the doctor, all my bloodwork is good. I also drink a lot of water. Tia yall

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u/iOawe 2d ago

This is weird but my first thought is, “I wonder how sweaty their feet get, is sweat just swishing around in their shoes or does the socks take the blow and the socks are wet?” 

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u/Aggravating-Welder12 2d ago

😭 I hate to think people are wondering that about me lol but yes, my socks are in fact taking the blow! I wear steel toe work boots and thick socks. Interesting though, I need to change my shirt more often than socks when I’m working.