r/ADHD • u/Extreme_Foundation66 • 9d ago

Questions/Advice Hygiene with ADHD

Hi to all my ADHD friends!

I have ADHD and I have my whole life struggled with my hygiene.

I hate to talk about this but the few times I have done it with my friends with ADHD I feel less alone so I hope this will have the same effect. I also wanna say that I would appreciate if you kept your judgements and negative comments to yourself (since I’ve also experienced that when talking about this)

First of all, I absolutely hate to shower. It has so many steps, I hate the feeling of water on my body and I really struggle to start. This makes it harder for me to workout cause the thought of taking a shower is so overwhelming.

I also struggle with steps like brushing my teeth and remembering steps in my routine!

Also other weekly things like shaving, cutting my nails!

Please tell me that I’m not alone and if you’re having any advice or anything I would appreciate it! I’m really embarrassed about it!

Update: I’m genuinely so thankful for every single comment under this post! I’ve never felt this seen and understood before. I’m so proud of everyone that has shared their stories and I wish you all the best ❤️

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u/stereosmiles 9d ago

You're totally not alone with this. I often need a massive run up to get in the shower, over a week sometimes! Everything else, I'm fine with, just showers. Oh, and cooking.

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u/CatMiao7 ADHD-C (Combined type) 9d ago

Upvote for the cooking part! I live alone so not only do I hate cooking, I hate cooking just for myself. Too many steps involved. I live off a lot of frozen food that's easily cooked in a microwave, or ready to eat meals. And if it's one of those frozen meals you cook half on full power then the rest on something like 50% power, forget it. Still too much trouble.

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u/Extreme_Foundation66 8d ago

Same! I also live alone and the first months I only ate yogurt…. Until my doctor told me to stop. I mean it was so easy and made me full. The ADHD food obsessions definitely makes it harder. I will eat the same food for months and then randomly stop eating it.

But yes the cooking part is terrible, especially when you live by yourself. The thought of having to do the dishes itself makes it impossible to start…. Before I moved out I used to say that I couldn’t imagine living with somebody else… let’s just say that that changed. Cause I can definitely cook if someone looks at me while I’m doing it