Let me guess, you think this is obvious. You want to stop sweating so much because sweating is embarrassing, uncomfortable and off-putting. But for people like me who suffer from excessive sweating, you have NO IDEA the many ways that sweating can affect our lives and the hoops we must jump through to avoid embarrassment and discomfort.
So for my compadres in sweat and all you who don’t know our pain, please enjoy (and maybe try to identify) as I elaborate.
Spend more of that Old Navy gift card on board shorts (or whatever they’re shilling this season) and not on a three weeks’ supply of replacement undershirts. It turns out if you sweat a lot like we do, you go through undershirts like nobody’s business – because you wear them all the time in an often vain attempt to prevent the tell-tale dark circle of sweat under your arms and because your overactive sweat glands really put a hurtin’ on those same t-shirts.
Expand your wardrobe beyond white and shirts that go well with undershirts. Dark colors are the kiss of death when you start pouring sweat before you’re even out of the bathroom following your morning shower. Unless you plan to wear a jacket all the time, you need to be very careful what colors you pick every morning. That’s especially hard for those of us who aren’t especially good at picking out clothes to begin with.
Really and truly root for your favorite college football team, or soccer team, or tennis twosome, or NASCAR racer or ballet. Oh, OK, you might be OK with ballet because it’s usually dark. Throw those arms in the air! Wave ‘em like you just don’t care! Because you don’t… any more. Not since you learned to stop sweaty armpits! Seriously, it is a real pain to have to think about what’s going on under the arms before any move (including sweet dance moves) you might choose to execute above the waist.
I know very few of you out there really need a lot of convincing on this point, but I hope you’re starting to see just how tough life can be when your body just chooses to perspire without respite for hours on end, despite twice daily showers, low exertion, and avoiding all those stimulants like caffeine. It’s a real drag on our lives and can have significant personal and professional consequences. No wonder some of us would go to extreme lengths to solve this problem once and for all.
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In this article, I am going to tell you what causes OCD. The reason I am going to tell you this is because, having searched various forums and health focussed websites, there are still a lot of people out there who do not know what causes OCD.
Some of these people are wracked by guilt as they:
think they have genetically passed OCD to their children;believe their ongoing apparent “irrational” behaviour has influenced other close relatives and family behaviour; andthey need sound advice as to the exact cause of OCD.
In this way, they will get some sort of closure and finally be guided by knowledge and not misinformation.
In this article I am going to summarise what causes OCD into easily understandable segments. I will also be giving you access to more information later on where you can get help that actually does work.
OCD is classified as an acute anxiety disorder by the medical profession. The anxiety is caused by an obsessive thought (the obsessive component) which cannot be satisfied until something is done in a certain way and repeatedly until anxiety is relieved (the compulsive component).It appears to be resulting from an abnormal brain pattern particularly in the orbital frontal cortex and the caudate nucleus of the brain. These components are associated with perceiving fear and danger and regulation of thoughts and activities respectively. Other medical professionals suggest OCD is caused by abnormalities associated with serotonin. However, there appears to be ongoing speculation in this department and nothing conclusive at present.It appears that there is a genetic predisposition to OCD and it has both biological and psychological components associated with it. However, the behavioural abnormalities associated with it can be significantly alleviated with correct treatment.Not all OCD type behaviour is genetic in nature. Trauma and stress play a significant role also particularly if there is a tendency to develop the disorder.In fact, people suffering from depression, bipolar disorder, Tourettes syndrome, body dimorphic disorder, and hair pulling are related to OCD. Up to 60% of people suffering from OCD also suffer from depression, so there is a medical connection between them.OCD is around for a long time (documented back a few centuries) and not just a product of modern society. This in one way is comforting to know. Due to the stigma associated with OCD, it was not publically disclosed historically and in many cases is still not openly discussed.This article has been viewed 68 time(s).
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