{"id":5270,"date":"2024-04-30T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5270"},"modified":"2024-04-30T09:23:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:23:02","slug":"why-is-it-so-hard-to-shower-when-im-depressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5270","title":{"rendered":"Why Is It So Hard to Shower When I\u2019m Depressed?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Q. I find many tasks challenging when I\u2019m depressed, but showering feels especially difficult. Why is that? And what can I do about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have depression, you know how challenging everyday efforts can be.<\/p>\n

Cooking, cleaning, socializing \u2014 all of these can feel as if you\u2019re trudging through the mud, said Dr. Lindsay Standeven, a psychiatrist and professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine.<\/p>\n

Difficulties with grooming and hygiene are especially common with depression, she said. But because uncleanliness can be associated with laziness or even immorality<\/a>, people with depression might be afraid to discuss their symptoms with their doctor. And that shame, combined with the low self-esteem possibly triggered by not bathing, can fuel depressive symptoms even further, Dr. Standeven said.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wrestling with stepping into the shower, or know someone who is, it\u2019s important to give yourself or others grace, experts say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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