This month I have really been focusing on improving my hygiene. I have been showering every other day and washing my hair twice a week. In the morning I brush my teeth before doing anything else. At night my goal is to do the full hygiene thing. Floss, water pick, Oral B toothbrush for the full 2 minutes and washing and moisturizing my face. It might not seem like a lot but to me it really is.
I’m hoping I can make it a habit and just making it a normal thing that doesn’t take much effort
it does get easier. at one point I used to avoid showering, now it’s routine. keep it up; hygiene is always to be celebrated. people don’t realise how weak a person can get in wanting to live life
well great…I try to brush every day…sounds like you have a great routine.
thats really great 
hygiene is important especially for mental health. it can be demoralizing when you dont feel like doing self care
Yeah, I started timing myself with my watch to brush my teeth for two minutes. Maybe now I’ll stop needing root canals.
That’s a great step. I use an electric brush with a built in timer that really helps me
I hope this doesn’t sound too awful but I joined this forum for support on my sz journey and to offer support to others if I had any. But it’s super hard for me to get in the shower. I used to be a shower every day kind of gal but now I look at the shower and it fills me with dread. I wash like a shower almost but outside the shower using the hot sink water. But I don’t get in the shower except once every ten days or so.
We all start somewhere! When I was at my sickest with being newly diagnosed schizoaffective, I’d go 5-10 days without a shower sometimes and brushing my teeth is something I rarely did. It’s something I learned to do over time