Social Anxiety Disorder sufferers please give it a try. It's free, worked a 100% for me and you have nothing to lose. Updates on my progress at the bottom of this post.
It was in the daily soaps I was using.
For 50 years I suffered badly from various forms of anxiety disorders/depression and many other issues. On about the 12th November the year I was watching a video explaining the damaging chemicals in soaps. Because your skin is the largest organ of your body and is porous it will absorb what you put on it. As I was desperate to find a solution to my issues I decided to try showering without soap and shampoo to see what would happen.
On a normal day out and about, usually only for short periods any incident was more than likely to send my anxiety through the roof. Those who have anxiety disorders will know what I am talking about. It could be a stranger approaching me asking for money. A loud noise. Somebody disrespecting me. Walking through a crowd or sometimes only one person coming towards me. I would often return home a bundle of anxiety nerves and would have to lie down to destress for an hour or more. I used to have serious depression issues and when things got really bad I would spend up to a week in my apartment without leaving.
Getting back to my results of not using soaps. Almost all of us are brain washed into believing that using soaps is a must. After showering soap free from day one I was aware that my anxiety didn't hit the ceiling when an incident occurred. It stayed stable. This started to get me excited and wondering what would happen if I continued with my soap free showers. I continued to shower without soap for another 5 days and my health started to improve in leaps and bounds. Even my depression and any bad body odour I had disappeared completely. On day 7 I decided to use soap again, but just once. I can't remember what happened that day but I continued for another week with soap free showers thereafter and my health continued to improve to a point that it put a smile on my face.
On 27th November I purchased a chemical free soap from a health shop. I used it to wash myself, shampoo my hair and shave with. Within hours my anxiety was back with a vengeance. I used it for two days in a row so as to gather more evidence and be 100% sure that it was a problem. All I can tell you it was a very very bad day for me. This morning I went soap free again and within hours my health started to improve again. I can't wait to see what happens next. In conclusion there was something in both my regular supermarket soaps and health shop chemical free soap that was causing my anxiety disorder.
I would also recommended that you go deodorant free so as to monitor your body odour improving. Even after exercising I smelt great.
To all Social Anxiety Disorder sufferers please try this and let me know if you get the same results as I am currently getting. If it works for you all I ask is that you help others with Social Anxiety Disorders and leave a comment. I have no doubt in my mind that if it cured my Social Anxiety Disorder then it has to work for many others. As trying this idea costs you nothing you have nothing to lose, hopefully just your Social Anxiety Disorder . Good luck!!
Going soap free could help with general depression, anxiety etc. The list of things is has cured for me is growing longer daily. Please read the updates below as they contain more valuable information.
Update 1/12/17
Just had another soap free shower and I feel even better that yesterday. Currently I do use a little shaving cream to shave with but that's it and doesn't seem to affect my progress. I just returned from a walk in the park and my anxiety was almost at zero and I feel great. Please keep in mind that I don't smoke, drink or do drugs/medication so my progress will probably be different to yours. Just came back from the shops where I spoke to 2 people which is something I would usually avoid doing. I was slightly nervous but being only my second non soap free day I am still a little bit fragile. One thing I realized was that women will have an issue with no makeup and perfume. I think that as long as you can go soap free then perfume and makeup could be okay to continue using regardless but this is just guesswork.
Update 2/12/17
Had another soap free shower at 9am. This is the earliest shower I have had in a very long time. Usually I only get up at after 1pm to shower. I purchased some face cloths yesterday which I found much easier to use whilst showering. I am feeling very clean and refreshed in spite of using no soap. I'm thinking about approaching my local newspaper to see if they will share my story. Let's see what today brings. Okay so I didn't get much sleep as usual last night however I fell asleep earlier than usual. I spent the day relaxing and watching my favorite TV shows back to back. At about 5.30pm I went out to the shops. I went to a few big retailers with lots of people all around me and my anxiety was possibly at zero. What a pleasure.
Update 3/12/17
Had my 4th soap free shower at 11am. I had a better nights sleep. Just returned from a brisk walk in the park. I had absolutely no fear of the dogs that came close to me. People were greeting me and giving me a big smile. All this is not normal for me and it makes me feel great. No more "Fight, Freeze, Flee decisions". I think it is because the dogs didn't sense any fear and the people didn't sense any negativity. What's also great is I still have my normal anxiety as a warning system which hasn't been destroyed by medication that I was subjected to in the past.
Update 4/12/17
Had my 5th soap free shower at 10am. II noticed my craving for sweet things and crisps has dramatically diminished.
Update 6/12/17
Yesterday I did a 400+ km trip from Tralee to Galway, Ireland. I was desperate for a haircut and my barber was in Galway so I decided to go for it. I wanted to test out my motion sickness issue. The trip there was 2 bus trips ( 2.5 hrs & 1.45: total 4.15 hrs) I was feeling sick after about 2hrs into the trip. This to me was a a vast improvement. I could read my bus timetable without feeling immediate nausea. I had my haircut, spent about an hour in Galway and then started my return journey. I was unwell during my 1.45hr first part of my return journey. I had obviously taken on too much at this stage. Fortunately I went walkabout in a town called Limerick whilst waiting for the remainder of my trip which I decided to do by train. The train trip was great with no motion sickness. I was however very tired and just wanted to get into bed. I woke up at 7am and returned at 9pm so it was a long day for me. However I still had the energy to make dinner and get the best nights sleep since I can remember. This morning I had my 7th soap free shower and I feel great a smell great too.
Update 18/12/17
Okay so I haven't done an update in a while. I am still anxiety and depression free and taking my soap free showers. Unfortunately I've had a rotary cuff injury which still hasn't healed after 7 months. If it wasn't for this injury I would be ready for full time employment.
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