Am I taking too many showers because im manic?

Question

So lately what I have been doing is writing down symptoms and strange things i have observed in my manic episodes, depressive episodes and being normal.

I have noticed I take 3-4 showers a day when I am manic and just 1 shower a day other times. Its like I feel like just showering for no reason. When I am depressed/normal, a one shower is enough.

Also it is somehow bad to your body if you shower a lot?

Answer 1

Maybe you're scared of being dirty.

It's bad to shower alot because your body produces natural oils which are good and showering flushes them away.  

Answer 2

Excessive showering can result in a clean, fresh scent to the body.  Avoid this if you date s***s, or hang with certain biker groups.  Otherwise, stock up on the Irish Spring...one of my favorite OCD soaps!

Take your notes to your doctor and let him/her decide if you are OCD, or need meds/counseling.  You won't get a correct diagnosis here!