Hey! I'd love to hear your opinion about this topic that has been a huge topic for me over the past 15 years.
As a teenager, I realized that my body sweated more than 'normal": it started with my palms and feet, to a point that dripping from my hands was usual or couldn't wear flip flops because of being slippery. Ofc that affected the way I socialized, always tried to hide this to people and avoid as much as possible hand shakes, etc. Over the years, my body started sweating a lot everywhere, like my legs, arm pits, butt, etc. I love physical contact, but this has been always an issue for me, and especially while meeting new people. I avoid certain colours in clothes, use mostly black pants to hide the sweat, use expensive deos, etc (no bad smell involved).
When it comes to my lovelife, I've always felt lucky about having found partners that accepted my condition without making drama out of it. I've always been a guy of long term relationships, but sometimes I think that this condition has shaped the way I bond with others .. I've always avoided hooking up randomly because of feeling ashamed about my sweat and being scared of rejection out of "disgust".
Now and after 6 years of relationship, I'm single again and facing the struggle of being unsecure about my body.. I keep wondering if I'd ever find another person who'd accept me or if I'll struggle with this so much the rest of my life.
I'm a ok looking guy, in good physical condition, I have a PhD in Chemistry, a good job, I love my family and friends and they also love me back.. but when I have these outbreaks, I forget about my value and always feel less because of this..
You can imagine.. summer feels so difficult for me! And this is the season that's about to start in the corner of the world I'm living in.
With this in mind.. I'd like to ask you guys:
Have you ever been with a person that sweated a LOT? What were your experiences? In case thar you have this issue.. Do you also feel ashamed? How do you cope with this? Do you think I'm making a big deal out of it?
For your info: I tried many things to sweat less, but almost none of them worked. I'm scared of the surgery to stop my hand sweating. I want to try some pills to decrease sweat, but I'm also scared of side effects.. also got several medical check ups to find the root of the excess sweat, but nothing seems to be wrong and this isn't deeply studied..
Thank you for reading me and sorry for my English. I send you wet hugs from this side of the world :)