I’m paranoid about my sweating and often think it makes me smell bad even if I turn up to meet people straight after a shower. Sometimes the anxiety of meeting people makes me sweat more thinking about it. I know for a fact that sometimes having sweat on my way to meet people after a short time I do smell and get so uptight about it that I have to leave. Other times I’ll be so paranoid about it I can’t stop asking my partner if I smell. The thing is I can’t sense when I smell but notice in conversation with people that they can smell me. I had underarm lazer treatment which I thought would sort the problem out but I still get the same reaction from people. I’m wondering if I’m now sweating more in other areas that it causing it?! If I knew where the smell on my body was coming from which I can’t detect it would be easier to try and sort the problem but I can’t. When I ask some people if I smell when I think I do they say no, but I can tell from general body language from others that I do. I’m at my wits end over this to the point where I don’t even want to socialise at the moment.
Anyone else going through this and have some advice on what I can do? Maybe a specialist in the London area who I could see to help me? Thanks in advance!
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