Worst Personal Hygiene Case You've Seen | People Stories

[@laurenj432]

Mental health issues can be so draining, and for a lot of people hygiene is the thing that goes. I really applaud the roommates that wanted to help out with hygiene supplies, sad she didn’t use them💕

[@cherryspice1011]

can confirm I have a mentally ill and depressed friend that refuses to leave her house and my god it is so disgusting. She doesn't even clean her toilet and bathroom, never washes her sheets, and her room o h g o d the smell of takeout, old moldy food, sweat, and unvaccumed carpet made me want to vomit i was gagging so hard how she stays in there all day and doesn't die from the stench I have no idea

[@laurenj432]

@@cherryspice1011 Yeah, I’ve been in similar places myself before, particularly during the pandemic. It’s crazy but until you’re out of it, you don’t think its all that disgusting. Then once you’re better, you’re like “oh my god, how did I allow myself to live like that”.

[@Dice-Z]

@@laurenj432 Nah, the problem is that, even if you yourself are disgusted by it, when its severe clinical depression and mental illnesses that affect motivation, you just can't do it. Some people could let themselves die of starvation with a full fridge in their house with severe trauma and such.

[@laurenj432]

@@Dice-Z It’s unfortunate and sad

[@hellobirdie0617]

Yes my personal hygiene is a very strong indicator of my current mental health status.

[@mercenarychef9465]

Worked security at multiple anime conventions. Nuff said.

[@funnyusername8635]

One time. One damn time. Never again.

[@morganevans1772]

Thank you for your service 🙏🏼

[@thehatter9400]

@@funnyusername8635 what's an example? Similer to the video? I shudder at the thought

[@redram5150]

At least it wasn’t furries

[@thehatter9400]

@@redram5150 oh god.....

[@kbo8029]

I'm terrified of smelling bad... I always go from the presumption that if anyone tells me I smell bad or have bad breath, believe it and do something.

[@kandicomarawski1171]

Right most people are too embarrassed to tell you so someone’s telling you that you smell they’re doing you a favor they know you might react poorly but they still were willing to let you know so you didn’t go walking around like that just like if you had a hole in the back of your pants you would want somebody to tell you

[@russianraichu]

I am also afraid to smell bad, but I suspect that I always stink and no one just ever tells me about it

[@Bakerygo]

So do I. I change clothes at a ridiculous pace, take more than one shower per if necessary, bathe in perfume and deodorants immediately after shower and the list goes on. It's getting expensive but I'm mortified by the thought of body odor.

[@charlesjohnson5429]

Same here. What's funny tho is I've had a few different girls tell me how good I smell. Once was at the liquor store an I had just got off a 14 hour not stop sweat fest ...I worked hard back then. But this lady was just like omg you smell amazing she kept goin on about it also. I couldn't bring myself to tell her it was my b.o. she was smelling. I hadn't worn deodorant in years. But was always really hygienic.

[@theL0VERS]

Same. I used to have a strong sense of smell up until last year when I got the dreaded virus over a year later and I still can't smell like before so now I'm super paranoid and I'll ask people if I smell. I don't understand how people don't know they stink if their nose works because I could always smell myself even way before anyone else could like if I was sweating or working out or something.

[@jackiehoward7300]

My mother was so nasty. She had mental issues and hoarded cats. So, when the cats pooped on her bathroom rugs, she let the turds dry to keep from washing the rugs

[@WobblesandBean]

I'm so sorry. You deserved way better than that, and your own mother failed you.

[@kayleighandselina9246]

I have a kitty but I clean up after her...

[@amavii7976]

ive had the same issue... we still have two of our cats so we dont have the issue of that anymore, but our other cats used to poop on the floor sometimes or when they’d get sick it would never get cleaned up, it just sits in her room or in the livingroom somewhere until i cleaned it. she’s a BIG hoarder too

[@kayleighandselina9246]

@@amavii7976 oh God that sucks.

[@TheUchihaRin]

Cats usually only resort to going outside of the litterbox if there is no suitable litterbox. Then they probably choose a place that's closest to grass or somewhere that can be covered. If it's already a used spot then that will be the spot. 😩 They are not like dogs. Even one of my cats is especially reluctant to go anywhere other than the box.

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

Bad hygiene is usually a sign of mental illness. This is a very, very sad video. Until a couple of months ago I could go days without washing or cleaning my teeth. I hated touching my own body because I hated myself and have some trauma. I made a deal with my therapist to shower every day and brush my teeth. I now brush my teeth at least once a day and I mostly shower daily. There are times when I can't do it, but that's okay. I am learning to love myself enough to take care of myself.

[@bettinalose2305]

Stay strong💪🏻! It's a long, winding road to love yourself, I know what you mean! Thanks a lot for your honest comment🙏🏻

[@dr.shivago2404]

I’m glad you’re on the path to recovery and I wish you the best

[@DeluxBass]

Respect. I've been trying 2 years now to reach that point. That's some amazing strength. Best of luck with recovery!

[@mshill2406]

@@bettinalose2305 that was very sweet

[@samreallylovescoffee]

Diogenes syndrome or some kind of hoarding disorder comes to mind.

[@ghxulish]

If I don't shower once a day i feel like literal garbage

[@cherryspice1011]

sameeee

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

I know. One day without a shower and you can see it in my greasy hair. I miss one day it looks like I've missed one week.

[@hyacinthbucket5062]

i can not sleep if i dont shower before bed even if it's just freshening up

[@melissacooper4282]

The other day I took two showers because I had been through the mud and briars picking up trash on the company grounds!

[@magicconches.]

Same bro!!

[@typryor2227]

To be honest, I’m only watching this to feel better about myself.

[@boogiebear3095]

Same

[@Loch1210]

As you should

[@TheyForgotMySalad]

My sister only learned how disgusting her husband was until she asked him to bathe their 4 year old daughter. She was still smelly and itchy with clean tangled hair. He said he didn't need to use a washcloth on her body bc the shampoo washes everything off on its way down the body. No wonder she makes him leave his cheesy toenail shoes outside when he comes home (sneakers, no socks, works in hospital) and shower before going in any other room, especially the kitchen. Gag.

[@yoda105]

I was drinking coke when I read this and I just😔 the coke changed to bile real quick

[@onespiceybbw]

Your sister must be a piece of work herself, if she hasn't noticed her husband's problems. Does she anosemia?

[@theL0VERS]

No socks and tennis shoes all day at work yuck

[@SnowingNapalm]

i missread this as "because it would wash off the natural grime build up" as if it were a protective layer... I've been in this comment section too long😵

[@littleblackpistol]

Why would she marry and reproduce with such a low level man?

[@The_Dudester]

When I worked 911 dispatcher, there was an overnight dispatcher that stunk up the place. Every day, when I came in I would place his chair outside to air out. I spoke to the chief about this and since I was chief dispatcher I was elected. He told me the reason for the stink was that he was afraid that his hair would fall out, so that was the reason that he only showered once a month. I told him that he needed to use a shower cap and wash his body because he was stinking up the building. He did start showering weekly and I even brought in some shower caps for him. The best I could get out of him was the weekly commitment.

[@KILLRXNOEVIRUS]

Disgusting dna

[@thetongueofangels1882]

I wash my hair once a month but bathe twice a day, shower caps people🤦🏽‍♀️ Also, hair perfumes😉

[@KILLRXNOEVIRUS]

@@thetongueofangels1882 Too much showering is bad tho. your hair will get too dry bro

[@1127snowbunny1127]

@@thetongueofangels1882 Dry shampoo helps with built up and the order.

[@maddiedoesntkno]

If you have textured hair it can be an issue but not because it’ll fall out, man🤦‍♀️ It’s over-drying to wash it too often!

[@aoishizuki9493]

My older brother is overweight, always leaves empty ramen cups and plates on the floor in his bedroom, he doesn't bathe much (only like once a month), and he's been wearing the same underwear for about two years now (He didn't wash them once and wears them to bed). I strive to be what he isn't and that is a good smelling person.

[@nenamichelle]

Where are your parents?!? Holy hell.

[@aoishizuki9493]

@@nenamichelle Well, they're either doing drugs or fighting. I'm glad CPS took us. And I also have a little sister, she's not much better.

[@creed8712]

@@aoishizuki9493 make sure to wash your sister. She might hate it now but she’ll be thankful people will stand near her later

[@aoishizuki9493]

@@creed8712 Oh, she's not like that, it's just she would shout, scream, cry, and sing constantly. Now you might think "But this is normal for a little girl," that's where you're dead wrong, you see she was the constant favorite so she turned out REALLY spoiled and energetic, she could burn a house down and all she would get is "Don't do that again." I'm the only one with common sense in my line of family.(not that I don't have a few problems here and there)

[@Cat-lb3eo]

oh my god are you okay

[@Karen-or9nt]

I already took a shower today but seeing this video, I had to take another. Just hearing all that nasty stuff made me want to puke 🤢

[@bagel1612]

Same I took a shower this morning and I want to take one right now after reading all of these

[@michaelafton5050]

same 🤢

[@perryarthur1415]

That’s something I would do

[@cartoonkelly7924]

I once went two weeks without a shower. Depression is a Hell of a thing. When you don't care about living, hygiene is not even on the radar.

[@robertheinkel6225]

When I was an instructor in the Air Force, I had one student that reeked. I could tell as soon as he stepped into the room. The class took matters in their own hands and forced him to take a shower and helped scrub him down.(blanket party). It helped for a couple of days. He then started making advances on his roommate, and the roommate beat him up. I got him discharged on lack of personal hygiene. He was last seen heading for San Francisco, to find himself.

[@SnowingNapalm]

😲 so sad they wanted "that" kind of attention or any so bad that ... and then figured san fran would give em more👀

[@swimfast724]

You can be discharged for "lack of personal hygiene"?

[@Lizz85257]

Hope he found the bathroom first...

[@liquidsleepgames3661]

As someone who smells bad because of glandular problems. I had that treatment (forced shower) (blanket party) done to me in 11th grade by the seniors and the boys in my class during school. I now have a hard time showering and force my self to shower once a week. I used to shower everyday to every other day. Trauma sucks and i feel for that guy.

[@adelerodriguez2432]

One of my classmates in JHS had offensive body odor. One day I was going to my next class and smelled a horrible odor. I thought to myself that it must be that kid. I turned around, and there he was.

[@blaackberry]

I am a generally clean person 😌 I can get a bit wrapped up in my depression sometimes but I still try to stay "clean" and nice smelling even if it's just a bird bath. I will never feel guilty for missing a shower or two ever again after reading this 🤢

[@GalaxyDogenut]

At least you are trying your best to keep up the hygiene.

[@soxpeewee]

Bird bath?

[@blaackberry]

@@soxpeewee a bath you take in the sink

[@anxiousbaddie444]

when you just quickly wash your body or even just essential areas (underarms, butt, face, intimate area) using water in a sink instead a proper shower or bath edited out offensive term

[@blaackberry]

@@anxiousbaddie444 Yeah, or we can just use the less offensive term they mean the same thing

[@nenamichelle]

Holy crap, 2 minutes in and I’m already horrified. Ew. I will no longer feel bad for going a few days without showering if I’m not leaving the house.

[@adeola_63]

Same

[@pinkpugginz]

if you don't do anything strenuous and are sitting around at home you really don't even need to shower. it's better for your hair and skin so the natural oils don't get washed away

[@Lord_Humungus]

Always shower anyway,

[@youraftermyrobotbee]

I feel self-conscious when I forget to brush my teeth. Threads like these reassure me I'm doing okay.

[@saltyshini]

My brother has a huge problem with washing, says hes allergic to water when in reality he just couldnt be bothered to take care of himself, he smelt so bad he stink the house out and the car for weeks after he had left. Plus he liked the brag he hadnt brushed his teeth in over 10 years....yeah he bit into a tuna sandwich and half of one of his front teeth just broke off, few months later the other one followed, he still doesnt do anything about it despite everyone pleading with him to get help as it's clearly ruining his health

[@melissacooper4282]

Sophie Bailey, there are some people out there that are really allergic to water. I know in your brother's case his claim is BS! The part where you mentioned that his teeth broke off because he never brushed them? My ex-husband has rotten teeth too! In all the years I was married to him he never brushed his teeth! Never!

[@samlynx2016]

Can you call Adult Protective Services or a Mental Health Unit?

[@triplemoyagames4195]

Bruh all of these people are either patient zero for a zombie outbreak or just walking biohazards😭😭

[@satansjockstrap550]

How on high arse can people get so bad about hygiene??? I feel grimey just thinking about it... I'm going for a shower...

[@Choujifangirl]

Easy some people are lazy or they just don’t care about their own hygiene for their own body thinking that they have no self-worth and believe me I can share from experience because I’m like that of course not this extreme but to a point where it’s noticeable

[@martaleszkiewicz5115]

Two words. Mental health.

[@Choujifangirl]

@@martaleszkiewicz5115 that too can also attribute to low or poor personal hygiene

[@martaleszkiewicz5115]

@@Choujifangirl Exactly. If you stop functioning in general, you won't care anymore about the daily shower or toothbrushing.

[@dunkinnatalie]

That lady that picks up cat poop with her bare hands is the first one to volunteer to cook for her job's pot luck.

[@pinkpugginz]

send help

[@dunkinnatalie]

@@pinkpugginz I'll send you a plate.

[@beckabelle5927]

@@dunkinnatalie this took me tf out 💀💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MadameSomnambule]

I remember this guy came in the store I was working at and he smelled like he got drunk, vomited all over himself, and didn't clean up in weeks. Like fermenting vomit and death. I was struggling not to gag as I was checking out his items.

[@Northstar54]

Jesus

[@blaackberry]

Omg that reminds me of the time I babysat for a couple that let their two children run rampant, energized exclusively by popsicles and frozen hors d'oeuvres. The mother however kept her used menstrual pads rolled up and stacked into a mighty pyramid (many more than one cycle calls for) in the master bathroom. The smell of decaying menstruation and flowers (scented pads 🤮) was absolutely revolting.

[@Lizz85257]

Oh god why. Pads get rank so fast. Bleeeugh

[@gu2755]

Sies 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩🤒❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌ That's so grows

[@serge263]

THIS SHIT IS WHY I'M OBSESSIVE ABOUT MY PERSONAL HYGIENE! I don't care about my appearance. I care about how I smell and I love showering.

[@kittylynndale5264]

My very first run as a newly minted EMT sent me into a trailer park in the middle of nowhere. We got there and my partner and I see a very pregnant woman that is in labor. We get her loaded up into the back of the bus, and we’re on our way to the hospital. I can’t even describe the smell (thank God for my teachers telling me to keep some vicks vapor rub in my pocket!) Unfortunately I had to deliver that baby on the way. The woman had very obviously not bathed in what was probably months, and there were signs that she did not know how to take care of her “undercarriage”. Baby was born and seemed fairly healthy, and both baby and mom were doing well as we left to take the bus back to base for a VERY deep clean that took the rest of my shift. When I arrived for my next shift, I was told that they still couldn’t get the smell all the way out of the bus.

[@JonnyBhoy]

First off, I’ll start with I’m a pipewelder by trade, so we get hot, dirty and sweaty. And have to work in close proximity to each other. Secondly, I have nearly no sense of smell due to an accident when I was young. There is one guy I’ll never forget. He has stripes on his teeth... the bottom was yellow, the middle was orange/greenish and the top was brown. His breath singed your nose. He was a welders mate/helper and didn’t have to wear overalls. So he wore a white tank top. Which his sweat turned yellow. In summer (25-33°) I could smell him while using a speedglas 9100 Adflow mask (filtered fresh air fed welding mask) Even me being able to smell him with terrible sense of smell, I honestly felt for the other guys. Wasn’t down to anything other than laziness, showers and everything you needed were provided. But he never did!

[@ewoudvanaalst4089]

I wanna take a shower so bad right now after hearing all this. Can kinda relate though... I have this problem where I sweat quite a lot. I wash myself everyday and well, use soap, use deodorant, wear new clothes everyday but it all didn't help. I tried anti-transpirant deodorant to stop the exxesive sweating but just my luck I was allergic to it. Now I have bought alcohol free and sensitive skin version of it. Hopefully it will work because trust me, I hate having this problem

[@he_lives_in_apineapple_und9743]

you have hyperhidrosis. I have the same issue.

[@romantic_hippie]

You need special deodorant for hyperhydrosis. Ask your doc if you can get Botox in your armpits to lessen the sweating. I've seen patients get Botox in their hands and feet for hyperhydrosis

[@Nille0212]

I had the same issue as a teenager and young adult. I used a special deodorant for my pits, and used cornstarch based baby powder to under my breasts, in the crack or the cheeks (not on my face😂) and between my inner thighs. It definitely helped. I live in Houston so during the summers it was horrible! But I grew out of it as I got older. I'm 44 now and I don't have that issue anymore.

[@Tatkitten]

My senior year of high school, I was "adopted" by some family friends as my parents had to leave the country. This resulted in me going from being the youngest of two sisters to the older of five adopted brothers. My brothers are one point decided to have a contest to see who could go without showering the longest. I lucked out with a bad cold during this time, but it was bad enough so that the dog avoided them. I think by the 3rd month, we all hear our mother yelling for us to get into the living room. Confused, we asked what was wrong and she pointed at the floor where we could see the literal body outline of someone, in sweat, on the carpet. Our mom proceeded to yell at us, demanding to know who had done it. When no one owned up, we were all forced to lay down on the spot (she knew I wasn't guilty but fair was fair). When get to my 3rd brother, he lies down and it's a 100% fit and she tears him a new one. the others laugh right up until she yells at them that they've made the couch so gross that she's having it professionally cleaned and until they wash they aren't to touch anything in the house. It was pretty awful.

[@SarafinaSummers]

Damn! When even the doggo avoids you, thaaaat's nastay!

[@rinniegan]

From someone who was a depressed teenager with severe adhd and wouldnt brush their teeth for over a month at times: how long do you have to go without brushing for your teeth to /fuse/

[@melissashupak]

It’s less of a fusing and more of a build up of calculus and plaque that eventually covers the gaps in the teeth. It can be removed with extensive cleanings. But to answer your question: *several years*

[@Mixedfairydust]

My niece sadly is 25 has a child and has horrible hygiene. Doesn't shower with soap, wears too tight clothes, does use underwear when she menstruates, doesn't use deodorant and never brushes her teeth or hair. I had to teach her how to shower and change herself when she has her menses 🤢🤮

[@SoullessMermaidGames]

Please teach her kid something or else they'll grow up like her 🤢 most people I know with bad hygiene is because the parents never bothered teaching them or telling them anything. My husband's parents never once took him to the dentist or taught him how to properly brush his teeth so unfortunately he doesn't have healthy teeth and I had to teach him.

[@melissacooper4282]

I'm guessing dentures before the age of 40!

[@LolaTurlututu]

True try teaching the child ... I remember having to teach my ex that he has to use soap in between his butt cheeks And that he had to use something (like a washcloth or loafa ) to rub his skin when showering because only slapping shower gel with his hands on himself wasn't enough . A year later I had to teach another American guy how to shower too... And I'm French lol (you know the stereotype lol)

[@pinkpugginz]

what's wrong with your brother or sister

[@AbandonedBee]

I was at watching a play that my younger siblings were in, and me and my parents sat behind this dude that had an overwhelming smell of dandruff, and the fans were on so the whole room smelled him.

[@EthanBobby-gx3vn]

smell of dandruff?

[@nenamichelle]

@@EthanBobby-gx3vn I had the same question? Is OP confusing dandruff with something else maybe?

[@teelesynclair5902]

You mean greasy hair, dandruff is odourless

[@victormanning2668]

Fuck you guys, dandruff has a smell, there just has to be enough dandruff present to be smelled... and lemme tell you, that's a ton of dandruff. Like a solid half inch..

[@EthanBobby-gx3vn]

@@victormanning2668 at that point it’s just oil and dead skin no wonder it would be smelly

[@ericl2660]

I used to be the bad smelling kid until I was 13. My shower schedule ranged from once per week to once every couple of weeks. I also thought washing your hair ment putting some shampoo on the top of your head, and rubbing it with a few fingers for a few seconds. I'm very happy I've changed.

[@Chuckf66]

My heart broke for that poor old lady with the cancer. I'm happy she recovered, but NO ONE checking on her while she was incapacitated is just fucking disgraceful.

[@mionfel1350]

7:16 my female cousin would do this too, one day my extended family and I helped my aunt and cousin move to a new house, the thing was the cousin didn't pack her stuff up so we all had to do it for her and we found her sizable collection of bottles. The disgusting fact we learnt that day is given enough time pee will EAT through plastic bottles so yeah try and not picture the mess we found that day. They didn't get the security deposit back to no ones surprise.

[@DamonHowe7]

Two people walked into the lobby of our office. I helped them book a reservation for a campsite. Through a sliding window. With my mask on. And my office down the hall. When I tell you that the stench has filled the entire lobby and had pushed it’s way through the sliding window to our main office lobby, I’m not kidding. The funk was strong enough to persist in the lobby for minutes afterwards, to the point where I had to open both exterior doors and let it air out for about 30 minutes. The lobby bathroom was used by one of them, and after 3 complete spray downs of bleach on the entire 1stall bathroom you could still catch a wiff of it. When my boss first walked in he said he almost threw up. It is the most use I got from wearing a mask since COVID started.

[@thoughtsome9445]

Sometimes I don't understand people

[@opalviking]

Brb- gotta scald myself in the hottest shower with multiple Brillo pads 🤢

[@Choujifangirl]

Ouch please don’t use Brillo pads you’ll rub your skin raw. how about something softer like a loofah would that help?

[@InsanePsychoRabbit]

My favorite local game store has a sign on the door which says something like "People attending events in this space are expected to conform to normal grooming standards. You may be asked to leave of you or your clothing have an odor that is offensive to other players. Seriously, we shouldn't have to say this"

[@adrian3747_]

😭

[@lscblackwell9202]

Worked with a married couple that each weighed between 350 & 400 lbs. They lived in a small house with one bathroom with a bathtub only - no shower. Not sure if either of them could fit in the tub so I don't know how or if they bathed. Apparently deodorant was a no-go also. They also did not have a washer or dryer so they would take their clothes to a laundromat, bring them home wet and hang them up in the backyard or just lay them around on top of the shrubbery or porch railings. This was cool in the summertime but in the winter, the clothes would not dry well so they would bring them in and lay them around and they would sour before they dried. So it was the wet dog, sour clothes and horrendous body odor mixture. You could smell them before they came into the room and it lingered long after they left. We went through can after can of air freshener. At least in the summer, they smelled somewhat better because they could get in the community swimming pool. I personally would run when I saw them coming if I could without being obvious. I felt so sorry for their two children.

[@ZeoViolet]

Yuck on the laundry thing, since I had my landlord's dryer futz out once or twice and it'd take a day or so to fix, and in the meantime I had to wash my clothes again or they'd get that smell. I tried hanging up certain laundry items but I only had so many places to hang stuff in a small apartment.

[@danielledouglas99]

Wow there are a surprising amount of stories regarding bad smells. I can't help but think of my friend who literally has no sense of smell. I wonder how she fairs in those situations. P.S she has excellent hygiene.

[@nenamichelle]

Due to allergies I have a very filled sense of smell or none at all most of the time. I have excellent hygiene but I’m always terrified I’m missing something. Like what if my shoes are stinky and I just don’t know it? I feel bad for your friend!

[@danielledouglas99]

@@nenamichelle yeah, she was born without a sense of smell. She has no concept of it. So, im sure she feels that way as people meantion smells and she is stuck thinking, wait, do I smell, how would I know, do I just ask people to check, nope that would be weird, I better be extra careful. 😊

[@Blub_blubby]

This made me want to clean everything. So I’m cleaning my room and have a shower straight afterwards

[@peter_pansexual6243]

Heard a story about a guy not wiping his bum because he thought that's gay.

[@yoda105]

Real men have skidmarks

[@satansjockstrap550]

Was he Indian?

[@peter_pansexual6243]

@@satansjockstrap550 I don't know why does that matter?

[@peter_pansexual6243]

@@yoda105 I hope you're joking

[@yoda105]

@@peter_pansexual6243 obviously not

[@RandomWriter9110]

Nothing makes me feel better about myself than watching this video right after getting out of the shower! 👍🏼

[@zacharysiple629]

I went to a tech school college and we were told that if you were not showering, you would be asked to shower and penalty time would be added. (Late for 5 minutes? 5 minutes of penalty. 10 hours= expelled from the program.) Despite this, there were still smelly kids. One kid announced while we were hanging out: "I haven't showered since I've been here." "How long have you been here?" "3 months." One kid smelled really bad. He was supposed to be my roommate but I got permission to get a new room. My guardian even thought he stank. So yeah, I met some bad hygiene in college. I can smell it just writing about it.

[@triplemoyagames4195]

I cannot comprehend some of these stories. and I thought I was lazy😭

[@heathermanning5368]

I was gonna get a snack!!! But not now!!! 😂

[@justdontJD]

😂

[@misterspaceman9563]

I just don't get it. If I go more than 48 hours without a shower the itch/stickiness becomes unbearable. I don't know how anyone goes weeks or months, it has to be agony.

[@EllinasUniverse]

If I don't take a shower within 3 days i literally feel sick

[@blaackberry]

Me either. Even when I'm really not mentally up for a shower I try to at least get the important parts at the sink! If I can smell me, others can smell me x5 and I live by that rule. It's a crazy would out there

[@GalaxyDogenut]

@@EllinasUniverse almost the same for me.

[@Kivamusicchannel]

Hell, on weekends if I’m not going out or exercising I try to not shower for a whole day to give me skin a rest. Some days I can’t handle it and just shower right before the 48 hours.

[@sz.994]

Yeah I can’t even go a full day without showering, it’s got to be at least once daily

[@chriswilson3064]

This makes me want to take a shower 5 more times and brush my teeth

[@NotKenBlock94]

This makes me feel a lot better about forgetting to bring my plate from dinner back into the kitchen until the next day lol

[@cjrsalinas7334]

Lice! My head wont stop itching since I read that

[@ruff9912]

the first one really reminds me of my grandmother; we have really fcked genetics when it comes to mental issues. the way she just gave up one day, stopped taking care of herself or getting up out of her chair-it just happened one day. it was like she had already been through so much that she went into overdrive and couldn’t handle the most basic things. it’s heartbreaking and terrifying all at the same time because i know i can get like that myself sometimes, but i worry one day the same will happen to me and i’ll never get up again.

[@redram5150]

Worked with a guy who’d fish cigarette butts from urinals, dry them, then smoke them. Came into work one morning to a stench so bad it’d gag a rat... burnt ammonia and other nastiness I can’t describe. Saw stink breath using the stove in the lunchroom to dry forty butts on a sheet of tin foil. Worst part was it was winter and I couldn’t open the doors to air the room out. That smell lingered for a month

[@Choujifangirl]

Urk… 🤢what the Frick?! you’d have to be seriously desperate for some smokes to fish them out of a pool of human urine Dry them out and smoke them I’m seriously surprised that the guy didn’t get sick because you know it’s human urine dirty human urine, which in any case would be a biohazard

[@SnowingNapalm]

not to be "that person" but it sounds kinda gay... also 🤢 gross

[@redram5150]

@Sodham G'morris this has nothing to do with poverty and everything to do with being cheap

[@redram5150]

@Sodham G'morris I have no idea what Lassie Meatballs are to have an opinion on the matter

[@SoullessMermaidGames]

This is what happens when parents don't ever teach or say anything about hygiene to their kids and think they'll just figure it out themselves. Like it's a basic thing you would think is common sense but it's not if you were never told to shower and brush your teeth everyday. They don't see a problem with it because nobody said anything to them as kids and if you say something as adults they're too stuck in their ways.

[@matthewhalo1799]

Stenchwars revenge of the sniff

[@chyancedavis9056]

Now THATS funny. Thanks for the laugh

[@yoda105]

Haven't actually laughed in a while. Lmfao this was great

[@QuestionsIAskMyself]

@@chyancedavis9056 yo same

[@janisbentzen4503]

That is a loaded question for an ER nurse. Asking some people to undress is scary.

[@DarkLadyPhoenix]

Props to that mailman.

[@KobatheASMRbiker]

The women with scabies...oh god, I know that feeling! I was actually diagnosed with scabies for a fucking year. And it was pure hell on not just my body. It was everywhere. Legs, arms, butt. And that can really fuck up your mental health even worse. Thankfully, I beat it and the worst is over now. What I do know is that it made me very, very self conscious being around people.

[@he_lives_in_apineapple_und9743]

I had scabies once when I was living in a youth shelter. It took me 3 months to get rid of them after I got my first apartment. I had to shower with lice shampoo and put on medicated cream. It burned like hell but once they went away and my skin healed I felt better.

[@chrissmith6097]

@@he_lives_in_apineapple_und9743 it doesn’t take that long to get rid of scabies. 2-3 days with 2-3 applications of the shampoo/ointment is all you need.

[@marissajane3396]

I JUST got out of the shower and yet feel like I need a second one..... this made my skin crawl

[@weirdweeb5045]

saw a lady in public and her neck was grey from dirt '~'

[@Choujifangirl]

0-0

[@SnowingNapalm]

sure it wasn't a 5 0'clock shadow? 😂 but seriously gardening the dust sticks to sweaty neck and i go in and shower before going out in public... just wow

[@Reblwitoutacause]

Who else uses these as self-esteem boosts / ego checks?

[@paulakelly6457]

I’m going to order some pretty soaps now.... hopefully they’ll wash away these stories!

[@ratherande]

I didn’t brush my hair for an entire year in third grade, I just put it up in a ponytail.

[@cmyties9642]

how did you deal with the knots because that must be imossible to get out

[@maddiedoesntkno]

I did that as well when I was about ten and got a massive dread in the back and I’d still force it into a ponytail🤦‍♀️

[@QuestionsIAskMyself]

I did this in 5th, I just put on a bun. I had to cut all my hair off ☹️

[@mysteriousromania6121]

@@maddiedoesntkno 🤣🤣🤣

[@ratherande]

@@cmyties9642 a LOT of detangler, my friends mom brushing it for like an hour, and lots of crying lol. I eventually grew out of it but those were rough years.

[@lowlychrismarks]

I was unable to walk for 6 months and still managed to keep myself clean. No excuse for this kind of negligence.

[@soxpeewee]

I understand I was in a wheelchair and had no hot water and bathed daily for months

[@bcpr9812]

I took public transit years ago and was on the bus home. A few stops away from mine, a middle-aged woman got on the bus. Her clothes had layer upon layer of brown-tinted urine stains, like water stains on an old ceiling, and she reeked of old urine. The strong ammonia smell was eye-watering. She apologized to the bus driver upon boarding and sat up front. I was in the middle of the bus but had to move all the way back (luckily the bus was otherwise empty), but I still had to hold my breath for the two or three remaining stops I had to go, because the smell was so overpowering that my airways felt like they were burning when I tried to breathe. The bus driver shouldn't have let her on, really, for health and safety reasons. I felt bad for her, it seems as though she needed an adult welfare check, but I had no idea where she lived so I couldn't call anyone for her.

[@Magpie-j2b]

I had a roommate when I was in my early twenties, who would refuse to bathe or wash her clothes. She would leave grease stains wherever she sat, and anywhere she had been would stink for hours after she left. She had had a bedbug infestation in her old apartment, didn’t tell anyone and moved her infested possessions in and my apartment also got an infestation. She admitted to us they had come from her, and refused to get rid of her things, put them in storage or pay to get the bedbugs she brought removed. She grew passive aggressive towards us, as she refused to work or contribute to anything and we were getting into arguments frequently, and would defecate in the toilet and not flush, letting it stink up the apartment while we were at work. She would then claim she had flushed the toilet. She wouldn’t wash her hands after using the toilet, or buy feminine hygiene products. She would wipe her blood stained hands on our bathroom towels. I started suffering from mental health issues and had two nervous breakdowns because of her. I left that apartment with my boyfriend, turning it over to her, and we had to lose all our things to prevent bringing the bedbugs to our new place. Our former roommate still thinks she is a good person and a victim of our “bullying”. F you, Kristi!

[@InsanePsychoRabbit]

I had a coworker who had a hygiene problem. He radiated an aura of B.O. for about 10-20 feet around him which would linger in the room for several minutes after he left. He also didn't cut his hair or beard and was overweight. I had to complain to my boss several times about it. To his credit he did clean himself up eventually.

[@RileyGoss]

It's like that SpongeBob episode where SpongeBob and Patrick think they're ugly, but in the end find out that their breath stinks..

[@danpeters6874]

I spent 15 years working with adults with developmental disabilities, some of them had horrible hygiene for one reason or another (never bathing, not knowing how to wipe properly after using the bathroom, medical issues). It was kind of sad. Imagine you have a 6 year old child, but you don’t bother making sure they bathe properly or brush their teeth. That’s what it was like, except these were adults with the mental capacity of a 6 year old. One guy in particular spent half the time living with his mom, the other half with his dad. He was in his 30s, he smelled horrible. A few times he had to be sent home from the program because his odor was so bad. We had to get adult protective services involved, it was clear he wasn’t getting the care he needed at home. There were a few other similar cases like this. It was pretty sad

[@Nille0212]

I’m disabled and mostly in my bed all day because of chronic pain and chronic fatigue syndrome. I have NEVER had anyone tell me that I smell bad. I had to push my daughter away from an extended hug yesterday because she was tickling my neck sniffing it. She’s 25, but has done that her whole life. She says my smell has always been something that she thinks of when she thinks about me. If I can keep my body clean, anyone can. There’s no excuse. I’m appalled by some of these comments/stories on this video. 🤢🤢🤢

[@KevinBelmontLuna]

I used to have a colleague at FedEx who shadowed me while I loaded larger packages, my specialty. He did a good job and had no unpleasant odor or signs of dirtiness. However, after a few weeks, he began neglecting personal hygiene, resulting in noticeable armpit odor from a distance of 3 feet. Eventually, the situation worsened, and his putrid smell permeated the warehouse, becoming noticeable from 25 feet away. One of my colleagues must have informed a manager about the situation, leading to my smelly coworker using baby wipes to freshen up. While the smell improved, up close, there was a noticeable mix of the original odor and a hint of baby wipes.

[@katiewilliamson7485]

One of my roommates bathes maybe twice a month. When he does shower he 'washes' with apple cider vinegar because 'most hygiene products gives him a rash' and he just refuses to look farther into it. He basically lives on the main room couch where the smell of his ass is now permanently present. His cat has a kidney stone problem which causes him to not want to pee in the litter box, so he does it on rommies clothes, which he just lets happen and leaves them in piles in his room. He keeps his guinea pig out in the lower living space and he just doesn't do anything with it but feed. We have to ask him to clean the poor things pen when we start to smell it through the rest of the house. Talking to him about it is near impossible because god forbid anyone call him out on his shit without him pitching a fit. I'm lucky in that my sense of smell died off a few years ago. My other roommates, not so lucky.

[@SnowingNapalm]

kidney stone problem ? bs it's totally the cat prefers him/her as a litterbox it's an animal psychology issue imo which left unchecked trains the pet that it's ok or desirable behavior

[@aquabluerose7734]

If I were you I'd try to tell him to just shower more often and to only let his cat pee on his dirty clothes so at least the cat pee would be washed off and he'd shower more even if it's not soapy, but IDK if that's possible. Also poor guinea pigs, I'd maybe get them a triangular litter box for whatever corner of their cage they poop in most and dump it in the trash every few days. Sorry you have to deal with such an unhygienic roommate.

[@KendraKingery]

Unfortunately, this is my grandparents. My uncle is 32 and still lives with them. They don’t shower. This has resulted in them not only smelling like BO and rotten flesh, but my grandpa is diabetic and was recently hospitalized for a UTI that turned into sepsis. My grandma was also recently hospitalized for a skin infection she’s apparently had for two years because she doesn’t maintain proper hygiene. I hope these recent hospitalizations are enough to wake them up because they won’t listen to reason.

[@timgormady3610]

I worked at a food pantry, we asked one particular family to stay in the car and we would bring it to them. They had a strong urine odor, like a cat, and body odor. Nauseated all of us. Note: they did what they were asked, but did not even shower.😮

[@lastotallyawesomebleach204]

I don't care if your house is a little dirty (because of pets, kids, depression etc.) but if I'm at your house and see there's no soap by the bathroom sink, I'll nope right out of there 🤢

[@charlessutherland274]

I once worked at a library near a homeless shelter. A lot of them would use the library as their hangout place during the day. We once had this homeless guy who would wear a big-ass coat in the middle of summer that absolutely *reeked* . It was bad! Really bad! You could smell the guy from more than 40ft away, with a lovely combination of port-a-potty deodorizer and hot dumpster.And no matter how many times we told him that wasn't okay, he would. not. get. that. fixed! It ended with him assaulting my boss and us banning him from the premises.

[@AwkwardBlackGal613]

This is so sad. I remember being so depressed a couple years ago I didn't shower for 4 or 5 days straight. But I absolutely had to drag myself out of bed to go to work or I would be homeless. I didn't touch my hair for months and when I was finally able to gather myself together I had to cut it because it was so tangled. Another bought of depression I almost lost my job because for 2 days I just wouldn't leave my house. I just laid in my bed in the dark. I feel bad for some of these people.

[@bumblebee949]

This... makes me feel so much better about my fight between depression apathy and want for hygiene because jesus h christ, how can people live like that?!

[@matthewyingling6490]

Worked food service for a larp/ dungeons and dragons convention!!!

[@christineb.1043]

"...smelled like a sock stuffed with boiled cabbage and soaked in diarrhea..." 🤣😂

[@mshill2406]

For some reason, these stories are so absurb until it's hilarious. I started out being repulsed but now I'm laughing uncontrollably. I do admire people that really tried to still be gentle with such individuals. Where I'm from they are a bit more blunt and would have told them they need to wash their stanky arses!

[@taurnguard]

I'm guessing you've never been to a Comic-Con.. especially in San Diego in 95 degree heat.

[@SnowingNapalm]

what people go through for a cosplay... those costumes get so filthy hot when i heard about those inflatable dinosaur costume fans to inflate it I'm like wahoo score battery powered fan to carry around with me and boy does it help worked on imstalling in the hot costumes... heard adam savage built an air conditioning suit literally could get frostbite in a 95° dessert just that good so set the thermostat and keep the menacing grin (smug)

[@sadrat4502]

i admit i have terrible hygiene, due to mental health issues i just have no motivation to clean myself, it sucks. but hey i at least try to smell clean

[@JillianNoelle]

If I even wear an outfit for a couple hours, without being sweaty, it goes in the hamper. As well aside it’s even just a little sweaty.

[@kianaone2610]

I used to work at Wal-Mart, and there was this mother and son who used to come in. Most originally thought they were a couple, but it was figured out that they were mother and son. Anyways, they lived in this house that should be condemed(probably is). The roof is caving in, and in one section it's a gaping hole with a tarp over top. Apparently they sleep some nights in the car. These two smelled horrible! It was death walking by. No one wanted to ring them out, and if you got unlucky you were holding your breath, or running to the toilet after. It was not fun. I'm not sure if they knew they smelled so bad or what, but not something I ever want to deal with again. Costumers at times would complain asking if "we could kick them out?". We could not sadly. I no longer work at that walmart, so thankfully I dont have to see them again.

[@-Erwin-777]

One of my roomates who lives next to me in the upstairs hallway constantly leaves his room to spit and cough in the sink without locking the door or washing his hands. He leaves the bathroom floor completely wet and spits all over the mirror, as well as never taking out the trash in communal areas and leaving it to overflow completely. Every time someone else is forced to clean up after his mess because he does not care about anyone but himself. I can no longer use the downstairs toilet because it is a thing of nightmares, looking as if someone had severe diarrhea caused by food poisoning 10 years ago and someone left it to rot ; my room mate has also taken to using this room as his smoking room because the room has a window which he has to kneel on the toilet to smoke out of. I know this because I hear him doing it whenever I leave the house. The worst thing this guy does is take discared tissues in the trash, use them to wipe his ass, and then throw them back in the trash. I am trying to have him evicted because I recently discovered he stole my debit card out of the mail. Not to mention the fact I've caught the flu over 3 times in the past 8 months ever since I moved in here ; every single time I caught the flu from this guy because I would hear him cough, sneeze, hack and blow his nose several days before I would become sick. I have had to resort to keeping my kitchenware in my bedroom to prevent him from using my things and doing a half cocked job at cleaning them after use. The worst part is the smell of feces coming from his bedroom only a few metres away from mine. At first, I tried to be compassionate towards him, asking him to please keep the bathroom floor dry, to not smoke in the toilet, and to also clean the stove top after he has finished cooking, though, he never listens. I dislike living here and am looking for a new place to live for other reasons, so this will be over soon. He even slams his door whenever he leaves his bedroom to smoke on the toilet day or night. One of my other room mates has chronic back pain and can barely walk, yet is constantly clean and considerate of other people around him. All it takes is one inconsiderate room mate to ruin and entire living situation for everyone else. Now this other room mate with back problems has to use the upstairs toilet because the downstairs toilet is always occupied by this guy who decides to smoke in there. Me and my annoying roomate are the only people on the top floor, so he constantly marches down the stairs to smoke in the toilet and irritates my other 2 roomates in the process. I have never met someone so disgusting in attitude as well as character. I didn't even bother confronting him about my stolen debit card because it wasn't even activated and he wasn't able to use my card to buy anything despite trying. There's no point to confronting my room mate personally about the theft so I have just left it to the authorities. I won't waste my time arguing with that idiot. Im so sick of him.

[@jimfinigan1681]

I used to have a coworker who never bathed. His skin was covered with running open sores and his clothes had mold spots on them. Nobody could stand him, obviously.

[@jenniehughes6927]

My friend from early childhood had awful body odor after she began to have early teen hormone changes. She would shampoo and clean herself for 1/2 hr to an hour but stink just as bad after 20 minutes or so out of the shower. It really is sometimes a body disorder. Last I heard she met a guy online and flew straight up to met him. I don't know what ever happened to her but often wonder. She really had a sweet and loving personality and I hope she's doing well.

[@JackieSkellington]

There is a condition called bromhidrosis where sweat comes out gross, but it's rare, sounds like she had it if she washed and still smelled, poor thing

[@semi-san1736]

I now feel MUCH better about my tendency to collect and use interesting bars of soap.

[@kristinalindsey23]

7:50 MAGGOTS IN HIS HAIR?? yeah i think i would die on the spot

[@silentopinion]

I have a few people to mention. First was was temp at the warehouse I used to work at. Guy smelled so bad that you could smell him from the nose end of the trailer while standing 10 feet away from the tail end. Then there was a coworker who didn't shower or wear deodorant, but management put an end to that. And if that wasn't bad enough, he was seen picking his nose and eating it. There were a couple customers, one was a lady who had that stink people get when they sit in chairs for too long and the other was a guy who had some killer body odor. What made that one worse was the fact that he kept getting closer when I would back away. At my current job, we have a customer who smells like the combination of feet, an old carpet, and urine. But she hasn't stopped by recently.

[@lionessoftor4139]

Sometimes I listen to these so I get the motivation to clean when I'm feeling lazy...works every time. Haha

[@FliffinsOfDoom]

My BIL showers maybe once a month or so (or what I have seen, anyway. We all live together.) He also hasn't washed his sheets/bedding for like two years. Changes clothes rarely, washes laundry rarely. Tries to blame it on how often my husband and I wash our and our child's laundry. MIL does the same thing. She can't even reach her shower in her bathroom bc she hoarded stuff in front of it and has diapers in front of it too. I just can't even. BILs room smells like skin cells like 99% of the time, MILs room smells so bad I usually can't go in without getting nauseous, and if she leaves her bedroom door open for anything, you can smell it through the whole house. I'm told I just "have a really sensitive nose." Uh, no. Ya'll just literally stink so bad.

[@penned_dragon]

This made me feel extremely clean

[@adrian3747_]

very same

[@77niko09]

I worked when i was younger in my Citys "job for unemployd to earn extra goverment money." Every monday when i get to work site and open Trailers door, first think hit me was 5 alcoholic mens all weekends drinking, boozesweat, greasefood and no showering smell. That smell really hits you like a real hit in the face. specially when i didn´t drink.

[@Ser_Redshirt]

In my youth I was at times a member of the Royal Rangers, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, USMC JROTC, the National Guard and the Regular Army. I have had to bathe, against their will, no less than one person in each organization. Y'all are nasty.

[@01denese]

College roommate went barefoot everywhere she went. At night, her feet would be black, and she would get into bed without washing them.

[@mulabarbie4366]

This video made me want to shower immediately. It’s 3am 😭

[@mztweety1374]

Been fighting depression since about 15. I managed to get it together enough by my first pregnancy. I go without niceties and sacrifice for my kids and they make me eat and relax... It helps to tell myself I deserve better. Hence the cute wigs and nails. Makes me feel good about myself😍 we all deserve better. Don't let depression beat us.

[@elliotledoux4307]

myself, i have terrible depression and gender dysphoria and an ED, showering is actual hell, even when i do have the motivation to do so, and i feel like shit.

[@yoda105]

Same kinda. I hate showering cuz I hate my body and have to look at it and wash it ew ew ew. But also I have problems with hygiene most days I just feel so laggy cuz of my depression. I just feel so limp but, I shower because no one wants to stink. I hope

[@chloerebecca2399]

same im clinically depressed and I've gained a LOT of weight recently from binge eating. showering is so hard and i definitely don't always do it enough. it's so draining and i can't stand seeing my body. i do it with my eyes closed and/or the lights off most of the time now lol

[@chloerebecca2399]

@@LostSoulchild89 it's such a struggle honestly😔 i bought a Bluetooth shower speaker though and it makes things a lot more bearable, listening to music/singing while showering distracts me from my thoughts.☺️

[@jtszabo1691]

I used to work at FedEx at the airport. Our dangerous goods agent was a huge guy, bigger than John Goodman. He was always sweating. His stomach hung down pretty low. He smelled like BO, alcohol detox, poop, bad breath, and dirty laundry. You could smell him from six feet away and his stench would linger in the tugs. I always knew he’d used it based on the smell

[@notinthemiddle7094]

My roommate at my sober living house, he smells so fucking bad and when he leaves the room it still stinks because his sheets are absolutely disgusting he hasn’t showered once in the months here and never washes his clothes

[@nightmare.xxxxxx]

One time near the end of high-school, my friend and I went to his friend's house. This person had like 5 siblings all of which lived in the same house with their parents. Well I decided to use the washroom and when I turned on the light I was absolutely shocked at what I saw. Shit everywhere! All over the toilet seat and back of the toilet, in the tub and on the walls. And it wasn't something that had just happened recently and the parents just didn't get to it yet. No, you can tell it was all caked on like it had been there for a while. The sad thing was there were little kids living in that house and clearly they were being neglected.