This is genuine please give it a try. Daily updates on my progress at the bottom of this post.
Please read as this could very well change your life in a day. This is from the heart.
In summary: It's in the daily soaps you use. If you are interested then please read further as it could start changing your life within days if not within a few hours.
For 50 years I suffered badly from various forms of anxiety disorders/depression and many other issues. About 18 days ago 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 anxiety/depression etc 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 hours. 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. I could give you a list of other issues but the list would be very long and I want to hopefully keep your full attention.
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 exited 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.
About 3 days ago 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 etc.
I would also recommended that you go deodorant free so as to monitor your body odour improving. Even after exercising I smelt good.
To all anxiety/depression etc. 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 resteem this post so as to help others and leave a comment if it has helped you in any way. I have no doubt in my mind that if it cured my anxiety disorder then it has to work for may others. As trying this idea costs you nothing you have nothing to lose, hopefully just your anxiety disorder, depression etc. Good luck!!
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'm off for a walk in the park and I can't wait. Just returned from my walk and my anxiety was almost at zero and I feel great. Please keep in mind that I don't smoke, drink or do drugs 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 a 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. I have decided to change the word Had a soap free shower at 9am. to soap free as it is more appropriate.
Update 3/12/17
Had my 4th soap free shower at 11am. I had a better night sleep. My energy levels are low but that's due to not eating which is typical and I need to start starting this. Otherwise I feel good. 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. I have decided to only update again if I have another break through. I will be embarking on a day trip soon to see if my motion sickness is a thing of the past. My craving for sweet things and crisps has dramatically diminished. I'm hoping that those with cigarette and alcohol problems will also have diminished cravings. This could also be a major breakthrough. My sex drive is definitely back which is something those of you trying this method I'm sure will appreciate.
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So going soapless and without deodorant can reduce anxiety. Fascinating! That is the best post I have read from you and deserves an upvote indeed. I suffer from depression and panic attacks so I may try this. It makes sense. We should probably get away from food that has been treated with all the crap and packaged too. They probably do not want folks to know this as it is all about money. LOL Thanks my friend.
Hi Troy thanks for taking the time to read my post. Yes this is by far the best and most important one. For me it is like coming out of a 50 year coma. Unfortunately trying the chemical free soap has given me a temporary setback but I know things will dramatically start improving again. Please try it and if it works for you as well then please spread the news and let's help others. I still use a small amount of shaving cream but would prefer not to. The dry shave is a but harsh. Imagine if this stops other things like certain cancers. The best thing is to first try the soap free idea for at least a week or two to feel and see the real effects then maybe try and find alternatives to soap but I for one will be staying soap free. However you should feel an improvement within a day or two or less. Good luck and please keep me updated here regardless of outcome.
@readallaboutit, this is very interesting. I resteemed it but not much luck on other people seeing it. You will have to do follow up posts. I am on discord part of the recovery-addiction room I will bring it to their attention as their is quite a number of people suffering from depression and anxiety. I thought you are a young guy, now I see you see 50 years? I am glad you found so much relief!!
Hi hope777 thank you I saw the resteem. I know resteems are useless at the end of the day. Yes please tell them about it. I doubt if I'm the only one this method will work for. Ja nee ek is oud maar mense se ek lyk jonk vir my ouderdom. This really does work and isn't a hoax. I give an almost daily update at the bottom of the post but I will keep it alive by reposting at least weekly. I am going to change the wording of the banner now. Let's help others as anxiety/depression is destroying lives. We could together hopefully save people who are considering suicide or harming themselves as well. I hope this method will work for the masses and not just for people with only certain kinds of anxiety. Remember once the anxiety goes down then automatically the depression goes down as well. Mine have both almost gone in a few days. The good news is it is easy and free.
I agree about the re-steems, but I always try. How do you "repost" a post? Must you just copy the whole thing and post again? I told some of my family about this today and I did tell them in the recovery-addiction room in PAL on discord about it. I actually cannot believe that going "soapless" have such a great effect on you. My sister in law asked if she can then maybe wash with "aqua cream" So I told her about the"chemical free" soap. I struggled a lot with depression a few months ago but it is all better now. For me, it is controlling my thought patterns and not giving in to the "sadness". Instead of giving in to the negative thoughts and start crying, I chat with my hubby or just go to sleep and when I wake up, I am all better. Since I have been practising that, it is going a lot better. If I start to think all the negative thoughts then I spiral down into an abyss and start feeling suicidal very soon. I was free of depression for over 9 years and this year it just suddenly hit me again. I never thought it would come back, but that's life I suppose.
Hi hope777 I think that my post title and thumbnail should get some attention so the resteem could well be worthwhile. To repost I have 2 steemit tabs open. One with the post existing post and the second one with a blank/new post page. I then hit the edit button and copy the contents of the original post and then paste it into the new post box. So all you are doing is copying the contents of the edit box into the new post box. I will then make any updates and to the new post and post as usual. I do it with all my emoji posts. Sounds complicated but is quite simple. I have been thinking about any issues that may arise when telling others about it. Many anxiety/depression sufferers are already on medication which complicates things. It's best to just give them the link to the post and tell them that I have had brilliant (for lack of a better word) success in eliminating my anxiety, depression and related issues in one go after suffering with it for 50 years. I will diplomatically answer any questions they may have . As I was subjected to many anti anxiety medications for at least a year I am aware of what they are going through. I will however be very careful with my advice as their doctors will freak out should I tell them to stop their current medication and just start showering/bathing soapless. I need to cover myself and help them at the same time. I still can't believe that it virtually disappeared overnight. I'm doing things I thought I would never ever feel comfortable doing ever. I am talking to strangers, walking into any busy shopping centers, using self checkouts and the list goes on. Regarding your sister in law tell her to go for at least two days without using anything on her skin. Maybe a bit of makeup but no deodorant/perfume. The idea is not to jeopardize the process. This way she can test her body odour to see if not using soap leaves her smelling good. If she is worried then maybe take some perfume with just in case. The idea is to maximize any results. If she has positive results like I did then she will at least know what feeling much better feels like and will be motivated to keep it going in the right direction. Who knows maybe deodorant/perfume and makeup could be good to use. She can always introduce one at a time. She will very quickly work out if anything is a problem. If you have to keep fighting off the sadness and negative thoughts etc then the problems are still there. You need to do what I did and go soapless. Less than 3 weeks ago I was doing what you are doing now and I don't have those issues anymore. By lifting the anxiety your depression should lift too. Remember I can only tell you what I am experiencing and hope that you will get the same results. It's only a case of not using soap for 2 days, it couldn't be easier. Also remember that anxiety/depression feeds off itself so once you get into a bad place in compounds and I believe that the stuff in the soaps aids this. The way I see it every day I was using the soaps I was reinfecting myself. It's like I was constantly topping myself up with poison. Please try my method and keep me posted.
Hi hope777 how are things. Are you having any luck on discord with my anxiety cure? Please keep me updated. I have tried in a random anxiety and depression chat room but they call it advertising and kick me off. We live in a crazy world where people are so dumbed down and brain washed that they have stopped thinking for themselves.
We are not allowed to drop links there, but I did tell them to look at your post and mentioned your name. There were a few that reacted. Thank you for your in-depth reply. I appreciate your reply. The most important thing is that you figured out it works for you. I am so glad for you. I will try it sometime when I can take a day or two when I am not so busy and running up and down the whole time. I understand how you copy the post, with the 2 windows open. I usually do that when I do a post because I almost always refer to previous posts, so I copy parts. Wishing you a great week further!
I hope777 thanks for the reply and trying to bring attention to my post. It is always appreciated. If it worked for me then it should work for the masses. There's no way I am unique to a point that it will be limited to only me or a limited amount of people. I am 100% cured and if people are too skeptical to try something so simple then I am just going to walk away from it. Tomorrow I will be putting myself to the test so see if I have cured even more of my fears. I will hopefully update this post again soon. As people have resteemed this post I am reluctant but tempted to remove it. I don't want to draw any unwanted attention to it as the big guys will flatten me should I continue to pursue this. Even Discord will have it's pharmaceutical creeps lurking around in the anxiety and depression channels. Let me know should you try it and the outcome. I'm looking forward to my first anxiety and depression free Xmas in 50 years. Ons is amper daar. Later alligator.
Hi hope777 I have opened up an anxiety-depression channel on steemit.chat. Hopefully it will attract some visitors. https://steemit.chat/channel/anxiety-depression
That's a very interesting thing for you to have picked up on and noticed an immediate difference in your mood and health. I am glad that it is working for you. I have a few factors that might limit me from this experiment. I will try it out for a day. You know, M.R.E. (military ready to eat) bags that our servicemembers have to eat when on field-ops or deployments...a lot of the preservatives in those meals use the same ingredients as shampoos and conditioners, you can't help but think...just how terrible that ingredient is if it can preserve a food's shelf-life for years like ages 12+ and why is that so close to our bodies. Sorry for taking awhile to come on over and reading your article. Thank you for dropping by and reading mine. I appreciate your time in generating content and curating for your fellow steemian community who write as well through your comments. Have a wonderful weekend!
Hi camposmusing There is fluoride in our water, GMO's in our food and something very bad in our soaps. As you can see I went for a so called chemical free soap and my anxiety came back possibly in a hour with a vengeance. I eat very badly with many processed foods but in spite of that going soapless has by far made the biggest positive change in my life. I would rate my anxiety/depression (which is now gone) at 99% of my problem them food and water. I'm exited to hear some other success stories coming through. Hopefully some people are trying this out. Please give it two days if you can and leave a comment regardless of outcome. Good luck to you and I will keep this post alive.