I understand, Mari.

I used to enjoy showering, but I don't any more - there is a lot of overhead especially in this house. Now, I have a heavy ambivalence about showering.

Lately it has felt easier but I am not sure why. I feel relieved and lucky about that. When I was having near-fainting spells I utterly despised it. Even washing can be a difficult alternative, especially if you try to do everything at once - that takes a darn long time.

My work around was the ol' divide and conquer: wash pieces just one part at a time. I might do different parts on the same day but with breaks in between. Doing that, I can also give priority to parts that need it more frequently.

I might do a small part like just my face or my neck. An arm today and one tomorrow (arms per se don't get terribly dirty from one day to the next). Sometimes I will wash sweat points - insides of elbows and backs of knees. It might sound stupid but it helps me to do this at times. I stay cleaner than I would if I tried to take whole body whacks because I might not be able to get myself to. And this way I can keep strategic places clean, if ya know what I mean.

For some areas, like feet, it might help to have a plastic basin to use rather than having to climb in the tub and ending up getting splashed left right and center, not to mention a basin is handier to clean than the tub.

Sometimes rather than washing by splashing water on (with or w/o a cloth), I will wet a wash-cloth with warm water, soap it up and mostly squeeze it out, scrub a small area with that, rinse the cloth well, and then wipe down to rinse. I usually repeat the wipe/rinse to make sure I get all the soap off. I barely need to dry off when I do that - I pretty much air-dry, lol. Effective and efficient!

I don't know if these things can help you... or maybe just give you some other ideas to work with possibly.

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