Sweating Too Much: Educate Yourself About Your Problem And Take Control Of Your Body
While you might feel completely alone and abnormal about your excessive sweating, 3% of the population has the same problem as you. In fact, many say it is a genetic disposition that they share with other family members. But when you are always the person in the room drenched in sweat while everyone else is coolly and confidently going about their day, being part of the 3% of people who suffer from hyperhidrosis is no consolation.
As you probably realize, under normal conditions, sweating is a completely natural process we use to regulate our body temperature. While many other creatures in the animal kingdom will use natural insulation or panting, we use evaporating sweat to adjust to warm environments. Sweating is also a way to retain moisture in our skin, make us more slippery and hard to hold on to when anxious, and as a delivery mechanism for pheromones that contribute to nonverbal communication that escapes our conscious attention. In fact, the chemical composition of sweat is even designed to kill bacteria on the skin.
So, it's obvious that we need our sweat. But the problem occurs when we sweat so excessively that it begins to affect our social lives, leaving us in a state of physical discomfort and low confidence. Whether highly self conscious every time you step in a room where you have to remove your smelly shoes or the only one with sweat dripping from their hair in a crowded room, it's a problem that permeates every aspect of our lives and how we feel about ourselves. You may even find yourself avoiding social situations, especially the types that involve the opposite sex. Basically, if you sweat more than you need to in order to keep your body at the right temperature, you have a problem with excessive sweating