This is My Story

Layla W.
United States
#80
I began noticing my excessive sweating in both my hands and feet in 5th grade. I’m not sure exactly when I discovered I had hyperhidrosis, but I definitely knew something was weird. Grade school was the worst, because of all the games we were forced to play. Now that I am in college and an adult, it’s eased up a bit but it’s still challenging. Shaking people's hands and playing ice breakers in college is challenging and embarrassing. That’s only the social stress of hyperhidrosis. comes with low self esteem and so much more emotional battles. I hate that I can’t do the simplest things with my hands. Holding hands with my partner, getting my nails done or even wearing sandals without the thoughts of embarrassment. Now that I am older I have come to accept my hyperhidrosis and vowed to myself that I should make friends and family aware of this condition.
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