Long showers are nice and relaxing, sometimes I lay in the tub with the drain in to make it a shower bath, after cleaning myself off
Its how some people meditate even if they aren’t aware that’s what they are doing.
Substituting for the warmth of human contact.
I feel seen.
I’m dirty and must be scrubbed. Y’all who shower in sub 5 minutes discounting dress/undress times, how well do you actually clean yourself? Because I can’t see more than a passing sigh. Get in, wet, shampoo, soap, scrub, rinse, condition, rinse, like unless you’re just slipping soap on yourself instead of actually scrubbing I dunno how you could be in and out so quick.
Yes. No scrubbing. Trying to do away with most of the soap too.
In the end rhis mostly just hurts my skin.
“What are you, the coping mechanism police?”
Enjoy the warm. Read.
Read is insane
When I’m being reasonable: Audiobook
When I’m being unreasonable: lie down and use shower liner to create the dry section I read in while everything else enjoys the warm.
Tough part of the latter is leaning up against the cold dry tub when setting up. Like jumping into a cold pool.
how do you read in the shower, a water-proof ereader or some kind of waterproof book?
Dissociating and struggling with body disforya usually
Relax into a brief, stressless, fugue state.
Shampooing and conditioning my mid-back length hair, shaving my armpits and legs, exfoliating. I usually use 3 different skin cleansers on different parts of my body.
Some of us put in more effort than the bare minimum amount of hygiene because we want to look, smell, and feel good rather than simply “no longer nasty.”
Crying.
Trying to work up the nerve to turn the hot water off and step out into the cold air
start taking cold showers. youll get out of there quick to get back to the warm air
Good point, why not suffer all the time?
Oily skin and hair that takes actual scrubbing to take care of and a genuine enjoyment of a bit of scalding on the skin.
ITT: People with legitimate reasons for long showers.
Me over here: Just because I want to. It feels good. I’m paying the bill and I’ll stay in it as long as I’d like. I think, I daydream, I warm up on cold mornings, I cool off after long hot days, I listen to music or sing along while a warm rain dances its way to the drain. I can, and often do, shower and dress in 10 minutes, but I’m an adult damnit and if have the time and the desire I’m gonna hang out and sway gently while the steam fills the shower.
Fifteen year olds: Masturbating. Lots of masturbating.
Fifteen year olds: Masturbating. Lots of masturbating.
Also people older than 15. Significantly older. It’s a safe place in there.
Yes. This is me-time in a standing-up bath before or after facing the day as an adult with responsibilities.
Enjoying life. Enjoying the warmth, enjoying being clean, thinking, singing, relaxing, so on…
Sitting on the edge of the tub nonverbal because.
