Why don't nerds shower? - Hear me out on this one.

[L50LasPak]

I'm obviously not totally mentally healthy, I doubt any of us on here are, but something strange occured to me the other day.

I was standing in front of my shower like "Hmm, haven't had a shower in a couple of days. Probably could use one." Then suddenly this really strange feeling came over me and I balked at the idea of getting naked even though I live alone, the front door was locked, the bathroom door was locked and it was a totally windowless room. And I was like "Eh.... maybe later."

We all laugh at "Hah hah, nerds don't shower" and Jordan Peterson tards go "hah fag wash your balls" and of course we all recoil in abject horror at the vile stench of the unclean, unwashed peasantry. But like, does this strike anyone else as maybe a sign of serious mental illness? What I felt definitely wasn't just laziness. Have psychologists looked into this? Think about how fucking much you hear about this kind of thing all over the place. Have studies been done? I'm really curious.

Discuss?

(edit note: I put this in Deep Thoughts initially because I guess I was really overthinking it. Sorry mods.)

 

[Bad Headspace]

Short answer: If you don't learn a habit and it's not reinforced you simply won't think about it. "Nerds" are usually loners and they lack a social structure to tell them to go to shower.

Also, people get used to their own stink.

 

[garakfan69]

I don't shower because Sonic games taught me that it's bad to touch water.

 

[YourMommasBackstory]

But like, does this strike anyone else as maybe a sign of serious mental illness?

It actually is. But thats not about -tism and twitters "muh mental health". Usually only if person did care about being clean and then just stopped it means something is up. People with severe depression, schizophrenics, etc. when their illness is aggravated they lose their mind and shower/brushing the teeth is the last thing they care about. Clinically depressed ones just lay in bed for days, they have no strenght to even sit down.
Ah, and severe retards, because it's impossible to teach them how to shower.

 

[Bad Gateway]

I'm way at the other end of the spectrum. I MUST shower at least once per day, twice or more is preferable. And soap and shampoo at least twice in each shower, three or more is better.

 

[Catgirl IRL]

More time to jerk off.

 

[crocodilian]

You're likely just hanging around a building or sitting at a desk during your daily life, not performing manual labor or living in the great outdoors. For obvious reasons you won't get as dirty. Strictly speaking you don't need to shower every day, and if you do, you don't have have to use soap very often save for a few particular areas where filth accumulates. The only exception to this I can think of is if you work out regularly each morning.

I'm way at the other end of the spectrum. I MUST shower at least once per day, twice or more is preferable. And soap and shampoo at least twice in each shower, three or more is better.

Depending on how vigorous you are, how often you use soap and the temperature of the water this may be doing more harm than good.

 

[teriyakiburns]

I'm way at the other end of the spectrum. I MUST shower at least once per day, twice or more is preferable. And soap and shampoo at least twice in each shower, three or more is better.

Don't shampoo twice; it dries out your scalp.

 

[Bad Headspace]

I don't shower because Sonic games taught me that it's bad to touch water.

It makes everybody wonder... why didn't Robotnik just have an underwater base?

 

[Ted_Breakfast]

One of the reasons I rarely go to nerd stores to purchase my nerd supplies is because someone that frequents the store I go to utterly reeks of canned tamale BO. I honestly can't handle it.

 

[Ponderous Pillock]

I remember going to a model railway exhibition in nearby Pillock City a few years back.

One guy who went there managed to progressively stink out the entire venue, which was a building of considerable size.

One.

As for me. I'm nerdy as shit and usually bathe once a day and rarely go more than two without some sort of cleaning.

 

[Bad Gateway]

Depending on how vigorous you are, how often you use soap and the temperature of the water this may be doing more harm than good.

Yes but it feels good right on my autism

 

[kūhaku]

My best bet is that it's people who don't recognize how dirty they actually are, or like others have said they get used to their own smell. In addition, I would pin it more on laziness. Not wanting to be naked is irrelevant behind closed doors so that's probably just you. Never experienced that myself.

I don't shower daily, usually once every couple of days (I don't work out or do manual labor so I don't get dirty fast), but when I do I'll be in there for up to an hour so I can relax. That's partially why I don't shower as often, because I know the water bill is going to go through the fucking roof. Showering is nice, but it's an activity you have to put some time into in a sense. Though some do, most people don't just "go take a quick shower" if they have 10 minutes.

If you view showering as good for you or "fun," you're more likely to do it. If you view it as a chore, you're less likely to do it. And for people who have a higher propensity to be shut-ins, showering is likely more of a chore.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

More time to jerk off.

The do realize they could just combine the two right?

I now await your neg ratings.

 

[Foxxo]

The do realize they could just combine the two right?

Frankly, if you're not cleaning down there anyway, then you're doing something wrong.

 

[No Exit]

Nerds don't shower because the water flairs up their hypersensitivity caused by autism. Literally too retarded to clean themselves.

 

[Cool kitties club]

If you dont interact with enough people to tell you you smell like shit you will just get used to it

 

[Prince Lotor]

@L50LasPak There is a mental disorder called Aquaphobia that an estimated 19 million Americans suffer from to some degree. One of my friend's mom's definitely had it undiagnosed. She would only shower like once a month for 5 minutes, she had a serious aversion to her skin being wet. She would cancel plans if it was raining and someone had to come pick her up if it started while she was out, she also had depression and spent like a decade laying on the couch in front of the TV.

So, yes, it is a recognized phobia and it can manifest with differing specificity in verying degrees of severity.

 

[Pissmaster]

I figure it's just gotta be out of laziness. Being in the shower means you can't goof off on your computer or watch TV or whatever, and even if you bring your cellphone in, you can't easily use it. So, nerds would rather subject anyone around them to their horrible funk than peel themselves away from their computers for more than 10 minutes.

 

[mr.moon1488]

Don't know about that shit, but for some reason I'm always like "ugh I gotta take a shower, I really don't want to." Finally get in the shower "holy fuck this feels awesome *proceeds to deplete the water heater*." Later I wonder why I treat taking showers like an unpleasant chore only to repeat the cycle the next day.