| Nobody likes to sweat! Especially on important | | | | speech, being in front of our peers, etc... Now imagine |
| occasions. Sweating is embarrassing. It ruins clothes. It | | | | adding on top of that a problem with excessive |
| makes social and business interactions uncomfortable. | | | | sweating. It can paint a pretty uncomfortable scene. |
| The other day I was told of a reporter on television | | | | Other challenges include business interactions, and |
| who had some embarrassing underarm sweat stains. | | | | personal financial negotiations like buying or selling a |
| If you have ever been in the spotlight and found | | | | house. These situations can be nerve racking enough. |
| yourself uncomfortably trying to hide the fact that you | | | | Some severe cases of Hyperhidrosis can make it |
| are uncontrollably sweating, you probably know what | | | | difficult to hold a pen, shake hands with somebody, or |
| this news anchor felt like. Unfortunately, some of us (it | | | | even grip a steering wheel while driving. |
| is said to be around 2-3% of Americans) suffer from | | | | My Personal Challenge |
| excessive sweat disorder, or Hyperhidrosis. | | | | I have been known as one that sweats...a lot! In high |
| Symptoms of Excessive Sweat Disorder | | | | school I participated in basketball and other sports. My |
| (Hyperhidrosis) | | | | peers did not enjoy defending me because they felt |
| Excessive sweating of the underarms, the palms, or | | | | like they were getting slimmed from all of my sweat. It |
| soles of the feet are symptoms of Hyperhidrosis. | | | | was not a pretty site. At times I sweat so much that it |
| Although underarms problems usually begin around the | | | | was hard to grip the ball. Initially it was a little |
| time of puberty, the problems with your hands and | | | | embarrassing, but as time passed, I got use to it. I joke, |
| feet can being earlier in childhood. If these problems go | | | | but my so called "sweating problem" became a great |
| untreated, they likely will continue throughout life. | | | | advantage for me because people didn't like to guard |
| Problems People Face With Hyperhidrosis | | | | me. |
| A major challenge that people who suffer from | | | | In summary, excessive sweating is a common disorder |
| Hyperhidrosis face is the embarrassment it can cause | | | | that usually occurs in people who are basically healthy. |
| in social interactions. Most of us worry about our | | | | If you suffer from Hyperhidrosis it doesn't mean that |
| appearance, especially on important occasions like | | | | you are some kind of freak, or an abnormal human |
| weddings, graduations, competitive activities, giving a | | | | being. You also are not alone. |