HH and personality

Personality-wise I am a fairly aggressive person. The kind that prefer to be in the center of attention, and grab air time. Though not everyone that is aggresive have HH tendencies, I am half guessing that it contributes.

Part of the aggressiveness stems from insecurity. High alert at work makes HH worse.

Do you guys think some of us here have HH because of our personality?

HH causes the temperament, not otherwise. It's all one package. Our personalities are not stable one bit. And yes, I am very aggressive/angry at times.

coolasice said:

Do you guys think some of us here have HH because of our personality?

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I think my personality has been somewhat shaped by my HH, rather than the other way around. Although I've managed to overcome these issues now, not being able to touch anyone while growing up will tend to f*** you up a bit. Thing is though, the person you turn into is influenced by so many things it would be hard to pin it down to just one issue even if labelling it this way makes it more convinient.

I'd have to agree with Uber Schnitzel in my case. I think that if anything my HH has made me more withdrawn than I would normally be. As a child, having people recoil from my touch must have had some influence on my tendency to hang back on the sidelines in social situations, even though I am not really a shy person and can be enthusiastic about life sometimes (I wouldn't describe myself as aggressive).

It seems like HH may often help to shape one's personality, but I guess there is no standard way it does so. Everyone is different.

I think that if I didn't have hyperhidrosis, I'd probably be alot more outgoing, so yes, it has had an influence on my personality, and goals in life. I would like to think I have over come it over the years though. I simply have accepted this is who I am, and perhaps I was not meant to be a social butterfly. That I am better off this way, maybe, as it shaped someone who is more focused on better things in life? I'm not sure.

I am far from being a recluse or anything though, I mean, I have a ton of good friends and I see them pretty often. The only thing I am weary about is parties and that sort of thing...and chicks. But again, that's just not me I suppose...I'm on a seperate path.

It doesn't really affect my inner personality, but it just prevents me from being fully outgoing in many situations when I'm sweating.

HH shaped a great deal of my life. I was very withdrawn in younger years. I found when i was by myself the HH would subside. My true personality was and is truly social. Somehow I managed to carry on and experience the social, radical, aggressive and loving side of myself despite the HH. I have learned to take responsibility for my life and actions even if I detoured because of the HH. I wish I had theses forums when I was younger.

Sprawling said:

HH shaped a great deal of my life. I was very withdrawn in younger years. I found when i was by myself the HH would subside. My true personality was and is truly social. Somehow I managed to carry on and experience the social, radical, aggressive and loving side of myself despite the HH. I have learned to take responsibility for my life and actions even if I detoured because of the HH. I wish I had theses forums when I was younger.

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I would have to agree. If I could have talked to people like me when I was younger, that would have helped a lot.
I have noticed that the more excited and emotional that I get, the more I sweat. If I try to control my mental attitude and my excitement level, I don't sweat as much.
I think it all has to do with your reactions. If you can stay calm and relaxed then you might not sweat as much. I think that also has to do with HH and teenagers, when your going through puberty and you can't control anything, then how can you expect to do anything other than sweat like crazy.

The causes of HH are still unknown. I can be 100% relaxed and happy, but as soon as I do something physical (like sports), I sweat too much anyway. So, in my opinion, even though psychological factors affect us a lot, they are not the main cause of HH.