When i was a child classmates would sometimes tell me my breath smelled like shit and would laugh about it. They were right i think, i remember i skipped brushing sometimes or didnt have breakfast. Those kind of comments in my life hurt me very bad. Sometimes i got depressed about it. Even when i was 25 i would get a comment like "do you want some gum cuz you need it". I didnt know nothing about brushing the tongue or floss your teeth everyday. I simply brushed my teeth and thats it. After the years passed by i did remove some wisdomteeth and came very obsessed with brushing my teeth, cheeks, gum, tongue (tongue scraper). My parents were always telling me why are you so obsessive about brushing your teeth.
This week i was very depressed again about my breath and i though id rather kill my self then live with this bad breath until my girlfriend saw that i was depressed and for the first time in my life i told something very private to someone. I was crying and told her about my problem.
You know what she said? Sweetheart i have never ever smelled something bad coming out of your mouth. I couldnt believe it and she wanted me to blow some air in here face. After some hesitation i finally did it and gues what? NOTHING! NADA! no smell! What the F*%*%! This couldnt be! She just says that to not hurt me. In these 10 years i have a relationship with her i can count the kisses between us on 2 hands
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Im so happy now. Never been so happy in my life. years of my life gone, couldt make friends nothing and now i know there is nothing wrong with my breath because i think that i only had the bad breath as a child (not brushing good) and that caused the Halitophobia in my life.
I just want to let some people know that it doesnt have to be halitosis! Even if you lick your arm and it stinks! Thats not always true! Just like in my case! Please tell it to someone close to you just like i did and let them smell your breath from really upclose and let them lick their arms. Some people just have halitophobia just like me and for what? For nothing all these years god dammnit. So many chances (girls), friends and this shit ruined it for me. Dont think that if people turn their heads away it means you stink! There are a lot of people who think that their breath stinks so maybe they are turning their head away so you cant smell THEM, maybe its not about you but her or him being afraid you smell something and vice versa.
Im not saying you are all delusional like me. No i know halitosis exists but some of you CAN have halitophobia.
That was my story, sorry for the long story by the way. I hope you appreciate it. Thanks
I hope you all get healthy!