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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you really dislike this woman? Are you gathering evidence against her?

Because your reaction to her comment is bananas. [/quote]

Disagree that OPs reaction is “bananas.”

She’s a little verbose in just asking “is this an accurate clinical standard”—but I don’t think that’s a crazy question.

OP seems to be quite reasonably stating that she understands having a baseline expectation for hygeine and cleanliness, but is questioning whether “showering every day” is that clinical baseline.

IMO (based on OP’s retelling of the story), it sounds as though the therapist expressed shock that a teen would say they only showered every other day or every three days. To me, this would only be concerning if the teen in question were an athlete whose daily practice causes him/her to sweat. Otherwise I think it’s totally normal and hygienic to shower every other day. (As an aside, I think it’s weird for a therapist to react with shock to anything. Especially something as minor as this when it isn’t the reason for the appointment. But my guess is this is what rattled OP. The therapist shouldn’t be coming at you with all kinds of judgment about something that isn’t even a thing….)
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