"My husband is a minister and the congregation accused me of being snobbish because I appeared reserved. I did everything to avoid shaking hands with them."
"I stand out in a crowd because my face glows red from facial blushing. People think that I am either sick or extremely anxious."
"I find that I now take fewer risks in my life because of my condition. It is as if I've created a glass ceiling."
"I'm a computer programmer and my sweating hands drip sweat onto the keyboard."
"I rust my tools at the machine shop."
"I've gone through life with this problem, gotten my law degree and developed a successful practice, but now I just want to get rid of this thing."
"I have to hold my baby with a towel or I may drop him because of my wet hands."
"No one really understands what this condition does to me, not even my parents."
"I've blown job interviews and sales because of my sweating."
"My armpits are always wet and there are many clothes that I can't wear."
"I changed my college major because of my sweating hands. I wanted to be an artist but I kept staining my artwork with my sweat, so I became a school teacher."
"My husband complains that I don't touch him at night, but my hands are cold and wet and I know that it would bother him."
"Presenting before people is always the worst of times. My face will glow red. The audience must think that I'm extremely nervous or that I must not feel well. This only magnifies my anxiety."
"If I think about sweating, I'll sweat, but then my anxiety starts because of the sweating, and then the sweating only gets worse. Once the cycle starts, I can't stop it."
"I'm an FBI agent. One day, I discovered that I was the one who was sweating during the interrogation of a suspect while he was cool and dry. This is just not right."
"After a playing few bars during my first piano recital, I quit and walked away from the piano. The keys were wet with sweat. I'll never forget that moment. Since that time, I haven't played the piano."
"My eyes burn after I inserted my sweat-stained contacts."
"I'm so embarrassed by my sweaty hands that I don't want to go with my husband to parties."
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