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2026-07-01 18:21 UTC
You won’t find people on lemmy who will admit it.
I do know a semi(?)-homeless person who stinks so much I buy air freshener just for when he comes by.
He is a crystal addict, pothead and mentally ill. His mental development is about 14 year old. Very sweet guy.
I believe he is living in a house, but who knows his stories doesn’t make sense. He doesn’t even have a name because ‘they have to gove it to him’.
I don’t know if he has a place to shower, but I don’t think he has a mind to think of showering. He has several changes of clothes and once.
I believe body odor is a defense mechanism also - you are less likely to get raped if you stink like … Everything.
If a healthy not addicted person stinks - there are reasons and most of the time it is mental illness or homelessness.
(Except for outliners back to nature and so on)
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@ContactClosure@lemmus.org 2026-07-02 18:46
I should have clarified, the people I’m curious about in my life have homes that have running water AND a working hot water heater. They’re not mentally ill in an outwardly visible way, they have jobs, a social life, etc. Not saying they don’t have struggles, but they are a lot different than the person you describe.