21 People's Most Unhygienic Confessions
That's why when Redditor u/Ok_Distribution2345 asked, "What is the grossest thing someone has openly told you that they do regularly?" Thousands of people shared the most disgusting confessions they've ever heard, and I honestly have no words. Without further ado, here are 21 of their shocking stories:
"A client recently told me that she literally sits on her hands in public restrooms because she doesn't want her butt to touch the seat — it may have partially broken my brain."
"As an example of a 'fun fact,' my boss shared with everyone that she makes her bed every day, but only washes her sheets once or twice a year."
"An intern at my work said she has never washed her feet in the shower because she just assumed the soap running down took care of it. She defended herself pretty hard."
"I knew a guy in the army who would go to the store, buy cheap women's thongs, and wear them during morning PT/gym. He even told me he would go number two and not wipe just to get them even dirtier."
"A woman once told me that when she found an old bag of breastmilk in the back of her freezer (she had stopped pumping almost three years prior), that she didn't want it to go to waste, so she just tossed it into the brownie mix she was making for her family."
"I worked with a guy who had dentures. He would eat Oreos, and when he finished, he would take out his false teeth and lick them to get all of the cream filling and chocolate off."
"About two decades ago, my now-ex told me that when he started in the military, there was a woman in his basic training they referred to as 'Bixby.' She would use the business end of an unfolded paper clip to dig the pimples on her face. She would do this openly, surrounded by the rest of her unit, and often during meetings when nobody could escape. She would proceed to eat what she scraped off."
"When I was in college, somebody I knew admitted (well, casually stated, but it felt like admitting a crime to me) that they liked to chew up potato chips, spit them into a bowl, and eat them with a spoon."
"About three years into our relationship, an (now) ex-girlfriend admitted that she regularly pooped in the shower, then waffle-stomped it down the drain."
"I once worked with a middle-aged man who told me in confidence that he didn't wash his dishes. Instead, he let his dog lick them clean because 'a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's mouth.' Then he would just wipe them dry and put them away."
"A guy once told me that he drank from his 'proper fountain,' [he drank his own pee] because 'there is a scripture about it in the Bible.'"
"My roommate openly admitted that her (now) ex-boyfriend would pick his nose and then wipe the boogers on a specific wall in his room. He had been doing this for years prior to them dating, so the coverage on the wall was pretty significant."
"I worked with a guy in his mid-twenties who had a room at his parents' house. He said his mom was always nagging him to clean his room because the smell was leaking into the hallway."
"I had a former friend who liked to get his nails really nasty, especially underneath, and suck on them. I found out about it when we were at a movie, and he began sucking and chewing on his nails."
"When I was a kid, my friend and I went to the bathroom on a school trip. While I was washing my hands, she told me, 'Oh, I don't believe in doing that.' About five minutes later, she offered me some chips and was surprised when I refused them."
"I once had a coworker who had terrible allergies and was always sneezing. He constantly blew his nose into the same white handkerchief..."
"I briefly dated a guy who thought he never needed to wash his bath towels because he was clean when he got out of the shower. I discovered this after showering at his place because when I asked for a towel, he said he only had the one."
"I saw this with my own eyeballs: My mom would blow her nose into her hand and lick up the snot."
"I had a friend who used parent's nasal spray after said parent had a sinus infection and had been shoving that nozzle in their nostrils to try and 'help.' My friend thought this was absolutely fine."
"My brother once had milk in his room that was so old it curdled into cheese, and he ACTUALLY tried to eat a piece. Now, he is no longer allowed to have anything other than water in there because his drinks have spoiled and molded multiple times."
Lastly, "In college, we had an icebreaker round during a required seminar. One girl said that her 'fun fact' was that her dad made 'poop statues.' The professor made the mistake of asking for clarification, and it got so much worse..."
Which one of these stories shocked you the most? Has anyone ever admitted a disgusting habit to you? Or perhaps you'd like to get a gross confession off your own chest? Tell us in the comments or answer anonymously using the form below!
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