Halitophobia (Delusional Halitosis)

Experience!

Those er 2 of the 79 comments, from this article and they're very solid advices, that could definitely be our one and only cure for this problem, and change the rest of our lives for the better.

Except, for me is koran instead of the bible, since I am s Muslim man.

I have really noticed that when ever I pray salah, read the koran or make a supplication, it relaxes me and put me in a good mood, but it is not easy thing to do everyday, because of the existence of Satan in this world, but no matter what, I will do my best to never give. Wish you all the best

Experience!

Those er 2 of the 79 comments, from this article and they're very solid advices, that could definitely be our one and only cure for this problem, and change the rest of our lives for the better.

Except, for me is koran instead of the bible, since I am s Muslim man.

I have really noticed that when ever I pray salah, read the koran or make a supplication, it relaxes me and put me in a good mood, but it is not easy thing to do everyday, because of the existence of Satan in this world, but no matter what, I will do my best to never give. Wish you all the best

Mind blowing!

by Adam on Aug 16, 2017 | 10:03AM 

I think I've figured it out

Hi guys

I googled this condition as I know for a fact that I got it and wanted to see if there was others like me out there. I'm glad there is but at the same time sad that we all are living like this.

I won't go further into how I got this condition but I can certainly say that I see the end of it!

We are all doing the same - Changing our breathing patterns and holding our breaths.

My condition got better as I got into a relationship and had my girlfriend smell my breath occasionally (I still believe there has been times she've kept the truth away from me as I've noticed nose rubs and sometimes looking uncomfortable) which made me sit down and try finding out if there was similarities between the times she did.

This is what I concluded;

1: When I've been anxious about my breath and have kept my breathing at a minimum.

2: When I'm talking being afraid of my breath.

I've then done my studies on breathing and tried doing breathing practices which has helped me and figured out that;

Situation 1: As we're breathing, our lungs exchange old air with new air that fuels our organs.When we aren't breathing, we are storing that used air which then comes out on exhale as "heavy" or "hot".

This is what triggers people reactions as nose rubbing, looking away, etc as hot air is unpleasant.

We keep thinking we have a bad breath, because we actually have in a sense, not exchanging the old air which then comes out as an unpleasant ooze.

Situation 2: When I've spoken to people I've seen them react in a way that would seem like I've had bad breath. If I've asked if my breath was bad, blew air at the person, the answer has always been said no. The reason of this seems to be that we talk without air that makes us use the gut to force out our words. Have anyone smelled someone's exhale when they yawn? Unpleasant right?

This is the air we're forcing out while we speak as we're breathless by not wanting to breathe in the first place. I tried inhaling and holding the air before speaking and saw that I got no common reactions of bad breath. I then kept this going and felt how my breathing pattern and way changed completely (And then my anxiety kicked in later and had me do the work all over again) Now this is what I practice everyday before speaking and it works.

Conclusion: Our problem lays in our breathing and lack of breathing.

What we should all focus on is right breathing patterns (Breathing practices, making sure you're breathing at all times, inhale through the nose)

- Keeping a healthy diet (Eating enough and healthy food that makes sure we dont gut breath which occurs when the body lacks nutrition)

- Keeping a good oral hygiene (Brushing our teeth and especially the tongue where the bacteria that cause bad oral breath lays)



by Christian Carl Gallego on Jan 30, 2017 | 10:35 AM 

LISTEN CAREFULLY

There is a bad grass in your mind!

Look, this is what I have discovered:

The root is ANXIETY,

and the leaves are DRY MOUTH.

(when the mouth is dry, sorry to tell you, the breath is bad)

We keep on trimming the leaves, little knowing that the real cause of trouble lies beneath the root.

Here is the good farmer saying:

'DO EVERYTHING TO KEEP RELAXED'

Prayer...Bible Study...Sound Music...Deep Breaths...Water...Take A Bath...What Else?

Congratulations!

It's all in our mind, my friend.

(when the mind is relaxed, the saliva production flows back again to its pure state)

100% mere fresh breath.

Mind blowing!

by Adam on Aug 16, 2017 | 10:03AM 

I think I've figured it out

Hi guys

I googled this condition as I know for a fact that I got it and wanted to see if there was others like me out there. I'm glad there is but at the same time sad that we all are living like this.

I won't go further into how I got this condition but I can certainly say that I see the end of it!

We are all doing the same - Changing our breathing patterns and holding our breaths.

My condition got better as I got into a relationship and had my girlfriend smell my breath occasionally (I still believe there has been times she've kept the truth away from me as I've noticed nose rubs and sometimes looking uncomfortable) which made me sit down and try finding out if there was similarities between the times she did.

This is what I concluded;

1: When I've been anxious about my breath and have kept my breathing at a minimum.

2: When I'm talking being afraid of my breath.

I've then done my studies on breathing and tried doing breathing practices which has helped me and figured out that;

Situation 1: As we're breathing, our lungs exchange old air with new air that fuels our organs.When we aren't breathing, we are storing that used air which then comes out on exhale as "heavy" or "hot".

This is what triggers people reactions as nose rubbing, looking away, etc as hot air is unpleasant.

We keep thinking we have a bad breath, because we actually have in a sense, not exchanging the old air which then comes out as an unpleasant ooze.

Situation 2: When I've spoken to people I've seen them react in a way that would seem like I've had bad breath. If I've asked if my breath was bad, blew air at the person, the answer has always been said no. The reason of this seems to be that we talk without air that makes us use the gut to force out our words. Have anyone smelled someone's exhale when they yawn? Unpleasant right?

This is the air we're forcing out while we speak as we're breathless by not wanting to breathe in the first place. I tried inhaling and holding the air before speaking and saw that I got no common reactions of bad breath. I then kept this going and felt how my breathing pattern and way changed completely (And then my anxiety kicked in later and had me do the work all over again) Now this is what I practice everyday before speaking and it works.

Conclusion: Our problem lays in our breathing and lack of breathing.

What we should all focus on is right breathing patterns (Breathing practices, making sure you're breathing at all times, inhale through the nose)

- Keeping a healthy diet (Eating enough and healthy food that makes sure we dont gut breath which occurs when the body lacks nutrition)

- Keeping a good oral hygiene (Brushing our teeth and especially the tongue where the bacteria that cause bad oral breath lays)



by Christian Carl Gallego on Jan 30, 2017 | 10:35 AM 

LISTEN CAREFULLY

There is a bad grass in your mind!

Look, this is what I have discovered:

The root is ANXIETY,

and the leaves are DRY MOUTH.

(when the mouth is dry, sorry to tell you, the breath is bad)

We keep on trimming the leaves, little knowing that the real cause of trouble lies beneath the root.

Here is the good farmer saying:

'DO EVERYTHING TO KEEP RELAXED'

Prayer...Bible Study...Sound Music...Deep Breaths...Water...Take A Bath...What Else?

Congratulations!

It's all in our mind, my friend.

(when the mind is relaxed, the saliva production flows back again to its pure state)

100% mere fresh breath.

Those er 2 of the 79 comments, from this article and they're very solid advices, that could definitely be our one and only cure for this problem, and change the rest of our

I have had this thing for a year and im sorry but i dont know what to do if this turns out into a life long ordeal like some of you other good people. I think that everybody has some sort of smell to their breath and it becomes fresher or less fresh depending on the time of day. But the most important thing to know here is that we all are being completely delusional. We must come to fruition that we are acting mentally psychotic. I had no clue that there were this many people who feel the same as me. It comforts me but at the same time I cant imagine what its like for people who have had it for more then 1 year. if we want to fix our problems we must be rational in doing so. We must pretend that we never knew bad breath exsisted. We must stop feeding the anxiety with what it wants. If that is excessive cleaning, or excessive gum chewing. Ask someone you are comfortable with everyday if you have bad breath. We must meditate substantially more if we want this anxiety to be terminated. We must find a way to trick our brain to stop delluding itself. I am not turning out like some of you people on this chat, letting the anxiety take over your life. It had taken mine for a while but I will not let this ****ing halitophbia **** torture me any more. You have to try dont give up its never too late!

I am currently suffering from this anxiety and my breathe. I ask people around me, and they say no. Yet when I’m at work, I feel like it’s offensive. I get really anxious and my stomach starts feeling weird.
So much that I start having a panic attack. I want to ask complete strangers in my training class but I’m embarrassed. I stay sucking mints, or drinking water. If I hear anyone laugh, I feel like they’re talking about me.
I stopped drinking liquor, I avoid going out or festivals. I even was avoiding restaurants. I couldnt focus. It’s ruining my life. I’m 30 and a beautiful woman. Yet i have lost everything in me to be social or outgoing.

I think about suicide. I hate feeling awkward and suffering from this.
I don’t want my breathe to introduce me! It’s devastating.
Loved ones say no, yet strangers literally seem so uncomfortable around me. I don’t get it. HELP.
I have spent good money on an electronic toothbrush. I floss, and brush everyday.

I am currently suffering from this anxiety and my breathe. I ask people around me, and they say no. Yet when I’m at work, I feel like it’s offensive. I get really anxious and my stomach starts feeling weird.
So much that I start having a panic attack. I want to ask complete strangers in my training class but I’m embarrassed. I stay sucking mints, or drinking water. If I hear anyone laugh, I feel like they’re talking about me.
I stopped drinking liquor, I avoid going out or festivals. I even was avoiding restaurants. I couldnt focus. It’s ruining my life. I’m 30 and a beautiful woman. Yet i have lost everything in me to be social or outgoing.

I think about suicide. I hate feeling awkward and suffering from this.
I don’t want my breathe to introduce me! It’s devastating.
Loved ones say no, yet strangers literally seem so uncomfortable around me. I don’t get it. HELP.
I have spent good money on an electronic toothbrush. I floss, and brush everyday.

Guys
What can i say, we all understand each others, I hope you guys will find some relief because we know how much painfull this condition is.

I know for a fact that it wasn’t only in my head, I could litteraly smell it, along with that horible white tongue.
Like some of you guys, I had a job that I loved but I quit it in the middle of the day because of my coworker’s sounds, he was obviously annoyed by my smell, it was impossible to stay and bother other people.
One day at the same work, one girl took the elevator a couple minutes after me and I heared her saying « wtf it smells like **** for réal » a f*cking knife in my heart I received that day.

Anyway I’ve become very closed and I don’t care, i guess I’ve accepted the fact that i’m gonna die with this condition, it means no girlfriend no wife no kids, its beyond sad but I truely accepted it.

My only concern today is the fact that people can smell me even when i’m not speaking, the air I exhale from my nose is annoying people around
me, I can not accept that, if I could live the rest of my life completly alone with zero contact with human I would f*cking do it.
I dont care about me, I just not want to make people uncomfortable because of me.

I really hope you guys can find a way out, no one should be living like this.
Thank you for sharing your stories, I love you guys I really hope you get rid of that sh!t

Guys
What can i say, we all understand each others, I hope you guys will find some relief because we know how much painfull this condition is.

I know for a fact that it wasn’t only in my head, I could litteraly smell it, along with that horible white tongue.
Like some of you guys, I had a job that I loved but I quit it in the middle of the day because of my coworker’s sounds, he was obviously annoyed by my smell, it was impossible to stay and bother other people.
One day at the same work, one girl took the elevator a couple minutes after me and I heared her saying « wtf it smells like **** for réal » a f*cking knife in my heart I received that day.

Anyway I’ve become very closed and I don’t care, i guess I’ve accepted the fact that i’m gonna die with this condition, it means no girlfriend no wife no kids, its beyond sad but I truely accepted it.

My only concern today is the fact that people can smell me even when i’m not speaking, the air I exhale from my nose is annoying people around
me, I can not accept that, if I could live the rest of my life completly alone with zero contact with human I would f*cking do it.
I dont care about me, I just not want to make people uncomfortable because of me.

I really hope you guys can find a way out, no one should be living like this.
Thank you for sharing your stories, I love you guys I really hope you get rid of that sh!t

Guys
What can i say, we all understand each others, I hope you guys will find some relief because we know how much painfull this condition is.

I know for a fact that it wasn’t only in my head, I could litteraly smell it, along with that horible white tongue.
Like some of you guys, I had a job that I loved but I quit it in the middle of the day because of my coworker’s sounds, he was obviously annoyed by my smell, it was impossible to stay and bother other people.
One day at the same work, one girl took the elevator a couple minutes after me and I heared her saying « wtf it smells like **** for réal » a f*cking knife in my heart I received that day.

Anyway I’ve become very closed and I don’t care, i guess I’ve accepted the fact that i’m gonna die with this condition, it means no girlfriend no wife no kids, its beyond sad but I truely accepted it.

My only concern today is the fact that people can smell me even when i’m not speaking, the air I exhale from my nose is annoying people around
me, I can not accept that, if I could live the rest of my life completly alone with zero contact with human I would f*cking do it.
I dont care about me, I just not want to make people uncomfortable because of me.

I really hope you guys can find a way out, no one should be living like this.
Thank you for sharing your stories, I love you guys I really hope you get rid of that sh!t

Continued

The crazy thing is not only am I obsessed with my breath I'm always analysing others as well! I NEVER used to do that! And I'll look at people with some really janky teeth and honestly I can't smell their breath. I wonder...does a fear of bad breath actually cause it??? Sometimes I feel like it comes from my stomach the more anxious and uncomfortable I get. When I'm around people that make me feel around the ease that stomach tension relaxes around the bit. I move away from people, I don't want to sit across a small table in restaurants or at work. Whew! It's alot. But I try to manage, I drink lots of water and brush and floss throughout the day. I avoid mints though because I do believe that it only enhances any unpleasantness. This is crazy. The mind is so powerful.

Have to get my life back

I live in a country that I'm not from. The people here are totally obsessed with breath...you see it in the commercials, the excessive use of face masks, covering of the face when they speak to others. So when I just came it was a shock to the system. One day a friend and I were discussing this and I said..BB isn't that serious. And her shock at my dismissal of bb shocked me! She said that people should indeed have fresh breath always! I remember thinking wow. ..is that what people actually think? After that I never interacted with people the same. I started to feel like I was constantly being scrutinised and judged. I paid attention to the reaction of others when I would speak. Friends and family noticed the change in my behaviour. Over the past 2 years I've been to the dentist at least 100 times. Now I go once a month. The dentist has assured me that it's all in my head but ever Since that conversation I've elected to remove 3 wisdom teeth..I've replaced 2 fillings with crowns, had 2 root canal treatments, bought probiotocs, special mouth washes, tongue scrapers and herbal remedies, I spend 5 minutes 3xdaily brushing,flossing and interdental brushing. I cancel almost all social engagements, switched jobs, quit jobs, walked out of trainings that required team work and am now considering a careerpath that would facilitate as little face to face interaction as possible. This is real. I intend to beat this...I'll go to ent specialists, psychotherapists, whatever it takes. I have to get my life back. I want to be able to interact freely. I can't even imagine ever being intimate again with someone at this rate. Has anyone overcome this and how? Email me...there's more to the story but not enough space 😊. I wish out guys much success and happiness

Mothers love

This is so wonderful. I have a 24 yr old daughter suffering from this. I have been researching it for month's and im so relieved she is not alone. Nothing is worse than being a mom without the answers their child needs and ask for. Now i have at least support on my journey

Single, and not ready to mingle

Today I am single all because of bad breath. I hate this life.

Im good at sucking cause im a looser

Smells like bad breath again! Yah im a looser nevermind. oh here's the mint I'd like to suck woohoo

I feel exactly the same. Closed friends and family have always mentioned there is no issue with your breath. But you felt there is bad breath whenever at work or hanging out with big group of people. The situation gets worse when it's an air conditioning room! Most of the time I couldn't smell anything, but at some moments (could be the different direction of the wind blow) I smelled my own breath, and it stinks. I wanted to be as positive and ignore people reaction, but then I recalled on my own how my breath sticks. :( is fixing it or ignoring it a right solution?

Lol
So people suffer from it like this?? wow!! I'm so happy I'm not the only one.
Henceforth, I gotta live without caring if it smells again or not.
Thanks for this post.
I'm tired of holding my breath after brushing for about 15mins thrice a day.

I spend all day thinking about this like you guys. Smoking weed doesnt help. Dont even think its worth it if I'm around people. I'm certain this is in my head, as with the rest of you. Still drives me crazy though. Brushing thirty times a day is completely normal for me. Pack of gum a day too. Anyways, what i came here to say is... Who the **** rubs their nose when they smell something lol? You guys are all crazy just like me. I have severe ocd and im sure half of you do to. We all sound nuts lol its in our heads i mean read these comments. Relax.

Glad

I have quit two jobs in the past two years and visited four different dentist.Damn it 's getting expensive and I'm going broke. I ask my sister if i have bad breath she says no but when i go to work or breath i feel like i am killing people with my presence.I'm going crazy chewing gum and looking up dumb remedies and buying different toothpaste and mouthwash that doesn 't work.

I’m just like you.

I’m giving my real name and my email. Feel free to reach out to me. You’re not alone.

To be honest, I have worked in the dental field for a long time and we don’t get many patients with bad breath. This is the honest truth. People may have eaten perhaps garlic or maybe some kind of food, such as salsa which can smell when the mouth is open at the time of the exam. That is a known fact that those foods to give off a scent. No big deal. People that neglect their hygiene will also have bad breath at times, but that’s due to lack of self-care. Which makes sense why someone would have bad breath. It is treatable.

Dental care as a child and to my teen years was missed by my parents. Not their fault because they were not aware of the importance of prevention of dental health. That being said, I have had almost every dental procedure done to my teeth. I had really crooked teeth which lead to my insecurity of smiling. As a result, I took the liberty as an adult to finally take care of all my dental needs and it was a life changer. My confidence was sky high. I was smiling for the first time in my life. I felt so good, I decided to work within the field. I know how it feels to feel so insecure about your mouth.

Furthermore, I’ve been working hard to become a Hygienst. I even got into the program. I didn’t go due to lack of funds, but NOW I’m not going because of my bad breath. My thoughts are, how can I help people when I can’t even help myself?

Unfortunately as you get older, your body changes, sometimes genetics plays a role, and lifestyle habits can have an unpredictable toll on your health.

Like all of you, I take care of my teeth religiously with my daily routine. People do all the signals that lead me to believe that I have an issue. I’ve had a one dentist tell me to seek help from a doctor.

***My point is, if you have excellent dental hygiene and doing everything you can to keep your mouth clean and fresh; people you trust and love who wouldn’t lie to you say you don’t have an issue. PLEASE BELIEVE THEM. If your dentist says you don’t have a problem. Believe them. You don’t. Trust me. I’m in the field** I know it’s hard, but try.

If your dentist, like mine told me it’s not dental related. It may be due to some other medical issue. I’m thinking now. I’m praying everyday that my bad breath goes away, so I can be happy again. It’s not easy going to work everyday. Some days are good and some bad.

**What I learned, depends on the person your with or around. If they smell something and THEY are insecure. They may show it through their actions. Ignore their behavior if you can. They are more worried about their own breath. Which can be really annoying when they don’t have a problem. Ignore it because you’re amazing. Your friends and family that care and love you will always be there for you. They are not judging you because they care about you. Some people are just cool and for a moment you forget you have a problem and they will treat you like yourself again. Those are the people you want to keep in your life. Our thoughts are a biggest enemy sometimes. Some people have much less than us and are living life bravely. I also noticed when I felt bad about my bad breath; people can tell I am, so they pay attention to it even more. When I’m happy, people can’t help just to be kind. Those are good days.Try hard everyday to live the best life that you can.***

I hope my story helps someone. I’m a registered dental assistant and you probably don’t have a problem. Maybe see a doctor or ENT and they tell you there is no breath issue. Then you don’t.
Thanks guys.


I’m just like you.

Hey guys, I suffer from this condition as well. It’s been affecting me for a couple of months now. I’m a hairstylist so I’m kind of forced to be in people’s faces. It’s really really really hard. I’m considering to pursue another career because of this. My dentist said she didn’t smell anything. My mom and sister also says the same thing. I’m losing my confidence because of this. The nose rubbing and sometimes I can hear people holding their breath, making s weird noise. Or maybe it’s just in my mind. Reading you guys comments gave me some kind of relief. I’ve been trying the breathing patterns, it’s really hard but it is working. It’s all in our minds. I hope I could help!

Hey guys, I suffer from this condition as well. It’s been affecting me for a couple of months now. I’m a hairstylist so I’m kind of forced to be in people’s faces. It’s really really really hard. I’m considering to pursue another career because of this. My dentist said she didn’t smell anything. My mom and sister also says the same thing. I’m losing my confidence because of this. The nose rubbing and sometimes I can hear people holding their breath, making s weird noise. Or maybe it’s just in my mind. Reading you guys comments gave me some kind of relief. I’ve been trying the breathing patterns, it’s really hard but it is working. It’s all in our minds. I hope I could help!

I am so mentally tired and depressed from my problems but it gives me great relief to see i am not alone. So how can we move forward to get a real solution with this problem? Any suggestions?

Friend

Attention all my fellow halitosis brethren. You can click on my name to email me. We must support each other. I just turned 30 and I have had terrible breath as long as I can remember. My cousins wife flat out asked me in a rude way when I was about 10 yr old. Aside from that there has been only 2 other occasions in my entire life that someone has made it clear I have bad breath. This is my logic. If your asking family and friends if you indeed have halitosis, then they are extremely unlikely to tell you if you do because they have spent enough time around you to know that there may be nothing you can do about it. They have seen you pop mints, gum, candy, etc. They have been in your face minutes if not seconds after you brush your teeth. What's the use of "hurting your pride" if they feel it's out of your power. I know for a fact my ex of 6 years never said anything about my BB because of her own insecurities, yet even with her tooth decay and her daily cigarettes and blunts her breath never smelled. My entire family smokes cigarettes as well. My dad did, mom does,so does all my brothers and sister and step-dad, both uncles. So I feel like they already have a complex about their own breath which is why nobody says anything. My halitosis started aided in my anxiety beginning in high school. I wanted to participate and answer questions but we were about 30 to a class and I KNOW I have ****ty breath. That lead to the shallow breath talking, holding my breath and only exhaling through my nose to the side. LOL people asking me a direct question and me bending down to adjust the cuff in my pants before answering. THE WORST PART IS IM A SALESMAN. Retail no less. 90% of customers touch their noses when I greet them. My manager offers me gum often. Gum that he never even chews himself. Despite this I still close deals which keeps me from that sunken place. But I can only imagine the jokes on the days I don't sell anything and why. I've tried almost everything. Draining my sinuses twice a day gives me a solid hour of decent breath or so I think. I'm currently trying the oral probiotics that specifically include s. salivarius. Apparently it replaces the bad bacteria with better bacteria in the mouth. 2 weeks it says before results. I'm one week in. I cant really say. Common sense and research tells me the more I stress about it the worse it will be. I have cut all bad breath inducing habits out and I mean ALL, except the stress of it all which I'm getting ready to seek professional help. I have always had major anxiety concerning a few aspects of my body but despite it all I know I'm a handsome man. I don't have anybody in my life that cares about me truly and I know it's because of my dookie breath. I have never had friends despite the fact I'm extremely conscious of peoples interests and while I know that doesn't garner friends it sure should open the door for small talk. It sucks when awesome people cover or finger **** their noses when I try to talk to them. My life has had so many ups and downs with twists and turns thanks to my poor self esteem but I am determined to figure this **** out and I believe still that there is a solution. But honestly my faith is wavering. I don't have any real connections which anybody. Shoot me emails if you want to talk.

life has been hell for m.......really exactly same ..
Praying to God ....itll be alright
Social anxiety is killing me

Miss

I’ve had or think I have bad breath since I was 17 now I’m 23. It really does make me feel so much better knowing you guys have the same issues as me the paranoia the isolation the same breathing patterns which I’m going to look into, very smart for someone to highlight I did thinkof this holding the breath in while you speak to people makes it worse. I have been depressed for years because of this, I always wanted to commit suicide but along this horrible journey that I would never wish on anyone, one of the worst things to go through mentally but I have become one with myself which is the only benefit in all of this. When I take antibiotics I feel my mouth being cleaner and no anxiety about it or paranoia. I’ve tried everything from liver cleanses to teeth removal to parasite cleanses, colon cleanses, vegan diet, no gluten, lots of gastrointestinal supplements and probiotics also stopped smoking but nothing works. Doctors and dentists say they can’t smell anything but I think it comes and goes also the coating remains all day everyday it only goes after a brush or scrape my tongue but hen comes back 10-15 mins after hopefully I just have a coated tongue and this is all in my head.

Hi all. I felt the need to comment on this thread. I too have definitely suffered with this problem - BUT here are some thoughts I hope will be helpful. Most people (it’s c.98%) have suffered with bad breath at some point in their lives, and 50% at any one time - that’s a huge number of people! Just think of the number of people you speak to on a day to day basis who themselves have slightly funky breath, I bet it’s quite a few. So you know what? If those people (ie the majority of the population) don’t worry about bad breath, then neither should you. If you have good oral hygiene, you drink water during the day and maybe have the odd mint you shouldn’t worry too much about your breath - it is not going to be any worse than anyone else’s. And if you clean your tongue or floss or brush your teeth more than twice a day then you are in the minority and your breath is therefore likely to be BETTER than most people you come into contact with. So what I want to say is (a) almost certainly, your breath smells fine! Because you are actually thinking about it and have better oral hygiene than most other people as a result; and (b) worst case scenario, your breath smells a bit, so what? Everyone’s does at some point - ok not everyone, but 98% so basically everyone! Hope that helps.x

I have sufgered with this since I was 17. I am now 49. It has only been on the past three years that it has gotten so out of control. My anxiety starts as soon as someone rubs their nose. Today at work 4 people in a row touched their nose while I was speaking to them. I have asked all of my friends repeately if I smell. The all say no but I just cannot wrap my head around all the nose rubbing. Please help...I am going crazy.

Faith

I relate to every single one of you, and i pray everyday that it stops, and everybody here gets better. I hold my breath all the time, and when i finally exhale i have to look away or cough away from everybody else. I never have the courage to ask my friends, because i know they talk about it when im not around. I still have hope, and I believe the less i think about it the more happy i am.TRY IT! Let yourself go, you can’t rely on everybody else to do it for you. I am young ( 13) and it started since i was in the 4th grade, but there has always been good times and bad times throughout those years. People might think im crazy but honestly, no mather how much I struggle i find this as a blessing. DO NOT LIE, there has been some good to this, YOU have gotten to know yourself better,and you have gotten to see others true self. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON ! Take it from me, dont hold your breath, i’ve had daydreams of me passing out from lack of air, and it scary. Talk to someone, please. I dont want anybody to go through this. It’s horrible, but i have Faith. And i know I probably am pretty cheesy, but it’s the truth! DONT GIVE UP ON YOURSELF! God wouldn’t put you here f he thought you couldn’t handle it. I hope everybody gets better -G

I really feel a lil better knowing am not alone.I have been suffering from this for 7 years now
I don't talk when am in a bus even with air conditioning on,
I don't have friends or in any relationship I always feel depressed and want to die in my sleep so this all ends.
It's unbearable the kind of reaction I see when am around ppl but whenever ask anyone they say I don't have bad Breath I have done everything I can but still
Don't u guys think it is something wrong within the body cos if it was in the mouth trust me I would have gotten rid of it
Help help help please if anyone knows how to cure this.
I hope we do get better.God will help us

I recently started suffering from paranoia about my breath. However, I don't think it's paranoia. My whole life my mother could never afford to take me to the dentist, and never enforced brushing my teeth before bed. Naturally, as a child I was careless and neglected my teeth. Over time I definitely think this affected my oral hygiene, and since I have only been to a dentist a total of 3 times (I'm now 25), I believe for the most part my mouth is pretty funky. I constantly worry that it smells in there, and I notice every single facial expression, nose rub, step back, etc that people make around me. My confidence this past year has gone from 100 to 0, and what is unfortunate is that I am not a smelly person. I am very clean. My breath, on the other hand, makes me feel dirty. My boyfriend has told me its in my head. But the reactions I have received from coworkers says otherwise. I think he's not comfortable enough to tell me the truth sadly. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow, and I have been eating pretty well as of late. I hope I can get over this before it takes over my life like the rest of you. I do find peace in knowing I am not alone though. It is comforting to say the least.

it turns out that's it's all in my head

Do this if you think you have a bad breath:
1. go to your dentist and let them remove all your tooth decays.
2. Eat your normal food. not spicy, no too much garlic or onion.
3. drink enough water.
4. brush your teeth.
5. make sure you dont have post nasal drip or cold.
6. after you do all that, wait for at least 1 hour then ask your mother or anyone in your house if your breath smells. If they say no, believe them.
for me, I think Im lucky because I only have a hypochondria. I became paranoid thinking that I have an serious disease inside my body that gives me a bad breath, but in real life, I dont have it. Even if you talk to someone else and they rub their nose, that doesnt mean you have a bad breath.

I suffer from this for 8 years, I dont go out of my house, I avoid speaking with everyone even to my mother and siblings. If I really need to talk to someone, I dont face them. I lose my self-confidence. I go to the point thinking that I want to die.Then it came to a point that I desperately ask my dentist if I have bad breath. She insist that I dont have it. I share my story to her. I try not to cry, but I still cryI share all my sufferings thinking that I have it. after I went home, I ask my old friend, my sister, my old co-worker if I have bad breath when I was talking with them. And they said no, and if I have it, they say maybe Im just hungry that time or my mouth becomes dry because of not talking for long time.after all that, I cant stop crying for almost 6 hours straight Thinking that for 8 years of suffering. I will just discover that I dont have any serious disease. I am still in denial that time, because for 8 years, seeing people rubbing their nose when I talking still , its not easy to think that thats just all in my mind. That Im just overthinking. After a few days,I accepted it. I learned from my lesson. Dont try to solve your problem on your own especially if it is related to your smell. Ask your loveones. Act fast if you think theres stinks in any part of your body before it consumes you and lose your self-confidence. Dont self-medicate.Dont rely all your questions to google. But this time, for better understanding,try to search the term "hypochondria"

Death by Breath

I am currently in counseling for this situation. I have asked friends family coworkers bosses dentists and even gotten a Cat Scan done...everyone says i dont have an issue...But i can recall so many instances where i felt my breath offended someone. To the point that i want to right a list of every recollection and take it to my next counseling session and ask "how is all of this in my head?" I feel like my breath travels and lingers...its destroying me daily...i love my job..i work with people daily and i hold my breath, turn my head or look down, i do what ever it takes to not speak directly in someones face... I have tried every product OTC or online...ive watched countless youtube videos on remedies...i even became vegan..ive had a pretty traumatic life and have suffered from depression for a long time but being paranoid about my breath is the one thing that keeps thoughts of suicide a constant in my mind...ive attempted suicide 3xs and none of my attempts have worked obviously... so there is a reason for me to be here...i dont want halitophobia to continue to hold me back...i want to experience the joys of life and figure out my purpose...but everyday all i do is think about my breath..i spend 15 + minutes brushing 4 or 5 times a day...ive been consumed by my breath...no dating..no going out with friends or meeting new people...my current friends feel like they cant rub their noses if it itches...so now im making them uncomfortable. I want nothing more but to get past this..its destroying me

Paranoid

I have been suffering from the same problem for almost 20 years now and I don't know how to get rid of this. I've seen many dentists and asked my past partners, close friends and family, and they all tell me that I don't have bad breath, though I would see them rub their noses or act as if I have unbearable breath. I am, like all of you, afraid of getting close to other people because I don't like to torture myself or I'd get annoyed or worse, get mad, when I see people's reactions (nose rubbing, would suddently spray perfume on themselves, or rub some Vicks on their nose, etc) when I am close to them, even when my mouth is closed. My husband has given up on convincing me, that I don't have bad breath or body odour, because I still don't believe him until now. It's ironic because I am fairly intelligent, as others perceive me, but I can't wrap my head around this dillema. I've had my tonsils removed (I was convinced I had tonsiloliths), tried all those expensive dental products (therabreath), I brush my teeth, scrub my tongue and gargle after every meal, and just cleaning my mouth very well, too well, that it has now resulted to gum recession (due to excessive brushing).
I know, or rather, I try to convince myself that it's all in my head, try to ignore other people's reactions, by not looking at them, but it is extremely hard. Maybe I am just a paranoid person, or I am over-analyzing other people's mannerisms or maybe I really do have halitophobia and need to see a psychiatrist. All I know, for sure, that reading all the comments in this page, gave me some relief, that, I am not entirely losing my mind, and that I am not alone. So, if anyone of you have the same problem, please post your comment, it will surely make someone better and might prevent someone from taking his/her own life.

Post nasal dripping

Hi guys

This is really bad, I am certain mine is caused by PND. Even when my mouth is closed ppl still rub their noses and it shows they are pushed by the bad smell, which shows just how extremely bad the smell is. It is so bad one day a friend offered me a mint though I had rinsed with mouthwash less than 10 mins earlier. This is a torture I won't even wish it to my worst enemy. I also think it's the reason I hardly attract the opposite sex.

I started believing that I had bad breath when I was 14. I don't know from where this thing entered my head all of a sudden. Then I asked a friend and she said 'yes your Mouth stinks'.. I became so conscious since then. I visited a dentist and asked him, his reply was in positive which worsened my fear then I visited some other dentist and he said my mouth was not smelling at all. Today I am 32 and still feel I have it.. none of my faMily members felt it too. Then I asked my boyfriend.. he is such a darling. He honestly tells me when it's smelling bad and when not. He told me that it could be due to my digestive system. many a times I feel my mouth smells but he tells me it is not. And when it does he smiles and asks me is your stomach not okay. I get the sign. But the good thing is I have stopped worrying about to a large extent. And I am very social, but still hesitate to talk sometimes because of my fear..Yes I still get conscious about my breath but I am learning to overcome it.

Social anxiety

I’m an outgoing, adventurous person and people say my breath doesn’t smell but I always believe that it does whenever I’m at work and school I say nothing at all when my friends are close to me because I get anxiety that my breath will smell but my parents say it doesn’t but I don’t know what to believe. Even at work I step away from people or don’t say anything at all! I don’t want this to last forever and effect my social life!!!!

I think I've figured it out

Hi guys

I googled this condition as I know for a fact that I got it and wanted to see if there was others like me out there. I'm glad there is but at the same time sad that we all are living like this.
I won't go further into how I got this condition but I can certainly say that I see the end of it!

We are all doing the same - Changing our breathing patterns and holding our breaths.
My condition got better as I got into a relationship and had my girlfriend smell my breath occasionally (I still believe there has been times she've kept the truth away from me as I've noticed nose rubs and sometimes looking uncomfortable) which made me sit down and try finding out if there was similarities between the times she did.
This is what I concluded;

1: When I've been anxious about my breath and have kept my breathing at a minimum.
2: When I'm talking being afraid of my breath.

I've then done my studies on breathing and tried doing breathing practices which has helped me and figured out that;

Situation 1: As we're breathing, our lungs exchange old air with new air that fuels our organs.When we aren't breathing, we are storing that used air which then comes out on exhale as "heavy" or "hot".
This is what triggers people reactions as nose rubbing, looking away, etc as hot air is unpleasant.
We keep thinking we have a bad breath, because we actually have in a sense, not exchanging the old air which then comes out as an unpleasant ooze.

Situation 2: When I've spoken to people I've seen them react in a way that would seem like I've had bad breath. If I've asked if my breath was bad, blew air at the person, the answer has always been said no. The reason of this seems to be that we talk without air that makes us use the gut to force out our words. Have anyone smelled someone's exhale when they yawn? Unpleasant right?
This is the air we're forcing out while we speak as we're breathless by not wanting to breathe in the first place. I tried inhaling and holding the air before speaking and saw that I got no common reactions of bad breath. I then kept this going and felt how my breathing pattern and way changed completely (And then my anxiety kicked in later and had me do the work all over again) Now this is what I practice everyday before speaking and it works.


Conclusion: Our problem lays in our breathing and lack of breathing.
What we should all focus on is;
- Right breathing patterns (Breathing practices, making sure you're breathing at all times, inhale through the nose)
- Keeping a healthy diet (Eating enough and healthy food that makes sure we dont gut breath which occurs when the body lacks nutrition)
- Keeping a good oral hygiene (Brushing our teeth and especially the tongue where the bacteria that cause bad oral breath lays)

Make a fucking group on this forum

Make a group on this forum and lets plan to meet.

Make a fucking group

As a long time(8 years now) sufferer I have fought hard with this disorder. It have literally changed my breathing pattern which is now very very slow. From a very bright and active person that I used to be, Now I am a total zombie. The solution to this is not only changing a few life style habits but also getting affection from some one 24/7.
The most important part is to form a group and then talk to each other. That way it will be very comforting and may be we all or some of us will find love and happiness.