| Sweating is the body's cooling system. Without it | | | | situation |
| the blood in our circulation system would simply | | | | The emotional side of our brain however does not |
| overheat. When we sweat the temperature of | | | | appreciate sweating. If your sweat glands are |
| our skin reduces and this cools down the blood | | | | giving of too much sweat you feel as though you |
| that is pumping around our body. The part of our | | | | are different to others. It is seen as a social |
| skin that does this is our sweat glands. The | | | | problem if we sweat excessively. Almost as if it is |
| operation of these glands is more efficient for | | | | our fault. We avoid contact with others and avoid |
| some people than others. Sometimes this process | | | | stressful situations. It can make us shy and |
| is too efficient and this shows itself as excessive | | | | introverted. There is a constant fear of sweating |
| sweating. | | | | too much and being embarrassed by this. |
| Why this cooling system is important for the brain | | | | This leaves you with a problem |
| As well as pumping around our whole body the | | | | This is proverbially call "stuck between a rock and |
| blood circulates through the brain to keep it | | | | a hard place". You need to sweat to keep your |
| cooled. As a very sensitive part of the body it is | | | | body cool but the effects of it can be difficult |
| crucial to keep our brains cooled. If there is a | | | | emotionally. Accepting this conundrum for yourself |
| problem with the body not sweating enough then | | | | is a big step towards finding treatment. You need |
| the cooling system cannot do its job and can | | | | to accept the situation you are in before others |
| even cause brain damage. So stopping sweating | | | | will. In fact, one way of knowing if you have |
| completely is not right for our bodies even though | | | | accepted your excessive sweating is if you are |
| sometimes we wish we could stop sweating. | | | | happy to talk about it to others. If you can you |
| Another part of your brain is not happy with this | | | | are well on the way to finding a cure. |