Is sweating negative feedback?

My name is David and I'm a type A OCD, and am sweating more than ever in my life.

I can't even wear certain clothes because I think the sweat causes them to stick together and it clings to everything making me look very unattractive. What bothers me most is all of the people that will try to help by telling me that it's psychological or that it's negative feedback (I assume they mean psychological/psycho). I haven't seen anyone offer any insight into what is causing me to sweat, yet, in a small, un-professional support group on Facebook, there are people trying to convince me that this is good for me. How is it that people are willing to tell me that the feeling is good? It feels like they are doing me a disservice by suggesting that I should enjoy something that makes me feel terrible and horrible and so much worse. I know that we have feelings that we are supposed to enjoy. However, it feels terrible to have these feelings (especially when I am told that they are positive) and in an attempt to help with this problem, people tell me that it is okay to have these feelings since it is helping them to know that they aren't alone. Does this mean that all of our negative feelings are considered happy? I would guess not and I'm sure most people would agree with me. I have never felt this way before I tried to help myself by joining that small support group, and yet, they keep repeating the same message: that it's positive and I should feel good about it. I think the only reason that people are so positive about the sweat thing is that they are afraid of what it means and what may happen if it stops, so they want me to accept this disorder and help me deal with it. But I would rather stop the feeling and not experience disorder. If it is psychological, then why doesn't it go away?

What are examples of negative feedback in the human body?

What can we do?

Negative feedback occurs when a muscle contracts and expels a stretch. When a muscle relaxes or releases tension, it does not return back to the exact same relaxed state that it was before a contraction. Muscles that are stretched during exercise will become tighter when active. And, muscles that become more active due to stretching, like the calf muscles, will tighten. Negative feedback occurs most often with muscle groups during exercise. The main reason for this is because there is no external stimulus to provide feedback when an inactive muscle gets too relaxed. For example, if I am sitting at my desk and I sit down on my rear end, nothing happens since there is no external stimulus (weight pushing me forward, for example) that can cause the gluteus maximus muscle group to tighten. However, as soon as I begin to stand up, my butt becomes immediately tighter! This is an example of negative feedback. If the gluteus maximus were relaxed, it would not contract as quickly and would not tighten as tight when standing.

The muscles that are stretched during exercise are also tight or tighter than they were before an exercise activity. When stretching a muscle, if a certain percentage is not released, this is termed isometric contraction. To release stretch from a muscle, one needs to exert resistance to keep it contracted. A greater force applied to a given angle will compress or stretch a muscle. For example, if a 100 kg weight is being pushed over your foot at a 90 degree angle while holding the weight in the palm of your hands, you can exert a large force on that weight. However, if the 100 kg weight is hanging from your elbow instead of holding it in your hand, then your capacity to maintain a certain position or apply force with one arm is drastically reduced. You may be able to barely move your elbow joint back and forth to shift the weight up and down. Also, in order for the muscle to contract, you must apply tension; that tension is called positive feedback. In order to release this tension, the muscle must receive an external stimulus by relaxing and allowing it to return to its original state. When the external stimulus is provided, the muscle that provides the stimulus relaxes, and this is considered negative feedback.

What are negative feedback mechanisms in joints and muscles?