Many people suffer from sweaty feet and a great number of them don't even know that they have them, or they have become so used to the fact that their socks are always moist that they don't even think about ways to stop sweaty feet. Normally it does not pose a big problem but if someone is distressed by this condition, it can become a big problem.

Someone who has sweaty feet, usually has smelly feet too. This is because once the feet get wet and the socks get wet there is quite a good substrate for bacteria and fungus and they are bound to multiply with a great speed. The bacteria on your feet start to produce gases as byproducts of their metabolism and this is what causes the smell that can get quite bad.

When you can smell your own feet it is easy to become too aware of the problem and start to be afraid of social interactions. This is actually very common with people that have sweaty hands and sweaty feet, because they can't get too close to other people or shake hands with them. If they would the other people would find out that they don't only smell bad, but when they shook hands, their hands were soaked with sweat. These assumptions are usually wrong but for someone who has the problem they are quite real and not at all juvenile. They are afraid that they are going to be discriminated because of their problem, and usually end up avoiding all kinds of situations where their sweaty feet could be a problem.