Gingergrrl
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@Strawberry I just thought of another analogy for people who don't understand our reactions to smells. You know how you can get a song "stuck in your head" long after the music is over and it can replay in your head for hours?
That's what it's like with the smells, they remain stuck in my brain for hours after the original source is gone, just like the song. (Of course the song is benign and my reaction to smells can lead to anaphylaxis at the very worst extreme) but kind of the same concept?
I've been trying to create analogies for people who have never experienced this weird phenomenon. My respirator mask arrived today but as soon as I put it on, it smelled like very strong vinyl and I felt like it was suffocating me with no air coming through so don't think it will work (although in an extreme emergency situation I may try it) and it was very inexpensive from Amazon.
That's what it's like with the smells, they remain stuck in my brain for hours after the original source is gone, just like the song. (Of course the song is benign and my reaction to smells can lead to anaphylaxis at the very worst extreme) but kind of the same concept?
I've been trying to create analogies for people who have never experienced this weird phenomenon. My respirator mask arrived today but as soon as I put it on, it smelled like very strong vinyl and I felt like it was suffocating me with no air coming through so don't think it will work (although in an extreme emergency situation I may try it) and it was very inexpensive from Amazon.