XPost: misc.health.alternative, alt.psychology
From: myfirstname@ratbags.com
dank wrote:
>ªºª rrock wrote...
>>Someone else wrote...
>>> You still don't get it. It's not that I consider some smells to be
>>> unpleasant; it's that the chenicals behind some smells make me sick.
>>>
>>
>> Nobody is forcing you to smell them, though, correct? It's like you saying
>> that the guy on the street corner should be banned from ranting that the
>> world is coming to an end simply because you can't tolerate listening to
>> him.
>
>But they are forcing me to smell them. I just got back from Target and
>was overwhelmed by fumes on the soap aisle as I looked for my favorite
>brand of unscented soap (which they didn't carry). One female co-worker
>knew I disliked fragrance and insisted on applying perfume in front of
>me. She was especially obnoxious, closing the windows on nice days and
>proceeding to spray air odorizer to "freshen" the air and make me gag.
>
>Assuming the chemicals in artificial fragrances are safe, is it polite
>to force others to smell them against their will? Maybe I should go
>around farting in people's faces, and dismissing their objections on
>the grounds that farts are harmless. Maybe I should apply a natural
>cologne made of essence of garlic and cat urine and then tell my
>co-workers they should seek psychiatric treatment when they complain.
Is aromatherapy any use as a treatment for MCS?
I always worry when I walk past the aromatherapist at the market that
I am being treated for medical conditions without my consent.
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