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did anyone else remove mask since pandemic and realize people all stink? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by to c/autism@lemmy.world
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i think i stink too but I'm used to my own smell.

but it took me a long time to realize smelling others' (mostly strangers') breath and b.o. has been causing me background stress and using up my spoons, probably since birth.

especially if someone acts insensitive or straight up assholian, even breathing the same air as them feels demeaning and like defeat.

so I'm finding it hard to take my mask off permanently (or semi-perm) even though i have all the vaccines that medicine allows.

the problem is that i can barely breathe with n95 (or kn95) and it makes everything physically hard. but not wearing it makes everything mentally harder.....

should i talk to my therapist about it? med Dr? or both?

edit: forgot to mention, cologne/perfume, lotion, fabric softener, etc also bother me. certain shampoos seem ok, i don't know why. sandalwood (like east Asian incense) is ok too.

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[–] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I haven't stopped masking to avoid giving/receiving COVID to the best of my ability, but i noticed that during summer i can actually breath normally while outdoors with a mask on, and in winter it helps keep my face warm, so I've never had a reason to stop since starting and have no incentive to do so even if COVID goes extinct somehow

so not quite people related (tho cars, which are driven by people, are probably involved), but stench is definitely around one way or the other

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