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Welcome to my blog. I hope by sharing my own misophonia experiences, others who are frustrated with misophonia sensitivities will discover that they're not alone. I also hope that people who may not have misophonia will gain some insight about what it's like to have this condition.

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Smell triggers

5/26/2013

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So, as I mentioned in my previous post, I'm trying to get back into the swing of things with keeping up with blog posts, memoir writings, and website updates.  I had to do some quick errands today and when I was done, I found myself near one of my favorite coffee shops to write (mainly because it's pretty small and not too crowded). So, today I tackled updating the SenseHaven.com website with new article links and even finally added the "Smell and Taste" section to the Triggers page. I figured since I didn't know of many triggers in those categories that affect people more than just myself, I combined the two into one page. If anyone knows of others not listed, please let me know via my Contact Us page so I can expand the list.

Anyway, I've been sitting here for a couple of hours, plugged into my music, and despite the comings and goings of other customers, I haven't really noticed my surroundings... That is until about an hour ago when my nose was bombarded by the heavy fragrance of a woman who sat behind me (on what appears to be a date). Since I was sitting at a table right next to the door, fresh air blown right at my face every time a customer entered the cafe, I didn't think the scent would bother me enough to switch tables. I was wrong... Being so late in the afternoon, there wasn't as many customers entering/leaving the place as I expected, so I was bombarded by the pungent aroma every time I inhaled. Not only did the woman's perfume annoy me, it started to give me a headache too...

I looked across the space to the other side  and luckily a small table with a power outlet that's located in-between the back entrance and the drive through window area opened up. I actually have a pretty sensitive sense of smell (in addition to all my other senses), and have been able to smell cigarette smoke clear across the room from the outside door of a crowded restaurant or lingering on someone who hadn't lit a cigarrette in a couple of hours. Like my experience with a strong woman's perfume while on a plane (which I described at the end of my 4/4/13 post),  I didn't know if I'd truly be able to escape the woman's perfume smell, but I was lucky. Although there aren't many people entering/leaving this entrance, enough people are using the drive through that I get enough whiffs of fresh air to continue where I left off, so... I'm back to updating the SenseHaven.com website. Check out the new information on the following pages:

-  General Scientific Research

- Articles & Videos

- Articles Focused on School-Aged Children  

... not to mention the new Current Poll question on the SenseHaven.com homepage.
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    Emlyn Altman has been suffering with misophonia for over 35 years, even though she only found out about the actual medical condition much more recently. As frustrating as the condition has been over the years, her heightened sensitivities across all the senses considerably influenced her talents within the visual fine arts (particularly sculpture), music (singing, piano, and many other instruments), writing, and culinary backgrounds, as well as professional achievements as an architectural lighting designer. Her goal in developing this website is to promote more awareness about misophonia and help other sufferers as well.


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