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Do you not understand that not liking the smell isn't the issue?

My ds ended up on oxygen more than once because of people's scented products.  All we had to do was walk past someone.  An Epipen wouldn't have changed his reaction.

People tend to pay attention to nut allergies.  Allergies to perfumes etc get scoffed at from people like you.[/quote]

There are perfumes all around you AT ALL TIMES when you are out and about. Detergent, soap, skincare, cleaning products, hotel & store branding efforts...the list goes on.

Do you never go anywhere? Never go on vacation? Never shop in a store? How do you avoid perfumes? 
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NP.

It is true fragrances are everywhere and it is also true that they have harmful effects.

First paragraph of the paper linked below:
Contrary to popular belief, most exposure to hazardous pollutants that affect health and well-being occurs indoors (Ott et al., 2007, Brown, 2007). A primary source of these indoor pollutants and exposures is common fragranced consumer products, such as air fresheners, cleaning products, laundry supplies, and personal care products (Cheng et al., 2015, Nazaroff and Weschler, 2004, Steinemann et al., 2011).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5122698/

https://www.noaa.gov/news/those-scented-products-you-love-noaa-study-finds-they-can-cause-air-pollution
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/760

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/23/fragrance-perfume-personal-cleaning-products-health-issues

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I posted above about a study suggesting that reactions to fragrances might be reduced through CBT and not one person has commented. It's much better to make demands and disparage other people than to consider treatments that might reduce your symptoms caused by fragrance exposure. If people are having life threatening reactions by walking by a person wearing perfume, there is a mental component that needs to be addressed. [/quote]

WTF?  Are you high right now?

Allergies are not a mental illness.   [/quote]

Hypochondria is a mental illness.  [/quote]

PP, and I was not suggesting that it is a mental illness. However, our experience of any physical reaction has a mental component. Anxiety and panic can cause similar reactions as fragrance and chemical sensitivities, which is why it is worth exploring whether shifting thoughts can improve physical symptoms.

[url]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6457695/#:~:text=Cognitive%20behavioural%20therapy%20(CBT)%20may,exacerbations%20and%20better%20asthma%20control.[/url][/quote]

God you people are so insulting. I’ve had asthma and allergies my whole life, diagnosed through allergy testing. I wish I could just “think” them away![/quote]

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