hi there momof27,
i also can taste what i smell.
some times it isnt as bad,another time it is.and it takes its toll on my energy levels at times, as i always feel like im fighting to stay well,against tremendous odds.
you see its the big enviroment that hurts me, in modern times.all the fumes and such.
on the days that i can strongly taste what i smell,my muscles on my back start to tighten up badly and my body wants to go into defense mode.
my throat will be extremely sore from the smell/taste that got into my nose/mouth.
i have to convince myself that i dont need to run for the hills.
this condition that we suffer from is so complecated isnt it.it sets off a whole syndrome of events through out our body.thats why i think its important to detox, in order to get enviromental toxins out of our body.
petrol/diesel fumes arent supposed to even be in our body,but the world wont give up their cars,lorries n such.
during this past year i am seeing why my body goes into panic mode and its because all of my senses seem to be forever warning me that danger is out there,you know as regards odours,heat, cold,noise.all the things that alert us to a approaching enermy.
i find this part of the syndrome the most stressful,and thats why im on anti depressents. i get tired of being alerted to everything.i just wish it would switch off and stay off,and give me some peace.
so we need to remind ourselves that we have a syndrome that makes our body react to anything,and think its a danger to us (when it actually isnt that big a deal).yes the sore throat hurts,but salt will fix it.
we need to get some sort of control over this situation and not run away instantly.
i will laugh about it and say to my husband,,ohhh my, im having one of those...im scared of life, episodes.... my muscles are tightening up on my spine so it would seem that my body has noticed a threat (although i cant see one).
my husband wonders how ive coped with it all, and says i must be strong willed.
i just tell him that ive had to learn to laugh at myself during these events,as a way of being able to go outdoors and actually live a life that I choose to live.this condition would have me shut indoors every day of my life,and i,d hate that.
wash your nasal passages out with warm salt water daily (not too much salt though).
the salt eases the raw skin at the back of the throat.ive found my raw throat is caused by what ive breathed in, while outdoors.
petrol/diesel fumes,and most perfumes are a enermy to my mouth,throat and sinuses.but i still want to enjoy outdoors,so the sinus wash is my best friend.
its just another way that we find,to be able to cope with a syndrome that sadly chose us.
we didnt choose it.
none the less,we are still entitled to go outdoors like every other human being does.
take care,love fran
[This Message was Edited on 09/24/2009]
