Perfumes and industrial solvents are the worst for me. I was about 30 before I figured that out. I'd go out on a date with a woman and end up feeling like pure

Perfumes and industrial solvents are the worst for me. I was about 30 before I figured that out. I'd go out on a date with a woman and end up feeling like pure crap from all the scented stuff they and I slathered on before the date. And I'd get sick feeling at work where we used solvents like paint thinners. For years I thought I must have some weird psychosomatic bullshit going on. The one thing that made be feel better was taking a walk in the forest and that added to psychosomatic theory I worried about because I felt like I was convincing myself that work and socializing were making me sick. When I was around 30 years old I told my mother about it and she offered I might be "chemically sensitive". So I started paying attention to my exposure to solvents, perfumes, etc and sure enough there was an absolute connection. And the hikes in the forest with fresh air helped clear that crap out of my system. Since then I've avoided people and places where I'll get exposed to that stuff and I've felt great for the past 30 years. I can actually endure a bit of exposure now without getting sickened, whereas before it only took a few minutes for headaches and nausea to start kicking in.