you have delineated a truth that most wont get and the ones who do get it all too well. when i first began my self health journey i instinctively knew i was a canary int he coal mine and i was laying in the bottom of my cage barely able to move or even breath.
even today i have horrific experiences in some of the most seemingly benign settings. this weekend my wife and i went into a famous furniture store. i could smell the fumes in there quite well, its quite distinctive, that "new stuff" smell. we were in there maybe fifteen minutes. soon after leaving, my mouth, which was already tingling, got almost numb. an hour later it was still affecting my taste buds when we grabbed a bit to eat at whole foods. after eating a good salad and some curry it was much better, but i could still tell i had been in that store. i grieved for the persons who had to work in there. the man who helped us handed us his card as we left and said to be sure and ask for him HE WAS THERE ALL THE TIME!!!! i still shudder at the thought.
well done, nonia. those of us who get it thank you.