Is this just me?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I know that people acclimate to sensory things after ‘prolonged’ exposure, but it seems I have a… strengthened ability to not be bothered by my own body odor. I mean, my family has in the past shoved me in the direction of the shower whenever we get together.

It isn’t that I don’t care whether I smell or not, I do care, but I simply seem unable to smell myself as others do.

This of course is in part a problem due to questionable personal habits of mine, and I admit it. Perhaps I’m embarassing myself, but if I can’t come to SDMB for help, where can I go?

Does anyone else have this issue? Or is it really just me?

2

I could be wrong but I suspect this is far more common than you think. I think most people are incapable of being aware of how they smell to others. It is part of the reason/motivation for personal hygeine. I bath whenever possible and use deodorant because I believe I could smell badly to others if I didn’t. Not because I’m aware of smelling bad.

3

I have a really good sense of smell, but other people’s body odor does not offend me. I have worked with people who were famous for their pungency, and it didn’t bother me at all.

4

ronincyberpunk, if you don’t mind my asking, how often do you bathe? Once per week? Once every couple of days? Every day? I am curious.

5

If you wear a lot of cologne you will smell it when you first put it on and gradually get used to it. Then you don’t smell it anymore.

And seriously, I’m going to scold you a little now. When around other people, the rule is one shower per day minimum. Or at least wash your face every day.

This isn’t the Medieval Age, you know. :wink:

6

I think smell is like taste. What smells bad to one person, may not smell bad to another.

You just don’t but BO into the ‘bad smell’ list.

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I’m of the opinion that most people wouldn’t smell thieir own odor until way after it was crossing other people’s senses.

I think to most people bathing (showering) is a routine they do EVERY DAY because then they won’t have to worry about it.

Most people do not develop a body odor until after 24hrs. (notwithstanding exercise, etc.)