I have noticed that when people become aware that you are aware of the BB condition they turn to learn to be a little bit accommodating. I have had moment when i have dared to sit my Boss down and let him know I am aware of the problem and that I am working towards solving it but I guess i don't have the balls to do it.
What do you think about letting people you meet daily know you are aware of the problem and that its medical and that you are finding solution to it?
Letting people around you know you are aware of your BB
Telling others has been so great for me. It really helps them to see the problem as a medical condition and not a hygiene issue. I told my mother first and being the person that she is she told my whole family. I told my good friends. And I was in a mommy group that kept thinking that someone had a poopy diaper when I was around. I told one girl and she told everyone else - I know this because everyone was nicer to me and stopped offering me mints and stopped saying that someone pooped. When a new member would join and say that they smelled something another member would step in and say oh it was my baby - he just pooped and I know the baby didn't - how sweet huh? But at the same time I would go home and cry my eyes out. I talk to my husband now and again about it - he thinks I am crazy because he doesn't smell anything. I will never understand this phenomenon. How can he not smell it when I just got a huge reaction from someone else??? So weird!
One way to tell someone is to say - I have a doctor's appt. today and wait for them to ask what it is for and tell them - I have had this awful problem since I was _ and tell them about it. You can even say "I'm sure you have noticed..." I have even broke down crying a few times - it was sooooo cathardic!!! It was like a ton of bricks off my shoulders.
My good friends have stuck around. Making new friends is probably not going to happen at this point. I have this one friend that lost her sense of smell - I LOVE hanging out with her!!!!!! My mannerisms are so different when I am around her. If only we could meet more people like her.
One way to tell someone is to say - I have a doctor's appt. today and wait for them to ask what it is for and tell them - I have had this awful problem since I was _ and tell them about it. You can even say "I'm sure you have noticed..." I have even broke down crying a few times - it was sooooo cathardic!!! It was like a ton of bricks off my shoulders.
My good friends have stuck around. Making new friends is probably not going to happen at this point. I have this one friend that lost her sense of smell - I LOVE hanging out with her!!!!!! My mannerisms are so different when I am around her. If only we could meet more people like her.
Nice idea. I will try that with my boss. I need to tell a loud mouth who i know will spread the news.TIRED wrote: One way to tell someone is to say - I have a doctor's appt. today and wait for them to ask what it is for and tell them - I have had this awful problem since I was _ and tell them about it. You can even say "I'm sure you have noticed..." I have even broke down crying a few times - it was sooooo cathardic!!! It was like a ton of bricks off my shoulders.