This is the highly sensitive person podcast, a weekly podcast for people who experience the world

brighter, louder, and more intensely. Join me on a journey of acceptance of our highly sensitive

person traits. Welcome to episode 34 of the highly sensitive person podcast. I'm your host Kelly. In this show,

I talk about what it's like to have high sensory processing sensitivity. Being sensitive

doesn't mean we're weak. It means we are perceptive and observant. I hope that by sharing my

experiences and thoughts that I can help others realize that they aren't weird or wrong or crazy, just highly sensitive. Take, for example, this review on iTunes from a user

called Sam SSR 4. Sam says, I used to think I was the only one, but it turns out there are other

people like me in this world who feel more intensely.

I always blame myself for being more sensitive and emotional.

But discovering this podcast made me feel better about myself and that I'm just wired to be more

sensitive and it is not my fault.

Thank you so much for that comment and review.

That is exactly my goal with this podcast and my blog, is to help other HSPs like me

to learn to accept yourself and maybe, just maybe, learn to like yourself more and give

yourself a break. Stop being so hard on yourself. Anyway, on to the show. Today's topic is about

being sensitive to odors. I'm surprised I haven't done a show

on this topic yet. I had to review my list of episodes like three times just to check to make sure.

We HSPs are extra sensitive to touch, taste, emotions, tactile feelings, sounds and noise, and of course, smells. I'm going to start with a gross

story. A few years ago, I was standing in my kitchen and I faintly smelled something, something bad.

I said to my husband, Jim, do you smell that? And he says, no. Now I'm on a mission.

I'm mumbling to myself.

I swear, I smell something.

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