Smells is like an opposite trigger for me! With some very strong exceptions, I’m extremely smell… oriented? Anything from “Amazing” to just “interesting”. Some smells trigger a flight response though, and my brain says I gotta get away ASAP. Fertilizer/doodoo/stomach acid/most rot/ammonia/the kitchen drain trap goo after they haven’t been cleaned for a long time/mold make me panic a little and I gotta get away from it.
That’s the “revulsion reflex”, it’s a “normal” urge. Useful in evolutionary terms, it instinctively keeps us away from disease vectors. It sounds like yours is… “Well developed” should we say? 💛
Separating the compostables out pretty much eliminates smells. If you aren’t doing that already. Then it’s just a tiny bag of organics every couple days.
Smells. #1 trigger.
Also how i realised i was asd. Turns out neurotypicals don’t get angered by smells
Smells is like an opposite trigger for me! With some very strong exceptions, I’m extremely smell… oriented? Anything from “Amazing” to just “interesting”. Some smells trigger a flight response though, and my brain says I gotta get away ASAP. Fertilizer/doodoo/stomach acid/most rot/ammonia/the kitchen drain trap goo after they haven’t been cleaned for a long time/mold make me panic a little and I gotta get away from it.
That’s the “revulsion reflex”, it’s a “normal” urge. Useful in evolutionary terms, it instinctively keeps us away from disease vectors. It sounds like yours is… “Well developed” should we say? 💛
The garbage having a strong smell makes me get so angry and then husband has to take the garbage out early which annoys him mildly.
Stupid food having a scent after throw it away!!
Separating the compostables out pretty much eliminates smells. If you aren’t doing that already. Then it’s just a tiny bag of organics every couple days.
It all goes in the heap