Coming forward with uncommon behaviours

[vergil96]

A random thought. I feel like I'm coming forward with more unusual behaviours since realising I'm autistic or being suggested that by the therapist.

I need to take the underground train during busy hours. My thought: the air is going to be stuffy and smelly. Next thought: I still have some FFP-2 masks (they filter smells and some germs). I don't think I would do that some time ago. I think I would do nothing and have a meltdown. I was taught that if there is something bothering me, I should push through and try harder. Or... to not do things that might seem weird. I guess it's weird to wear a mask these days.

My therapist reacts in a completely normal manner to statements such as "this smell makes me suffocate". And he lately called that masking if you're suffocating and try very hard to seem like you're not. That is unusual to me, but it's nice to be treated seriously and not being told I'm making it up or trying to attract attention, because I can't possibly suffocate from e.g. fumes and if I'm covering my mouth and nose, I'm also creating drama.

 

[Rodafina]

We may not be suffocating literally, but boy oh boy does it feel like it sometimes! I get that feeling frequently. Glad you have a therapist who understands.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

It’s okay to do what you need to do, rather than have a melt down. If wearing a mask in the subway makes you feel better, do it.

 

[Outdated]

And wearing a mask isn't so odd any more. For some reason in Australia female Japanese tourists all wear masks, I have never known why. This was happening long before covid. It's only japanese, not other asian countries, and only the women, not the men.

As for that suffocating feeling, I get that too. Especially in crowds of people. And in really tall buildings, but in this case I don't think I'm imagining it, heating or cooling fresh air uses a lot of electricity so they recycle a lot of the air. Too much for my tastes, even in hospital I feel like I'm starting to suffer altitude sickness.

 

[AspieChris]

Question:

Does it seem unreasonable to you that a restaurant posts a sign warning people of potential peanut allergens?

I believe your answer would be “No”

The workers at the airport wear hearing protection, eye protection, boots, reflective vests, etc.

You need this. Who cares if it’s a mask. It stops you from being hurt. Buy more masks. And if anyone cares….. Who cares?!?

 

[Slime_Punk]

And wearing a mask isn't so odd any more. For some reason in Australia female Japanese tourists all wear masks, I have never known why. This was happening long before covid. It's only japanese, not other asian countries, and only the women, not the men.

I've heard that it's pretty normal to wear masks over there, long before covid. I always thought that was pretty cool!

 

[Outdated]

I've heard that it's pretty normal to wear masks over there, long before covid. I always thought that was pretty cool!

I've only ever seen tourists doing it pre-covid, but I don't live on the east coast. I talked to a girl from Sydney that said she wears a mask to and from work some days because of the pollution, and she said that when she gets to work she often has to wash the soot off of her face which is why she started wearing masks in the first place.

I couldn't live somewhere like that.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

I need to take the underground train during busy hours. My thought: the air is going to be stuffy and smelly.

Interesting thought, so I just did a Google search on the topic: "Air movement in underground train systems" and it appears that this is well-researched. From what I gather, just scanning over the different articles, there is a fair amount of air movement in a busy tunnel system, more so, in fact, than in most commercial buildings.

 

[vergil96]

Interesting thought, so I just did a Google search on the topic: "Air movement in underground train systems" and it appears that this is well-researched. From what I gather, just scanning over the different articles, there is a fair amount of air movement in a busy tunnel system, more so, in fact, than in most commercial buildings.

It's always stuffy in public transport when people are crowded like sardinnes in a can

 

[Neonatal RRT]

It's always stuffy in public transport when people are crowded like sardinnes in a can

I suppose, if you're crammed in a car, breathing everyone else's "bad air".

 

[AspieChris]

Worse in an airplane

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

Inside the train itself may be stuffy, but the subway is a wind tunnel.