Example of Sensory Issues

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Clarissa

April 5, 2021

Here’s an example of sensory issues.

We all know I detest masks and lockdowns. But there’s one aspect of COVIDiocy that I find irresistible. It’s the hand sanitizer.

I’m obsessed with hand sanitizer. I use it 6-7 times in class. Students must think I’m a germaphobe. But I don’t care about germs. If anything, I’m a germaphile. What I love is the cooling sensation on my hands. The classroom is hot, and putting sanitizer on my hands is primitive thermoregulation. It makes me feel sharper and more energetic.

Yes, yes, I know the darn sanitizer is carcinogenic. You probably don’t have sensory issues if you think this makes a difference.

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5 responses to “Example of Sensory Issues”

Shakti

April 6, 2021

I do not enjoy the residual feel, smell or taste that comes after that sanitizer dries completely.

You ran through your stock of unused alcohol wipes a long time, didn’t you?

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1. Clarissa
  
  April 6, 2021
  
  The wipes don’t do it for me. It has to be slightly viscous liquid.
  
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  1. Shakti
    
    April 6, 2021
    
    Ah, so it’s not just the cooling sensation of the alcohol evaporating.
    
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Dreidel

April 6, 2021

“I do not enjoy the residual feel, smell or taste that comes after that sanitizer dries completely.”

I agree wholeheartedly with that statement! I don’t know if it’s a “sensory issue,” but I have always INTENSELY disliked the yucky residue that ALL so-called “cleansing” or “sanitizing” wipes, rags, and solutions leave on your skin.

When I was on international flights in past years, stewardesses always seemed shocked when I declined to accept the obnoxiously scented cloth rags that they passed out mid-flight for passengers to “refresh” their supposedly unclean faces.

The only thing I wash my skin with is plain soap, washed completely off by copious amounts of water.

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1. Clarissa
  
  April 6, 2021
  
  Yes, the yucky residue is annoying. But it’s 90 degrees outside, and our building is still getting heated. I’m so tired of stewing in my own juices that I don’t care about the residue.
  
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