I have a friend who keeps trying to get me to do walking exercises in the indoor pool. First, I get no enjoyment out of the indoor pool. I'm too tall to float on my noodle without scraping my feet on the ground. Second, I've told her over and over that I can't tolerate the chlorine smell. She tried again today. I really care about her. She is a 75-year old yoga instructor but she's only 5 feet tall. To her the pool is deep and she can do yoga and range of motion exercises. I miss the outdoor pool but the air temperature has been too cold. I went into the indoor pool today and had to turn right around from the smell. It's bad enough trying to explain to a priest that he should get rid of the incense. It serves no purpose. I ended up putting a meme on his FB page as a joke.
I've had a headache since Friday because one of the ladies was wearing heavy perfume. In our card group there are three women who have COPD, one who has asthma, and another on oxygen. Just like smokers, they can't smell themselves so they think it's all in my head.....and it is.....my head hurts.
I've learned one thing and that is chronic pain has made me feel angry much of the time. I can hide it well but I can tell it's just waiting for the next thing to tick me off. I hate living like this. I was always the one who made others feel better, now I feel like I'm just waiting to explode or implode.