tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post2147169561214227915..comments2023-08-06T04:39:26.904-05:00Comments on Sharing Air: People Say Ridiculous ThingsMartha McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436156507579131043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-73498777916915741472013-01-23T17:06:05.644-06:002013-01-23T17:06:05.644-06:00Martha, I had no idea you were a pathological deto...Martha, I had no idea you were a pathological detoxifier! But then, I guess I'm one too. :-) Joking aside, this deliberate cover-up of the chemical roots of toxic illness is simply "pathological obfuscation."Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123794430486545771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-91429441664983112702013-01-23T09:43:03.857-06:002013-01-23T09:43:03.857-06:00A lot of the designations for those with toxic ill...A lot of the designations for those with toxic illness (my new favorite term for MCS) have semi-negative overtones. We're known as chemically sensitive, hypersensitive or intolerant, and none of those words have especially positive connotations in our society. I once had a lab test that determined I was a "pathological detoxifier." That definitely sounds like something you don't want to meet in a dark alley. I can imagine the voice-over for a low-budget movie: "In a world where nothing is as it seems, not even her closest friends knew Martha was a pathological detoxifier."Martha McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436156507579131043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-78860087688655879212013-01-22T14:26:56.182-06:002013-01-22T14:26:56.182-06:00That word "idiopathic" works on so many ...That word "idiopathic" works on so many levels. Not only does it obscure the origin of the problem, but it seems to accuse those who suffer of being, well, idiopaths, whatever that may be but, boy, it sure sounds bad! I certainly wouldn't want to meet one in a dark alley.DebraSYhttp://www.justmaintaining.comnoreply@blogger.com