Athenacapella wrote:
OK, let me rephrase question. How do I deal with the intense nausea I feel from being around this person, while still appearing pleasant and like nothing is wrong?
You can't and you shouldn't.
I don't know if it's AS related, but I'm sensitive to most all perfumes....the cheap stuff is alcohol based which is part of why it's so nasty to smell and often burns the skin. More expensive perfumes are oil based and I find that they don't bother me at all.
I not only can be hit with nausea, but I often wind up with irritated eyes, sinuses, lungs, etc. Enough exposure can make me ill for days...certainly leave my nose and throat so raw that I can't breathe without pain. More so, it can trigger migraines.
Perfume in public is largely problematic and ever more inappropriate. Mild scents is what is the acceptable norm, and people who bathe in the stuff are being clueless of how much it bothers other to smell it.
Nicely let the person know that you are having allergic reactions to her perfume. If that doesn't get her to stop wearing it, then she's a clod and a formal complaint to someone in authority is justified.