Thursday, November 29, 2012

Alcohol

So here's something:  I want to be a nurse, very much.  For many reasons- the work itself, the income, the benefits and security.. I could go on.  Here comes the catch-- the faintest smell of rubbing alcohol makes me want to throw-up while my knees are buckling as I pass out.  That's right.  Rubbing alcohol, the predecessor of NEEDLES!    My twin sister and I both have fainted from blood tests.  She has gone into convulsions after a routine test.   I can't watch people giving or getting injections in real life or on tv and movies.  Sooo, how am I going to do this?
What makes this situation even funnier is that blood and guts really don't bother me.  I can watch real and/or hollywood surgery scenes without batting an eye.  When someone gets a cut, abrasion, laceration... I am your go to guy.  I can clean it up, dress it, band aid it, what have you.  No problem.  It's not about the gore at all.  Just the needles.
Just now as I was getting ready for bed, I took out the rubbing alcohol to clean my nose in preparation for my breath-right strip, I literally had to force myself not to breath in through my nose, and then walk out of the bathroom until the smell subsided before I could go back in to put the breath right on.  (ps, helpful hint:  if you rub alcohol on your nose before you put on the strip, it stays put all night.  You're welcome)
So I just came up with an idea for a solution.   I think I need to work on my rubbing alcohol aversion first.  Perhaps by smelling it while I'm doing things I like.
So, I guess I need to carry a bottle of rubbing alcohol around with me  when I'm about to eat something delicious, or while I do anything else that I really like.  Once I get past the alcohol induced visceral reactions, I'll address the needle thing.
This is not going to add on to my weirdoness at all, I'm sure.

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