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04-25-2002, 12:18 AM
Yesterday, I o.d.\'d on PI just to see what would happen; I applied about 18+ drops to neck, throat, ears, collar, hair, etc. Although I\'m apparently part of the 25% of people for whom unscented PI doesn\'t smell like cat pee, the vapors were almost toxic. I got a headache, couldn\'t concentrate, couldn\'t string a sentence together, and (perhaps worst of all) I felt the sort of anxiety that would\'ve made me reach for my Kava Kava if the FDA hadn\'t issued a warning about it.
This wasn\'t a genuine fight-or-flight response, as the hairs on the back of my neck didn\'t stand up, and my heart didn\'t race. But, I did feel somewhat \"trapped,\" as if there were a NONE-emitting bully nearby.
Almost paradoxically, other people at work didn\'t flee--in this regard, the effect was almost indistinguishable from that of a normal dose of PI. (Then again, I think the office is too well-ventilated for pheromone experiments.) Several expressed concern that I wasn\'t feeling well.
Later on, a cat recoiled in fright when I got near it. (She\'s ordinarily a fairly affectionate cat.) Weird: the cat is frightened of AE and PI, but not so much APC, for some reason. (Not as if she really loves it.)
A while ago, I seem to recall that someone was looking for a pheromone that repelled cats; I seem to have found it! images/icons/shocked.gif
Thankfully, everything is back to normal and the cat didn\'t hold a grudge.
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This wasn\'t a genuine fight-or-flight response, as the hairs on the back of my neck didn\'t stand up, and my heart didn\'t race. But, I did feel somewhat \"trapped,\" as if there were a NONE-emitting bully nearby.
Almost paradoxically, other people at work didn\'t flee--in this regard, the effect was almost indistinguishable from that of a normal dose of PI. (Then again, I think the office is too well-ventilated for pheromone experiments.) Several expressed concern that I wasn\'t feeling well.
Later on, a cat recoiled in fright when I got near it. (She\'s ordinarily a fairly affectionate cat.) Weird: the cat is frightened of AE and PI, but not so much APC, for some reason. (Not as if she really loves it.)
A while ago, I seem to recall that someone was looking for a pheromone that repelled cats; I seem to have found it! images/icons/shocked.gif
Thankfully, everything is back to normal and the cat didn\'t hold a grudge.
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