They do exist—people with really bad breath! Once, I had a work-related disagreement and went into a private room with my boss to talk it out. Their breath was so awful that the more heated the discussion got, the worse it became. Desperate to escape the stench filling the room, I eventually gave in. It was beyond anything I could tolerate. If it had gone on for another five minutes, I would’ve thrown up—and maybe I might even have won the argument in the process, but I never want to go through it again. Even if I were reincarnated, it’s an experience I’d never want to repeat.
Apparently, the source of that smell was the stomach and intestines, not the teeth. Taking better care of your digestive system, including your diet, and reducing stress are probably the solutions. But people who work extremely hard and have bad breath are often reasonably successful, so telling them to change the way they do things probably won’t work. So, while you can say what needs to be said, in the end you just have to endure it yourself.
Basically, I think you can overcome it through sheer mental strength. No one has ever died from a bad smell, so you should be able to manage somehow. As the saying goes, “If you clear your mind, even fire feels cool.” All you have to do is block the process by which your nerves process the stimulus and produce a conscious reaction. But it’s difficult. Pain is something you can somehow deal with, but smells are on a whole different level.
Anyway, I know it’ll be difficult, but do your best. I’ll say it again: no one has ever died from a bad smell. (Probably.)
Taro
