Common Scents

This is a very interesting discussion. It's common among most to recollect old, almost lost memories simply due to a fragrance they smelled during that specific memory. If i had a "background smell", I'd hope it was freshly cut grass. Or a cologne i used to wear when i was most fond with the ladies. Ahh the good times.

Rain depressing, really?? I would list that as one of my favourite smells ever. Especially the plants in my balcony, when the dirt has absorbed all the water, it smells like, well GREAT, I'd happily make that my "background smell" for life

That happened to me for about a week, no smell or taste whatsoever. It was awful the only difference in food was texture. Talk about an effective appetite supressive. Hmmmmmmmmmm, thats food for thought.

What about the smell of rain making one depressed or the rancid smells of life making one sick to thier stomach? How can I help a friend that won't even get out of bed when it rains & won't clean the cat litter box?

I was about to tell Eldron the same thing. Lol...

To Eldron - In the beginning of the article the author states that Luella had no sense of smell for almost a year. So we can conclude that she has since gotten her sense of smell back. While we are not told HOW, we do know that she did get it back which is what is most important. :)

Hello Eldron. Yes, you did miss something. The article says that, "after the sniffles subsided, for almost a year she had no sense of smell". So, after about a year, she regained her sense of smell.

The next time someone gets in my face, I will simply tell them to go 'sniff some pastry'.

The auther of this peice doesn't tie in the first paragraph with the rest of the article. The reader is left to wonder, "Well..., what in hell happened to Luella?" The first comment was disgusting??? Did I miss something?

The auther of this peice doesn't tie in the first paragraph with the rest of the article. The reader is left to wonder, "Well..., what in hell happened to Luella?" The first comment was disgusting??? Did I miss something?

Why disgusting? I like the smell of my man when he's sweaty. Not like "hasn't showered in days sweaty" but like "just mowed the grass" or "played some ball sweaty"

wow that first comment is disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow that firts comment is disgusting

Disgusting as it may sound, I sometimes bury my nose into my husband's armpit. It's a relief to know that I'm still turned on by his smell. There was a time when we first started dating that just the scent of him would set me in a foreplay arousal. The pheromone theory works for me biologically. But it doesn't apply to him. My husband has lost his sense of smell a long time ago. No evidence of depression, and since he's always been slim, he doesn't seem to have lost a great deal because he's never been an eater. I would have liked the article to have extended to the how depression can set in due to lost of smell as recent studies have shown.

Smells are persived,yet with somany interpretations.The Truth is, must
people are not imform about the importants of smells.I for one use to be undifferent about it.

Iwill say smells will always be part of nature.and the respones of smells of indivisual depend on how they persive it.

Smells have always catapulted me into the past: the other day a heated element on the stove gave off a scent that instantly reminded me of my aunt's restaurant in Ireland, which closed over 20 years ago. Thank you for this article--this is a book I will definitely read!