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Everytime I go out or something it's like I smell a certain smell that remains me of something idk it's kinda weird can anyone relate.??

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HopingCat

And then what? Does it make you panic? If I smell something or hear a certain music that reminds me of when I had panic I start panicking and blocking panic. The brain is a evil little thing...

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Jamescrider in reply to HopingCat

no I don't panic it's just the smell remindes me of a memory or something it's kinda scary tbh

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HopingCat in reply to Jamescrider

Oh ok well that's better than going into panic mode.

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RyRywifey

I actually have this happen to me too.. or I'll even see houses that give me vague memories and it scares me a lot because I can't put my finger on it and don't understand it. It's the same thing with that aroma thing too

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Frin9e in reply to RyRywifey

I have the smell and houses thing too it mostly a negative thought about the smell or house.

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RyRywifey in reply to Frin9e

Yes mine too, it's really bizarre

Smell is a much stronger sense than we give it credit for. It closely linked to memory.

I also know that an aura is often visual, or blurred vision in high stress or with migraine, but you can have other senses too, like a particular smell or a ringing sound, or tingling.

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Sweetsoul36

Yes sometimes its good and sometimes its bad. I'll get anxiety from the bad. But that's where I have learned to focus on what exactly it is that's so bad and remind myself it's in the past I'm not that person anymore. Or that I refuse to let it effect me that way, try to turn it into a positive.

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