I have a very sensitive sense of smell. (I love perfume, but I am exceptionally picky about what kinds smell good. Unfortunately for me, they tend to be expensive! Haha!)
I agree that cigarettes, vinegar, pickles, and bleach smell horrific. My one friend had her mother move in with her and she (the mother) makes cleaning supplies out of vinegar and uses it as a fabric softener. I want to vomit every time I am there.
Because I have cibophobia relating to most fruit, I cannot stand the smell of them. It is so bad that if I see one on TV or in a picture, I can imagine the smell and it makes me sick. There are some exclusions: I enjoy most of the citrus family, raspberries, blackberries, and mulberries. The smell (or even thought of) of certain fruits that are typically red and roundish (think Snow White) causes me great distress, and, when I smell them, I get very upset because I know that the molecules are getting into my body. Even if it is a synthetic candle smell. It is just so foul. Not to be gross, but, to me, they smell like old bandaids used on a very infected wound. I would rather think of the infection, though!
I do not like the smell of people coming inside the house on certain days. I do not know what causes it, but it makes me think of the smell of worms and wet fur. Not the smell of petrichor. I love that smell! My husband has a similar smell. (Oddly enough, he does not have stinky sweat. I swear. He does not have to use deodorant. I thought it was weird and looked it up once. Some people are lucky like that.) It is something else. Wormy and wet fur. It is not every day, just some days.
I agree that cigarettes, vinegar, pickles, and bleach smell horrific. My one friend had her mother move in with her and she (the mother) makes cleaning supplies out of vinegar and uses it as a fabric softener. I want to vomit every time I am there.
Because I have cibophobia relating to most fruit, I cannot stand the smell of them. It is so bad that if I see one on TV or in a picture, I can imagine the smell and it makes me sick. There are some exclusions: I enjoy most of the citrus family, raspberries, blackberries, and mulberries. The smell (or even thought of) of certain fruits that are typically red and roundish (think Snow White) causes me great distress, and, when I smell them, I get very upset because I know that the molecules are getting into my body. Even if it is a synthetic candle smell. It is just so foul. Not to be gross, but, to me, they smell like old bandaids used on a very infected wound. I would rather think of the infection, though!
I do not like the smell of people coming inside the house on certain days. I do not know what causes it, but it makes me think of the smell of worms and wet fur. Not the smell of petrichor. I love that smell! My husband has a similar smell. (Oddly enough, he does not have stinky sweat. I swear. He does not have to use deodorant. I thought it was weird and looked it up once. Some people are lucky like that.) It is something else. Wormy and wet fur. It is not every day, just some days.