The Judge Holden@thejudgeholden

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Off putting Scents

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I recently posted today regarding how much a scent can evoke a specific memory, time, or place in your life. The examples I provided were ones that were personal and very positive. I’m curious to know what scents may evoke NEGATIVE memories or emotions (obviously this is to your discretion and doesn’t need to be shared if private). For me, for whatever reason, it’s lavender. Something about it just makes me feel anxious and almost overwhelmed

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  1. fil@filledoux

    I have one that a temp at my work wore and they brought me to urgent care to get a breathing treatment. That is still most traumatizing scent ever- to me. I lived in fear of sniffing it out in the wild. What made it worse is that management talked to this girl and she started telling everyone how much she hated me. Mind you, I work in a healthcare environment and we aren’t supposed to be wearing perfume anyway. Anything that has lily of the valley note re-traumatizes me!

    1. The Judge Holden@thejudgeholden

      Oh wow it was lily of the valley than eh? That scent holds very nostalgic memories for me but I can absolutely see why people wouldn’t enjoy it. It is EXTREMELY powerful imo. The fact that the person started spreading hate like that while working in a scent free environment is baffling

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