I ABSOLUTELY DO smell memories. My grandfather passed away when I was 11 years old. Later in life. I believe my mid 30s, I walked into an well known Amish store... i'm not talking about an Amish tourist store... it's a store where the Amish really still shop for canning supplies, and replacemnt blades for axes, and hoes... ect. There's a section of the store devoted to laudry, and bath, where they sale lye soaps, and washboards, and beard wax... things I wasn't much familiar with. I walked passed a shelf, and I got this wiff of something. I stopped dead in my tracks. I was smelling my grandpa. I wasn't sure why, or how, but it was like he was standing next to me. I knew that smell was him. I kept circling his little shelf, inhaling deeping, until I realized which product is was... it Pine Tar Soap. I had never even heard of it before. But i bought it. I confirmed through my aunt that it was the very soap he used his whole life. I recently ran across a Pine tar deoderant at the pantry, and brought it home for my husband. It's rather comforting to know THIS IS A THING. One the flip side, there's some smells that trigger some very bad memories. I'd love to know if theres a way to reverse trauma inducing smell memories.
I feel like smell memories are one of those things in life you experience but you never can quite but a finger on what's happening, of course, until this video :) That's the absolute sweetest story about your grandpa! It's crazy how strongly smells affect us.
While I was doing research for this video, I didn't come across any techniques for reversing traumatic smells. It seems like the research is mostly using the positive aspects of smell memories.
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I ABSOLUTELY DO smell memories. My grandfather passed away when I was 11 years old. Later in life. I believe my mid 30s, I walked into an well known Amish store... i'm not talking about an Amish tourist store... it's a store where the Amish really still shop for canning supplies, and replacemnt blades for axes, and hoes... ect. There's a section of the store devoted to laudry, and bath, where they sale lye soaps, and washboards, and beard wax... things I wasn't much familiar with. I walked passed a shelf, and I got this wiff of something. I stopped dead in my tracks. I was smelling my grandpa. I wasn't sure why, or how, but it was like he was standing next to me. I knew that smell was him. I kept circling his little shelf, inhaling deeping, until I realized which product is was... it Pine Tar Soap. I had never even heard of it before. But i bought it. I confirmed through my aunt that it was the very soap he used his whole life. I recently ran across a Pine tar deoderant at the pantry, and brought it home for my husband. It's rather comforting to know THIS IS A THING. One the flip side, there's some smells that trigger some very bad memories. I'd love to know if theres a way to reverse trauma inducing smell memories.
I feel like smell memories are one of those things in life you experience but you never can quite but a finger on what's happening, of course, until this video :) That's the absolute sweetest story about your grandpa! It's crazy how strongly smells affect us.
While I was doing research for this video, I didn't come across any techniques for reversing traumatic smells. It seems like the research is mostly using the positive aspects of smell memories.
wow, yes, I did 'smell' that!
That's what I was hoping!
Hello Abbey!!!! Your videos are amazing!!!!
Alex, I'm so happy you enjoyed this one!
@@AbbeytheFoodScientist glad to hear from you my friend!!!