Can Anyone Else Smell Images?
This post is out of genuine curiosity if anyone else gets spontaneous imaginary scents when they see specific images? I’m not putting images below do to copyright reasons, but I often get random fantom smells when I see images that are often associated with nostalgia.
Such as an image of a bag of childhood crayons, an image of mug with coffee stained in it, a middle school gym or gym closet with basket balls and jumping ropes, a sidewalk on a crisp fall evening, or the smell of chlorine when you see an image of a bright blue swimming pool.
I’m sure there must be some sort of psychological process that explains this, but when I say I can smell it, I mean I can vividly smell the image as if it’s right in front of me irl. This might be a neurodivergent or synesthesia thing. Can anyone relate to this?