Comment by hmokiguess
3 days ago
I wonder how the anxiety developed, I would think they would not be self-aware given they cannot understand it, so maybe they were bullied as a kid by smelling bad once and it created traumatic memories for him as it's sort of an unexplainable thing to his nose.
I can't smell much at all. one time when i was 17 my friend told me i was kinda smelly (i had just exercised). I've been stressed about it since. the human brain can latch on to the oddest things
Even those of us with a good sense of smell often can't smell ourselves, so I don't think you're at too much of a disadvantage there
From embarrassing situations in the past.
I had loss of smell for 4 years after covid and developed similar fear. It is not because of bullying, but from constantly having "what if" you can't answer yourself.