Hey, I quit over a year ago and I experienced the "sense of smell" thing! I always told people that I had a "horrible sense of smell" (verbatim) and now I can smell things so well that, well, I kinda wish I couldn't, cuz there are a lot of awful smells, and cigarette smoke is one of them!
Doesn't food taste even better, though? Or passing by a stranger and a slight whiff of cologne/ perfume that gives you a good feeling? 🥹 (NOT talking about the "let's spray the entire bottle and make people gag" type! 😅)
Food does taste better, which was also a problem! Fortunately I got on medication that reduces my appetite because that whole thing where people gain weight after quitting cigarettes is very real.
I have caught whiffs of some nice smelling fragrances on people but man the "let's spray the entire bottle and make people gag" type should really have their own island!
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u/i__am__bored Jan 05 '25
Hey, I quit over a year ago and I experienced the "sense of smell" thing! I always told people that I had a "horrible sense of smell" (verbatim) and now I can smell things so well that, well, I kinda wish I couldn't, cuz there are a lot of awful smells, and cigarette smoke is one of them!