Okay, so this whole “i can smell everything” thing started kinda weirdly. It wasn’t like I woke up one day with a super nose, nah, nothing like that. It began more like… noticing stuff. You know, the little things people do or say, or don’t say.
I think it kicked off after I tried to just sit quiet more often. Like, really quiet. No phone, no music, just sitting there. At first, it was boring as heck. My mind would race all over the place. But I stuck with it, just trying to observe my own thoughts without getting tangled up in them. Did this for maybe 10-15 minutes a day, nothing crazy.
How it Unfolded
After a few weeks, I started noticing patterns. Not just in my head, but outside. At work, during meetings, I’d catch these tiny pauses people made before answering a tricky question. Or the way someone’s shoulders tensed up when a certain topic came up. It was like seeing the air change, almost. I started to get a ‘feel’ for situations before they fully played out.
Then it moved beyond just observation. It became like a gut feeling, but stronger. I could almost, well, ‘smell’ when something was off. For example:
- Deals feeling wrong: Someone presented this amazing opportunity once. Looked great on paper. But talking to the guy, something just smelled… fishy. Like old socks left in a gym bag too long. Couldn’t put my finger on it, but I backed away. Turned out later it was a total bust, lots of hidden problems.
- People’s real moods: Friends saying “I’m fine” but their energy just screamed “absolutely not fine”. It wasn’t just their face or words; it felt like a heavy scent in the air around them. Kinda learned when to push a bit gently and when to just give space.
- Office vibes: Walking into a room and instantly sensing tension or excitement, even if everyone was acting normal. It’s like smelling if the coffee’s burnt before you even get to the kitchen.
It wasn’t about judging people, not really. More like understanding the underlying current of things. Like knowing which way the wind is blowing without needing a weather vane.
So, Now What?
Honestly? It’s useful, but also kinda exhausting sometimes. You can’t really turn it off. It makes navigating social stuff easier in some ways, ’cause you can often sense BS from a mile away. But it also means you pick up on negativity or awkwardness really easily, even when you don’t want to.
So yeah, “i can smell everything”. It’s like having this background process running all the time, scanning the environment. Sometimes it finds flowers, sometimes it finds garbage. You just learn to deal with the smells, I guess. lol.
