Is it normal to smell things that aren't there?

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I get this fairly often and was wondering if I'm alone?

Sometimes, for a split second, I will involuntarily remember a smell of something completely random; usually something I haven't smelled in a long time, like the smell of my ex boyfriend's house, or a perfume I haven't had in years. The memory will be so strong that I will be able to actually smell it for a moment, and then it goes.

Yeah, just wondering if this is something other people experience?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Same-same! Just a few minutes ago I had a very intense smell of clay for a few seconds. No clay anywhere near me.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    oh yeah i smelled my dad once and for a moment, i thought it might have been his ghost.. lol

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  • stillwondering
    13 years ago

    It's a form of hallucination. I've had to read up on this topic lately. :/

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I have this all the time. Sometimes I'll smell stir fry, or cookies, or a really bad perfume, but no one else does... But this usually happens when I'm on my period, haha

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  • seersucker
    14 years ago

    It happens to me all of the time especially after my boyfriend and I broke up. From time to time I would smell the smell of his clothes and his house and his mother's car. It was weird!

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  • grumpybarbie
    14 years ago

    Same!! It's cool

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  • pinkperson
    14 years ago

    dude that has happened to me since i was little. all of a sudden it will just start to smell weird and when i ask people they say they don't smell a thing! weird huh?

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  • hotchickie81
    14 years ago

    that happens to me too! I sometimes smell things from my memory from like 15-20 years ago! I thought I was going crazy, but maybe not :)

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  • LolitaLam22
    14 years ago

    i'll say it's normal! that happens to me all the time. for the past week, on alternating nights, I'll smell either toasted strawberry Pop-Tarts or Chinese food. These don't come from memories, but it's nice to know i'm not the only one experiencing random smells lol.

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  • qwerty246
    14 years ago

    Yes.

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