{"id":4098,"date":"2016-02-10T13:23:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T21:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2020-12-20T12:59:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T20:59:32","slug":"link-mysterious-connection-smell-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/02\/10\/link-mysterious-connection-smell-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; The Mysterious Connection Between Smell and Our Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2515,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.psychologytoday.com\\\/us\\\/blog\\\/time-travelling-apollo\\\/201602\\\/the-mysterious-connection-between-smell-and-our-past?utm_source=FacebookPost&amp;utm_medium=FBPost&amp;utm_campaign=FBPost&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It has been well-documented (link is external) that autobiographical memories associated with smell are frequently more intense and emotionally tinged than memories associated with other sensory cues. This is\u00a0due to the uniquely direct access smells have to the olfactory cortex, and the proximity of this area of the brain to the limbic system and the amygdala.\u00a0Several recent studies, however, reveal another singular characteristic of olfactory-cued memories: In addition to arriving at the brain through different channels than other sensory information, olfactory cues tend to trigger memories from a different part of our past than those our other senses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, for survivors, these experiences can be powerful and disturbing. Smells that trigger abuse memories can come at very arbitrary times and can leave us utterly unable to function for a short time. I&#8217;ve been somewhat lucky in this regard, I don&#8217;t have any every day smells that serve as reminders to my abuse, but I know some others have had to deal with that struggle.<\/p>\n<p>Are there smells that remind you of your abuse? 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