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Anosmia and depression
Anosmia and depression: how the condition can affect mood, what patients report and when to seek help.
It can definitely affect your mood. I struggle explaining it to,people or get tired of explaining it. I become frustrated because no one realizes how often in a day one refers to smell. Quite often this makes me realize how much I am missing out on. Certain responses anger me like “well, you’re lucky you don’t smell gas or skunk”.
Posted Jan 28, 2019 by Kerry 2550
Anosmia has been linked with higher rates of depression, but I think this is more the case for acquired anosmics than for congenital anosmics (who have never known any different).
Even for congenital anosmics, it's sometimes hard, because they can't really understand what it's like to have a sense of smell, they're missing an entire dimension of the world.
Even for congenital anosmics, it's sometimes hard, because they can't really understand what it's like to have a sense of smell, they're missing an entire dimension of the world.
Posted Aug 25, 2021 by Nathalie C 300
