learning how to compensate
Chinese food
Not waiting for my taste and smell to come back, (acceptance)
Don't be afraid to ask others, what something smells like, or to smell something for you, people who love you will be okay with that
Adapting my eating habits.
Nobody has bad breath or body odor! I can discern chemical smells on apples that are not organic; couldn't do that before.
The fact that I can have a litterbox in my room without a problem
a veces sueño q huelo... trato de q se torne un sueño divertido... nunca triste (juego a q huelo y los demas se rien)
Making jokes about anosmia is always fun
You are not alone!!
exploring the talents I have to compensate the lack of smell
Yes I can taste, but I'm sure it's limited.
Label your food. Every time.
Attending a Royal Society of Medicine Event..... Medicine and me: Living without smell and taste
I studied about, and now deeply understand, the medical issue. This helps immensely on many levels.
New hobbies
Positive attitude...
At least I still have the taste buds on my tongue!
Owning it: I started telling family and friends of how it affects, and reminding them that know, I cannot smell the curry or the litter box, and that neither is a blessing
Try to have someone in the house that has a sense of smell. It makes it easier when you can ask "What does this smell like?"
Helping someone or volunteering work helps my mood.
Friends that take an effort to remember I have this condition
Showing up and asking questions at research conferences
Trying mindfulness to adjust to the the realities of living with my condition
realize it can improve
End of extreme parosmia
I have found various forms of body work (acupuncture, ortho-bionomy, feldenkrais, etc) to be really helpful in general in life.
Understanding that no treatment will provide a solution for my anosmia
See more beauty Hear more beauty Pass it on
Finding the purpose in this loss; what is it teaching me; appreciating what I DO have.
AFTER 4 YEARS AND FOUR DIFFERENT HOSPITALS, AND EXHAUSTING THE MOST COMMON MEDICATIONS, FOUND A COMBINATION OF THE SAME MEDS. EVENTUALLY WORKED.
My mom and I have a million dollar anosmia movie idea. It's a typical hallmark movie where the anosmic city woman comes home to her family's home in the small town for the holidays. The anosmic woman then has a huge misunderstanding with a local flannel w