Anybody's mood change with smell?

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Does anyone else have this? especially when the smell brings back bad memories?

I believe that's the concept behind aromatherapy. I'm sure most everyone's moods can be affected by smell.

Smell do have that effect on me-I especially love the smell of Lilac-it calms me down.

Yes I can be affected by smells, hence why I like incense sticks. Certain smells can put me in a good mood others not so much. Some just offend my nostrils if they are too strong though! On saying that I do like the smell of musk which can be quite strong at times.

Strong smells, whether good or bad, make me very tired and irritable, even more so if they bring back a bad memory. For example, there is one smell I remember vividly when we went to euthanize my dog. Some sort of disinfectant. Almost citrus-y, but very potently chemical. In addition to the strong smell making me uncomfortable when I smelled that smell again at another clinic, the memory was brought up and so I had emotional AND sensory overload.

When I say good strong smells make me tired and irritable, I'm referring more to things like perfumes, soap, smoke, paint (Hey, don't judge me), hair product, and other things of the like. A food that I like can smell as strong as possible, and it doesn't bother me for some reason.

Faint good smells, like perfume or flowers across the room or house, are very pleasant and relaxing, however. I can be set in a very good mood if there is a light, enjoyable scent in the air.

Smells are one of the most powerful memory triggers., its understandable how they can affect your mood so.

For me, the worst happens whenever even the slightest (and even imaginary) whiff of a certain kind of smoke (or the "nasty egg" odor typically placed within natural gas) causes my brain to scream (or to at least suspect the possibility of) "Fire!"

However, I do not recall any specific such incident from my past other than possibly being nearby while a house was burning somewhere.

Of course. And also, I like the smell of paint too. Yeah sometimes I'll be somewhere and pretty bored but then a sudden another smell overcomes the plain smell of regular air and if it smells familiar or good I'm put in a good mood.

Yes, I think smells can have this effect on me too. The bad smells that I don't like can easily upset me, while there are scents or smells that make me relax, I would say, almost if they were something like a stim in a regular way. Sometimes scents bring back old feelings. The one I think of at this moment is the particular smell of flats and houses I know, or the smell of old buildings, among them my old school houses. I remember, as child I often pressed my face against a cushion or the bed carpet just to feel the smell of it, thinking of it as the smell of our home. I know it may sound a bit nasty, but I like the smell of my skin, and I often use it as a way of stimming. Quite reassuring, indeed.

The smell of bacon brings back happy memories. The smell of pine reminds me of Christmas. The smell of paper reminds me of my school days.

My mood is upbeat/happy with the smell of my own farts. I get very angry/disgusted with the smell of other people's farts. I doubt that counts, though.

I dare you to drive around the local cow pastures out here with your windows down. Let me know if you aren't ready to kill someone after breathing in all that methane after about 20 minutes of it.

If somebody farts and it smells bad, I'll get angry, but at the same time I'll start laughing, and if it smells bad enough, I might say, "damn, someone's baking brownies in their pants!".

On a more serious note, I like the smell of those vanilla aerosol sprays (only if a little bit is sprayed, though). Reminds me of my childhood Christmas times.

i feel the same way like there was a certain smell in the toilet when i was sick and now whenever i smell that smell i feel sick

When I'm angry I smell like strawberries.