[Serious] What is one smell that you will always recognize and always give you a burst of emotion?

Two big one's for me. Smells really connect with me when it comes to memory, not sure why but they just click really well with my brain.

The first is blue Lever 2000 Body Wash. It was the body wash I had easy purchase access too while going through Basic Training and a few other courses. The smell of it fills me with agnst and anxiety and just sets my mind in speedy overdrive wondering "What have I missed, what do I need to do, did I forget something, what's coming next?!?!" It's generally not a comfortable feeling as it's quite on edge.

The second is certain perfumes and a cologne. I'm not sure what one of the perfumes was, but a completely psychotic ex wore it and even sprayed it onto my wallet once (which lasted longer than I would have cared it to). That smell gets me pretty upset and angry for no particular reason other than it's associated with her. The second perfume also belonged to an ex, which went down much easier and the relationship was for the most part a happy one; Calvin Klein Obssession for women. Really nice scent which at first makes me feel giddy and forces me to look for her (or generally the source of it) for a split second, until the wash of sadness and days passed comes and I tell myself to ignore it and move away from the source.

The cologne smell is some type of Calvin Klien too I believe, but my memory is a bit foggy. I gave it to a buddy of mine soon after the break with the Psychopath. It was originally a gift from her but soon after finding out it was the same scent her husband at the time wore (and that's just the tip of that Titanic sinking iceburg), I got rid of it asap. That one bring up more rage than her initial perfume, probably because I felt like I was playing into and putting on her lies for her to enjoy (i wear cologne maybe 10 days out of a given year).

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