can somebody make me not scared

i already had covid, caught it at work and was very sick for 3 weeks. my sense of smell is still fucked and i am now also living in constant fear of dying from a random stroke.

          • Zo1db3rg [comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            That's very interesting and now all I can do is ponder the reason... Like both those things are pretty acidic. Did you notice an ability to taste other acidic things like pickles and such? There's typically also a good amount of citric acid in both those things so perhaps it's that particular thing. Do you typically drink or eat other forms of citrus containing items?

            Edit: or perhaps it's the shear amount of sugar that happened to be stronger than all the other flavors that where getting "dulled."

              • Zo1db3rg [comrade/them]
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                4 years ago

                Hmmmmmm. Well ketchup usually has a good amount of sugar in it but siracha not as much. Both of these also are fairly acidic and contain citric acid. Vitamin c (ascorbic acid) is kind of a big deal for the body too and cranberries, tomatoes, and peppers all have really high amounts of it. But then idk about sodas. IDK where I'm going with this it's just super interesting. lol

                • Facky [he/him,comrade/them]
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                  4 years ago

                  I noticed that I still reacted to foods the same way that I would if I could taste.

                  That is savory foods made my mouth water and sour foods made my mouth pucker.