It struck me today that I have an opportunity to ask you all a question that I’ve wanted to ask a group of people for a long time.

Question is: Does anyone else have any of these animal like behaviours I’m about to list?

I would rather know what a new person smelt like rather than shake their hand.
I get a little irritated when people cover themselves in product with perfume in it because it interferes with their true scent.
Each time I’ve given birth I’ve wanted to lick their head and face clean ( I never did it because people would have freaked out)
If someone doesn’t smell right I can’t be friends with them. I’m quite addicted to the smell of my husband, one reason I married him.
Sometimes I’ve had the urge to bark when I orgasm. I’ve told my husband about this and he said go right ahead lol.
I’ve noticed that all my animals ( I’m on a farm) wont go anywhere near me when I eat, but they will happily beg for food of everyone else.
I’ve never had an animal dislike me and I know I understand them better than I understand most people.
If anyone go’s near the food on my plate (this includes my children) I feel instantly aggressive. Tho I’ve never hurt anyone.

I dont have a problem with any of my behavours but it would be nice to think Im not alone in having them lol.

There’s more but I don’t want the post to be too long…so if anyone else can relate to any of this I’d love to hear your thoughts. Or to hear of any other animal like tendancies.

[racee]

Originally Posted by Myan

It struck me today that I have an opportunity to ask you all a question that I’ve wanted to ask a group of people for a long time.

Question is: Does anyone else have any of these animal like behaviours I’m about to list?

I would rather know what a new person smelt like rather than shake their hand.
I have a problem (not really problem) i have to smell everything. my partner is still kinda weirded out but i smell him a lot (i think he gets self conscience) but i love his "natural smell" turns me on

I get a little irritated when people cover themselves in product with perfume in it because it interferes with their true scent.
I like certain body sprays but very picky! natural smells are good too. helps me differentiate between people.

Each time I’ve given birth I’ve wanted to lick their head and face clean ( I never did it because people would have freaked out)
i have only given birth once, not really had the urge, but nothing freaks me out! and i'm not really maternal!

If someone doesn’t smell right I can’t be friends with them. I’m quite addicted to the smell of my husband, one reason I married him.
my partner has a wonderful smell too!

Sometimes I’ve had the urge to bark when I orgasm. I’ve told my husband about this and he said go right ahead lol.
whatever makes you happy, i have some qirks people would say are crazy!

I’ve noticed that all my animals ( I’m on a farm) wont go anywhere near me when I eat, but they will happily beg for food of everyone else.
I’ve never had an animal dislike me and I know I understand them better than I understand most people.
same here, even when i am tottaly ignoring them they always try and want to get my attention

If anyone go’s near the food on my plate (this includes my children) I feel instantly aggressive. Tho I’ve never hurt anyone.

I dont have a problem with any of my behavours but it would be nice to think Im not alone in having them lol.

There’s more but I don’t want the post to be too long…so if anyone else can relate to any of this I’d love to hear your thoughts. Or to hear of any other animal like tendancies.

hope you found this helpfull

Thanks heaps racee for adding to this thread, I really appriecated it.

[Michah]

Myan,

I think you speak of the "reptilian brain"(this is from memory so could be flawed), the part of us that is purely instinctive and primal if you will.

It is a genetic part to our makeup that helps us choose mates that DNA dictates in order to produce viable offspring(hence olfactory or sensory choice), eat to survive, detect threats and so on. It is a very important to the survival of our species, and it seems that you are very tuned in to it. And this is a good thing.

Natural selection, or 'the survival of the fittest" assists or orchestrates evolution. But as humans we must also observe ethics and morality, which prevents us from growling at our children or others when they take food from us. For we are also fitted with the mechanism of "sacrifice" in order to raise healthy progeny.

I have always been a firm believer in instincts and honing in on them. It is good to leave cognition at the door at times and listen within. It is vital to our longevity.

Take care and enjoy your instincts

Michah

Sorry...can't resist....I'd be more likely to howl than bark.......just sayin'..........heh....be well~W~.

[sabby]

Well, you hear of moms acting like "mother bears" when it comes to their children. I completely agree with Michah's post!

I also use smell a lot but I do not make it noticeable to anyone. I have turned away from people who did not smell proper to me.

I'm also a firm believer in listening to and following one's "gut instincts"! I believe that is a huge part of our animalistic tendencies. It's the one I use the most!

Interesting thread....thanks for posting it!


sabby

[Omers]

There is actually a research study out there that talks about the unconscious smell of our partner being a greater predictor of a LTR than other physical charactoristics.

My son is adopted. I hear all these stories of parents loving how their children smell. I am repulsed by the smell of my son. I cannot go in his room in the morning until it has time to air out.

I know people by scent and get very upset when people change laundry soap, perfume, shampoo... Oh... the things that have smells! I can often smell someone and know they are in a place long before I see or hear them.

Scent........mmmmmmm.....o.k.girls...just quit now....before I have to p.m darling Sabby to remove more instinctual posts which I used no forethought on....likely to have me published in a smut mag.....shhhhhhhhh....I've much more to say after I complete another post of similar content in the APD forum

[Omers]

All I smell is wet wolf... you still gettin' rained on?

I also know all my animals by scent as well as other less thought about means.

Check that post babe...your sense of smell can't be that keen....roflmao...... ....and yeh...it's rainin' everything but men here

It's so odd you mention the scent thing.I identify people by scent as well...two days ago I found it very odd to be trying to follow an unfamiliar scent in the air...head tilted back slightly...nose to the air....kept walking slowly to the right of my back door...picking my feet up and slowly padding them down as though I was stalking.It was a frakin' cat lol...then I realized the chain of behaviors that preceded the find.I thought ...woman...you are out of your mind.But this happens alot I just never paid it any attention.I must admit I never desired to lick my kids clean or otherwise....however...I always buried my nose into the crook of their neck and smelled deeply.I understand the communication with animals.Always had that.I swear there is a psychic connection between myself and dogs where we we just understand each other.I never saw this so plainly as I did with Bearpaw....my arctic wolf hybrid.By the way.When I buried my nose in his neck I kid you not his scent was of smoked meat.Gah! I loved him! I am very well behaved in most aspects....but when it comes to my pack or my sexuality.....it all goes out the window.

[Gus1234U]

i have an extreemly sensitive sense of smell, well all my senses are hyper,, hypersensitive,, but as for the animal behaviors,, people sometimes forget that we are part of the animal kingdom, and live in animal bodies,, so why not have the occassional brain orientation to animal behaviors,, which include ,, eating, reproducing, eliminating, and fighting ? it's all good,,

[snapdragon928]

I have a strong sense of smell. And I don't normally like the scent of my husband. I have heard that certain mentally interesting people have a particular smell to them, and that a practiced pdoc could almost diagnose by that smell. It's not a pleasant one. But I do like the smell of some people. I think most of my kids smell good to me, except the one that doesn't bath right and does not use deoderant. The youngest had a particular oder during the teen years, taken care of by quick gifts of deoderant, found mom wasn't buying it for them, or shampoo ect. These were my stepkids. Other two smelled fine. I have six kids, four step and two of my own. My son who is autistic sometimes does have a bad oder to him, but not allways. I have clients at work who smell people when they come in. My son smells people all the time, in a guise of a hug he will smell your hair.

[sunsetsunrise]

Myan, you are not alone at all. There even is a book written about people who feel like they are human, yes. But also part something else. Its not a negative thing at all.

Smell is the only sense directly wired to your subconscious, it wouldn't be unnatural to have such a strong connection. Rather, it may simply be that being so strongly connected to scent is natural and everyone else are the unnatural ones (despite being the majority).

There are quite a lot of behaviors that are influenced by our natural instincts that we simply don't realize. Just going by a single example: our shopping habits. Women being "gatherers" take our time to make sure what we are gathering to take home is perfect because in the past that's how our ancestors knew what they were bringing home wasn't poisonous. Men being "hunters" want to just grab what they need and go, because when you're hunting you need to have that mentality lest your prey run away or injure you. Of course there are exceptions but this is usually just treated as "men being men and women being women" instead of understand where the behavior truly comes from.

As for me and the examples you listed, I'm actually quite food possessive. I'm not even a person who is food addicted or who places a high amount of value on food. It's just one of those instincts that's a little stronger in me then most people. I try not to be because it can rub people the wrong way but I really only let food go begrudgingly when I do

Thanks for all the interesting posts. I am super sensitive to smells,especially with people. My Rottie Roxie always smelled like popcorn.I loved sniffing her and she would always grumble ( its a Rottie thing) at me when I did.
I have always loved all animals and I am an animal magnet. All dogs love me! Whenever I hike or walk in the woods I encounter wildlife,usually deer. I had several close encounters with black bears (including mom& cubs) in our yard. I read this past Summer that there was verification of mountains lions in New England and now I'm too scared to walk alone in the woods.
And how could I forget the deer that landed on the hood of my car! I hated that car & was happy to see it go.lol

Thank you to everyone that has replied to my post, it was fantastic to read everyones thoughts.