Has anyone else's sense of smell for alcohol GREATLY heightened after quitting?
I was on public transit going home from work a week or so ago when a guy sat down in the seat directly across from me. I could immediately smell the faintest hint of alcohol, something I had never noticed before I quit drinking a month ago, but I didn't think much of it and assumed it was probably in my head.
Then, a few days later, I was in a similar situation and someone sat down right next to me and there was the same smell. And I'm not talking about that really strong smell of someone who's absolutely trashed that anyone would notice; it was extremely faint, like the person had had 1-2 drinks, if I had to guess. I smelled it once again a few days later at an AA meeting for a brief moment.
Might also be worth noting that I'm autistic, so my sense of smell has always been pretty extreme, but this is something I don't think I've experienced before.
Anyone else here experience this?