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Is there anything “normal” about being human?
Here we are, living on a massive rock hurtling through an endless universe, with around 8 billion people spread across countless cultures, each with unique beliefs and ways of life. It’s a lot. But even on this wild planet, most of us can agree that some things are just not okay.
Except, apparently, these Redditors didn’t get the memo. Recently, they opened up about experiences they thought were common—only to later find out they weren’t.
Scroll down for some of their most surprising revelations, and feel free to add your own in the comments.
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#1
I thought everyone wanted to know how things worked and had innate curiosity.
It still blows my mind that people some people don't.
Na Schi 1 month ago (edited)
I, sadly, recently came to the same conclusion... or well, I had an ongoing suspicion but my current manager absolutely confirmed this. I'm working in a field were problem solving is a major requirement of the jobs. So natural curiosity is required, as you constantly have to ask yourself "why is this so/what could be the cause for the issue/what would happen if this or that would be changed". My manager absolutely lacks this skill - he simply seems to accept everything as a given and rarely question things. Makes working with that manager very exhausting. (Edit: Though I still have not found an answer why some people simple lack this innate curiosity... maybe because it has something to do with their upbringing. Or maybe their general intellect...)
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#2
I grew up with some fairly questionable dental care that was free through my dad’s tribal healthcare. I had a lot of dental problems, likely stemming from my mom giving me apple juice in a baby bottle as well as enamel that never developed correctly.
During the annual dentist trip my older brother and sister never had cavities, but I always had 4-5 or more. So the visits were pretty hellacious. I would complain about the procedures and how badly they hurt (I was 6ish) but my family were “hard a*s” and “tough love” people. So my complaints were dismissed as whining and worse, told that I deserved it for not brushing my teeth better.
So, I stopped complaining. 27 years later while going through my 5th root canal I was shaking and tense and sweating. The dentist kept asking if I was ok, like they always did. I said “ya I’m fine” like I always said.
This time though, the dentist stopped the procedure, pulled his mask off and said “are you experiencing any pain? You seem like you are.” I said “of course I am, it’s a root canal, these always hurt terribly, but I’ll be ok, let’s just push through it.”
He said “You shouldn’t feel anything at all. Only some pressure, but ZERO pain. Root canals shouldn’t hurt.” Then he numbed me more, started again and kept numbing me until I felt NOTHING.
5 minutes in he stopped again because I was crying and he asked if it still hurt. I said “no, not all” and smiled crookedly through my completely numb face.
I thought dental procedures were supposed to hurt. I was 33 when a dentist finally realized I was suffering but self-reporting I was fine. There was always more numbing they could have done. I suffered for 3 decades because I was told to stop complaining as a 6yo.
If you feel pain, any pain at all, tell your dentist. Zero pain is normal. Advocate for yourself. Also, don’t tell young children to stop complaining about pain, because they might listen and you cause them to hurt for a lifetime.
DC 1 month ago
Root canal stuff is vastly better if you apply a little Valium. Like, whatever makes you fall asleep. My last one, I slept through entirely, employing 30 mg (I'm sort of unsnensitive, this sounds like a pretty high dose, but it doesn't affect me that much - a subway ride home and about 1 km walk, I got done afterwards), and not having any memories about it makes it the least sucking dental procedure I ever had. Root tip, that was even, which are the next attempt after root canal hasn't worked out as expected, hoped far, aimed at. Root tip removal #1 was the thirdmost painful thing I ever did (number one is teeth, too, but I'll spare you this time - much worste, much stupider....), it was 2010, I was 27, and cried from sheer pain the first time since primary school.
#3
I didn't know people can't smell ants, bugs, and other scents. First time I walked into a friend's apartment I said "whoa dude you got an ant problem!" He was like oh s**t where is the ants? I'm like idk man but I smell em. He looked at me like I was the dumbest f****r he's ever seen and just told me that's impossible. Sure enough in his pantry, a little line of those f*****s pillaging a bag of rice into a vent via conga line.
On that day I learned not everyone can smell ants.
Edit: apparently I have a superpower. If any entomologist wants to reach out I would love to work with you. Insects are amazing. I always had a very strong connection with bees I had one riding around with me the other day in the car I stopped traffic because it wouldn't leave me alone I had to pick it up and leave it outside my car on some foliage. Bugs are friends, do not kill.
Ece Cenker 1 month ago
" ...a little line of those f*****s pillaging a bag of rice into a vent via conga line." LOL!!
Out of the many interesting responses in this thread, one particularly caught our eye. Redditor u/Velghast shared his unusual ability to smell insects, which intrigued us so much that Bored Panda reached out to him to learn more about his ‘superpower.’
“I didn’t realize I was smelling insects at first,” he explained. “As a kid, I thought it was just part of the outdoor smell. Then I started noticing that ant mounds smelled different, and so did the areas where ants traveled. It was like a burning citrus scent in the air.”
Growing up, he assumed everyone could smell these odors. “Since we didn’t have ants in our home, I just thought it was a normal part of life. But one day, while in my friend’s kitchen, he mentioned he couldn’t smell anything unusual. That’s when I realized maybe this wasn’t something everyone could detect.”
#4
When I'm in a room with other people, part of my brain is paying attention to *every* conversation my ears can pick up, all at once. Specifically, it's paying attention to the emotional temper of each conversation, in case someone suddenly starts having a bad time.
Turns out most of you just listen to one conversation at a time. My way is actually a consequence of growing up around an explosive parent, deep down I don't want anything to happen that will lead to an angry person yelling at us. This also explains why I have a hard time in groups bigger than 10 or so, there tends to be too many voices having different conversations, and I get overwhelmed processing it all. If I can't keep up, I feel vulnerable and exposed, and things cycle downward from there.
Huddo's sister 1 month ago
I often listen to two conversations at once, sometime while actually speaking. It drives my stepdad crazy because he thinks I'm not listening and am being rude. I also think it overstimulates him hearing so many voices.
#5
I used to think everyone had a vivid inner monologue narrating their day, but then I found out some people don’t have one at all. It blew my mind when I realized that wasn't common.
#6
Mirroring other peoples behavior and making a "personality" fitting for them. Results in me being super stressed when I meet new people because I don't know how to behave. Social contact also costs a lot of energy. Turns out people don't think of that and just kinda go as themselves. However that's supposed to work.
Also genuinely enjoying being alone. I told a friend that I will just lock myself in my flat for a few days to relax and he said that's a "bit extreme". For me it's really nice and relaxing. I need my alone time and don't 'miss' social contact as fast as other people.
Upstaged75 1 month ago
I'm happy being social when I want to be, but I have a battery that only holds a certain amount of charge. Once it's drained I need to be alone so I can recharge. I'm very rarely lonely even though I'm alone most of the time. And I'm not shy or awkward either - it's called an Ambivert.
The citrusy scent that u/Velghast noticed ants giving off is actually a natural defense mechanism. According to Clint Penick, an assistant professor of entomology and plant pathology at Auburn University, ants release this odor to make themselves unappealing to predators.
For u/Velghast, however, the ‘citronella’ scent, as entomologists call it, has a surprising appeal. “It almost burns your nose,” he said, “but to me, it’s quite nice—kind of like gasoline.”
Interestingly, not all ant species produce odors strong enough for humans to detect. Some can only be smelled when crushed or if present in large colonies, but u/Velghast’s nose seems unusually sensitive.
Other bugs, u/Velghast describes, have their own signature scents. For example, some insects carry a dingy, earthy smell, while others have a deep, musty aroma. Roaches, he added, are the exception—they give off a faint almond-like scent, almost reminiscent of grass.
#7
Not trusting your parents and being very careful not to share any details of your personal life because they'll use it against you. I thought everyone did it.
Robby Sale 1 month ago
Not only this but also behaving and experiencing emotion as determined by those close enough to know you. This is all part of dysfunctional behavior that can mess people up for life.
#8
I didn't realize that people didn't memorize movies to keep from being bored. When I was a kid, we lived pretty far from my grandparents, so that was a long trip in the car. So I learned that I could break up the time by "re watching" a movie as we drove. So I was praised for being able to sit still, but I was reciting Aladdin or Land Before Time in my head the whole time.
I still do this to some extent. The last time I was able to drive down to Florida, I looked at the trip time and thought, "Oh! That's not too bad! That's two Hamiltons and a Lion King!"
I didn't realize that other people didn't memorize scripts down to the actor's inflections until I took an acting course and monologues and cold reads came really easy to me. It turns out most people remember certain lines that they like or remember a funny scene is coming up.
I felt like the biggest dork when I explained it.
#9
It took me until i was in my early 20s to realize that straight women actually do have romantic feelings for their male partners and i’m actually just a lesbian.
Since posting his reply and receiving so much attention on Reddit, u/Velghast has reached out to professionals and done some research to understand why he can detect insect scents so clearly.
“I talked to my GP about it, and her response was pretty funny. She said, ‘Sir, you’ve been smoking for 15 years—I’m surprised you can smell your own flatulence or a baked cookie at this point,’” he shared with us.
“She mentioned that while she’s not an ENT, it’s possible I have a genetic sensitivity to certain pheromones. After doing some research, I found that I might actually be picking up on insect pheromones—something humans are technically capable of, though ours are usually scentless. Insects, however, use a different chemical mixture.”
Later, he saw an ENT and decided to get a second opinion. “During my next wellness exam, I asked him if my theory could be possible. His response was pretty entertaining. He said, ‘Your throat’s fine, but stop picking your nose and shoving Q-tips so far into your ears. I don’t watch Animal Planet, so if this is some kind of Doctor Dolittle gift, awesome. I don’t know—go work for Terminix, maybe it’s your calling.’”
“Gotta love the doctors of Baltimore City.”
#10
I thought that being unhappy was normal, that people were just faking being happy. Then I was diagnosed with depression, got medication and it literally changed my life.
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 month ago
Same thing with me. Thought it was normal for 90% of interactions to trigger butterflies, racing heart, etc. Turns out I had really hectic anxiety and depression. Also changed with medication. Now I can talk to people and be sociable. It's fantastic.
#11
I used to hear a full symphony in my head when I lay down at night. Most of the time it's mellow with beautiful violins, oboes, French horns... It slowly builds and can be quite moving. It's never songs I've heard or know. I have zero musical talent so in my head it all stays.
I say "used to" because once I developed tinnitus the ringing has taken place of the music. Pretty c****y trade off.
#12
When I was a kid, I'd walk to school. When it was cold, I'd come home and my mom would ask "why are you wheezing?" I'd shrug because I thought it was just what happened to people when it was cold.
Found out several years later that I had exercise induced asthma, and cold weather was my main trigger.
Huddo's sister 1 month ago
My mum didn't believe me at first when I said I think I have asthma because I struggled to breathe after running cross-country. She was a bit surprised when the doctor said I had exercised induced asthma.
#13
I thought all girls would rather be boys if they had the choice.
Nope. Turns out I was trans. Took me 34 years of my life to realize that.
Debby Keir 1 month ago
From a pretty young age, I wanted to be a boy. Growing up in the 50's meant that as a girl 'you're not allowed to do this, or that' all the time, but boys could. It wasn't till the mid 60's that I realised, actually, I'm happy being a girl, but I'll fight you to the death to be 'allowed' to do what I want.
#14
Constant counting in my head. Turns out that’s an OCD symptom. Didn’t realize until I was an adult. I count everything. Constantly.
Bill 1 month ago
And when you chew your food. you have to chew at the same amount of time on each side. Yeah, I get that. And when I was younger I had to do things in multiples of three. I turned the light switch off on and off again. Didn't really realize that was OCD behavior until I was an adult either. I still have .....tendencies lol
#15
Apologizing constantly, even for things that aren’t my fault. Turns out, not everyone feels the need to say ‘sorry’ all the time.
crazydogmama 1 month ago
Having an abusive parent causes this survival instinct. Especially in girls.
#16
How much I daydream
How much I over analyze every social encounter
How just imagining my sister dying will bring tears
How much I try to mentally prepare for my family members dying.
#17
I thought it was normal that certain fabric textures make people feel physically nauseated and violently repulsed when touching them.
No, that’s called autism.
#18
The way the lights look at night when you have astigmatism. I saw a photo comparison of normal vision compared to vision with astigmatism, and it genuinely surprised me.
#19
My parents worked full time and left me home alone a lot. They never checked if I had homework or anything like that. So I'd just come home from school, watch TV, play with my dog, whatever, by myself. I literally never did my homework because no one was there to make me. More often than not I was a bit bored and lonely. Most days I would try and find a friend to come hang out. I'd ring (this was in the 90s) every single kid in my class to come over and play. They always said no, they weren't allowed, because they had homework to do and because my parents weren't home. I didn't understand the concept of "not allowed". My parents weren't even there. I could just go anywhere I wanted. Why couldn't they? It wasn't until I was an adult with my own kids that I realized their parents were just a lot more responsible than mine.
#20
Ever since I can remember I got periodic weird sparkly things in my field of vision. Rainbow, jagged, circular-ish thing that gradually got bigger until my head seemed to ‘pass through’ the ring and then it faded. Happened all the time. I would get really cranky, achy and tired afterward. Always happened when my mom would take me shopping for clothes or groceries (she used to get so annoyed when I wanted to leave after 10 minutes at the mall). In my twenties I mentioned it in passing ‘oh hang on I have a sparkly thing. Ugh I hate these because now I’m going to have a headache’. Mom was like ‘wait WHAT?’ Yeah, I have chronic migraine with aura and fluorescent light is a primary trigger.
Edited to add:
WOW I had no idea so many people experienced this! I feel for each and every one of you. When I was younger - maybe into my 20s - they were just a weird annoying inconvenience. Yeah I felt a little c****y afterward, but nothing debilitating. Unfortunately they progressed to being a harbinger of doom. Full migraines with all the awful pain, nausea, light sensitivity, aphasia, brain fog, the works. Besides evil fluorescent light, I’ve identified lack of sleep, too much sleep, dehydration, exercise, stress, and sudden positional changes (standing up too quickly) as triggers. Yay for trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle? 🙄recommendation: find a doctor who will refer you to a good neurologist. I’m working my way through a series of preventative meds that work for awhile until they don’t. But we keep trying! My neurologist said ‘well, you know we’re basically guessing. We just keep guessing until something works’. Good luck out there!
Susie Elle 1 month ago
Ocular migraines suck so bad. I once thought I was having a stroke when I couldn't see anymore, my right side jaw started tingling and my fingers on my right hand went numb one by one. Turns out that can be a migraine too.
#21
When I think to myself, I often use “we”. If I’m getting up to get some coffee, I’ll think “let’s go get some coffee.” It’s not a split personality thing… I think I distinguish between the parts of me that does/feels/thinks things and the meta part of me that observes myself.
I saw a Reddit post about this a few years ago, and I realized that a few people do the same thing, but most people think it’s very weird. .
#22
Constant existential dread. Turns out not everyone’s brain is a 24/7 horror show.
UncleJohn3000 1 month ago (edited)
Constant existential dread just means you're paying attention. Blessed are the ignorant in their bliss.
#23
It took me awhile to put together that most people notice that they're hungry before it starts to hurt.
Leoninus Fate 1 month ago
i have this, idk if it's the same for everyone, but my mind is from damaged nerves that stop the impulses of my belly and body telling my brain "Hey you hungry and need to eat!" mine doesn't do that and it confuses me when I start to hurt, I have to have wrote reminders, and alarms to tell me to eat every so often {i have pseudotumor cerebri, "basically a brain tumor without the physical tumor"}
#24
"You know how you mainly look through one eye?"
"What? No!"
"You don't mainly look out one eye?"
"No! I look through both my eyes equally!"
"Oh. I thought everyone had a preferred eye, like being right or left handed?"
"No!"
So turns out my left eye is REALLY bad and I'm not just. . . right-eyed.
Leoninus Fate 1 month ago
Im left eyed..... not my chouse... mainly cause the right one had been blinded since i was 8
#25
That some people's minds are just quiet. I thought everyone had an ongoing monolog of their life.
Hellcaste's Wife 1 month ago
Must be nice. I have an internal monologue that, NO JOKE, has a British accent.
#26
Putting on socks before bed. I can not sleep without them, yet apparently other people find it strange!
#27
PMDD. Every month I would stay quiet about my symptoms because I genuinely thought every one else experiencing menstruation also got extremely angry, exhausted, hopeless and couldn’t stop thinking about wanting to [unalive] themselves and everyone around them. I missed an insane amount of school and got fired from jobs because I could not function for about two weeks out of every month. I only realized I had an issue after seeing someone describe PMDD online. I now use birth control continuously so no periods or hormonal change for me!
#28
I thought it was normal for everything to hurt. Catching a ball would leave my palm feeling raw and bruised for days. Swinging a baseball bat would hurt my shoulder, my elbow, my hip. I had terrible pain in my hands from when I was about 12, and I remember my grandma saying, "Yeah, you've got the arthritis, too." And that was that.
You know the saying, "No pain, no gain"? I thought that everyone playing every sport or doing any form of exercise was playing through the pain, and I thought I was a serious wimp for not being able to stand it and play through it like they did. My whole family would make fun of me for having such a low pain threshold.
Every day, I'd wake up with pain in every region of my body, for one reason or another. Bonked my knee on a coffee table 6 months ago? Yep, it would still hurt. Wore shoes that pinched my pinkie toe the previous year? Yeah, I'd still be limping from the pain, but I would try really hard not to limp because that would bother my hip. All these pains added up but never went away. Ever since I was little. And I thought this was normal.
I'm 42 now. About 6 months ago, I had an epiphany and asked my husband if I complained about pain a lot. His instant answer was, "Yep." I explained that I only ever tell him about the pains that could impact our day, pains that are unbearable, so we might need to change plans to accommodate - which is maybe 10% of the pain I'm experiencing at any given time. We talked it out and realized that my experience of pain is actually very abnormal.
I've spent the last six months going to specialists, learning pain management, starting a vitamin and medication regimen, and making so.much.progress! It is amazing the things I can do now. I have more energy, more stamina, and more mental clarity because I'm not exhausting myself by being in pain 24/7. It's amazing - I bonk my knee, and it hurts for a minute. Then, I actually forget about it. Because it stops hurting. All my life, a simple bonked knee would cause me pain for months on end. Now, I get hurt, and in a short while, it stops hurting. It stops! I swear, pain never used to stop! It's amazing!!!
Side note - all the people who told me I had a low pain threshold while I was experiencing horrific pain every freaking day of my life can seriously just go f**k themselves.
Edit - I forgot to say what was wrong. The doctors are calling it fibromyalgia, which is "a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and nonpainful signals.".
Ace 1 month ago
I have FM too, but would love to know how this person is treating it so effectively. For most sufferers it's just a question of taking painkillers, if and when you remember. Yes, I'm often in pain without being aware of it. Right then I just did a body check to find out which bits of me are hurting.
#29
Swimming. I grew up on a lake and was swimming as a baby. I probably spent years of my life in the water. I was shocked when I went to boot camp at Parris Island and half the recruits had never been in a pool, let alone knew how to swim.
Acey 1 month ago
I live in a country that has 98% of it covered in water and I don't know how to swim lol
Huddo's sister 1 month ago
My dad never learned because the only place in his rural Australian town to swim was the channel and it had leeches so he wouldn't go in it. He is actually afraid of swimming. From my childhood onwards (90s) Australia (or maybe just my state, I'm not sure) brought in compulsory swimming classes (well, they were all required on the curriculum but parents could opt out) in state (public) schools because of the amount of drownings in the country every year. I never thought I was a great swimmer (though I made it to the second highest level in the classes) but it turns out I am better than a lot of people, despite the classes in schools. It is a great policy but the majority of drownings are tourists/recent migrants as well as 30-40 year old men who are being impulsive/one-upping friends etc and don't judge the conditions before going in.
Cathy Jo Baker 1 month ago
I was so lucky as a kid because my grandpa had a lakefront cottage in Jamestown, NY where we spent a good part of the summer, as well as a small condo in Florida a few feet away from the pool. I learned to swim at an early age and spent many hours in Chautauqua Lake, condo pool, the beach not too far from the condo, the university pool in my hometown... I was surprised at my first teaching job when I found out some of my students didn't know how to swim!
Spencer's slave no longer 1 month ago
Not every parent has the time, or money, and there are literally millions of places around the globe that have zero waters to learn to swim. The world isn't just where you live, don't be so judgemental and condescending.
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I learned RECENTLY that working out isn’t supposed to hurt, it’s supposed to make you sore, not in like PAIN pain. Turns out I’m actually disabled and I can’t work out most of my upper body becuase of my spinal curvature. #LiveLaughLordosis.
Leoninus Fate 1 month ago
same, weak brittle bones, spinal fluid leaks and just all around messed up, all that plus being 7'4... i use a wheelchair and cane a lot cause its hard to move around
#31
Being able to dissociate on command apparently that’s a symptom of my cptsd but for a long time I thought everyone had the ability to just stop feeling all emotions & make the world seem fake like a video game that’s not the case I found that out at 24 when i finally found a good therapist 😂.
Hellcaste's Wife 1 month ago
I did this for years and one day my therapist told me, "You need to stop dissociating. It's interfering with your marriage and raising your children. I think we're going to get you some DBT for your PTSD." I had no idea that's what I was doing when I packed emotions/thoughts/etc away into neat little boxes never to be opened again. DBT changed my life!
#32
Honestly, when I was little I thought most people were hyper insane evangelical Christians like I was raised. I got out of that world in high school. As a kid I knew SOME people weren’t Christian, but I truly thought it was the norm. Now I see that my upbringing was really extreme and bordered on cult.
#33
I thought that everyone stopped eating dinner together as a family as soon as you learned how to eat without making a giant mess and no longer needed to be supervised while you ate your food. For basically my whole life other than the first few years, everyone in my family has ate dinner in separate areas at different times and I thought that the only families that ate dinner together were religious families.
I quickly discovered how wrong I was and how unconventional my family is. My parents are both functioning alcoholics in denial and did the bare minimum to ensure I had food and made it to school but that was about it. Once I finished elementary school and started going to middle school they were never involved in anything in my life and I moved out at the age of 14 which they had no issues with as long as I was still going to school, which I was.
Stephanie Did It 1 month ago
I'm so sorry for you that you were cruelly deprived of a childhood and family life. I hope things have improved for you.
#34
Eviction. I thought it was how people moved.
#35
I thought everyone could make their eyes vibrate at will. But nope!
What do you think ?
Lady Miss Pie 1 month ago
I have cataplexy in my hands. If I laugh very hard or I just woke up, I cannot use my hands, they don’t work. I can’t make a fist, or use them in anyway way. I thought it was normal until five years ago when I mentioned it to my doctor and she told me what it was—she also never met someone with cataplexy until me! lol
Tiger 1 month ago
How long does it last? That’s very interrsting! I guess no one should tell you jokes while you’re driving or anything 😂
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Traveling Lady Railfan 1 month ago
I have an amazingly keen sense of smell for...get this...cat urine. Dried and years old or even fresh by seconds (fresh and old has different smell though). I worked in research and development of enzyme cleaners for pet accidents and had to smell a LOT of cat pee samples. Yup. That's a thing.
Littlemiss 1 month ago
My god is could have a new career. My sense of smell drives me up the wall.
Load More Replies... Leroy bruyn 1 month ago
I thought everyone figured stuff out like a computer. Turns out it's just me doing the if/then think to deal with everything in my life.
similarly 1 month ago
I always assumed computer if-then statements were based on how people normally think.
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Mia Black 1 month ago
my spine tickles when hot air comes near or when the dentist has to work with the drill - I always have to put my hand behind my back (pressing against the spine) to suppress it because honestly, nobody wants to twitch when the drill is in their mouth! Blow-drying my hair tickles too much, I can't do that. or stand with my back to a heating lamp. But I'm also generally ticklish (I can tickle myself, it tickles when I run my fingers over my own palm or sometimes gently touch the ceiling off my mouth with my tongue..
Anne Nyheim 1 month ago
My spine too!!! Or rather, a little bit right of spine, about kidney position. To me the worst thing is going to the hairdresser, especially if they use the buzzer in my neck. The dentistry has too much trauma for me
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similarly 1 month ago
I never realized I had hypochondria until I read up on it. Of course, my doctor says it's all in my head, but that's just what THEY want us to believe! Actually, the first time I read about "Exploding Head Syndrome" it really surprised me. I had NO idea there was a word for that!
Joanne Mendonza-Earle 1 month ago
I have music in my head CONSTANTLY. It's like a radio station. Sometimes I dissociate cause it's so loud. I even think (jokingly of course), 'I can't believe no one else can hear how loud the music is, coming out of my ears.' I never remember a time when I didn't have an earworm of one song or another.
Littlemiss 1 month ago
I hear odd noises, voices, music etc. So it's not just me?
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BrunoVI 1 month ago
We used to dig trenches, and cover them up with branches and then tarp and then twigs and leaves, so we'd have an underground fort for when WWIII broke out. Just the kids... on our own... it was on that gray area between play and instinctive survival training that makes parents nervous to witness. But anyone born between 1955 and 1980 was raised to expect nuclear armageddon.
Huddo's sister 1 month ago
Posting comments I realised I relate to a lot, if not most of these. That's probably weird, so many occurring in one person, but I've always managed to 'collect' health problems. I've been on so many different meds over the years, since I was about 14.
Noyfb noyfb 1 month ago
I have a friend who gets that sneeze reaction to sunlight. He and his wife were taking their first child, newborn, from the hospital for the first time. When they walked outside into the sunlight, that tiny infant immediately sneezed.
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1 month ago
I learned at age 18 that it's not normal to always see double, sort of like everything is like a Venn diagram. hahaha oops
Andrewsarchus42 4 weeks ago
Genuinely thought that hearing ringing in my ears on a very regular basis for as long as I could remember was normal. Nope. I’ve had tinnitus for basically my whole life
Andrewsarchus42 4 weeks ago
Also thought that everyone else struggled to understand social situations but I was the only one who couldn’t hide it. Nope. Autism
Load More Replies... Lady Miss Pie 1 month ago
I have cataplexy in my hands. If I laugh very hard or I just woke up, I cannot use my hands, they don’t work. I can’t make a fist, or use them in anyway way. I thought it was normal until five years ago when I mentioned it to my doctor and she told me what it was—she also never met someone with cataplexy until me! lol
Tiger 1 month ago
How long does it last? That’s very interrsting! I guess no one should tell you jokes while you’re driving or anything 😂
Load More Replies... Traveling Lady Railfan 1 month ago
I have an amazingly keen sense of smell for...get this...cat urine. Dried and years old or even fresh by seconds (fresh and old has different smell though). I worked in research and development of enzyme cleaners for pet accidents and had to smell a LOT of cat pee samples. Yup. That's a thing.
Littlemiss 1 month ago
My god is could have a new career. My sense of smell drives me up the wall.
Load More Replies... Leroy bruyn 1 month ago
I thought everyone figured stuff out like a computer. Turns out it's just me doing the if/then think to deal with everything in my life.
similarly 1 month ago
I always assumed computer if-then statements were based on how people normally think.
Load More Replies... Mia Black 1 month ago
my spine tickles when hot air comes near or when the dentist has to work with the drill - I always have to put my hand behind my back (pressing against the spine) to suppress it because honestly, nobody wants to twitch when the drill is in their mouth! Blow-drying my hair tickles too much, I can't do that. or stand with my back to a heating lamp. But I'm also generally ticklish (I can tickle myself, it tickles when I run my fingers over my own palm or sometimes gently touch the ceiling off my mouth with my tongue..
Anne Nyheim 1 month ago
My spine too!!! Or rather, a little bit right of spine, about kidney position. To me the worst thing is going to the hairdresser, especially if they use the buzzer in my neck. The dentistry has too much trauma for me
Load More Replies... similarly 1 month ago
I never realized I had hypochondria until I read up on it. Of course, my doctor says it's all in my head, but that's just what THEY want us to believe! Actually, the first time I read about "Exploding Head Syndrome" it really surprised me. I had NO idea there was a word for that!
Joanne Mendonza-Earle 1 month ago
I have music in my head CONSTANTLY. It's like a radio station. Sometimes I dissociate cause it's so loud. I even think (jokingly of course), 'I can't believe no one else can hear how loud the music is, coming out of my ears.' I never remember a time when I didn't have an earworm of one song or another.
Littlemiss 1 month ago
I hear odd noises, voices, music etc. So it's not just me?
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 1 month ago
We used to dig trenches, and cover them up with branches and then tarp and then twigs and leaves, so we'd have an underground fort for when WWIII broke out. Just the kids... on our own... it was on that gray area between play and instinctive survival training that makes parents nervous to witness. But anyone born between 1955 and 1980 was raised to expect nuclear armageddon.
Huddo's sister 1 month ago
Posting comments I realised I relate to a lot, if not most of these. That's probably weird, so many occurring in one person, but I've always managed to 'collect' health problems. I've been on so many different meds over the years, since I was about 14.
Noyfb noyfb 1 month ago
I have a friend who gets that sneeze reaction to sunlight. He and his wife were taking their first child, newborn, from the hospital for the first time. When they walked outside into the sunlight, that tiny infant immediately sneezed.
Load More Replies... 1 month ago
I learned at age 18 that it's not normal to always see double, sort of like everything is like a Venn diagram. hahaha oops
Andrewsarchus42 4 weeks ago
Genuinely thought that hearing ringing in my ears on a very regular basis for as long as I could remember was normal. Nope. I’ve had tinnitus for basically my whole life
Andrewsarchus42 4 weeks ago
Also thought that everyone else struggled to understand social situations but I was the only one who couldn’t hide it. Nope. Autism
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