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30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online I have astigmatism so I see light in streaks. For the longest time I thought that was how everyone saw it.

Onirity , lgbsneak Report

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446points

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Deborah B 2 years ago

Wait - like this photo? I thought this was just how light looks?

23points

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Not everyone struggles to concentrate on a task or have the mental energy to take care of things. Apparently I have ADD. I found out two years ago life didn’t have to be a daily struggle when I started taking a medication for a sleep problem and one of its off label uses is to treat ADD.

I was actually told repeatedly as a kid I had ADHD but they always told me it was my fault and treated it as if the issue was voluntary. So I grew up believing I was just a lazy day dreamer who gets overly stressed by having too many tasks. I’ve lived my life thinking everyone else was better than me because they can get things done. Nope, I’ve just need meds my entire life. Now I wonder how different my childhood would have been if I had been treated back then.

DeaddyRuxpin , fotologic Report

Final score:

364points

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Lisa H 2 years ago

I need to get tested for this once and for all. My school failed me hard for this. They said that I'm "too smart to have a learning disability." How messed up is that? Not only are they implying that people with learning disabilities are dumb, but it's also like they wanted me to just tell them that I'm lazy even though I worked my a*s off and told them as much. Twenty years later and it still makes my blood boil.

165points

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online having a good relationship with your own parents. wasn’t until i made good friends that i realised how lucky my relationship is with my parents bc so many of my friends did not like family life.

wankybabyy , Jean-Simon Asselin Report

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335points

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Robert B 2 years ago

Sigh. “You too?” 4

33points

MJLstrd 2 years ago

I look around at the families of other people and wonder how did I get so lucky to have my parents, brother, and sister.

4points

Chloe Hamback 2 years ago

I hear many stories of people whose relationship with their parents is horrible and how unsupported they feel. I will never complain about or take my parents for granted. Our relationship is amazing. I can tell them something is bothering and not only do they take me seriously and talk about it, but they also help me. One example is how they didn't make a big deal about college. My older brother didn't go, and I dropped out due to stress and anxiety. They were supportive, and my dad said that, like him, I could get doing something I love and am already good at, like baking, and he knows people that would hire me, and I can learn on the job what I dont already know. (My dad is a mechanic. He's been one since he was a teenager and didn't even have a high school diploma, but he owns his auto shop.)

18points

Tiny Dancer 2 years ago

I'm nearly 60 and my surviving parent, my Mum, will be 85 in a couple of weeks. Not only am I grateful to still have her around, I know how lucky I am to still WANT to have her in my life. We've been through a lot, classic love/hate relationship, but in the end, she's my best friend and biggest supporter. Breaks my heart to know not everyone has this kind of relationship with their parents.

4points

Aunt Riarch 2 years ago

Yes. Both my parents are 86, and I'm so lucky as you said. I don't know many people like us

3points

Kriss Ambers 2 years ago

I didn't realize how common it was to have divorced parents or only one parent until we moved from a small town in colorado to a big city in Oklahoma

4points

Congo 2 years ago

I hate my parents

3points

BrightHeartTheWarriorCat‍⬛ 2 years ago

;)

3points

Dumpsterbaby 2 years ago

That's awesome.

3points

Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 2 years ago

So many of my friends talked to my mom when they couldn't talk to their parents. I have a lot of "kids" I claim - my kids friends. All adults now and I still hear from them.

1point

AspieGirl88 2 years ago (edited)

Relatable. My mum is the absolute best & has always taken care of me, no matter what. As for my so-called “dad”, even a surgeon telling him (at Christmas time 2013) that I was going to die wasn’t enough to make him leave his partner’s side for even a moment. I’m as stubborn as my mum, though & miraculously pulled through. You can bet when he sheepishly tried visiting, I wasn’t having it. Burned that bridge & I'm happier for it, as there’s no more toxicity in my life & his partner doesn’t get an opportunity to treat me like💩ever again. Also had my lower right leg amputated in 2019, which he would’ve heard about from his brother, as I’ve kept in touch on social media with my aunt … still no reaction, so he clearly doesn’t care about the only child he’s ever had. That’s his loss, though, not mine. Regardless of all that, I’m living my best life. 🤷‍♀️🙂

1point

GirlFriday 2 years ago

Same. I come from a huge, close-knit family and we are always in each others' business and walk into each others' houses without knocking. etc. I thought it was normal for your families' homes to be your home. I have NEVER knocked on my parents' doors and only knock at any of my brothers' homes if the door is locked. I found out from a friend that this is NOT normal and most families to not act this way.

1point

Stephanie Paich 2 years ago

My husband and I literally live with my mom. I can't imagine not being close to her. Now that I'm grown, we're friends.

0points

Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

I've got both loving parents, loving siblings, nieces, and loving parents-in-law, and I couldn't be more grateful. Of course, they each got their faults - we're only human! - but they're a real source of strength for my husband and me. I often wish I could give some of the inherent warmth my family gives me to people who need it. We're working on that, both with our children, and, for example, with my grandma, who's starting to let go of the toxicity my late grandpa infused her life with. That's not enough, though, is it?

0points

Johnny Storm 2 years ago

Actually having a bad relationship with your parents is weird. It's your parent. There's something wrong if you have bad relationship with your parents. Fight occasionally, hating each other certain habits, annoyed by them, all is normal. But in the end, it's family.

0points

ViFi 2 years ago

this is me, except i'm the friend...

0points

Nameless_User 2 years ago

I have been told that my Dad and I 'speak to each other like we are friends'... Guess I'll take that as a compliment...javascript:void(0);

0points

Bluebrains 2 years ago

Exactly! I was being driven to school by a friend's dad, and was absolutely floored by how kind he was without being creepy. Put things into perspective for me.

0points

Izzy_ 2 years ago

I will forever wonder what it's like to be a part of a normal family, with at least somewhat of a healthy relationship :(

0points

A Thousand Years Wide 2 years ago

I literally just had this conversation with my boyfriend about my parents. They literally have always been proud of me even in small accomplishments and also never micromanaged my life. They let me find my own way.

0points

-Mellohi- 2 years ago

My mom was in a really bad household and she vowed never to be like her parents. And she is so much different from them, in the best way. She's the type to get a bit tipsy at parties but stays with her friends. She makes dirty jokes and sends me funny meme :)

0points

Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 2 years ago

I have a amazing communicational relationship with my parents but nothing really else other than usual parent/daughter relationship.

0points

Lyone Fein 2 years ago

This is so nice. I am glad that you have such a great family.

0points

MY 2 years ago

Feel you it seems rare tbh

0points

SayRay 2 years ago

Same! I have a great relationship with my entire family. I never knew that people didn't call each other just to say hi, or send random thinking of you gifts. Or heck, helping one another in times of need! It seems a lot of people don't do that. Still boggles my mind.

0points

Linda HS 2 years ago

Amen to this!

0points

Ozymandias73 2 years ago

Wait, that's NOT normal?

0points

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Having to hide when you’re parents are fighting, I only found out this was not normal when I went to a friends house and their parents had a argument that I expected to turn into a screaming fit just like it does with my parents. I got up expecting to have to hide with my friend before they started full on fighting. I was then informed by his concerned parents that it’s not normal to have to do that.

Ok_Pressure_4462 , B. Report

Final score:

321points

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Dumpsterbaby 2 years ago

I lived my life like that also. I had a friend who told his parents to stop yelling. I thought, omg heads are going to roll, but they didn't. His parents stopped and apologized to him. I was floored.

159points

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Hearing music play even when you aren’t listening to anything. And no I’m not talking about when you have a song stuck in your head and it’s just your thoughts singing the lyrics, I mean actually hearing music when nothing is there.

I use to think my house was haunted by a ghost that loved to play music. Later on as I got older I thought it just happens to everyone. Until I read about “Musical Hallucinations” online and found out how rare it actually is.

And no it’s not fun.

VisitSecure , bradleypjohnson Report

Final score:

311points

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barn owls ️ 2 years ago

wait that isn’t normal? i thought everyone had that. another thing to add to the list of “things i might have to get tested for”

88points

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online The ability to make a roaring noise in my ears by tensing a muscle.

Jmen4Ever , David Report

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306points

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BubbaLouie 2 years ago (edited)

I can do this, and I can also do a really high pitched beep. (EDIT: I forgot, I can also click.) (Edit 2: I do the beep by... tensing up my jaw/chin? I don't know how it works.)

122points

Imperfect_Beluga , Andres Alvarado Report

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Picturing things in your head. I have a friend with aphantasia and she was flabbergasted when she realized people could visualize things in their brain.

Final score:

299points

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olx 2 years ago

same i was like??? so u can just see what u want when u want?? it makes me wonder how phantasic people dont instantly have a great memory

63points

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online I always thought when you try to talk to someone about something they do that bugs you or is just something that you feel the need to bring up because it effects you, that its normal for the person to get upset when you bring it up, and for them to disagree with you, resulting in yelling and fighting. I always thought this until I was talking with my friend about something they do that really pisses me off, and they just sat there, and thanked me for bringing it to there attention, and was completely chill about it, no yelling or argumenting. It was a weird feeling because I just kept waiting for the disagreeing and yelling to happen, and when it didn't I felt like something was missing? lol.

_yUkO_IDK , Jean and Fred Hort Report

Final score:

299points

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Robert B 2 years ago

I’m gonna give this one an extra bump 7

39points

#10

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Being able to blur and unblur your eyes on command 🙂

evanwantsyourtoes , Dario Report

Final score:

280points

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Stardust she/her 2 years ago

This isn’t normal? I do it all the time

286points

#11

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online I always thought the after effect for eating fresh cherries was a scratchy throat, with this weird tight feeling. Mild though but it would last about 30 minutes.

After eating 2 cherries earlier this year I ended up having a severe allergic reaction and discovered that cherries aren't meant to do that and I've just been allergic to them this whole time. 😅

ComfortableMess3145 , Luke Jones Report

Final score:

272points

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Michelle Reynolds 2 years ago

Pineapple, kiwi, cantaloupe, walnuts, pecans, bananas-they all do that to me but cherries are OK luckily,

59points

Savannahisded , Melissa O'Donohue Report

#12

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online I was joking around with my friends in 8th grade History and we were trying to see how many pencils we could stick into my friend's afro (with his consent) and right as I was trying to lift my arm and put the pencil in his hair one of them cracked a joke that sent us into a fit of laughter. My arms went limp and when my friends started coaxing me to put it in I told them I couldn't.

They were noticably confused, so when I regained my composure I explained that everytime I laugh, my muscles go limp and I am not be able to move them. It ranges from droopy head and weak knees, to full body collapse.
Because of the term "roll over laughing" and portrayals of people in media falling over in laughter I thought this happened to everyone, and they were just better at controlling it. My friends all agreed that it in fact did not happen to them, and that I should get it checked with a doctor.

1 year later I was diagnosed Type 1 Narcolepsy: a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, and Cataplexy. Cataplexy happens when a trigger, such as strong emotions like laughter or fear, trigger a sudden loss of muscle tone, making it difficult to move, stand, or even breathe.

I was lucky to be diagnosed as early and quick as I was, since the condition is widely unknown outside of the context of Narcolepsy patients and specialists. The symptoms of Narcolepsy are so common, in both puberty where it starts to present more heavily, and other diagnoses such and depression and anxiety. Its estimated that around 1 in 2,000 people have this disorder, and the lucky few that actually get diagnosed usually only do so later in life after 5-10+ years of multiple tests and misdiagnoses.

The takeaway from this is that if you think that other people "deal with it better" or "suck it up" or "control it better" chances are that's not normal, and you should speak up about it.

Final score:

271points

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Natalie H 2 years ago

This happens to me when I’m laughing.

31points

#13

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Having to deliberately learn all your social skills. I assumed other people just got more practice, because I didn't have many friends growing up. Years of work did help me a lot, but I only recently realized most people learn these things without thinking much about it.
I'ts like the difference between glancing at a sentence and immediately getting its meaning, vs. figuring out each word letter by letter.

Sterna-hirundo , S.C. Axman Report

Final score:

257points

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CelticElff 2 years ago

autism spectrum?

90points

dm-me-appletun-pics , ricky montalvo Report

#14

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Apparently most people can't reach their entire back with their hands. I never knew backscratchers had an actual purpose.

Final score:

246points

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Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago

I can do this too. Apparently I'm a bit more flexible than most other folks. I can turn my feet around almost all the way backwards,put my feet behind my head and contort in a few odd ways. I thought everyone could do this.

69points

SugarLily0420 , Cats by moonwhiskers Report

#15

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Not being able to watch Movies/Shows without Close Captions or subtitles. Also never understanding what they are sayin on the radio. Turns out, I have an Auditory Processing Disorder. If I don't see peoples lips moving my brain doesn't recognize they are words more than half the time

Final score:

242points

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CelticElff 2 years ago

Sensory Processing Disorder (avoider) here. If two people talk to me at the same time (classical scenario: I'm on the phone but my toddler demands my attention) the voices overlap and become nonsensical noise. Drives. Me. Crazy.

118points

ceo_of_dumbassery , Bastian Greshake Tzovaras Report

#16

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online That most people aren't constantly aware of their heart beating, and dont get numb legs just from walking a few metres uphill, and don't lie in bed at night wondering whether they'll die in their sleep because their heart does funky things when they lay down.

Turns out I have a heart condition lol. I feel so at peace now that I'm on medication for it

Final score:

238points

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alias D. 2 years ago

This hits hard for a dude with brugada syndrome

37points

#17

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online I thought it was normal for every friend group to have one person that everyone picked on for no reason. I don't mean light roasting, I mean legitimately bullying them and putting them down. My brother's friend group had one, with my brother being a primary instigator. I was the punching bag in my middle school friend group. It took until the end of high school/the beginning of college for me to actually be treated like a person and realize that friends aren't supposed to make you feel like s**t about yourself.

yeetgodmcnechass , Thomas Ricker Report

Final score:

232points

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Stardust she/her 2 years ago

I feel this. I was constantly shunned and yelled at growing up untill recently when I made actual friends who treated me nicely

74points

throw_aaway7777 , Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación Report

#18

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online I’ve played violin since I was 3 years old. So, I learned the letter names of each string and the finger numbers. And, whenever I heard a song, I always thought of a letter or number with each note. To me, it was plainly obvious what each letter and number was, and my brain even expanded the letter/number system to work with cello and the entire piano range.

Turns out, not every violinist has this, let alone absolute pitch (frequency in Western countries: 1 in 10 000). When I was 20, I discovered it was synesthesia, a harmless linking of senses/concepts in the brain.

That seemed to check out since people’s faces often have smells/tastes associated with them. Mine tastes like white sugar out of the packet. My brother’s is hard boiled egg. And whenever someone mentions a particular date on a particular year, I envision a giant number line.

Also, letters have emotions. E is happy, but lowercase e is even happier. Capital N is happy but lower case n is sad. And the months of the year go in a giant counter-clockwise circle, with my birthday in October being at the bottom. 2 is sad. 3 is happy.

Final score:

225points

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Bird Mom 2 years ago

For as long as I can remember, every time i think of a date or month, this giant circular calendar pops into my head

56points

#19

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Having a whole complex of rooms in your head and about 16 people in there chilling and having convos with them

It’s all positive, they’re kinda my way of getting things out and processing thoughts and emotions

I do all sorts in my subconscious mind palace and it’s very entertaining but everyone else finds it kinda wierd.

martthethird , london road Report

Final score:

217points

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Construction site Panda 2 years ago (edited)

I hate to reveal this secret but when I am under stress, to relax myself I make up all sorts of cringe stories in my mind but I dont write them down. But ik I will never get the most number of upvotes so my comment will be the last one in order so no one will know my secret hehe 😁

176points

#20

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online When I’m on my period, I can numb my lower half of my body so I can’t feel cramps. After talking to my friend I realized she couldn’t do it and I was just confused as I have been doing it for years.

QueenBee_Here , Nenad Stojkovic Report

Final score:

195points

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Tash 2 years ago

I would quite like this one

195points

#21

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Not everyone hears their own thoughts audibly. I only learned that last year after describing to my husband that when I’m thinking I literally hear my thoughts as if they’re being spoken outside of my body.

LittleFlowers13 , GAby Report

Final score:

188points

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Rod McCabe 2 years ago

I routinely talk to myself. When you're alone for 54 years with not one at all in life talking to yourself is almost inevitable. No family, friends, work associates, no social media contacts... no one. well I've been talking to myself ever since I could talk. And yes, I answer myself as well. Its fun.

88points

#22

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Being able to give myself goosebumps on command.

I only realised last year (I’m in my 30s) when watching Taskmaster and one of the tasks was “Give yourself goosebumps, fastest wins”, and I wondered why they didn’t all just induce them like I do.

Turns out it’s a rare ability that only 1 in 1500 people have.

Dvdsmith2002 , Flóra Soós Report

Final score:

185points

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TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

That's easy, listen to a song from Eluveitie, that works everytime lol ( for those of you not in to folk metal, try " 2SFH " ( 2 steps from hell ) its Impossible to hear their músic and not getting goosebumps )

34points

#23

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online "Man, I am having so much trouble finding out which colors to use for these letters!"

"Just... use the colors from your head."

"The what?"

"That's what I did! The head colors? Y'know?"

"N..o."

Anyways I have color-grapheme synesthesia and somehow, no one thought much of me saying that the days and months and letters and numbers all had colors.

ReviLogic , Sue Thompson Report

Final score:

179points

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olx 2 years ago

synesthesia is so cool to me. i dont have it i think, altho my friend thinks i do cuz i feel music but i think that's probably 50/50 normal cuz one of my other friends has it. i *associate* days, weeks, months with colours but i dont see it when its said or anything you know?

4points

#24

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Normal is just the running average of weird.

Indigo_Sunset , Bart Everson Report

Final score:

170points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago

I like this. We’re all weird, “normal” is just whatever weird thing most of us are doing.

69points

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#25

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Ringing in the ears. I dont have a conscious memory of not having it. When i was about 5 years old I asked my grandma " what song does your head play?"

liscbj , Paul Sableman Report

Final score:

163points

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Sky Render 2 years ago

I've had tinnitus my entire life. Most of the time I just wilfully ignore it.

87points

#26

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online I have a few medications I need to take for my mental health, some I need to take at night some in the morning. I've gotten into the habit of rather than reading the label for which ones I need, I will shake the bottle and know which ones to take based off of the sounds the pills make when they rattle.

Let me say I was shocked when I was informed this is not normal.

fuckwormbrain , MArie Report

Final score:

155points

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Rod McCabe 2 years ago

Thats definitely what t I do, I can just hear my pharmaceutical savior, xanax, as a beautiful music in the mornings. Panic attacks SUCK for 30 minutes and without a benzodiazapine I get attacks a couple of times a day. They're particularly insidious because you have to stop what you're doing and give your entire life (existence) to the attack. Work or home. You don't have a choice. I call anxiety and panic "cancer of the mind". Panic attacks are horrendous and completely debilitating. Not fun. Hearing that rattle in the morning is like all of the beautiful music or nature thrown into a couple of seconds of shaking.

39points

#27

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Visual snow. My whole life, my field of vision has always been covered by shifting multicolored dots of light. Similar to light snow on an old TV transmission, hence the name. I see it all of the time, I never don't see it, though it is worse in the dark, or if staring at the sky. In the dark or when I close my eyes, it is all I see. I thought everyone had this until my early 20s.

smuffleupagus , M. M. Sand Report

Final score:

153points

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Luluu_j 2 years ago

I get this in the dark

46points

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#28

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online for YEARS i thought everyone got sick at the feeling of certain textures, kinda like seeing big bugs and stuff, like the same feeling that gives you, later learned i have a psychiatrist and therapist trying to figure out if i have adhd, or if im on the autism spectrum

anon , Wendell Smith Report

Final score:

152points

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Natalie H 2 years ago

There are some clothing textures I absolutely can’t stand. They make shudder & my teeth feel funny for some reason 🤷🏻‍♀️

104points

#29

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Two OREO limit. That was always the serving size in our house growing up. My first binge in college was a whole sleeve of OREOs.

welchbw , William Clifford Report

Final score:

144points

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Bouche Clay 2 years ago

I wish I could do that. Although I often say it as a joke, for me, it's pretty much true that whatever is in the wrapper is one serving.

52points

#30

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Lice. Growing up I had lice almost every summer, I thought everyone got lice growing up. I thought lice was just a summer bug that we kids got! When I got with my ex and talked to him about my childhood and how we always got lice, he was SHOOK. It was apparently not normal for children to get lice on a regular basis.

Kovong , Michael Wunderli Report

Final score:

133points

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Frando Bone 2 years ago

yeah not normal. i never had it.

64points

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#31

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Asking for permission.

I was raised to always ask permission to have water, a snack, turn on the TV, or go to the bathroom any time I am in someone else's home. My best friend's mom thought it was weird that I would ask permission for small things. Like "May I grab a knife and fork for my pizza?" instead of "Where can I find a knife and fork?" was super weird to her.

Awkward_Society1 , Iain Watson Report

Final score:

47points

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olx 2 years ago

this is just politeness isnt it? maybe ive been raised goofy too :/

45points

#32

Abdominal pain. Turns out I have a gastrointestinal issue. But when everyone tells you as a kid to "suck it up", "be tough", "it's just a tummy ache", you get the idea that everyone deals with it and you're just being a whiny kid. Now when I get really bad flare ups, I end up in the ER on morphine.

IDK_WHAT_YOU_WANT Report

Final score:

46points

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alias D. 2 years ago

It sad the whole suck it up mentality is built on broken foundation

40points

#33

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online I'm from Pennsylvania. Growing up, when we went to a restaurant and I ordered my favorite eggs, I would say, "2 dippy eggs, please". It wasn't until I got married and moved out to the western part of the country that I realized most people don't call them that.

I can still see the look on the waitress's face when I asked for dippy eggs. Apparently, most people call them "sunny side up".

fourjoys99 , Matthew Murdoch Report

Final score:

41points

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Deborah Harris2 2 years ago

In the UK Dippy eggs are soft hard boiled eggs that we cut the top off and use to dip soldiers into the yolk. The soldiers being buttered toast.

42points

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#34

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Having OCD. The thoughts that come with it I thought were normal for YEARSSS

foxgirl1318 , MIchael Lehet Report

Final score:

38points

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barn owls ️ 2 years ago

same. apparently having intense paranoia and having to do specific things to “protect” yourself so the people won’t get you isn’t normal

22points

#35

My parents are African and rice was a huge staple growing up. So when I went grocery shopping with my American college roommates for the first time they were surprised that I went to grab a 20 lb bag of rice.

They were white and were weirded out when they saw my lotion. They assumed it was for other reason besides moisturizing my skin and not being ashy.

LobaLingala Report

Final score:

38points

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Natalie H 2 years ago

I love rice! I even eat white rice for breakfast sometimes, with a bit of sugar and milk. Why were they weirded out over your lotion?? That’s what lotion is for! It sounds like your roommates are the weird ones, not you.

32points

#36

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online My dad used to leave us in the car while he went in the bar to "see a man about a dog". We always thought he was in talks about getting us a puppy. I was an adult when it dawned on me he was in there drinking and see a man about dog was just an expression.

anon , Michela Report

Final score:

37points

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Rod McCabe 2 years ago

I spent a good majority of my young life in bars (because my dad dragged me there) rubbing my eyes from all of the smoke - because in those days, you could pollute someone else's air and somehow that was legal, let alone moral. And I have asthma. I don't need to express how bad all of that intrusive smoke messed me up that way. You know, BEING ABLE TO BREATHE. One day I told my dad where to jump, he was pissed, but I spent the next 5+ hours sitting in the car wondering if I was going to be able to do my homework. I'm so glad my joke of a "father" is dead. Good riddance.

22points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#37

That I thought the human race existed only in my country (Denmark) when I was 9

Equivalent_Bet_4820 Report

Final score:

37points

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Robert B 2 years ago

I’m in the USA, I’m not sure you’re wrong.

43points

#38

allergies that cause anxiety.

basically a while back i got tested for a bunch of allergies, strawberries came up pretty high but i love strawberries and have never had a rash or anything from them so the doctor person said it probably just gave me extra anxiety
accepted it as normal and moved on.
the subject came up with my old biology teacher relatively recently and he was surprised and said that's very rare

i still eat strawberries. what's a little extra anxiety anyway?

Half_Asleep_ Report

Final score:

33points

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K W 2 years ago

People who have seasonal allergies and anxiety will often note an uptick in anxiety during the worst parts of allergy season so this isn't surprising. I'd never heard food allergies causing it but that makes sense too.

22points

#39

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Only ever eating frozen food. I thought actually cooking was for professionals only. My first 20 years were only frozen food except for special occasions

TheNameless00 , Anna Report

Final score:

30points

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Libby Tailor 2 years ago

Your mom never cooked anything??

14points

#40

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online The ability to make dolphin sort of clicks with my mouth (I don’t know how you’d call it)

cha45690 , Tristan Ferne Report

Final score:

30points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago

Echolocation? :)

11points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#41

I can blow snot off of my eye, when I was younger it just started happening. So whenever I blow my nose, I covered my left eye (one that snot comes out of) so snot wouldn’t shoot out. Found out not everyone does this a few years back!

Edit: to be more specific, it comes out the little tube in your eye that connects to your nose (to drain tears)

DarDurio Report

Final score:

28points

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Jihana 2 years ago

When I close my mouth and hold my nose closed and sprt of try to exhale the pressure is released by that canal in my left eye (only works with my left eye) It even makes a noise.

15points

ShipInternational720 , Emma Howard Report

#42

30 Random Things Folks Thought Were Normal But Later Realized Weren’t, As Shared Online Brushing my teeth before eating

Final score:

25points

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Orange Is Aging 2 years ago

BEFORE? oh honey, what about the flavors? Did you just not know that things actually tasted good?? I NEED ANSWERS! 😭😭

37points

Only-Adhesiveness960 Report

#43

This reminds me of the person who said the hated getting into the shower straight away because it was cold

Final score:

17points

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Natalie H 2 years ago

I stand back & wait for the water to get warm. No cold showers for me! 🚿

45points

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Sardonyx_3 2 years ago

I have a CONSTANT inner monologue. It means I can't stop thinking. Yes, I've tried listening to ~calming music~ but it doesn't help. No, it doesn't mean I describe things in third-person. I just CAN'T. STOP. THINKING. Help?

37points

Booklover<3 2 years ago

This happens to me too. I didn't know that people could stop thinking!! What?!?

12points

Reviewer UK01 2 years ago

Do you also have "tracks" so there's music in the literal back of your mind and some talking in the middle and possibly some other stuff going on at the front? On really busy days there are two front tracks and I'm desperately trying to turn the music down. This is probably why I find myself watching the TV, a second show on my tablet, reading a book and texting - and I'm also bored. My brain is used to the divisions, I guess?

7points

Arianna 2 years ago

Ohh! It might be a symptom of ADHD, that happens to me too!

2points

Local foodie 2 years ago

For me it’s the exact opposite. I don’t have an inner monologue at all. I used to think they were made up for tv

2points

Question everything 2 years ago

If you're having thoughts at a high speed, thoughts accompanied by music or other thoughts in the background, it's not normal. I asked my husband. Apparently it's a thought, small pause, though, small pause etc for a normal brain. I have racing thoughts, overlapping and can't remember the topic in the middle of a discussion while I'm the one talking lol. I suggest you check the internet for symptoms of ADHD or ASD. If they fit, get tested.

1point

leah 2 years ago

Add another. I'm constantly narrating my own life in my head. Even as I type this I hear every word I'm going to type in my head. Trying to go to sleep is hell because it just doesn't ever turn off.

1point

gingepanda 2 years ago

I have that too. My brain only shuts up when I'm ill. It means that I have to do two or three things at once to be able to concentrate on them.... I have an adhd appointment soon.

1point

Jenn C 2 years ago

Getting meds for my distractive Adhd did wonders to calm my mind. I could finally fall asleep at night, without screaming shut up at my thoughts.

1point

An Unpopular Opinion. 2 years ago

Same, it's the main reason I couldn't sleep last night, my brain refused to shut up at all

1point

Angela Turrall 2 years ago (edited)

Same. I can't stop it, but I find listening to ASMR videos helps turn it down for a bit, I'll listen to them for hours because they're soft but normal background noises. Also specific voices help me, for example I find Justin Hawkin's speaking voice super calming (as opposed to his music which gets me bouncing with energy). I think it could be the combo of his voice and that I don't know a lot about what he's talking about so I stop for a second to listen and learn - lucky for me he has a youtube channel so I just listen to him for hours on end. Same for a content creator called Lune Innate, I listen to her for hours too to calm the thinking. In both cases I actually repeat back in my head what they're saying, so it's a 'fake' calm. So I guess for me, the only way to actually 'stop' it, is go with it, so I listen to people with soothing voice and repeat what they're saying in my head, or bang some music on and so at least I'm only thinking the words I'm hearing.

1point

Wolf Queen 1 year ago

Some people can stop thinking?

0points

Mybellybuttonleaksglitter 2 years ago

I do the same thing. Always have. It seems to run in my family. I can't sleep without a tv on so I put on reruns and listen to it like a bedtime story. My mind focuses and thinks about that and I can sleep. Otherwise my mind races from thought to thought allll night long

0points

BenMaharaj 2 years ago

I can make my mind go completely blank and I only verbalize what I’m doing in my head if the task requires great concentration. Most tasks are just done with nothing I’d call a sentence floating through my head. I can and do talk to myself in my head but I can also stop if I don’t want to do it anymore. I can’t tell you how to do it. I guess I don’t associate action with words. It was surprising to me that everyone isn’t like me.

0points

DJR 2 years ago

Have you tried looking at a candle? It sounds silly, but for me it's just enough to keep my attention without thinking about anything.

0points

BonnyDK 2 years ago

I dream full length mostly movies with complete dialogue, scenes, and other characters. Sometimes they start right before I fall asleep so I consciously know they are beginning. Seconds before. If you wake me up in the middle of the night I can tell you everything going on and who said what. In the morning I only remember bits and pieces. They are shows I have never seen before anywhere. Sometimes they repeat themselves. There was one inside a dark mansion with lots of hallways upstairs that repeated for months. I walked quickly trying to get out but never finding a way. Another that repeated was a soldier standing at the foot of my bed as if he was guarding me. He wore a WWll uniform. So strange.

14points

Omiyaru 2 years ago (edited)

Had that occur Wirth some dream about an dystopian anime with an antro-wolf, basically escaping a slave trade, one scene Involved a high class train (fully furnished with velvet seat cushions, wood tables, upholstery the works) one scene involved the wolf being forced to serve nude, leading the wolf stabbing one pug guard in the eye with a shrimp fork. The intro to that "series" was all bright and cheerful. Had its own theme song, the wolf character lounge across title. It was seriously messed up, and bloody as hell. But definitely went a full 360, going from suspense to action in 3 seconds

1point

Devin Singh 2 years ago

I'm the opposite. I'm lucky if I get one dream every two years.

0points

Kassi 2 years ago

Yay! I'm not the only one!

0points

Melissa TO 2 years ago

I love it when I dream like that. Super vivid! It's like I've escaped to my own fantasy land. Sometimes its amazing with bright colors and amazing flowers and animals. Other times it can be horribly frightening with strange creatures and strange rivers full of goop to slog through. But I have learned to appreciate both kinds because they are both amazing in their own ways, and usually mean that I'm sleeping deeply for once.

0points

BonnyDK 2 years ago

*full length movies

0points

Peppermallow 2 years ago

I’ve never known how complete strangers can start clapping in synch with each other when music comes on. A television ad came on one day for a Bruno Mars album. There were people in monkey suits moving in time to each other, I commented how much practice it must have taken to synch up their movements so perfectly. My wife said “they are in time to the music”. I had no idea. To me there is no connection between dancing and music. Sometimes called Beat Deafness, I found out I have Amusia, which is sort of like a musical equivalent of dyslexia

9points

Lisa T 2 years ago

Sneezing at the sun! It was only a few years ago (I’m 51) that I found most people don’t sneeze at the sun

8points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioopthalmic Outburst (ACHOO) Syndrome

1point

Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

I do that, too! I read it's about 20% of people...? I'd rather not have that, though...

0points

Wren Hard 2 years ago

I do

0points

Sardonyx_3 2 years ago

Yes! Direct sunlight on my head/torso Gives me an intense headache, make me sneeze frequently, and makes my ADHD Uncontrollable-And-Won't-Be-Quiet-Thoughts get worse

0points

Justme 2 years ago

Yep! I forget what it’s called but it’s a genetic trait!

0points

Paula Glasscoe 2 years ago

Oh gods, yes, sunlight and mints set me off frequently. Both together is a guarantee!

0points

Axelcat 2 years ago

I can relate to about 40 of these things. I thought these were normal things.

8points

Yay Pandas! 2 years ago

It's good you found out, isn't it? Some of these problems can be fixed with meds.

5points

Waite Forit 2 years ago

When I was a child, I thought all people could use their toes like fingers because my sister and I could do that. Then I found out that the neighbor kids could not do this. Actually, I still have this ability.

7points

Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

Yeah, that comes in real "handy" when you're pregnant and can't bend down. I can pick up a button or sth. with my toes and "hand" it to my hand.

1point

Izzi C 2 years ago

I have a serious question to ask. I brought it up to my brother and he completely dismissed it. I get triggered by noises. Chewing, teeth grinding, tapping, snaps, and pen clicks. It’s gotten really bad lately. I have no idea what it is or how to bring it up to my parents.

7points

wowbagger 2 years ago

It could be misophonia. Your triggers sound like pretty common ones: https://misophoniainstitute.org/misophonia-triggers/

5points

Jeff Gabrisl 2 years ago

For the longest time, I just assumed that people got headaches all the time. It wasn't until I started getting constant vertigo and a visual aura that I was diagnosed with chronic migraine. Luckily the meds they prescribed work 95% of the time, but I wish my parents would have taken me to the doctor about it when I was little, instead of telling me that I "was reading to much" or playing too many video games.

7points

Anna 2 years ago

You are lucky meds work. I've been a migraine sufferer since I was 13 years old, (that's 30 years of pain now) I get the so called "suicide" migraines and they are triggered by hormones, being a woman that's impossible to avoid, birth control and hormone therapy makes them worse. Nothing stops it once it has started. They have gotten worse these past few years. Can't wait for menopause to see if they improve because the only time I got zero migraines was during my pregnancy (I have a 16 month old)

0points

Reviewer UK01 2 years ago

I recently found out that many of the foods I thought I didn't like were in fact because my mum has no truc with expiry dates, food storage or cooking instructions. I've always thought I hated butter, it just isn't that nice when it's gone off. Sausages should not have a thick coating of burned while frozen inside. Making Indian food shouldn't start with burning some spices until the acrid smoke burns your lungs. Thankfully she usually gave us sandwiches and cooked only for my dad (also seems weird now) but no idea how the man hasn't died of food poisoning.

6points

love u 2 years ago

i have double jointed shoulders, thought that was completely normal until about 11 when we had to stretch before my practice. Also i can absolutely not stand the sound of corduroy getting scratched, not a mild dislike, it makes me feel physically uncomfy

6points

shiny shinx 2 years ago

what is corduroy?

1point

Bubbles and sparks 2 years ago

I can actually feel strong emotions in colors... like anger, joy, feeling overwhelmed it crowded... But the most fantastic colors I see when I have a really great orga*m, that's like fireworks ;)

5points

John Brown 2 years ago

I found out while I was in the Navy I could hear better than almost anyone. At 1500 yards, I can hear and understand two people having a conversation. As well, I learned I was an absolute GOD when it came to analyzing other ships courses and speed when ownship was coming into or exiting port. I had only to look at a ship for tens of seconds and could relay its course, speed and closest point of approach, although I had trouble with time. I also do not need a clock or watch. I can go days without seeing a timepiece and know the time to within 15 minutes. But the real kicker: I dream everyday stuff in real time. I have dreams that seem to be taken out of other people’s lives. I have dreamt I was a businessman, an attorney in a rather mundane property dispute, or even a used car salesman. I have never had these kinds of jobs. Also, the locale affects me. If the weather is cold in the dream, I wake up cold. Likewise if I am in the desert at high noon in the dream, I wake sweating. Crazy!!

4points

Erik Ivan 2 years ago

When I read a book, I don't see words. I see a movie - a virtual reality where I go around, looking over the persons shoulders. It was a big surprise when I realised not everyone experience reading like that.

4points

leah 2 years ago

Me, too. Sometimes I read a book and I swear I'd just seen a movie. What's weird is that I can't picture things in my head. If someone tells me to picture an ice cream cone in my head I don't see it. I describe it with words but never actually see it.

1point

Funhog 2 years ago

Same here with reading as well as listening to a story. It wasn’t until a friend had suggested that I get an audio book to listen to in my car while driving that I learned that not everyone sees/experiences that other reality. At first, I thought that they were joking.. because why else would they suggest that I drive a car while not being able to see what’s in front of my car? For this reason, I also don’t talk on the phone while driving.

1point

shiny shinx 2 years ago

brooo if only i could do this 😭

1point

Kassi 2 years ago

I thought not feeling any sexual attraction to anyone was normal. It was only when I got to high school, and everyone else was the opposite, did I realise I was Asexual.

3points

Local foodie 2 years ago

I used to think everyone had these little movies they made up in their head and spent hours in. Some stories I’ve spent years on. Turns out that isn’t normal

3points

Pandalea 2 years ago

Not abnormal, either. I do, too. It helped à lot when I was an insomniac kid with anxiety. There are

3points

Rowan/Vin 2 years ago

Yup same. I have like a whole a*s family. Better than real life it is. I would stay there if I could

0points

Ivy la Sangrienta 2 years ago

It isn't?

0points

Ada Hunter 2 years ago

i always thought i just got startled way way to easy. and i thought when you got startled you threw things from it and stuff like that. nope, i have an incredibly rare disorder called the jumping frenchman of maine. it’s stupid.

3points

devilicious 2 years ago

I need to know if someone else has this. When I sit on the toilet for too long I stop feeling my legs then they start "tingling" when I try to walk. But then I don't want to move because it's like a "being stabbed by millions knives but with no pain" sensation all over my legs

2points

Sardonyx_3 1 year ago

i have this

1point

Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago

I think I've just lengthened my self diagnosis list with about 4 more things

2points

LB 2 years ago (edited)

Growing up, I thought I had a pretty standard non-regional US accent. I heard no significant difference between how I spoke and how national newscasters spoke. I moved just one state over for college and was shocked to discover that I have a very thick regional accent, to the point that others comment on it and occasionally cannot understand some things I say. My mom, who has always lived in the same place, still has trouble believing this is true.

2points

EvilNob 2 years ago

My only special ability is that I fall asleep usually under a minute. I tried to do meditation where you have to count back from 60. I changed it after many failed attempts to 20. I never reached 0...

2points

Wren Hard 2 years ago

My dad can do this. Literally just lie down and fall asleep on command. the rest of my family and myself are the exact opposite

2points

Marcus Lynch 2 years ago

After multiple concussions as a kid, one of my eyes sees color more intensely than the other. Same colors for both but one eye sees normal and the other is in Technicolor.

2points

My True Form, Apparently 2 years ago

Not sure if this is weird, but when I dream I can’t hear anything, but I still know what is being said.

2points

Lee Banks 2 years ago

I was born without a stomach valve. Thought it was just a neat trick that I could regurgitate whole food, on command. Had a Nissan fundoplication at 13. I haven't been able to vomit, since. Food poisoning is the worst, and I constantly have the hiccups. Cool scars, though :)

1point

Kevin Garren 2 years ago

Up until sometime in my teens, I thought everybody's back would hurt if they ate something too hot. I get this weird sensation that travels all the way down my back like lava after I swallow... well one time I ate something that burned my mouth/throat at school and I did this thing where I kind of throw my shoulders back, almost like how you see somebody get hit in the back in movies or something, and my friends were like "....what's going on right now?!" and then I realized that not everybody has lava back burn lol And whenever I clean my ears with a cotton swab, (not all the way in, just near the opening like after a shower to get the water out and any earwax that's building up) it makes my throat tingle and itch.

1point

Naomi Thompson 2 years ago

If I’m walking on a pavement with a close friend and there is a lamppost ahead, I must pass the lamppost the same side as my friend, or I feel anxious like FOMO 😳

1point

Djtp09 2 years ago (edited)

I’ve got 2: associating tastes/months/days/certain numbers with colors and imagining every word I hear spelt out in my head

1point

R. H. 2 years ago

ASMR, I spent decades thinking I was a freak because all sorts of stimuli made me numb and tingly and at times stir my gonads. It's a bit confusing when the sound of tearing paper makes you erect

1point

Ivy la Sangrienta 2 years ago

ASMR usually makes me nauseous. Really creeps me out.

2points

Rowan/Vin 2 years ago

When I get cold and shiver I always go BRRRRR. Like, I make the noise I also shiver when I'm not cold as well its weird

1point

Lisa B 2 years ago

Did anyone notice how beautiful the name of the woman who wrote the piece? Konstancija. That is so pretty!

1point

Proudtrans 2 years ago

I have this weird thing were my pinky fingers can bend all the way back and touch the back of my hand. I was stretching my hand back and my pinky did “the thing” and my friend asked me if that happened to me normally. I thought it was normal so I was puzzled when she said it wasnt

1point

PandaForLife 2 years ago

Honestly, every time i touch a rough surface i stab my nails into my palms at least 2 times.. what is it??

1point

Local foodie 2 years ago

I- dang I thought this was normal too

0points

Stardust she/her 2 years ago

I relate to some of these unfortunately

1point

Wolf Queen 1 year ago

I just learned some people don't... Hear colors? I can't rly describe it, but when you listen to music do you think, crimson, flame orange, beige, ect. I also don't hear blue, I hear cerulean ect.

0points

Stephanie Paich 2 years ago

I have really complicated dreams. Sounds, colors, details such as names of people and prices on items in a store. And they're long, a lot happens in them. I dream whole houses, hotels, malls, or supermarkets into existence, there's a layout and I can walk around and even go back to places I was before.

0points

KC T. 2 years ago

I thought it was normal to only breathe either through your mouth or your nose. I thought it was impossible and thought anyone saying otherwise was just joking around. Well, after a septoplasty, I realized I haven't been able to breathe normally my entire life. It was a fantastic and eye opening moment to experience smells and taste at the same time.

0points

Tami_DE 2 years ago

Wait... People can breath through their nose and mouth at the same time? How exactly does one do that?

0points

Jasmine Hufflepuff Henderson 2 years ago

With me it was a fast heart rate and going over every bad thing that could happen. I was shocked when I realized that's not normal and I'm now diagnosed with panic disorder and severe anxiety.

0points

Jasam Nitko 2 years ago

I'm allergic to stress. No joke. Stress makes me break out in hives from top to toe. I take antihistamine daily to be able to do normal everyday tasks.

0points

Caleb Su 2 years ago

I have note to color synesthesia… c is green or bluish, d is orange, e is yellow, f is green, g is orange, a is red, b is red orange… the accidentals are all yellow green but I can tell them apart… I don’t exactly see the colors but I end up kind of ascribing perceptions of the colors to do perceptions of the music, like songs I’m f are bright and usually happy, songs in a are really intense, songs in b and e are sharp…

0points

Lisalisa 1 year ago

What a beautiful world you must see every day

0points

Justme 2 years ago (edited)

Once every couple of weeks I get an overwhelming sense of deja vu. Heart pounding, nauseated, hot, dizzy, etc but the strongest sensation is deja vu. I have to stop everything I’m doing and get some fresh air. No obvious trigger for it and It passes in just a few minutes but it’s really overwhelming.

0points

Sora Desu 2 years ago

I don’t have an inner monologue. For years I thought everyone just saw pictures in their head like a movie reel. I honestly never knew people have a voice in their head and that sometimes that voice is what contributes to anxiety and poor self esteem. Sounds great to not have that except I do have a lot of trauma and that trauma often plays in vivid detail and I have to make a conscious effort to turn off the images. It also makes talking hard bc I don’t think before I say, when I talk the words are coming out the moment they come to me. Also reading is hard bc I am visualizing each word to understand them

0points

Via Hawk 2 years ago

I can force my armpits in, roll my stomach so it looks like waves or in the cartoon when their stomach growls, and I can bend my elbow backwards in a way that I can see the bone through the thin layer of skin. I thought these all were normal lol

0points

very_knotted_laces 2 years ago

I have a lot of these things

0points

LillieMean 2 years ago

I have hyperphantasia. That's why I read very little literature because I've scarred and traumatized myself forever. Fortunately, I prefer non-fiction like zoology and psychology. I also hear music as colors and different styles of music create beautiful patterns.

0points

Sky Render 2 years ago

Here's a weird one I doubt many can relate to: being able to urinate without the slightest bit of trouble with an erection. The only delay is from the time it takes for the urine to get out of the bladder, and it's a perfectly normal stream (in fact, it's usually much more powerful than when not erect!). This is but one of the fun side-effects of being born without a prostatic utricle.

0points

Dizz2K7 Gaming 2 years ago

Not what I expected... I should have seen it coming. Basically a lot people needing some attention rather than people with super powers or interesting disorders.

-2points

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Sardonyx_3 2 years ago

37points

Booklover<3 2 years ago

This happens to me too. I didn't know that people could stop thinking!! What?!?

12points

Reviewer UK01 2 years ago

7points

Arianna 2 years ago

Ohh! It might be a symptom of ADHD, that happens to me too!

2points

Local foodie 2 years ago

For me it’s the exact opposite. I don’t have an inner monologue at all. I used to think they were made up for tv

2points

Question everything 2 years ago

1point

leah 2 years ago

Add another. I'm constantly narrating my own life in my head. Even as I type this I hear every word I'm going to type in my head. Trying to go to sleep is hell because it just doesn't ever turn off.

1point

gingepanda 2 years ago

I have that too. My brain only shuts up when I'm ill. It means that I have to do two or three things at once to be able to concentrate on them.... I have an adhd appointment soon.

1point

Jenn C 2 years ago

Getting meds for my distractive Adhd did wonders to calm my mind. I could finally fall asleep at night, without screaming shut up at my thoughts.

1point

An Unpopular Opinion. 2 years ago

Same, it's the main reason I couldn't sleep last night, my brain refused to shut up at all

1point

Angela Turrall 2 years ago (edited)

1point

Wolf Queen 1 year ago

Some people can stop thinking?

0points

Mybellybuttonleaksglitter 2 years ago

0points

BenMaharaj 2 years ago

0points

DJR 2 years ago

Have you tried looking at a candle? It sounds silly, but for me it's just enough to keep my attention without thinking about anything.

0points

BonnyDK 2 years ago

14points

Omiyaru 2 years ago (edited)

1point

Devin Singh 2 years ago

I'm the opposite. I'm lucky if I get one dream every two years.

0points

Kassi 2 years ago

Yay! I'm not the only one!

0points

Melissa TO 2 years ago

0points

BonnyDK 2 years ago

*full length movies

0points

Peppermallow 2 years ago

9points

Lisa T 2 years ago

Sneezing at the sun! It was only a few years ago (I’m 51) that I found most people don’t sneeze at the sun

8points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioopthalmic Outburst (ACHOO) Syndrome

1point

Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

I do that, too! I read it's about 20% of people...? I'd rather not have that, though...

0points

Wren Hard 2 years ago

I do

0points

Sardonyx_3 2 years ago

Yes! Direct sunlight on my head/torso Gives me an intense headache, make me sneeze frequently, and makes my ADHD Uncontrollable-And-Won't-Be-Quiet-Thoughts get worse

0points

Justme 2 years ago

Yep! I forget what it’s called but it’s a genetic trait!

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Paula Glasscoe 2 years ago

Oh gods, yes, sunlight and mints set me off frequently. Both together is a guarantee!

0points

Axelcat 2 years ago

I can relate to about 40 of these things. I thought these were normal things.

8points

Yay Pandas! 2 years ago

It's good you found out, isn't it? Some of these problems can be fixed with meds.

5points

Waite Forit 2 years ago

7points

Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

Yeah, that comes in real "handy" when you're pregnant and can't bend down. I can pick up a button or sth. with my toes and "hand" it to my hand.

1point

Izzi C 2 years ago

7points

wowbagger 2 years ago

It could be misophonia. Your triggers sound like pretty common ones: https://misophoniainstitute.org/misophonia-triggers/

5points

Jeff Gabrisl 2 years ago

7points

Anna 2 years ago

0points

Reviewer UK01 2 years ago

6points

love u 2 years ago

6points

shiny shinx 2 years ago

what is corduroy?

1point

Bubbles and sparks 2 years ago

I can actually feel strong emotions in colors... like anger, joy, feeling overwhelmed it crowded... But the most fantastic colors I see when I have a really great orga*m, that's like fireworks ;)

5points

John Brown 2 years ago

4points

Erik Ivan 2 years ago

4points

leah 2 years ago

1point

Funhog 2 years ago

1point

shiny shinx 2 years ago

brooo if only i could do this 😭

1point

Kassi 2 years ago

I thought not feeling any sexual attraction to anyone was normal. It was only when I got to high school, and everyone else was the opposite, did I realise I was Asexual.

3points

Local foodie 2 years ago

I used to think everyone had these little movies they made up in their head and spent hours in. Some stories I’ve spent years on. Turns out that isn’t normal

3points

Pandalea 2 years ago

Not abnormal, either. I do, too. It helped à lot when I was an insomniac kid with anxiety. There are

3points

Rowan/Vin 2 years ago

Yup same. I have like a whole a*s family. Better than real life it is. I would stay there if I could

0points

Ivy la Sangrienta 2 years ago

It isn't?

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Ada Hunter 2 years ago

3points

devilicious 2 years ago

2points

Sardonyx_3 1 year ago

i have this

1point

Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago

I think I've just lengthened my self diagnosis list with about 4 more things

2points

LB 2 years ago (edited)

2points

EvilNob 2 years ago

2points

Wren Hard 2 years ago

My dad can do this. Literally just lie down and fall asleep on command. the rest of my family and myself are the exact opposite

2points

Marcus Lynch 2 years ago

After multiple concussions as a kid, one of my eyes sees color more intensely than the other. Same colors for both but one eye sees normal and the other is in Technicolor.

2points

My True Form, Apparently 2 years ago

Not sure if this is weird, but when I dream I can’t hear anything, but I still know what is being said.

2points

Lee Banks 2 years ago

1point

Kevin Garren 2 years ago

1point

Naomi Thompson 2 years ago

If I’m walking on a pavement with a close friend and there is a lamppost ahead, I must pass the lamppost the same side as my friend, or I feel anxious like FOMO 😳

1point

Djtp09 2 years ago (edited)

I’ve got 2: associating tastes/months/days/certain numbers with colors and imagining every word I hear spelt out in my head

1point

R. H. 2 years ago

ASMR, I spent decades thinking I was a freak because all sorts of stimuli made me numb and tingly and at times stir my gonads. It's a bit confusing when the sound of tearing paper makes you erect

1point

Ivy la Sangrienta 2 years ago

ASMR usually makes me nauseous. Really creeps me out.

2points

Rowan/Vin 2 years ago

When I get cold and shiver I always go BRRRRR. Like, I make the noise I also shiver when I'm not cold as well its weird

1point

Lisa B 2 years ago

Did anyone notice how beautiful the name of the woman who wrote the piece? Konstancija. That is so pretty!

1point

Proudtrans 2 years ago

1point

PandaForLife 2 years ago

Honestly, every time i touch a rough surface i stab my nails into my palms at least 2 times.. what is it??

1point

Local foodie 2 years ago

I- dang I thought this was normal too

0points

Stardust she/her 2 years ago

I relate to some of these unfortunately

1point

Wolf Queen 1 year ago

I just learned some people don't... Hear colors? I can't rly describe it, but when you listen to music do you think, crimson, flame orange, beige, ect. I also don't hear blue, I hear cerulean ect.

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Stephanie Paich 2 years ago

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KC T. 2 years ago

0points

Tami_DE 2 years ago

Wait... People can breath through their nose and mouth at the same time? How exactly does one do that?

0points

Jasmine Hufflepuff Henderson 2 years ago

With me it was a fast heart rate and going over every bad thing that could happen. I was shocked when I realized that's not normal and I'm now diagnosed with panic disorder and severe anxiety.

0points

Jasam Nitko 2 years ago

I'm allergic to stress. No joke. Stress makes me break out in hives from top to toe. I take antihistamine daily to be able to do normal everyday tasks.

0points

Caleb Su 2 years ago

0points

Lisalisa 1 year ago

What a beautiful world you must see every day

0points