“I genuinely thought it was normal; it’s always happened to me.
“I have an area on my chin that makes me hiccup when rubbed or pressed on.
I have never heard of anyone else having this.
I’ve even asked doctors about it, but nobody has ever heard of such a thing.
Sometimes I just hiccup once; sometimes I have the hiccups for awhile.
My daughter loves to sneak attack me with my ‘hiccup button’ and finds it hilarious.”
blackheartderek
2.
That is how I learned I had a mild allergy to stone fruit.”
sarahdianna
3.
“I have Arnolds Cough Syndrome, and I thought it was normal for a long time.
What do you mean you dont cough and gag when you put something in your ear?
notjessicasmile
4.
It’s mostly induced by sunlight for me.”
smskauge
5.
Back labor is way worse, but the visible recovery was great…
I was able to wear normal clothes almost immediately since everything was leaning back into my body."
pandasamurai89
6.
“I was having a dance party with my bestie one night when we were, like, 30.
She kept dancing and said, ‘What?
My knees are cool as a cucumber!’
I stopped dancing and had her touch my knees.
That was the day I found out that other people do not get hot knees.
:)”
araeosunshine
7.
I nonchalantly said, ‘No more than most people.’
I genuinely thought it was normal; it’s always happened to me.
l4b8a7d01f
8.
“I have a paradoxical response to almost every single medication.
Benadryl is like speed.
Pain relievers make my pain more intense.
Its so bizarre that my internal med doctor calls me his ‘interesting patient.'”
jessdbinmi
9.
“My sister and I both experiencesynesthesia, only ours is more color-related.
It’s purple?'”
leannahbanana
10.
“My ear canals itch like crazy when the pressure changes.
jillannk3
11.
I get an electric shock throughout my body when I see someone else get hurt.
I also will feel that dropping feeling if I see a rollercoaster video or people bungee jumping.
Its a version of mirror-touch synesthesia.”
anniedare101
12.
“If I laugh too hard, I will vomit.
I thought this was normal until I was in high school.”
madibowsher
13.
“I was in college before I realized that ‘normal’ people can’t control their dreams.
I’m also able to realize I’m sleeping and wake myself up.”
winterwednesday9
14.
“I’ve never had hair on my arms, legs, or underarms.
Later, I was diagnosed with a genetic blood condition calledhemochromatosis, or iron overload.
It’s mostly found in Irish and northern Europeans.
Excess iron accumulates in the body instead of being excreted.
Plenty of hair elsewhere, however.”
angelagweber
15.
“I only recently learned most people cannot make their eyes focus and unfocus on command.
How did I learn this?
He was like, ‘How did you do that?’
So I explained and he was baffled, so we polled our friends.
That’s when I found out thats not a normal thing to be able to do.”
prncesskristyn
16.
“I sneeze when I get cold.
I finally figured out it wasnt common during COVID.
I couldnt understand why people would freak out if you sneeze.
Because in my mind, they could just be cold. "
kristinabentle1
17.
“My husband had surgery on a hernia and discovered that his large intestine was eight feet long.
The average adult intestineis five feet long, so the doctor was shocked.
He had to get three feet removed because of the hernia, so now its normal length.”
magicalogre70
18.
Ive done it almost daily my whole life.”
dannnnnnn3
19.And finally, “Apparently, some people have an ‘internal monologue?’
My friends have described it as a continuous narration of your existence.
I’m def missing that.
No idea which side of this is ‘the norm,’ but it’s definitely interesting.”
kraftmacaroniandbeez
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