Youre the first person Ive ever had to do this for.'"
It almost feels like something is draining.
Well, fast-forward to this year and during a doctor’s appointment, I mentioned it offhandedly.
My doctor looked absolutely horrified she’d never heard of that in her life.
angelicamartinez
2.
“I have synesthesia!
Mine is called ‘ordinal linguistic personification.’
melc40e454224
3.
“I have an internal alarm clock.
“I have auditory hallucinations, but they’re music, not voices.
It sounds like a radio playing in another room.
It can go on for days and keep me awake at night.
I didn’t realize this wasn’t normal for everyone until I was 42.”
pinkster
5.
“My eyes wont go numb from local eye anesthesia.
And she looked kind of confused and replied, ‘No.
Youre the first person Ive ever had to do this for.’
LOL, damn.”
capybaravsllamawhowins
6.
“I’ll have a sneezing fit when I eat sometimes.
It doesn’t matter what I eat.
I’ll eat a meal, and then about 5-ish minutes later, have a sneezing fit.
My coworker noticed because it would also be after lunch, and she brought it up.
Turns out it’s a legit thing, and its the body’s physical response to eating.”
“Didnt learn or really focus on until my 20s that mint (toothpaste, etc.)
was NOT in fact supposed to upset your stomach if you even so much as smelled it.
I just thought mint ‘cleansed you out’ so to speak, because it freshens breath.
LOL, now I know.”
courtneyblumenthal
8.
“For 27 years, I thought it was 100% normal to have constant, super-vivid dreams.
Whether a short cat nap or a full night’s sleep, I thought everyone had them.
Nope to all of that.
A sleep study later, and I found out I’m the third generation to have effing narcolepsy.”
violetnylund
9.
“Im allergic to dried stone fruits.
I was maybe 12 or so and eating some dried apricots when I noticed my mouth/throat felt weird.
Youre having a mild allergic reaction.'”
“I havecataplexy I lose the ability to grip/hold things, chew, sometimes even stand when laughing.
Basically, my muscles shit the bed whenever I start laughing too hard.
Me, my sister, and my dad have it.
u/MesciVonPlushie
11.
“My tongue itches when I sneeze.
I’ve asked so many friends, and no else has this problem.”
malikahrashid2010
12.
“I didnt realize not everyone had referred itch until my 30s.
About1 in 5 peoplehave it.”
eljyon2
13.
“I can taste words.
The same word has always had the same food association.
Its calledLexicalgustatory synesthesia.”
“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
15.
“I have synesthesia.
It does suck sometimes.
I see colors just by looking at people.
Some have no color at all, and others are like…so bright I get a migraine.
It’s cool but also very distracting.”
sperkeles
16.
My tongue sits on top of them.
And they were like, ‘WTF are you talking about?’
I lifted my tongue to show them, and they were instantly freaked!!!
Turns out the lumps were totally not normal.
Apparently, most people don’t grow extra bone inside their jaws.
I’m an oddball I guess! "
lauraj157
17.
They all grew in just fine after 20.
On my last trip to the dentist, I found out that I have eightmoregrowing in sideways.
The normal amount of wisdom teeth is 4, not 16.”
“I was born with extra muscles in my arms.
My doctor jokes that I’m an X-Man and my superpower is chronic pain.
He isn’t wrong.
I’m in a medical journal somewhere.”
mkatherinekelly
19.
“When I was little, anytime I ate ANYTHING made with eggs, it made my tongue itchy.
I have every recessive trait they teach about in science class: attached earlobes, dimples, red hair.
My teachers always used me as an example.
I also have no appendix.
I was born without one about0.001%of people are.
I am also super flexible because ofEhlers-Danlos.
I can also squirt liquid out of my tear ducts if I hold my breath and plug my ears.
johnettereynolds
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