Ask Lemmy

I can dislocate my joints at will. Thing with Ehlers-Danlos but it's a nice party trick

I have a few

A Dexa scan I had done revealed that I have an incredibly dense skeleton in the top 1% of the US national database. It sounds neat but it does absolutely nothing to stop all the soft tissue damage that sports accumulates.

A genetic test revealed I have the super taster gene, some things taste godly but mostly things people like taste bad to me. Coffee, beer, wine for instance are all repulsive.

I have no refractory period. I can pretty much have sex as long as I want and cum over and over again. Record for a single session was 19 with a kinky femdom I used to play with. Despite what all of those female rap songs tell you, there actually aren't very many women that are ready for Mr all night when he shows up.

I heal incredibly fast, I had major surgery and I blew past all the normal milestones for recovery.

I have central heterochromia in both eyes which I'm told is attractive

I also likely have the genes for FNSS (familial natural short sleep) which basically just means that I am genetically predisposed to only require 4 to 5 hours Sleep a night to feel completely refreshed.

I have super crooked pinkies, can perpetually pop my ankle, and can retract my testicles back in my body?? Idk if other people can do that last one but all my buds in hs promised they couldn't

I can clap each of my hands individually. What's the sound of one hand clapping? Lemme show you twice at once! Also, it's not elegant, but me flailing about in a controlled manner.

I can wiggle my ears.

I can pop pretty much every joint. Some hurt more than others. The crapshoot ones are my hip joints. Usually hurts then massive relief.

If I yawn the wrong way (usually when turning my head), my hyoid bone shifts and gets stuck. I have to move it back in place by hand, carefully. That was a scary discovery.

I have had permanent tinnitus since about April of 2023. (Kill me)

If I'm congested and I blow my nose, snot can come out of my right eye's tear duct.

I have dysgraphia. I fucking hate writing by hand. It's painful, it shoots up my arm, and my handwriting is always terrible. I regularly make mistakes. I stopped using cursive entirely about 20 years ago, and now only use capital print letters (with a larger first letter for each word). Example: https://ibb.co/YPPDKFq

i can bend my fingers the other way quite far, it always freaks people out a little when i do that

my feet get hot very easily, to the point where in the summer the only "shoes" i can wear is flip flops or sandals, anything more and i feel like they're on fire in minutes

I can make the Vulcan "live long and prosper" sign, but only with my left hand.

I absolutely loathe shoes and boots because it causes my feet to overheat and then my whole body feels uncomfortable. I am a dedicated sandal wearing unless there's literally snow outside.

One of my teeth is sort of in the middle of my mouth - I had an issue with it not coming in straight so an ortho pulled it down through the roof of my mouth and it was never really worth it to pull it into place. It's fun to fidget with with my tongue.

I can feel when lights are turned on or shine at me. Taking photos with a flash for example feels like a hot wave to me. I think that is a side effect of my ASD, the poor stimulus filtering to be exact

Also I can hear most electric devices because of that. Charging them for example has a loud high frequency noise. Not just cheap chargers, almost all electronic devices

Mentally perceive sounds as color. I don't get the visual effect as with true synesthesia but more like my mind says "that sound is blue" when I hear it.

Can crack/pop most joints.

Can wiggle both ears individually or together.

I can cause my vision to go blurry on purpose - no idea if other people can?

I can hear some electronic devices that are plugged in, can also hear when certain portable devices have finished charging, so basically I have pretty good hearing.

I can pop my arms out of my shoulder joints, without using my hands, and back in again. Completely painless, but can sometimes do it by accident if I'm leaning against a doorframe etc, or pushing/pulling against something, so I have to be careful.

I can turn my face red by tensing my jaw.

I can turn my eyelids inside out.

I can forcibly go cross-eyed.

The back top of my skull is completely flat. If I shaved my hair off it would look like a chunk is missing haha. This also means there are dents in the middle top either side of my skull as well, almost like it has creased inwards. Was layed on my back too much as a child.

I have a seemingly hidden source of strength, I am very slim and not particularly muscular, but am stronger than some friends who are bigger and more muscular than me. I also find it difficult to add any visible muscle mass. Maybe I have dense muscle?

I can bend my toes back and make some touch the top of my feet.

I can pop my neck at will thanks to a childhood judo injury. Thanks sensei!

I also have ridiculously sensitive hearing where I constantly pick up background noise, like a radio with its gain set too high. It's hard to hear people talk over the noise of a common house fan in the room.

• I don't get fevers. My immune system is above average, I don't have any diseases which affect my immune system, and nobody's sure why I don't get fevers.

• I have hyperphantasia, so when I imagine things, they look as real as real life, or like I'm watching a movie scene.

• I also have hyperthymia, which means I'm in a near continual state of mild mania (and I enjoy it!)

im not kidding when i drink milk, my stool ends up with blood. I thought I was lactose intolerant but I do need to check.

So far with lactose free milk im okay! so i can still eat cereal :)

If I leave my stomach empty for too long, I can feel (and hear!) gas bubbles (?) coming up in my throat lining.