Ask Lemmy

Smart.

Social interactions require as much brain power as a maths exam.

Lost a ton of weight, raced bicycles, fought two SUVs at the same time and sent both to the crusher and survived, took the equivalent of a 10 story head first dive on a bicycle helmet.

Broken neck and back makes holding posture like lifting weights. Sitting up or standing is exactly the same thing – hard/hurts and fails after a short amount of time. No one knows exactly what is wrong.

I'm really good at picking up skills fast, and also have great timing when it comes to joke delivery and video editing, but I got adhd so I can't apply myself to do all that, and in turn have a perfection complex that prevents me from seeing the "middle phase" of a project

As long as I'm in my goldilocks zone, I'm unstoppable. But I depend on the being both in the right physical environment as well as validation and support from others to get in the right mental state. If I'm left in a bad environment (for myself) I just spiral into a nonfunctional depression.

My hearing has great frequency range... But I often can't understand people.

My vision is decent, and I can control it well (for seeing stereograms, etc)... But I require glasses to see farther than a few inches (around a decimeter) clearly.

My sense of smell is extremely weak, that's both a nerf and a buff. But it means my sense of taste is largely based on degree of salty/sweet/etc. and I can't easily tell nuance (like between different brands of the same food/drink)

I have a potion I need to take every week to stop me turning into a werewolf

I’m smart and cute and nice, but I have ADHD, Autism, and Anxiety and my immune system hates itself. I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have those though 🤔

I'm apparently very likeable and a quick learner, so I do well at work. Severe anxiety and impostor syndrome make sure I stick around in places I'm apparently overqualified for.

If you give me 40min and an internet connection I can become proficient in literally anything mechanical. Build a banjo, lift a house, 3d painting firearms, doesn't matter. I can replicate it and master it by the 4th try.

Unfortunately I have the attention span of a caffeinated squirrel in a bounce house. Doesn't matter if I'm a master machinist if I can't be bothered to actually do it.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - my body has a bad recipe for collagen so all my tissue is too soft, I get injured very easily and I had arthritis before 30.

I'm a fairly social, enthusiastic person but have a lot of dysphoria around both my appearance and just being human in general

Use logic and statistics in arguments not emotional appeals.

I’m not great at socialization past a superficial level and tend to avoid interactions I expect to be uninteresting and awkward. It has cost me opportunities because there are areas in life where connections and networking are just as, if not more, valuable than skill and hard work.

The balmer peak is not a hoax or conspiracy

Nerfed myself.

I'm pretty good looking, especially for my age, little short though. Socially competent, creative, interesting (IRL anyway), stylish, "bright normal" IQ, long dong, good stuff.

Have what my doctor calls "emphysema light" from smoking over 20 years. More active than anyone I know, but I have an inhaler in my pocket at all times and have to eat Advil Cold & Sinus most days to breathe freely. Tried a hit on my wife's vape last night and about choked to death. I honestly think my body developed a sort of allergy to defend itself from my self-destructive brain. Those two always gotta fight!

Doesn't stop me from most anything I want to do, but I need medicine almost every day. Won't die without it, but being unable to efficiently expel CO2 is taxing on my heart. If my heart is slamming over something stupid, like getting out of bed, that's my cue to get a pill.

Interestingly, I get a sort of second wind after 20-minutes of hard exercise. In fact, I have to get out and work hard every day and I'll start sliding downhill. On top of all that, I'm on the waters around here frequently, have no illusions as to how long I can swim.

Don't have a job ATM and am suffering total lack of executive function. That's far worse than the crippled lungs.

I can handle bad smell or gross stuff but give me milk or dairy stuff and I'll be down in the bathroom or long tummy ache.

I'm strong, and love going to the gym and lifting weights,

Unfortunately I had an accident at 18 and really damaged my lower spine so I'm in constant pain when I exercise to much.

The work around is I need to constantly be stretching my hamstrings and glutes or I can't stand up straight without pain

I can handle spiders all day, but if I see a snake I freak out. We have had snakes recently in our basement, so much so that I bought a special snake grabber thingy so I can let them outside.

Mine is I have IgA Nephropathy!

I'm like wicked smaht, but I get so bored so, so fast. I get pretty good at most things I try by the time I get bored, but I rarely have the patience to truly excel.