‘What’s something you’ve always thought was normal until you realised other people didn’t experience it?’ 17 eye-opening responses
10.
‘As someone with horrible vision. It is wild to me that there are people who can see perfectly without any aids. They don’t need glasses, contacts. Vision is fine while reading, driving at night. All the time! It’s amazing!’
-vernski85
11.
‘Ever since I was little I would frequently feel my heart kinda flop around and skip beats. I always thought this was normal until a doctor noticed it during a routine physical exam. He asked if I was nervous about being at the doctor and I told him my heart always does that. Turns out I just have a lot of premature ventricular contractions. My cardiologist told me they’re very common but most people don’t actually feel them all the time.’
-MsAnnThrope
12.
‘Constant counting in my head. Turns out that’s an OCD symptom. Didn’t realise it until I was an adult. I count everything. Constantly.’
-JournalistShot1501
13.
‘When I’m in a room with other people, part of my brain is paying attention to every conversation my ears can pick up, all at once. Specifically, it’s paying attention to the emotional temper of each conversation, in case someone suddenly starts having a bad time.
Turns out most of you just listen to one conversation at a time. My way is actually a consequence of growing up around an explosive parent, deep down I don’t want anything to happen that will lead to an angry person yelling at us. This also explains why I have a hard time in groups bigger than 10 or so, there tends to be too many voices having different conversations, and I get overwhelmed processing it all. If I can’t keep up, I feel vulnerable and exposed, and things cycle downward from there.’
-gameryamen
14.
‘Rehearsing arguments in the shower like it’s a courtroom drama. Apparently not everyone is winning imaginary debates.’
-Ambitious_Mia
15.
‘I thought everyone can unfocus their eyes on command, like, make your vision blurry when you want it. Then I found that while not everyone can do it, it’s a pretty common trait to have. I have astigmatism too, which is also common.’
-Hungry_Reporter1214
16.
‘I thought it was normal that certain fabric textures make people feel physically nauseated and violently repulsed when touching them.
‘No, that’s called autism.’
-surk_a_durk
17.
‘Constant intrusive thoughts and imagining what-if scenarios of horribly traumatic possible events.’
-brinncognito