Being bored, I decided to initiate a thread for within which fellow Dopers confide in their physical, mental, or emotional afflictions. It can be utilized for boredom, bragging, confiding and support, or for anything else for that matter. Naturally, I’ll go first:
-Mild Depression
-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
-Genetic Disposition for Alcoholism
-Social Anxiety Disorder
-Trichotillomania
-Slow metabolism
-Flat feet
I’m 16, btw, so naturally I wouldn’t have anything like arthritis or Alzheimer’s at this age. So, anyone else?
Hmm. Not so bad. I can deal with these. But since dad is on Lipitor right now for high cholesterol, I suspect I may have more to add to the list as the years roll by.
I have two bad knees, a result of jumping off a building many years ago. I have a tendancy to fall up and down stairs and drop stuff I’m carrying. I am also nearsighted, which makes for a lovely combination with the knees. I also have really weird food allergies, which makes it difficult to order dinner in a restaurant I’ve never been in before. Daoloth : were you diagnosed with trichotillomania? I find myself doing this all the time, and the problem seems to be getting worse.
Jeez, I thought I was the only one in the world who pulled out
his hair. Then I found out this is a medically recognized disorder.
I remember when I started:
It was a commercial for GTE…about fiber optic cable, and how
hundreds of phone lines could be replaced by a fiber of glass as
thick as (cut to a beautiful model plucking out a hair) this strand
of hair.
Plucking a thick hair from my scalp…and then nibbling off the
follicle…was indescribably satisfying to me. Grade school taunts
and parental punishments from the resulting bald spots did
nothing to abate my compulsion.
It took years of behavior modification to get under control.
PCOS
Extremely nearsighted
That’s it, as far as I know. But I haven’t been to the doctor for a full physical in a while (yes, I have one scheduled for next month).
