The body is a complex system that functions smoothly in unison, so we don’t usually take the time to consider what is happening behind the scenes. Until we start noticing something out of the ordinary about it. Then it becomes hard to remain calm, and we begin to seek information or reassurance from others that the strange things we’re experiencing have a perfectly normal explanation. The people in this thread did exactly that. They shared the weird quirks their body has that they don’t fully understand, in hopes they find others like them or even ways to explain them. To read them for yourself, all you have to do is scroll down!
Apparently I’m developing Musical Ear Syndrome, or musical tinnitus. When its quiet and I’m trying to sleep I’ll hear what sounds like a radio playing quietly in another room. It seems to be a form of tinnitus that instead of hearing a ringing or buzzing, your brain generates musical sounds as the interpretation instead. It freaks me out sometimes. moon_buzz: I can’t express how happy I was to read this, thought I was insane. Alone at night I can totally hear rhythmic music in the silence, if i lift my head to get a better listen then it goes away. head back on pillow it goes again. I first thought it was neighbors having a party but it happens too often, and typically is the same beat.
CampbellArmada , Annie Spratt / Unsplash Report
Sometimes I just shiver for a split second for no reason even when it’s piping hot outside. mostly_elbows: I really thought this happened to everyone because I’ve always done it, and growing up we just said, “I got a chill.” It was as normal as sneezing. In adulthood, people look at me crazy anytime it happens. I think they’re crazy for having NEVER experienced it. Like how?
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Require me to RUN RIGHT NOW to the toilet as soon as I get somewhere near my house. Listen, Bladder, I get it, you’re full. I’m on my way. Just take a chill for a few more seconds for f**k’s sake! You wouldn’t even be pulling these shenanigans if the eyeballs hadn’t told you where you are! theseedbeader: Oh the misery of Latchkey Incontinence. I get this a lot. I usually make sure I empty my bladder right before I head home from work or running errands. If I have a full bladder when I get to my door, it’s an instant emergency and my body suddenly stops obeying me.
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I can voluntarily flex my tympanic membranes which is rarer than I originally thought. Lol I thought everyone could make thunder in their ears but nope. lhb_aus: I’m doing it right now. An on-call, organic white noise machine that only I can hear.
wanderingstorm , Curated Lifestyle / Unsplash Report
My throat gets stuck when I swallow water sometimes. I’ll be drinking and it’s like my throat jams, it really hurts and then swallowing continues as normal. .
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Randomly choke on my own spit.
IAmHappyPants , Pablo Merchán Montes Report
I get itchy when I exercise. its unbearable and apparently I’m not the only one. I manage. SnooAdvice2527: I have this too! Exercise-induced urticaria. So annoying. Taking antihistamines beforehand can be super helpful. I find it gets also gets better when I exercise more frequently.
One-Turn-4037 , Jonathan Borba Report
My immune system is stupid and doesn’t know that it’s not supposed to attack and destroy body parts I need to live.
TemporaryOk2926 , Andrej Lišakov Report
My ankles popped so loudly last night my husband said “…gesundheit?” from the other room, lol. tsukinoasagi: My ankle clicks as I walk, my housemates say they hear the clicking before they hear my foot steps.
FroggiJoy87 , mahabis footwear / Unsplash Report
I have one hair follicle in each armpit. One single hair.
kimtenisqueen , Leandro Crespi Report
I can hear electricity. Like clearly. I’ll know if something is plugged in or running - like if I get into bed in the dark and don’t hear ringing - I know my charger isn’t plugged in. Just now for eg, I heard an annoying ringing sound and realised I left my in slab heating on downstairs because I can somehow hear power being sent to whatever it is that runs it lol.
CocoFuzzy , Curated Lifestyle Report
I produce a truly astonishing amount of ear wax. Have to clean them out several times a day. Sometimes when I get hot I can feel it dripping slowly and it drives me insane. thatcliquekandy: I sort of have the same issue. My ears get stopped up so often now that I physically have to get them cleaned professionally! I like had to go to the hospital bc I couldn’t hear! Once nothing helped and my ear started bleeding. Found out my husband ruptured my ear drum when cleaning my ear… AND I had an ear infection too on top of that at the time. I. Was. Miserable. Thank weeks later I had a seizure. My body clearly hates me.
But_like_whytho , YuriArcursPeopleimages / Envato Report
I sneeze when there is light reflecting off windows regardless of if it is sun light or just a normal light it catches my eyes and I am sneezing i have no idea why.
Altruistic_Buyer2979 , Natalia Blauth / Unsplash Report
The veins in my fingers randomly explode. All of a sudden I’ll feel a super sharp pain in one finger (like it’s just been hit with a hammer or something) and there will be a dark blue spot under the skin where the blood is starting to pool out. If I can grab an ice cube immediately it usually won’t swell too bad. If I don’t have access to ice then the whole finger swells up a bit before it stops It must be genetic because my mom has the same thing. We found on the Internet that there is a name for it, Achenbach syndrome , but no one knows what causes it or how to prevent it.
gweedle , lilartsy Report
I have a milk duct thingy above my collarbone. Never knew about it until it popped up during my first pregnancy, and then my doctor checked it out and it turned out to be a tiny extra pocket for milk almost in my neck.
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My immune system is slowly munching at my thyroid gland thinking it’s a virus. It’s called hashimoto’s.
Anarkya , Getty Images / Unsplash Report
I leak from my ears when I cry. I mentioned it to an ENT once, and he thought that maybe there was some odd connection from my tear ducts or sinuses that was causing it and that it might explain why I had chronic sinus/ear infections as a kid. FluffySquiddy: There is a connections between nose and ears, it’s called the eustachian tune. I don’t think it is tears passing through your ears, but rather nose mucus. As a kid I had chronic otitis and my doctor would warn me against sniffing.
Walmartian_Beta , Daniel Martinez / Unsplash Report
The first thing to hurt or ache are my thighs. Period cramps= thigh cramps, overtired=achy thighs, sunstroke = legs give way. It’s a time.
prettydotty_ , Waldemar Report
Sometimes my eye twitches for no reason, like it’s trying to send Morse code. No stress, no caffeine - just vibes. Still no idea why.
BodyReserve Report
Depending on where I touch or scratch on my arms and hands, I can feel the sensation in other parts of my body. Oh, and my nervous system just likes to go haywire and keep me on my toes every once in a while. Like, “Oh, hey. I heard that you have to make a phone call, or do some other normally mundane task you’ve done a thousand times….but now it’s scary! I hope you like that feeling where you’re about to fall backwards in a chair, for hours on end!”.
Abject_Presentation8 , Ivana Cajina / Unsplash Report
My body likes to grow a uterine lining on my spine. Means I have chronic sciatica, and sometimes when i fart too hard my back crunches and I have to sit down for a minute.
Admirable-Bee4680 , Klara Kulikova Report
I can vibrate my eyes back and forth extremely fast, cross both eyes independently in all directions, and I can even make my left eye go lazy if I really try (or if I’m super tired). I’ve never met anyone with the same ocular control I have, though if I do it too much, it starts to hurt my eye sockets and results in a headache.
AdditionalCoy , Getty Images / Unsplash Report
My left eye has over time lost its colour, it’s near black like the pupil - my right eye is as it’s always been, hazel. My vision has not been affected in anyway whatsoever, and my eyes are healthy.
imcaz , A F Report
There is an area on my right cheek that if touched lightly I completely lose my hearing in both ears from what feels like extreme chills running over my face. fasterthantrees: This is super interesting. Have you ever asked a doctor or masseuse about it? Sounds like a muscular/nerve/trigger point thing. m4ynard (OP): Since it’s never caused me any issues I haven’t, no. But I am curious! Maybe this will spark me to ask next time I see my doctor. I have very recent MRI results but no idea how to look for anything like that myself.
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My gut changes what it likes and doesn’t like on a whim. I have IBS.
Anfie22 Report
I sneeze when i pluck my eyebrows.
mo2ft Report
I’m allergic to cold. It can be a sunny day, but a cool breeze blows past, and I get hives. Cold induced urticaria. It can come and go randomly through your life, apparently. No one knows why. Also, I live in Canada. 🫠😭.
emmajen Report
When my allergies kick in, my ears itch first. Sneezing comes next, with congestion and itchy eyes. If I don’t take my meds when my ears start itching, I’m doomed to misery once the snot kicks in.
fasterthantrees Report
Field vision loss EXCEPT when I tried my husband’s aviator sunglasses on, first time as far back as I can remember I could see “properly” and no they’re not prescription. .
kittenshavecutepaws , Andrej Nihil Report
If someone lightly brushes against my stomach or sides all of my core muscles contract and I jump really hard. It’s completely involuntary but my gf takes it so personally like I’m acting like she punched me.
ButterPoptart , Erik Lucatero / Unsplash Report
I’ve had three kids on their exact due date at home in less than 5 hours each time 😼.
Longjumping_Hand_205 Report
Every time I eat cherries close to my period, I get a red mark on the base of nose where the front bottom part meets my upper lip. I thought I scratched myself at first! Experimented with this theory over the past 3 months and it’s a pattern!
roxyjin , Olivie Strauss Report
my nose starts to itch terribly when I use an electric toothbrush.
gymrat0814 Report
Whenever I sneeze, I sneeze three times in a row.
PositiveAd823 , Getty Images Report
I have vasovago syncope. Basically when I see something that triggers it (side note hate that people bd that word and when people misuse it) my brain desides that it doesnt need blood anymore, and will cause me to get extremely dizzy, hyper ventilate, become light headed, and then ultimately pass out. This sequence will all happen within 2 minutes. During that time my brain decides it also needs to confirm that it doesnt like said scene by playing it on repeat until I pass out. And for bonus fun, sound and description can also trigger this response. Ive caused buildings to be rewired, policies to be changed, and have scared the living st out of people seeing this response. As for what triggers it, surgery scenes, needles in arms irl, detailed injuries. What doesnt trigger it? Stupidly over the top bloody scenes like in anime. However a friend decided to show this scene where a dude cuts a girls palm with his finger and let her slower bleed out from it, and yup that triggered it. Oh and for even more bonus points my brain recently decided to remind me about this fun glitch by causing one of my fg dreams to trigger an episode in the middle of the god dn night.
volanger Report
When I’m very hungry, there’s this fizzing sounds coming from the back of my throat, it will disappear when I’m no longer hungry. It is audible if the person puts their ear close to my neck. I have yet to find an explanation on the internet.
sopranosforpandas , William Priess / Unsplash Report
Every once in a while I get a really tight chest and I have to completely stop and hold it and breathe lightly as deeply hurts. It feels like my heart is about to explode. I am scared of having this sensation whilst doing exercise .
F0restf1re Report
I’ve got this one, tiny part of my left thigh that twitches rapidly and is close enough to the surface that it is visible when happening. Looks like my leg has a bowl of jello experiencing an earthquake. Happens seemingly randomly, though the thing that is most commonly a predictor is sleeping less than 5 hours.
CoolChair6807 Report
Sometimes when eating carrots I sneeze pieces of them out later. Edit to add: should have originally noted I sneeze them out of my nose. Oh, and it has happened with cooked Spagetti too…yeah that was weird….
alligatorislater , Markus Spiske Report
When I stretch or breathe in certain ways, I feel a “flick” sensation at the bottom of my left rib, almost like something is getting caught on it and then snaps back off it like a rubber band if that makes sense. I have no idea what it is and have found no answers online but it doesn’t bother me enough to ask my doctor.
elscrappo3 Report
I can crack my toes without touching them. I just have to bend them. I don’t know if other people can do this but my husband says it’s not normal.
robreinerstillmydad Report
When I sneeze I have a honey smell in my nose… Also sometimes it hurts like hell when I swallow water for someone unknown reason.
Movie_Vegetable , Getty Images Report
I can control my heart rate. Used to troll doctors as a teen by purposely slowing it down and then speeding up when they were listening to my chest with a stethoscope.
Voidhusband Report
I can turn my sense of smell on and off at will (yes, while still breathing).
pleasantphotography Report
Sometimes I get a one off of something that resembles a hiccup but it’s not. However, when I get that, it feels like my oesophagus is ripping apart for a couple of seconds. It’s scary and it hurts.
HopeConscious9595 Report
I can wiggle my whole scalp, similar to how some people can wiggle their ears.
wilford_industries Report
I get extremely intense intrusive daydreams when I have the urge to pee. No idea why :/.
No_Psychology98 Report
My intestines don’t know that they’re supposed to discard the waste and not hold onto all of it and rip open Also, stomach is very upset by any food ever coming in, despite asking for it!
isanyoneoutthere791 Report
I get rubber band snaps in my legs and arms before I get a fever. I know when I feel snapping feelings in my shins / forearms I’m done for, I’m sick.
huckleberry503 Report
Sometimes when I eat, I get this clicking sound in my jaw.
Dapoopers , Dushawn Jovic / Unsplash Report
I gleek EVERY. time I yawn.
GanjaSpartan Report
Sometimes my right eye start shedding tears for no reason.
conohena Report
I sometimes have phantom limb despite not having any amputations.
stgiga Report
I have a light form of tourettes (no, not the shouting random insults one). Specific muscle groups contract randomly ranging from my neck to my chest cavity/lungs. The neck muscle contractions are alright, its just the lung/chest muscles that are a b***h to deal with :(.
CrossKnight07 Report
I’m allergic to my own progesterone. Have to go to the ER a lot.
TheBunny4444 Report
Sometimes theres 2 streams when i pee.
aesthetic_kiara Report
My wrists hurt when im sad.
Key-Guitar-1212 Report
I have that thing where I can’t picture things in my head. Crazily enough, I’m a pretty good painter.
zookeepng Report
Whenever I hold batteries or magnets, I get this very distinct and uniquely painful sensation in my hands/arms/whichever part of my body that is making contact with them, that grows more intensely/painfull the longer the contact continues to go on.
Eclectically44 Report
Sometimes when I run in public I get self conscious and then my arms start to spasm and twist inward like weird dinosaur arms and it’s hard for me to keep balance. It goes away after a minute but it’s been going on since I was a kid and I have no idea why.
Tiny_Chicken1396 Report
I will be eating food and suddenly feel like i’m having a heart attack, goes away after like a second as long as i stop eating the food.
Informal_Case1419 Report
Get tired and dissociated throughout the day, sometimes for a minute or 2, sometimes half an hour. At totally random intervals and times :(.
Klatty Report
I don’t remember the first 10 - 15 minutes after I wake up sometimes.
Tby2974 Report
You know that one stretch that has you interlock your hands and hold them up to your neck? I can fully flip my arms back around without unlocking my hands. I’ve been able to do this since I was little. I also have a severe stutter that makes me do s**t completely involuntary. I get asked “are you ok?” By so many people all day, because it makes me look like I’m having a stroke or seizure.
gomickyourself222 Report
I can get “good” breaths, which feel like an incredibly pleasant stretch in my lungs. I crave them pretty much always. But I can’t get them whenever I want, it’s like they have a cooldown, but there’s some luck but also technique involved in making happen. Being in certain positions makes it easier, being bloated with food makes it harder and the craving worse. If I try to get one and don’t it feels awful. It’s almost impossible to get via diaphragm breathing. The best technique is trying to time a sudden deep chest breath (raising my shoulders up) at whatever feels like the right time. Or trying to induce a yawn, which always result in a good breath. Sometimes I’ll try and can feel one almost there, and then it’ll suddenly happen and I’ll end up taking in more air in a gasp. It really feels like there’s a part of my lungs that can only be filled sometimes. It’s been happening since I was at least 8-9 and has never gone away.
jojoblogs Report
I can regurgitate my food at will within a time period after swallowing it. This is how I get people to leave me alone.
Calamityranny Report
When I smile my right eye is barely open while my left eye is normal. Hate this for photos.
DefinitionLate7630 Report
When I really have to pee and I’m holding it I fart a lot and then I don’t have to pee anymore.
funkmon Report
I can crack all of my fingers on both hands at once as many times in a row as I want to without stopping. It causes no pain or discomfort.
Spiritual_Doctor3225 Report
I sometimes have allergic reactions to my own sweat. Mostly between my b***s.
gororeznor Report
I can hold my nose internally, it feels like there’s a flap of skin I can control inside my nose that stops airflow and water!
Grand-Enthusiasm5749 Report
I have this weird buzzing (don’t know how else to describe it) in my whole body which I don’t notice until it randomly stops and then I freak out thinking maybe my heart has stopped beating and I frantically check my pulse. Lmao I know it sounds weird and I’ve brought it up with my doctors and even had a holter monitor but nothing is physically wrong with me. I don’t know what it is or why it feels so weird. It’s like I can feel my blood flow pulsing throughout my body and then at random times that feeling just stops for whatever reason and I’m left with a weird feeling of nothing/silence. Then it comes back like 10 seconds later.
-iamyourgrandma- Report
My forehead stretches up when I see or hear something unexpected. Which I really can’t control.
metodayon Report
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