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Weird things your body does, and you wonder if it happens to others too?

738 replies

OHforDUCKScake · 19/07/2012 21:14

I know Im not the only one.

I cant even be arsed to name change, here goes.

Nervous fanny.

You know when someone falls - hard and cracks their chin or elbow or whatever, my stomach drops, I get a shot of anxiety that shoots through the pit of my stomach down to my fanny. Right in the middle of my fanny I get a horrible feeling of anxiety.

Its only started in the last few years, its really unpleasant. Its like a bolt of aniexty, and I ONLY get it when someone hurts themselves. Wtf is that all about?

Anyway, what weird shit does your body do? Confess.

OP posts:
Alwaysme123 · 20/07/2012 21:04

yea i get the funny fanny thing, i also get the tingly fanny when i sit on the edge of a hard seat.
the water gush after bathing, i also get lumps which run under my skin along my jaw line and they move,, (doctor has no explanation). and they just disappear can feel as big as a hazelnut.
my feet also go numb when im on the loo.
popping in my lungs

TheEnthusiasticTroll · 20/07/2012 21:04

"Nothing is ever in focus with that eye and no lens can fix it"

pencils I have a prism lens for this problem, it is not noticable in the glasses though.

threeleftfeet · 20/07/2012 21:00

Ooh I get that strange feeling when someone else hurts themselves too, but on the inside of my legs by my knees, not my fanny! (Does that make me more or less strange I wonder?!!)

Also if I tickle the bottom of my ribcage gently, I feel a tickle on the inside of my arm!

Fudgehomnomnom · 20/07/2012 20:39

me too! my fanny feels nervous. You know when you av your phone in your pocket then it vibrates now that is a funny feeling down there!

ImHurting · 20/07/2012 20:36

I've never told anyone this but when I go for a wee the soles of my feet get really hot. Never happens any other time, only when I wee and only on the soles of my feet Confused

Malificence · 20/07/2012 20:28

YY to javelin arse, only when I'm on a heavy period and I really need a poo, I've been in so much pain that I can't even urinate and I've vomited, DH found me doubled over in the bathroom and with every retch, a bit of wee came out so I was standing in a puddle with blood and wee running down my legs, DH had to sit me on the loo and clean me up, it was horrible.

If DH is inside me when I have an orgasm, it sets him off immediately, so I have to be careful not to peak too soon.

picnicbasketcase · 20/07/2012 20:19

My eyes sometimes water when I lie down for no particular reason. When I was pg and having ultrasound scans the technician thought I was getting overemotional looking at the screen but no, was just my eyes being odd Grin

Malificence · 20/07/2012 20:16

Oh and my neck goes "off" as soon as I have so much as a sip of alcohol. Hmm

TheWombat · 20/07/2012 20:15

BalloonSlayer Yes - I get tingly feet when I look over precipices!

And when I'm watching the TV, often I find myself typing certain phrases out with my fingers a la touch typing. I also do this with melodies in songs - but as if I'm playing the piano.

Poor DH gets annoyed as if we watch TV in bed, usually I end up typing or piano playing on his arm / back / the duvet or something.

I am a VERY annoying wombat. :(

Malificence · 20/07/2012 20:14

I get a crawling sensation across the left side of my scalp before a really bad headache.
If I do anything remotely strenuous ( like walking Hmm ) within half an hour of eating a meal, my heart races and my head bangs for a good 15 minutes or so, it started when I was pregnant 23 years ago and has carried on ever since. We were at Chatsworth at the weekend and had a cream tea, we then went into the gardens and DH dragged me up the cascade and I felt like I was dying .
I get the orgasm feeling after a much needed wee too.
I get hiccups if I eat toast too fast.

pencilsinapenciltin · 20/07/2012 20:13

what a brilliant thread - I get loads of these. In fact just reading the description of nervous fanny can give me that sensation! This is legendary.

Can we have a nervous fanny emoticon please?

Also I have really bad eyesight in one eye. My other eye compensates for it. Nothing is ever in focus with that eye and no lens can fix it. Think it's called a lazy eye. If I am looking at something and I relax my eyes I see double and if I close one eye and then the other, the image moves.

PukeCatcher · 20/07/2012 20:13

Me moajab lager kills my shoulders

JollyHockeyStick · 20/07/2012 20:05

If I wear a bra that's not massively supportive I get sore all up my chest, my neck, the top of my back and my shoulders. Really bad. I can't even move my arms without being in loads of pain. I need to remove my bra and have a shoulder massage or a lengthy bath to sort it out. Took me a long time to work out what caused it.

My shoulders crunch when I move them.

Eggrules · 20/07/2012 19:59

Have loads of these but am sorry to have googled sticky lung.

If I hear a loud noise when my eyes are closed, I see a jagged 60's black and white pattern.

When I am waking up, I get sleep paralysis. I also get mad swooping feeling like I'm falling out of bed. It happens more if I sleep in the afternoon.

Pregnancy left a legacy of nonsense in it's path. They include; a black spot in my left eye, leg hair (didn't have any before), the consistency/shape of some my nails has changed, I cannot bear to have my feet or ears touched. I wake up at 6:30am every day, no matter what and can't get back to sleep.

If I have trouble sleeping I can usually make myself have a recurring dream and go straight off. DH is very envious that I am able switch off.

JollyHockeyStick · 20/07/2012 19:50

Babygiraffes DB gets the nervous diarrhoea thing. We always called it "exshitement".

Stannwigg I can't burp either. No matter how much beer I drink.

MildredIsMyAlterEgo · 20/07/2012 19:38

PippiL I get the fingernail thing too, after I had DS it looked like I had jammed both hands in a door. Grin

ParanoidAnnie · 20/07/2012 19:36
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Mindyourownbusiness · 20/07/2012 19:34
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Mindyourownbusiness · 20/07/2012 19:33

Pippil my brother was a redhead and after several bouts of strong chemo, not one hair on his head fell out (but it didnt grow at all during treatment) and he wasnt sick once. the nurse treating him said she had only seen this once before with such a high dose and that was a redhead too.

ParanoidAnnie loving your link. Particularly this little nugget :

" Simultaneous stimulation of the local autonomic system can cause erection in males. "

< giggles like schoolgirl >

Woman seeks man,must be solvent,own car, etc aged between 35 and 60.
Fellow Javelin Arse sufferers welcome.

HexGirl · 20/07/2012 19:27

YY to nervous fanjo, can happen anytime I'm nervous or scared of something. I'm scared of heights too and for me that's a different sensation, as if everything is draining out of me and straight down to the ground.

I also get runny ears. Sometimes they actually do feel wet even if I haven't had a shower or immersed them in water. It's often worst at night and it feels as if liquid is literally pouring out my ears but when I feel them they are dry.

I also get peeling ears. It happens every year or so and it's almost like a snake shedding its skin as I can literally peel large flakes of skin off my ear, think pretty much the entirety of the exposed surface of the ear. Most peculiar and I do clean and exfoliate them but it makes no difference.

I have an ankle that I sprained twice, the last time being back in 2008. It doesn't bother me during the day but at night I have to wear an elastic aged bandage as it doesn't exactly hurt but one spot just sort of bothers me ifyswim. I can usually dispense with the bandage at some point during the night but I just can't get to sleep with it if I don't have it.

GnabGib · 20/07/2012 19:03

Thank you Balloon and mind, DM is a nurse who's looked after lots of children with epilepsy so I'll have a chat with her about it this weekend.

PippiL · 20/07/2012 18:58

When my body has had a shock, such as giving birth, or an operation, I get a bump in each fingernail that gradually grows out over the next month or so.

I feel pain more than others..I'm a redhead! Always need a lot of anaesthetic for anything dental. When I had a c section he kept asking me if I could still feel the pin on my bump and I could so he had to pump me full of drugs!

I click...everywhere. My coccyx goes KERLUNK. It is v satisfying.

ParanoidAnnie · 20/07/2012 18:51

javelin ass

snuffaluffagus · 20/07/2012 18:37

Thank god bogey! Yes mine goes up the back of my head, it's usually when I've recently woken up and am lying in bed.

RubyRosie · 20/07/2012 18:24

We were about 8 or 9 at the time.

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