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

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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.

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RubyRosie · 20/07/2012 18:23

I'm so glad to hear that nervous fanny is a real thing, I thought I was a weirdo after I asked a friend if she felt like that too after we had just come off a fast fairground ride and she laughed at me.

FunnyLittleFrog · 20/07/2012 18:11

yes to frightened fanny, twitching eye lid, mint sneezing, belly button coughing, bath gushing. I am very reassured, thought it was just me!

I sometimes have a weird moment where I look around and suddenly think 'I'm really here!'. It's like waking up and very odd.

I haven't had hiccups since I gave birth 4 years ago. Used to get them all the time.

bogeyface · 20/07/2012 18:11

~snuff I get a fizzy neck too, its goes up the back of my head, its very strange!

bogeyface · 20/07/2012 18:10

My ears sometimes have this weird knocking/thumping sound when people are talking or there is a noise. No idea what it is but it is massively annoying!

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snuffaluffagus · 20/07/2012 18:09

My neck sometimes "fizzes". I find it happens when I'm hungry and my tummy rumbles.. and the fluid in my neck/back of head (I assume spine or something?) will make a really strange sort of fizz noise.. my sister has heard me doing it so it's not in my imagination! Very strange..

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ElephantsAndMiasmas · 20/07/2012 17:48

LQ - I have been known to go deaf at that point Blush :o

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LadyClariceCannockMonty · 20/07/2012 17:37

Elephants, I must confess that I can actually wear flipflops ... It's just if I press on the 'webbed' bit inbetween those two toes. Weird.

shhhgobacktosleep · 20/07/2012 17:34

Yes yes to to feeling sick if anyone (including myself) touches my belly button. It also causes an itch in my cervix. Dd (16) also feels sick if her Bellybutton is touched but I don't know if it itches her cervix, we've not had that discussion yet Grin.

I also count words in sentences and sometimes even letters in words when people are speaking. It has to end on an even number or be divisible by 5 and if it doesn't then I can't stop and have to go onto the next sentence. Sometimes I have no idea what people said or what's just happened on TV but I can tell you how many words were in the sentences Confused. It drives me potty but I've been doing it for years and can't control it.

StrandedBear · 20/07/2012 17:29

Sometimes when I get pins and needles in my leg it runs all the way up to my fanny and my fanny gets a weird pinsnneedles sensation in it.

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 20/07/2012 17:19

Extra strong mints make me sneeze. I also flinch if I touch them with dry skin - why are they so horribly chalky?! - so have to try and get them from packet to mouth without touching.

DifferentFutureAhead · 20/07/2012 17:12

My eyes water when I yawn. I mean actual tears stream down my face. If I try to hide the yawn incase people think I'm bored, they see the watery eyes and think I'm crying.

No one else I know has this happen to them and people don't often believe me when they see tears streaming down my face and I tell them it's because I yawned!

SuzySheepSmellsNice · 20/07/2012 17:12

Roseformeplease I sneeze when I eat mints too! Yessssssssss.....Allergy friend! :)

HazeltheMcWitch · 20/07/2012 17:10

SardineQueen betcha that the eye sparkles think is something to do with either the way you're angling your head - or even that you're slightly holding your breath as you shave your 'pits.

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 20/07/2012 17:07

Clarice! Sardine! The fact that flipflops are an actual item of clothing boggles my mind every time i see them.

Hmm might be right about allergy. Used to get it from quorn as well which is also made from some kind of mould nonsense, fine now though.

Ooh also sometimes if I'm drinking I'll suddenly get this incredibly odd pain around the solar plexus but inside, as if a fist has punched me right there and made me breathless.

howcomes · 20/07/2012 16:44

Recall I get that weird itchy, caterpillar crawling over my right shoulder feeling when breastfeeding too.

My feet go all limp and quivery if I hear about anything gory, eg an operation, I admit to javelin arse, nervous fanny and my teeth go dry if I have to dip my hand into a bag of flour.

I love the idea of calling nhs direct about javelin arse! Great thread, makes me feel normal!

SardineQueen · 20/07/2012 16:38

also yes to "proper" yawn and weird bit between big toe and next. Mine sends a shiver down my back rather than wanting to hurl.

I like this thread Grin

SardineQueen · 20/07/2012 16:37

When I shave my armpits I see loads of flashing glittery stuff like tinsel out of the corner of my eye which vanishes if i try to look at it. Sometimes the tinsel stays there just out of the corner of my eye glittering at me for a while after I've finished.

Is that a new one? (not red whole thread)

I also get the massive twitch when falling asleep thing.

Pinot · 20/07/2012 16:21

i get the nervous fanny/monkey tail thing too

TruthSweet · 20/07/2012 16:21

I used to get swollen hands if I got drunk but I have been teetotal for 8 or so years now so it's not that!

TruthSweet · 20/07/2012 16:20

Oh, after 6 years of almost constantly pushing a pushchair if I walk without pushing a pushchair after a few minutes my hands start to swell and go hard (I can have trouble closing my hands if I am away from the children all day!).

Oogaballoo · 20/07/2012 16:09

If I eat sundried tomatoes my teeth tingle. No other part, but my teeth have this really funny feeling that's almost too much to bear.

I love them as well Sad

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