I like to collect conceptual "liminal badges" like a chaos girl scout, and one of my favourites is the time I had neuro tests done and they said my nerves are fucked up but in a way that doesn't map onto anything they knew about
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“nobody knows what’s wrong with me so i have to figure it out myself” is honestly a thing a lot of people i really admire have in common
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Realllllly forces you to think for yourself and learn to question what is normal and probable and likely and possible! And teaches you to trust your own experience over experts with low resolution maps they consider filled up and complete
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My chemistry teacher had a rare nerve disorder that lead to exponentially more frequent nerve attacks in their face. They literally researched and diagnosed the illness, served it to their doctor, and got them to approve an experimental treatment
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