Personal Physical or Mental Frailties

[Azurian]

Well I guess my biggest problem is flat feet I really can't stand for long or else my feet start to hurt I have to constantly move. I might also have adult ADD which would explain why I could never pay much attention as a child and why I constantly have to tap my feet on the ground after seating for long periods of time.

 

[hazabaza1]

I think it's more of a mental thing but it'll only get noticed because of the physical effects: Mild tourettes syndrome. Mainly just the occasional noise or... face reaction or something, I guess. Getting better at handling it though.

 

[Ingjald]

I have Asperger's Syndrome. And also possibly a mild allergy to pineapple. This, I discovered while in the process of cloning a pineapple.

 

[Frankster]

Got retina thinning which as i understand it means the back of my eyes are fragile and would easily be torn with a sufficient shock or concussive blow to the head.
Been told to avoid physically agressive activities (failed completely and been involved in far too many fights...) and even avoiding things like rollercoasters or theme parks (i havent).

I do occasionally get gaps in my vision or "tears" that remind me of this fragility, also get really paranoid whenever my vision is affected, whether it be hallucinations or..weirder (once my vision went really weird for a few minutes and you know when you see tv stores that have like 20 tvs showing the same image? For a few minutes my vision became like that and i was absolutely terrified during that time as thought my vision was slipping for good) and of course flip out whenever someone hits me on the head even for a joke (since even a casual hit could be enough...).

 

[krazykidd]

When i was 13 i lost a testicle . So i have 1 nut . Worst pain ive ever felt in my life , basically my nut died , because it twisted on itself and no blood was going to it , so they had go remove it . I am VERY self concious about that , and it has shattered any self esteem i have when it comes to women .

 

[Lt._nefarious]

When I get really out of breath after running my face hurts and I taste blood...

Oh and I get real depressed some days, lack empathy towards my peers, get very anxious (occasionally to the point of not being able to form coherent sentences) around women and I've got multiple voices inside my head (3 actually, one of whom constantly tells me how shit I am, the second who does the opposite and the third whom whispers violent ideas into the back of my head when I'm with someone I don't like)

 

[The Funslinger]

I have Crohn's Disease and mild asthma.

The former is under control and the latter hasn't been much of an issue in years.

Pretty much every other member of my dad's side of the family has asthma. Dodged the bullet, myself. Which is lucky, given that I'd like to do a stint in the commandos.

OT: Well, I had some issues with depression a couple of years back.

Also, my stab wound builds up the occasional knot of tension.

I'm also in the tail end of the process of rebuilding the muscle in my left shoulder, now that it's healed from an accident a while back. I still get the odd day when it's clicking and aching, but it's dying out with planned exercise.

 

[MrFlibble42]

I have crohn's diease and am currently recovering from bowel surgery I had last month to remove a fistula and to correct other things that had gone wrong with my intestines, bladder and one of my kidneys. Everything is now mostly back in working order and I have 3 months off work to recover, plenty of time for gaming so it isn't all bad.

 

[Johnnyseven]

I have a thing where my chest goes in rather than being flat. Not really an ailment as everything just seems to have adapted around that, I guess I've been pretty lucky in not having anything particularly wrong with me.

I guess mentally there's something wrong (not that its been diagnosed or anything) or I just never learned how as far as socializing/having friends and all that which is pretty depressing, that's probably the worst problem I've ever had/have.

 

[Jazoni89]

Depression.

Then not.

Then it's back again.

Then I'm OK for a few days!

The downs last weeks, the ups last hours. I'm currently wishing I'd just wrapped the fucking umbilical cord around my own neck whilst still in the womb.

But I wear a good mask in public, people never see the true extent of my problem. Loneliness has, over the past week, actually caused minor pain. You know that dread feeling right down to the pit of your stomach that occurs for a few seconds when bad things happen? It's like that, but lasts for hours.

Happy times eh!

As for the physical...

Hay fever.
Awaiting test results for skin cancer. Beat it once, can't be arsed again.
Dislocated my shoulder some years back, it doesn't like to stay put if I lay on it wrong.

I have been alone for many years now, three to be exact.

Living on your own, away from most of your family, miles from your hometown, struggling with AS and Depression, not having much to do and not working, not having many friends, and being totally powerless to change anything despite my best efforts.

Things are grim for me, but i just hope there's light at the end of the tunnel, there's got to be. That hope is the only thing that get's me up in the mornings.

 

[Screamarie]

Let's see...my biggest problem is my social anxiety and some generalized anxiety disorder. Sometimes I have it under control and I don't even notice it, other times it drives me up the wall, freaking out and afraid. For a very LONG time I couldn't go to a grocery store by myself, because I was scared and though I can go unaccompanied today, I still get frustrated and irritated very easily being surronded by people.

I often see my social anxiety as a diseased part of my brain, seperate from me, because I personally do not give a shit what anyone thinks about me, I couldn't care less, but then that diseased part of my head starts making me feel insecure and MAKING me care what others think. Making worry that I look stupid or ugly or wierd and making life generally suck.

Not to mention my generalized anxiety means that I often am making up horrible scenarios in my head, "what if my house burns down while I'm away?" "I'm feeling really sick, could this be some horrible disease? Could I be dead in the morning?" I have had nightmares about family members and friends dying. Usually the only thing I can do to put that shit out of my mind is to escape through games, books, whatever, forcing myself to focus on something else that my mind can calm itself and return to a more stable place.

There's plenty more because I am just a gold mine of fuck upery, but I think I'll leave it at that since this post is already kind of long.

 

[DanielBrown]

My liver is possibly busted. Doctor hasn't called me back yet, so I'm not sure.
If anyone isn't using theirs I'd be happy to take it!

 

[Eleuthera]

I'm colourblind, and my right eye is somewhat weak (the left is fine).

Relatively new (about three years now) is Hodgkin's Lymphoma (cancer of the Lymphatic system), I've had 2 bouts of chemo treatment and some radiation, but it's still not gone. At the moment it's small enough not to be a problem, and we're waiting for the Ok on a new treatment. The main effect of al this right now is that my endurance is completely shot.

 

[A.A.K]

Physical:
Flat feet, knees turn out, ribs are warped due to a beating I got years ago.

Mental:
Complex PTSD. Psychophysiological Trauma.

 

[Rastien]

Physical:
My right knee, the knee cap will sometimes go out of joint, old rugby injury from dislocating my knee and never going to the doctors for it.

My insides were fucked for reasons i can't be arsed to go into but my stomach is covered in scars and still healing 3 years later.

Mental:
Social Anexeity
Bi-polar tendancys but never been formally assesed just medicated via doctors.

I'm colourblind, and my right eye is somewhat weak (the left is fine).

Relatively new (about three years now) is Hodgkin's Lymphoma (cancer of the Lymphatic system), I've had 2 bouts of chemo treatment and some radiation, but it's still not gone. At the moment it's small enough not to be a problem, and we're waiting for the Ok on a new treatment. The main effect of al this right now is that my endurance is completely shot.

Good luck with this one dude, my old mans got non-hodgkin's lymphoma and it's been a hell of ride.

Seriously dude i wish you luck with this and hope you get better, it's rare i'm sincere when i say things but i mean it here man.

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[Curratum]

I have chronic sinusitis and hay fever so I'm on nasal drops virtually every day, otherwise I'd just suffocate. And I suspect I have exostosis on my left foot / heel as it hurts on and off, the pain mild to severe to none at random intervals.

I also had tailbone issues, but those got sorted out through some quick and easy surgery. Yay for working jobs that have you sitting on your butt all day long, huh?

 

[Eleuthera]

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Thanks, as I said I'm doing pretty well at the moment, almost a year since I got my last treatment. Next scan in November, until then I try not to think about it too much.

 

[J Tyran]

Wouldn't know where to even start, does the forum have a character limit on posts?

 

[Whitbane]

I have an unnatural resistance to medication. This tends to be an issue in the case of numbing agents, sleeping agents, and pain relief.

This here. Could be muscle pain, headaches, vomiting, sore throat, coughing and nothing ever goddamn works. Three 500mg Tylenol have about much effect on a slight headache as banging my cranium against the oven. The only thing I can ever do to help said symptoms is sleep, but thank god I never get sick.

Other than that, I'm perfectly healthy, which is a miracle in today's world.

 

[MammothBlade]

I have chronic sinusitis and hay fever so I'm on nasal drops virtually every day, otherwise I'd just suffocate.

It's really annoying. Must be a congenital thing since my father and sister have sinus issues too.