It can be difficult to tell if you're taking care of yourself correctly. Sometimes, a state of stress and fatigue becomes your go to and you don't know when it's external circumstances or internal circumstances.
The body, though, will try to signal as many red flags as humanly possible to anybody who looks to be overextending themselves. Keeping yourself healthy is the most important thing you can do, so listen to your body.
u/Gopracticepractice asked:
What's the human body version of a 'check engine light'?
Here were some of the answers.
Share To Save A Life
GiphyA good mnemonic to remember moles suspicious for melanoma:
A: Asymmetrical
B: Borders irregular
C: Colors (more than one color in a mole)
D: Diameter >6mm
E: Evolving (mole changes over time; this is the most important risk factor)
If caught early, melanoma has a good prognosis. If it has spread systematically, the prognosis is poor.
Ouchie Ouch Ouch
Severe/debilitating headaches, for weeks, with no explanation.
My mom had them for weeks, was told she has sinusitis... turned out she had a Grade 4 brain tumour.
It's likely nothing bad, but always make sure you get yourself checked out if something seems wrong.
The Heart Wants What It Wants
A professional athlete knows they should take a rest day if their heart rate is elevated in the morning after waking up. This means your body is fighting something or still needs to recover from the last workout.
Interesting. I track my heart rate on fitbit and sometimes I wake up with an elevated heart rate the next day after a work out, but I usually ignore it. Though I have noticed that it makes work outs harder - I have an increase of ~7 bpm when I'm PMSing and it makes workouts hell, but I don't want to just not work out for that week. Hmm.
An Alarming Change
Losing weight without trying.
Happened to me twice in highs chool and once when I was 23. Got checked out and got told I must be stressed. The high school events happened quickly and seemed to resolve themselves pretty fast. The last time I dropped almost 20lbs from about 125-130 at 5'6", down to just below 110lbs.
Pretty much went from a size 5-7 normal pants down to size 2-3. I didn't notice until everyone started asking me if I was sick. Got check out and found nothing wrong with me. BUT I had issues with a past relationship and issues with my mother. I had also just moved back home. I soon became aware that I wasn't really eating. Friends and co-workers were reminding me to eat throughout the day...I was unable to eat half a sandwich at the time.
It took me two and a half years to gain back the weight. It was a very unsettling ordeal.
Bad Impressions On The Doctor
GiphyThings that go on much longer than they normally do.
"I hurt my hand and it's swelling." "Oh, that's okay." "It's been sore and swollen two weeks." "Never mind, go to the doctor."
I learned that lesson the hard way, twice. Same doctor. Same hand too.
He thinks I'm an idiot.
We're All Basically Houseplants With More Feelings
I was having a hard time at college one day so I call my mom. She asked if I had eaten, pooped lately, or slept well. I said no to all 3. She said even as an adult, treat yourself like you would to a baby crying. Are you hungry, tired, or wet? That's probably why you are crying/grumpy.
Stop Being A Pain In My Back
Back pain. My aunt had back pain, couldn't figure out what it was for years. It was pancreatic cancer. Same with my mom. Chalked her back pain up to old age till it was so bad she couldn't get out of bed one morning and made my dad call 911. It was lung cancer. Both died less than a year after diagnosis.
Remember This Acronym
FEELS
Fat (dramatic weight gain or loss)
Eating (sudden increase or decrease in appetite)
Excreting (changes in urine or stool frequency or characteristics)
Libido (sudden change)
Sleeping (excessive fatigue or insomnia)
A Mental Red Flag
As someone diagnosed with ADHD
Forgetting important things mere minutes after being informed about them / being asked to do them was a big indicator
Other things like going from extreme apathy to suddenly intensely emotional (in my case it was anger) and then being unable to adequately reason why I was reacting in such a way was another giveaway.
Struggling to prioritise yet hyperfocusing on certain things that would be otherwise fairly innocuous in the wider picture is a textbook symptom
I'm sure each case is different, but I think that a lot of adults go through life undiagnosed and it can really be devastating to think you're just not smart enough. That's how many people can be made to feel.
Get To The Hospital ASAP
GiphyMedical student here. You would be surprised how many patients get these symptoms and don't do anything about it or wait for hours before getting to a hospital.
Chest pain with exertion: Could be a result of coronary vessel disease or heart attack.
Weakness, numbness on one side of your body: Possible stroke.
Shortness of breath, chest pain after a long flight or period of immobilization: could be a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lungs, usually with origins in the deep veins of the leg).
Coughing blood, especially in someone with history of smoking: Possible sign of lung cancer.
Weight loss with no explanation (No diet, increase in exercise, etc.): Can be a variety of different causes including hormonal (hyperthyroidism), but one of the most worrying causes is cancer.
Redditor GIazednConfused wanted to hear about all the things that make us lose our attraction immediately, so they asked:
"Men of Reddit on dating apps, what’s something you see on a woman’s profile that instantly turns you off?"
Turn ons/turn offs, it's all so easy.
I hate rude profiles.
You first
Valentines Date GIF by BumbleGiphy"If they say 'I don’t contact first' on Bumble."
nyqs81
"A lot of profiles are copy/pasted from other dating profiles they've made but I also like to think Bumble has acknowledged this by allowing gals to make the first move by sending an emoji instead of making them write something."
The_Owl_Bard
More than 1
"When it's 2-3 of the same people in every single picture and I have no idea who she is. That level of obliviousness is so unattractive. Disturbingly obvious filters."
AlmostEasy89
"Group photos make sense as PART of a profile. Your first picture should be just of you, but shots of me actually on stage or with my performance troupe are about as 'real' an image as you're gonna get of me in my element."
"A bunch of pictures of me playing video games by myself alone is a much worse sell than 'look at my huge assortment of friends and adventures we go on together.'"
Kokeshi_Is_Life
Fireworks
"If you have to state that you hate drama specifically, you LOVE drama."
elevencharles
"In my experience, the ones who hate drama are constantly surrounded by it because they started it. The ones who love it have distant friends or acquaintances who start drama, so all they have to do is sit back and watch the fireworks."
Ninjahkin
"I never realized this until you said it, but yeah, I f**king love drama, but I'm always the guy making popcorn and just watching it all unfold. If something comes up that involves me and could lead to drama, I nip that s**t in the bud before it sprouts whenever possible."
Sorcatarius
Hey. NO!
"I remember a profile like this, saying 'don't just say hey.' She referenced something about birds on her profile, which I like, so I opened with that - 'top three favorite birds, go' and then gave my list."
"Her response was 'my list: 0 birds.'"
"I recently went through a period in my life in which I got hundreds of matches, and out of them I'd say I could count on my fingers the number who actually knew how to have a conversation. It makes me so mad because before this, women had always told me that was specifically a male problem."
DiskPidge
Blah
Happy Bugs Bunny GIF by Looney TunesGiphy"‘Entertain me’ - ‘don’t be boring.’ Typically these people are the dullest and most entitled people I’ve ever interacted with."
beansff
No YOU entertain ME.
I like Catwoman
Harley Quinn Dancing GIF by DCGiphy“'I’m looking for my Joker to my Harley Quinn.'"
"Sorry, but unless it’s for cosplay or Halloween, that tells me you’re rather dysfunctional in relationships and somehow thrive in it."
JustAnOrdinaryRyan
Who?
"I love when every picture is a group picture and some have the same women in each. Bonus points if everyone is wearing sunglasses. Great... which one are you?"
"'Looking for my partner in crime.' None of the women who put that are actually down for armed robbery or money laundering."
Leadingman_
I Got Goals
"One profile I saw a while back, the woman stated that she wouldn't consider any man who makes less than 100K. There are more subtle ways to convey that: 'I want someone ambitious, driven, and successful in his career.' The way she phrased it made her look like a gold digger, especially since she wasn't making anything close to that amount."
"Edit: This was back in the early 2000s. These days, I'm sure the goalpost has moved to 200K."
foxpaws42
Rules First
"It's been a couple years, but back then I had a few 'rules' that were instant passes."
"My main rule was any corrected age. If their profile said 22 and the first line of the bio was immediately '19. Who knows if they're even the age they say they are now."
"My other rule of thumb was not having their face in their first pic, i.e. neck down shot. You'd be surprised how many had this."
Ayziak
Yuck
"Cigarette smoker. No offense to those who smoke. I personally do not like it and wouldn’t want to be with someone who does it. I’ve tried it like twice out of curiosity and instantly knew it wasn’t for me."
Safe_Nerve9644
It takes so little to like someone a little less.
These Redditors can't be alone in their turnoffs.
Do you have any non-starters? Let us know in the comments below.
Redditor LaVidaFiesta wanted to hear about the times we've been SHOOK by the aspect of dying, so they asked:
"When did you think you would die, but didn't?"
I've lost track of times I've been near death, mostly all traffic incidents.
I always start praying.
Road Hazard
Driving Jim Carrey GIF by Morgan CreekGiphy"Dated a dangerous driver. One night he decided, with me in the car, to overtake a lorry on a country road where he couldn't see crap. We were seconds from a head-on collision and I never set foot in his car again. He later had to go to prison for driving offences."
Impressive-Bench9223
So Much Blood
"When I was 17, in 1989, I got shot outside of a party in Detroit. So much blood, s**t hurt like hell, burned hotter than the sun. But twas just a flesh wound, didn't hit any vital organs."
StuckInNov1999
Palpitations
"'Minor' heart attack at 37. Nothing minor about feeling like you're drowning on land."
K1rkl4nd
"Go tell that to my dad who refused to take me to the hospital when the 19 yo me asked him to go cause I felt like something was definitely wrong with my heart when it happened 24 yo now, and my cardiologist been saying that I'm a miracle and if I didn't have an healthy and 'athletic' heart I would probably not be here anymore."
BornDifference1216
Roll With It
"My friends dragged me up to the mountains without my knowledge (i was told we were just going for a drive until we were halfway there). So I'm already at the mountain and I'm like... 'aight i guess ill just roll with it.' They had me build the fire since I'm the only one thats any good at building fires. Long story short the smoke inhalation caused me to have extreme asthma without an inhaler."
"Everyone refused to take me to the hospital the entire day. I ended up coughing so forcefully and so often that I ended up with pneumomediastinum (a hole in the lung causing air to leak into the mediastinum). Needless to say I cut off all ties with them."
Thanks_I_Hate_You
No Air
"When I woke up with an asthma attack and couldn’t breathe."
Appropriate_Tea9048
"The most frightening feeling in the world... I moved to a different city with a different climate, and my asthma attacks usually will start with coughs, but now it's just a little uncomfortable and boom, my throat is closed... Very, very scary. Hope your asthma is under control."
pixieface28
ALIVE!!
Giphy"I was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal colon cancer and given 4 months to a year. I thought I would be dead by now but I’m still alive coming up to 8 months since the diagnosis. Starting to feel a bit of pain otherwise I’m fine."
Big-End-9824
Never stop living when you can.
Fast & Furious
paul walker pw GIFGiphy"Car tried passing a truck going maybe 120kmh. I was going 100kmh. Head on. Time did slow down but it was calm just accepting I was going to die. Paramedics went to the scene expecting nobody to survive and I came out with couple minor injuries. Haven’t been scared to die since."
beansff
Disconnected
"Almost two years ago, my now ex-wife got really made at me. Way more than normal it was so bad I asked her to stop the car and let me out. She stopped, I opened the door, put my feet on the ground and she floored the car! The rear wheel ran over my arm, neck, and shoulder."
"Cracked skull , small brain bleeding loss of mass in the frontal lobe, disconnected my Brain from my nose. What I can't get over is the headlights coming back at me. She told the police the car door just opened."
lincolnstar
In my mind...
"I met with an accident where a huge bus knocked me riding a cycle. It came from behind, there were no other vehicles to be seen, and I saw what was gonna happen to me. I knew I was gonna die, but luckily, I was thrown to the other side of the road and survived with small injuries. In my mind, I was gonna die and I just could not believe I lived."
Martiallawtheology
In the Water
"I was out swimming with some friends and since I've been swimming my entire life I wasn't worried about swimming far out and diving by myself. So there I was, 150m away from the nearest person, diving in the sea. All of a sudden a sharp pain hits me in the leg and the shock causes me to breathe out. There I am, alone a couple of meters under the surface, thinking 'I'm dead if I don't calm down.'"
"With that in mind I force the pain away and start using the rest of the body to swim up with. I reach the surface and swim to shore. The whole thing lasted just a couple of seconds but it really didn't feel like it at the time. If I hadn't been swimming my whole life I could've easily died that time. Now it wasn't the closest I've been to dying but it felt the closest."
darkcyberleon
The River
Bless Jason Watkins GIF by Mammoth ScreenGiphy"I can't swim we were crossing a river I was front passenger seat and and we started taking on water my side quickly filled and my seatbelt wouldn't unbuckle."
laglagoon
Life is precious.
Never take a moment for granted.
Do you have any near-death experiences? Let us know in the comments below.
