And the opportunity for strangers online to unburden themselves arose when Redditor _Lord_Infamous asked:
"What is a scary, unsettling fact about you?"
Certain facts about these Redditors are perplexing.
Blank Space
"I do not actually remember a decent chunk of my life, whenever I talk about most of my childhood I use words that leave room for mistakes and am generally using memories and ideas I've compiled from hearing other people say things about me."
"There is actually a large chunks of facts about myself that I only think I know, and don't have personal confirmation of."
– Cendruex
Dead Or Alive
"I’m convinced with no evidence that my father is still alive and that my whole family is lying to me. I logically know he is not. But every knock on the door I open half expecting my father. Could be something to work through … but it’s not really affecting me day to day. My grandfather died and I thought I would feel the same way. Nope. He is dead and I miss him but he is dead."
– rkspm
Warning: Self-Harm Trigger
"Growing up I had a recurring nightmare set in my grandparents backyard looking at the back of their house. There was just something 'off' about the house. Something mildly sinister. I dreamt this over and over, many times over the years."
"In 2018, my dad (who now owned the house) went into the backyard to that spot and killed himself."
"I haven’t had the backyard dream since."
– OSUJillyBean
Nightmares Come True
"I had a recurring super vivid intense dream at like 4.... my uncle was chasing us around a labyrinth with a large knife... trying to kill me and my grandmother. 25 or so years later the same uncle (complete paranoid delusional schizophrenic) murders my grandmother at her condo... with the very nice chef knife I bought her for Christmas the year before..."
– Serotu
Severe Trauma
"Less scary and more shocking, but when I was 9 years old I survived a home invasion where I was shot 6 times. I played dead on the floor until the man left and called 911 and in my adrenaline rush I thought they couldn't find my house so I crawled with my left are swinging the wrong way and my right leg limp from nerve damage, all the way to the front door when he broke in from the back of the house."
"I lived with only my mother who unfortunately didn't survive. I vividly remember picking out the guy in a photo line up while recovering in the ICU."
"I am very lucky to have kept my left arm, I have 32 pins and screws to make up for my shattered elbow. My left leg has permanent nerve damage and I now have 'drop foot'. Despite my physical injuries and PTSD, I am doing very well."
– skullexis
We are not all born the same.
Complete Immunity
"I'm one of the lucky few with the CCR5-delta-32 mutation. Why is that relevant? It makes me immune to HIV and a handful of other pathogens, most notably the Bubonic Plague."
– SursumCorda-NJ
Sharper Image
"I have 2 lenses in my right eye, so it focuses like binoculars. My doctor wrote a paper about it. Mostly blinded as a baby in my left eye. Dr suspected my right lense split then healed as 2 distinct lenses. Better than 20/20 in my right eye."
– The_Smoot
Prematurely Slim
"When I was born, I was so premature that my dad, who had quite dainty piano fingers, could slide his wedding ring up my arm to my shoulder. (I weighed 2 lbs, born at 27 weeks)."
– cyanomys
Losing Digits
"I had 6 toes on each foot at birth and got them cut off you can see the place they cut them at."
– HearingAccurate8616
People live with the unfortunate risk that their lives can be cut short at any given moment.
Ticking Time Bomb
"I have an enlarged aortic root. It's very unlikely, but it could spontaneously rupture leading to the medical term adjusts glasses... 'instantaneous death'. I would pass out, bleed to death, and then fall over. Dead before hitting the ground. And it could happen at any time. My wife is very uncomfortable thinking about it lol."
– ignisnex
For The Sake Of Survival
"my immune system backfired and tried to murder me and almost succeeded. I now have to take multiple injections every single day all day or i'll die a painful death within a week."
"Just trying to write diabetes in the most bad-a** way."
– monstrinhotron
A friend of mine once told me that the name I've known him by was not his real name.
He had gone by an alias, which everyone at work assumed was his actual name, to protect himself and his identity after he had been violently hunted down, stalked and threatened for his life for witnessing a murder.
The suspects involved were eventually caught and locked away for good.
I don't remember all the other details about the traumatizing incident because I was completely stupefied.
If you or someone you know is struggling, you can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
To find help outside the United States, the International Association for Suicide Prevention has resources available at https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
Redditor Rare_Gas_ was curious to hear the things people were exhausted of having to explain over and over again, leading them to ask:
Beauty Is On The Inside
"Nothing’s wrong."
"It’s just my face."- citizenbunny
Do Not Disturb!
"If I'm working at night, I need to sleep during some portion of the day."- spunkyweazle
Doctors Would Be Nothing Without Them
"I'm a male and a nurse."
"No I don't want to be a doctor."
"No I'm not going to school to be a doctor."
"No I don't feel like less of a man because I'm a nurse and not a doctor."
"And stop calling me doc and doctor."
"I've told you 5 times I'm your nurse and my badge says NURSE in big letters."- ChaplnGrillSgt
Nurse GIFGiphyIts Just Science
"Everything is made of chemicals.'
"Not everything 'natural' is good and not everything 'man made' is bad."- AttilaTheFun818
There's Good And There's Bad
"Viruses are not bacteria."
"Bacteria are not viruses."- georgeathens1
Computers Are Very Complex Indeed
"Software developers are not computer technicians."- Ramon80589
"I'm a programmer."
"I write programs."
"I don't know why your computer won't turn on."- ThunderStruck115
virtual reality computer GIFGiphyIt's Sadly Genetic
"That type-1 diabetes isn't caused by your diet, and it cannot be cured."- Jagged_Rhythm
If You Want This To Change, We're Hiring!
'That we are short staffed and you’re just going to have to WAIT."- c_estrella
Names Are Common
"That many Chinese people have my surname, but we're not all related to Jackie Chan, just like how not every person with Johnson as their surname is related to Boris Johnson."- benjaminchang1
Just Because I'm Good At It, Doesn't Mean I Enjoy It
"That because I can usually figure out how to fix most things does NOT mean I want to fix everything that breaks for anyone else."- Plus_Inevitable_771
wreck it ralph disney GIFGiphyDisabilities Are Not So Simple
"Just because someone doesn't always need their disability aids, that doesn't mean they're not disabled and faking it."
"Someone who needs a wheelchair to get around doesn't always mean they can't use their legs."
"They can still walk short distances."- pumpkinthighs
Counting Sheep Doesn't Work Either
"I have insomnia."
"No I can't just 'think about nothing'."- Lylat_System
Not Everyone Believes What They See
"Gets job at NASA."
"All extended family asks is if moon landing was real."
"Pain."- O118999881999II97253
moon walk space GIF by US National ArchivesGiphyNone Of Their Business!!
"I'm ginger and a lot of people ask me if ALL my hair is also ginger."-Reddit
Some people are just so obstinate and set in their ways that they simply can't accept what they hear.
If we think really about it, maybe THEY should be the ones explaining themselves...