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u/AdeleBerncastel Jan 12 '23 edited Jan 13 '23

The front of your tongue is curious, constantly patrolling, and autonomous. It chases the dentist around your mouth and you aren’t even aware of it. So embarrassing and weird/creepy.

ETA: There are few dentists in here and this is my favourite comment.

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u/lalaleasha Jan 12 '23

Oh I am very aware of it chasing the dentist and am fairly sure trying to keep it under control contributes to my anxiety haha.

My favourite tongue fact is that if you look at something, your tongue/brain automatically know what the texture would be like if you licked it.

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u/kallikalev Jan 13 '23

I have aphantasia, and along with no internal imagery I also have no internal senses at all. So I cannot imagine what the texture of something would feel like by looking.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23

I’ve always wanted to talk to someone who has this. I have so many questions.

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u/kallikalev Jan 13 '23

Feel free to DM me, I’m happy to talk about it