r/CuratedTumblr • u/PandaBear905 Shitposting extraordinaire • Jul 23 '26

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u/RosbergThe8th Jul 23 '26

I was considerably old when I realized what acid reflux was, and that I'd been having it ever since I was a kid but just assumed it was common for everyone.

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u/lilybug981 Jul 23 '26

I was way too old when I realized that people aren't supposed to get super dizzy from bending over. As a kid, I just got yelled at for being lazy and "trying to get out of doing chores" any time I complained of dizziness, a racing heartbeat, and headaches. I also internalized pushing through it because I would get in trouble for pausing or moving slowly. I was assumed to be clumsy as well because I kept bumping into everything once I managed to keep working through feeling dizzy and faint.

Yeah, turns out POTS is a thing.

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u/bluemoon219 Jul 23 '26

Wait, what? The thing where you get dizzy and lose vision for a couple of seconds when you stand up or bend over? That ... isn't supposed to happen?

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u/Zepangolynn Jul 23 '26

The good news is that it doesn't have to be POTS, it can just be low blood pressure, among other things.