...Just kidding!
Thought it would get some attention for something I found that
may be applicable -after scanning through the last few days
of posting...I won't mention any names...pay no attention to the
underlined statements.
I did not write this- I copied it. They offered it as a heads up. Based on a discussion with a noted ENT surgeon currently building in my shop, I thought I would mention an emerging health issue which has me concerned...Proximate Cranial Transit Syndrome, or PC-T. Although seldom debilitating, PC-T does affect one's ability to effectively communicate with others, and may limit social interaction and even acceptance. PC-T is viewed as insidious by health care professionals,
primarily because victims are often oblivious to symptoms, thinking others are - in fact - suffering from its effects, rather than they themselves.
Based on responses to several recent threads here, I have become worried that there are more than a few of us affected by PC-T. To assist those that may be either at risk for or have already developed the disease, I have pulled what is known of the symptoms and warning signs from several medical sites, and posted them below, but please - seek a professional's opinion if you think you might have one or more of the warning signs and symptoms.
Your symptoms (what you may perceive):
- Feeling of exclusion from conversations with friends and neighbors
- Having to ask others to repeat themselves in simpler language (or even to ask for pictures to assist your understanding)
- Auditory illusions, such as soft 'whoshing' sounds which appear to emanate from somewhere close and just above forehead level - these frequently are reported as sounding as though something rapidly passed overhead (hence, the syndrome's moniker)
- Frequent feeling of confusion, as in 'I thought I knew what we were talking about, but it was something else entirely!'
Warning signs (What others may see and report to you):
- Inappropriate or nonsensical response to conversation
- inability to understand subtext or other conversational clues
- Inappropriate response to humor, to include use of irony, parody, or metaphor
Once again, I urge those of you with one or more symptoms or displaying these warning signs to seek help in combating this insidious condition. For those of you affected, you have my best wishes for what is usually at best only a partial recovery.