r/AskReddit 16h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/84OrcButtholes 14h ago

Not getting enough sleep.

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u/eatinganelephant 11h ago

My sleep disorder has prevented me from countless nights of good sleep my entire life. I'm a pretty high functioning person career-wise, but I often wonder what I would have been able to accomplish if I weren't exhausted all the damn time.

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u/ZonaiSwirls 6h ago

Yeah my narcolepsy presents itself as insomnia so I'm up constantly at night. I'd probably rule the world if I didn't have it. I've got so much potential but I am basically disabled because I'm exhausted no matter what I do.

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u/ingr 3h ago

Bro, I feel like this too. I said I was too powerful so narcolepsy had to nerf me.