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I had a somatic variant.. for some reason I couldn't operate my left fingers[0]. I'd type and all of a sudden signals would jam and nothing would move. I had moments in life where my hand got bruised, or frozen and I couldn't 'use' it but I could still feel it. Something in my brain was still there. But the last time it felt like my brain could not find the fingers, it left a void which felt like a silent death. I wonder if people suffering hemi/quadriplegia or any form of handicap have that sensation.. I hope not it's difficult to bear.

[0] (maybe grief causing blood flow problems and brain ischemia.. I don't know)



Did you see a neurologist or otherwise seek care for that? You're speaking in past tense, so hopefully it's better now.


Thanks for asking. Things were too transient for me to seek neurologists. It could be very disturbed for two weeks and slightly come back a few days... Most GP thought I was exaggerating so I gave up.

Right now, it's somehow back. I don't operate keyboard at the same speed as I used to but I have normal finger sensations (I can sequence fine and subtle finger patterns without brain freeze, which is what made me feel so bad before). I assume it's mostly due to bike commute strengthening my cardiovascular system and brain blood flow (or maybe it's something different.. I have no scientific data)

I wish I had the input of a neurologist though.. I do have to see one next month but for something totally unrelated (dysmorphic hallucinations) I may ask her/him just in case if there's enough time.




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