I can't help but wince whenever I see someone hold in a sneeze. It gives me physical discomfort.
this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2023
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I can't help but hold them in. I used to be able to produce a full, loud, relieving sneeze as a young kid, but my dad thought it was performative or somehow fake. I realized recently that's probably why I stifle every single one now and have for >30 years. This post actually scares me.
Hah, I have the same type of sneeze. Someone once told me they don't believe I can have such an "archetypical" sneeze. It still blows my mind that some children were traumatized so much for this, they learned to instinctively suppress their sneezes. Of all the things to get upset about ffs...
Sneeze loud and proud my friend, let the whole world know you have an irritated sinus!
You don't understand. I'm the same way and it's completely reflexive. I can't choose to, I automatically suppress it.
Well hopefully one day your subconscious lets you sneeze with deafening power, it's amazing.
I will sneeze extra loud in honour of the silent sneezers!
This made me think of mirror therapy… wonder if you could recondition by watching a video of somebody sneezing simultaneously. Sounds like a dumb suggestion, writing it out, but if it doesn’t you could bookmark a video and throw it on your phone home screen.
Hopefully you’re a “pro” now and that’s enough to avoid eardrum ruptures, vertigo, ruptured eye blood vessels! 😬
New fear unlocked! Sweet
Don't stifle your sneezes and you'll be fine.
Fucking hell that sounds painful
I knew it!
I choose you, Confirmation Bias!
Confirmation Bias used "ignore title before the comma." It's super effective!
Right there with you though 😅
Well I'm not gonna ever hold a sneeze in ever again, only loud and safe sneezes for me!
My mom only ever holds in sneezes. She says sneezes are disgusting and unnecessary. But I love a good loud sneeze. I don't think I can hold in a sneeze. I might show her this
Your mom sounds like an idiot
If you've ever tried to hold in a sneeze, this new medical case report might make you think twice.
"In world's 1st known case"
Contrary to what other people seem to take from this, it rather shows how unrisky holding in a sneeze is. If it was significantly dangerous, we'd know more than one case.
I actually had a relative who died from drinking a sip of water from a glass. Got it in the wrong pipe. I still would not warn people from drinking water after I learned about it. Again, after all, the overwhelming majority of evidence points to the opposite; it's perfectly safe.
It's not a great comparison, since there is a good alternative to holding in a sneeze, whereas there is no good alternative to drink water.