In inspiration of the other post, what’s your greatest nerf (as in, how are you really good at something but have something that balances you out). So you have to include the good too.
For example, In my case, I’m pretty strong, tall, high stamina, really good cold resistance.
But I have kidney failure and a transplant which means I need to take immunosuppressants every day or I can end up hospitalized, and also therefore more prone to sickness. And of course a weak point where the kidney is.
I’m apparently very likeable and a quick learner, so I do well at work. Severe anxiety and impostor syndrome make sure I stick around in places I’m apparently overqualified for.
I’m smart and cute and nice, but I have ADHD, Autism, and Anxiety and my immune system hates itself. I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have those though 🤔
If you give me 40min and an internet connection I can become proficient in literally anything mechanical. Build a banjo, lift a house, 3d painting firearms, doesn’t matter. I can replicate it and master it by the 4th try.
Unfortunately I have the attention span of a caffeinated squirrel in a bounce house. Doesn’t matter if I’m a master machinist if I can’t be bothered to actually do it.
Smart.
Social interactions require as much brain power as a maths exam.
I can handle bad smell or gross stuff but give me milk or dairy stuff and I’ll be down in the bathroom or long tummy ache.
Lost a ton of weight, raced bicycles, fought two SUVs at the same time and sent both to the crusher and survived, took the equivalent of a 10 story head first dive on a bicycle helmet.
Broken neck and back makes holding posture like lifting weights. Sitting up or standing is exactly the same thing – hard/hurts and fails after a short amount of time. No one knows exactly what is wrong.
I’m strong, and love going to the gym and lifting weights,
Unfortunately I had an accident at 18 and really damaged my lower spine so I’m in constant pain when I exercise to much.
The work around is I need to constantly be stretching my hamstrings and glutes or I can’t stand up straight without pain
I can handle spiders all day, but if I see a snake I freak out. We have had snakes recently in our basement, so much so that I bought a special snake grabber thingy so I can let them outside.
You’d like Finland. Many spiders in the woods (especially the islands for some reason?), but never seen either of the 2 alleged species of snakes that supposedly exist here.
Nerfed myself.
I’m pretty good looking, especially for my age, little short though. Socially competent, creative, interesting (IRL anyway), stylish, “bright normal” IQ, long dong, good stuff.
Have what my doctor calls “emphysema light” from smoking over 20 years. More active than anyone I know, but I have an inhaler in my pocket at all times and have to eat Advil Cold & Sinus most days to breathe freely. Tried a hit on my wife’s vape last night and about choked to death. I honestly think my body developed a sort of allergy to defend itself from my self-destructive brain. Those two always gotta fight!
Doesn’t stop me from most anything I want to do, but I need medicine almost every day. Won’t die without it, but being unable to efficiently expel CO2 is taxing on my heart. If my heart is slamming over something stupid, like getting out of bed, that’s my cue to get a pill.
Interestingly, I get a sort of second wind after 20-minutes of hard exercise. In fact, I have to get out and work hard every day and I’ll start sliding downhill. On top of all that, I’m on the waters around here frequently, have no illusions as to how long I can swim.
Don’t have a job ATM and am suffering total lack of executive function. That’s far worse than the crippled lungs.
I’m really good at picking up skills fast, and also have great timing when it comes to joke delivery and video editing, but I got adhd so I can’t apply myself to do all that, and in turn have a perfection complex that prevents me from seeing the “middle phase” of a project
Mine is I have IgA Nephropathy!
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - my body has a bad recipe for collagen so all my tissue is too soft, I get injured very easily and I had arthritis before 30.
You have to also state what’s good about yourself! C’mon, tell us!
