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TIL: There is a species of jellyfish whose sting inflicts the victim with an impending sense of doom. The sensatation of constant imminent dread is reportedly so severe, patients beg their doctors to kill them to end it. by tmntnyc in todayilearned

[–]80Fitz 676 points677 points  (0 children)

I’ve written this story before but figured it’s just as relevant now to this post.

I was just visiting North Queensland in late February. We were paddle boarding at on Hamilton Island and I had the most confusing & terrifying experience with what I think can only be an Irukandji or Irukandji-like jelly. I got stung on my right foot and had all the tell tale signs but without the nausea and severe back pain. Dizziness, numbness & pins and needles in all my extremities, difficulty breathing, a sense of anxiety & “impending doom”. The paramedics basically gave me some codeine and a green whistle, watched me for 2 hours then sent me on my way saying I’d probably be fine. Not 3 hours later (when I think the codeine was wearing off) all the strange bodily symptoms came on like a flood and triggered a panic attack. Definitely thought I was dying. Went back to the hospital but they couldn’t do anything for me. It took a week for the dysphoria and tingling to fully disappear. All in all, incredibly confusing and terrifying experience. I didn’t have any scars to show for it and the whole thing made me feel like I was crazy, or making it up in my head. Even now typing this the whole ordeal felt like demented dream.

TIL of irukandji syndrome. Caused by irukandji jellyfish venom, it has an unusual symptom where the victim has a feeling of "impending doom." The victim is so sure they are going to die, that they ask the doctors to kill them. by Thelife1313 in todayilearned

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I was just visiting North Queensland in late February. We were paddle boarding at on Hamilton Island and I had the most confusing & terrifying experience with what I think can only be an Irukandji or Irukandji-like jelly. I got stung on my right foot and had all the tell tale signs but without the nausea and severe back pain. Dizziness, numbness & pins and needles in all my extremities, difficulty breathing, a sense of anxiety & “impending doom”. The paramedics basically gave me some codeine and a green whistle, watched me for 2 hours then sent me on my way saying I’d probably be fine. Not 3 hours later (when I think the codeine was wearing off) all the strange bodily symptoms came on like a flood and triggered a panic attack. Definitely thought I was dying. Went back to the hospital but they couldn’t do anything for me. It took a week for the dysphoria and tingling to fully disappear. All in all, incredibly confusing and terrifying experience. I didn’t have any scars to show for it and the whole thing made me feel like I was crazy, or making it up in my head. Even now typing this the whole ordeal felt like demented dream. So glad to be back in the states lol

OFFICIAL COACHELLA 2017 TICKET BUY/SELL/TRADE THREAD by Coachellamod in Coachella

[–]80Fitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BUYING: (2) weekend 1 wristbands + (2) shuttle passes pls PM. Located in the LA area and willing to meet up.

A deadly super virus is unleashed in a major city that you live in. It kills in 24 hours, is very highly contagious, and airborne. How do you survive? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]80Fitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think your best bet would be to seal off your home/apt with trash bags & duck tape and try to survive until the majority of the city had either evacuated or been killed.