r/interesting • • Jul 25 '26

MISC. My fingers are way too long

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u/geim-iv Jul 25 '26

Conjunctive tissue disorders essentially. Imagine a brick house without mortar, or with bad quality mortar.

EDS is Ehlers Danlos syndrome. Look it up, it's incredible.

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u/PotterOneHalf Jul 25 '26

Yeah, we’re built different (incorrectly)

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u/stahlern Jul 25 '26

I get told all the time in this gym class I go to that it’s impressive how flexible I am. And then I have to explain that it’s really not a good thing and I will break myself if I push it. Lol. Party trick flexibility only basically.

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u/ShirleyApresHensive Jul 25 '26

I know this problem well, I have quite an assortment of injuries that occurred from over rotation