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I was watching youtube a second ago and seen a add that was talking about a stroke and litterally 10 min later i start feeling lightheaded , arm weakness and tingling in my arm on both sides , im litterally trapped right now i cant even do regular things anymore and its getting me more depressed everyday im only 22 bro omg!

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Please see a doctor. Please. Just to be sure you know what is going on with you. Do take care. 🤍

This happens to me too and it drives me crazy! One of my therapists described this to me as having a strong power of suggestion (or something like that). Our brains are strange in this way. Some of us can be so easily swayed by adverts and suggestions by others (not a criticism). In other words, just seeing or hearing about something can convince us that we have it too. It doesn't even have to come from outside influences, but within us. I was at the hospital last wek and yesterday for lots of testing for severe pain that I felt without outside influences.all tests came back perfectly normal. It is super annoying. I don't know how many times I've had testing throughout my life just to be told that everything is normal, so unfortunately yesterday's results were not surprising. It messes with our heads. That said, if you feel something is wrong it is worth getting checked out. Just be ready for the possibility that nothing is wrong. I don't know why our brains do this.

This is probably not a response you wanted, but I wanted to share and give a head's up.

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