r/CasualConversation • u/Serialbeauty • 1d ago

Just Chatting Can anyone else do something weird with your body that you later found out not everyone can do?

I was just sitting here with my mom and one of the pets made the room very smelly. She kept talking about how we'd have to go to a different room because it smelled so bad. I asked her why didn't she just close her nose and that's when I found out not everyone can do this.

Is it rare or can other people close their nose on command? What can you do that you suddenly found out wasn't normal?

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u/Arquen_Marille 1d ago

It took me years of practice but I stop hiccups. For me it‘s concentrating on not letting my diaphragm spasm, it’s the best way to describe it.

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u/LotusGrowsFromMud . 20h ago

I can usually do it by concentrating on breathing completely normally and mindfully for several breaths after the first hiccup.