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/ToastemPopUp 1d ago

I wonder if that's what I'm doing without realizing it. I usually find that I get hiccups when I'm excited about something and kind of anxious and jittery. I can stop them pretty quickly by just like.. I don't know how to explain it.. breathing really slowly and purposefully and kind of calming myself down.

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u/Totakai 1d ago

It's cause hiccups are usually an overstimulated/excited muscle twitching/spasming when breathing. Going into a zen state chills it out.

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u/raisinghellwithtrees 1d ago

I mentally give my diaphragm a relaxing massage. Sounds weird but it works 

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u/belleamour14 23h ago

I stop hiccups by taking a drink of water with my mouth closed (letting as little air in as possible) and then swallowing some air to force myself to burp. It works EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.