The secret password to the underground club of people who’ve tried to explain invisible malfunction in a world that only believes you when you bleed.
aka: The Early Warnings of Orthostatic Dysfunction
It doesn’t feel like passing out.
It doesn’t feel like panic.
It feels like…
“I don’t like this.”
But you don’t know why.
There’s no sharp pain.
No dramatic cue.
No internal klaxon blaring GET DOWN.
Just a rising static.
Your body is fidgeting without moving.
You’re glitching in place—but can’t locate the bug.
It’s discomfort with no plot.
Mild dread without a story.
A feeling that doesn’t scream. It… hums.
And because the signals are garbled, your brain translates it into something familiar—but false:
“I guess I’m just tired.”
“Maybe I’m being lazy.”
“Why am I like this?”
💡 What’s Actually Happening:
Blood is pooling in your lower limbs.
Your heart is quietly overcompensating.
Your brain is receiving slightly less oxygen than it needs.
Your nervous system flags this as a non-verbal threat.
But because you’re neurodivergent—and adapted AF—the message never arrives in plain language.
So instead of warning signs, you feel…
Vague
Floaty
Mildly disconnected
Not bad, just… not okay
And if you ignore it?
Your legs stop working.
You tilt sideways.
Your brain starts buffering like a cursed dial-up modem.
Because the signal did arrive.
Your body tried to tell you.
But the interpreter was out to lunch.