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I Messed Up at My Health Checkup!? The "Habit of Retorting"

Don't you get a little nervous every year during your health checkup, no matter what?
Height, weight, blood pressure... that "no escape" feeling as the numbers keep coming out one after another.

So, I was getting measured just like every other year.
As the height bar came down with a clunk, I prayed in my heart, "Oh, please don't let me have shrunk."
I'm such a timid person that I even worry about the thickness of my socks when I step on the scale.

And just like that, the measurements were over.
The nurse quickly wrote the numbers on a paper and showed them to me.

"Are you okay?"

...Yes, this is where the incident began.

A normal person would probably just end it with "Yes, I'm fine."
But you see, I have a troublesome habit.
A disease where I reflexively respond with a "joke" when asked something.

Me: "Well then, could you change this number to a '7'...?"

A moment of silence.
Nurse: "..."

People listening nearby: "Pfft 🤣"

[ Alright (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ Inner Scream (｣^o^)｣ ]

No, I know! I know!
If the number suddenly became a "7," it would actually be a medical mystery case.
But when asked, I say it as a conditioned reflex.
I'm basically a "retort vending machine" now. No change given.

And so I learned.
That in a health checkup, "silence is health"...


And so...

Yes, this is what happened today ꉂ🤣w‪𐤔

There were other things too, but...
Today...
I'll leave it at this ( ｰ̀ᾥ ｰ́ )y━･~~Puff~!

I'm not the only one whose mouth just moves on its own, right? 😅

Please tell me your "I do that too!" stories in the comments ✨

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