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I can imagine exactly what that thumb would feel like if it was integrated with my nervous system. Wondering how common this is. When I was a very small child,
by rm445 2y ago
I can imagine exactly what that thumb would feel like if it was integrated with my nervous system. Wondering how common this is.
When I was a very small child, I was fascinated by the sensation of different body parts - the way touching each finger in turn compares to the next, and the way the opposite side has a similar range of sensations. It feels like I know exactly how it would feel to have a sixth, seventh finger in sequence with the others. I imagine that having a second right arm grafted below my current one would have the 'right' but 'lower' feeling and I could use it immediately. But there's no way to test whether this is just a childish imagining that has stayed with me.
- LoganDark 2y agoI wouldn't say it's particularly common but I can do it myself and know others that do it too. However the common theme for me is that the reason it happens is species dysphoria (lack of tail, etc). It's easy to imagine having different parts from reality once I've been trying to imagine myself that way for years.