History BlessedWithSuck / RealLife

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* Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. On the surface a disorder that results in increased range of motion, skin that resists aging, and can even make childbirth easier doesn't sound so bad, does it? Well, the flip side is that joints that are that mobile aren't ''stable'', so people with EDS and related disorders are also prone to injuries like joint dislocations. Additionally, some variations of the condition also weaken ''blood vessels'', potentially leading to life-threatening complications. Even the childbirth aspect is a double-edged sword, as the same mechanism that causes easier delivery also increases the risk of miscarriage.

* People with the rare condition CIPA: Congenital Insensibility to Pain with Anhidrosis, which essentially takes the form of a complete loss of the sense of touch. Can't feel heat or cold, aren't even slowed down by sucking chest wounds, pretty awesome crimefighting power right? Well, it would be if they [[RequiredSecondaryPowers also had a healing factor to go with it]]. As is, they risk permanently destroying their bodies at any time because they might not even notice injuries, or even notice that ''they're in the process of being injured at that moment'' (for example, not having the reflex to pull your hand away from a hot surface). Additionally, the insensitivity isn't limited to the sensations most people associate with the word "pain", but also extends to other body-to-brain signals that most people rely on -- such as hunger or the need to use the bathroom. The disorder also affects ''involuntary'' responses that the body generally uses to protect itself; people with CIPA have been known to suffer heat-related medical complications from temperatures that most people would find moderately uncomfortable at worst because their body doesn't recognize the elevated temperature and employ basic mechanisms like sweating.

** It doesn't even have to be a ''perfect'' memory to be this trope; even just a significantly above average memory can be a burden, simply because virtually everyone has moments in example past that they'd rather not recall, or at least not in vivid detail. For instance, most people wish they could forget their embarrassing moments, but a person with an exceptional memory won't merely recall that it happened; rather, they'll retain the memory in vivid detail even years later, such that if the memory is triggered, it can bring up the same emotional response as the original incident did in the moment. It's even worse when this extends to painful or traumatic memories.

* People with the rare condition CIPA: Congenital Insensibility to Pain with Anhidrosis, which essentially takes the form of a complete loss of the sense of touch. Can't feel heat or cold, aren't even slowed down by sucking chest wounds, pretty awesome crimefighting power right? Well, it would be if they [[RequiredSecondaryPowers also had a healing factor to go with it]]. As is, they risk permanently destroying their bodies at any time because they don't even notice it's hurt. Or that their hand is sizzling on the grill at the moment. Or that they haven't eaten in 5 days. Or that they need to ''pee''. On a hot day, they may pass out or even die because their body doesn't figure it should be sweating.

* Winning the lottery. On one hand, you and your family have won a large enough sum of money to have you set for life. On the other hand, your taxes spike up quickly, and a lot of trust issues are had with people you were once close with or even just knew, all because there's that prospect of [[GoldDigger money]] in the way. Some lottery winners have had some real horror stories over this, and some of the damage can be self-inflicted if [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted a person doesn't have an idea of how to properly use all that money]].

* Being a big, muscular guy might seem like a great perk... but people assume you're stupid, regard you with wariness, and insecure (and often smaller) men are constantly messing with you just because they're jealous.

* Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. On the surface a disorder that results in increased range of motion, skin that resists aging, and can even make childbirth easier doesn't sound so bad, does it? Well, the flip side is that joints that are that mobile aren't ''stable'', so people with EDS and related disorders are also prone to injuries like joint dislocations. Additionally, some variations of the condition also weaken ''blood vessels'', potentially leading to life-threatening complications. Even the childbirth aspect is a double-edged sword, as the same mechanism also increases the risk of miscarriage.

* Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. On the surface a disorder that results in increased range of motion, skin that resists aging, and can even make childbirth easier doesn't sound so bad, does it? Well, the flip side is that joints that are that mobile aren't ''stable'', so people with EDS and related disorders are also prone to injuries like joint dislocations. Additionally, some variations of the condition also weaken ''blood vessels'', potentially leading to life-threatening complications. Even the childbirth aspect is a double-edged sword, as EDS also increases the risk of miscarriage.

* Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. On the surface a disorder that results in increased range of motion, skin that resists aging, and can even make childbirth easier doesn't sound so bad, does it? Well, the flip side is that joints that are that mobile aren't ''stable'', so people with EDS and related disorders are also prone to injuries like joint dislocations. Additionally, some variations of the condition also weaken ''blood vessels'', potentially leading to life-threatening complications.

* Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. On the surface a disorder that results in increased range of motion, skin that resists aging, and can even make childbirth easier doesn't sound so bad, does it? Well, the flip side is that joints that are that mobile aren't ''stable'', so people with EDS and related disorders are also prone to injuries like ''joint dislocations''. Additionally, some variations of the condition also weaken ''blood vessels'', potentially leading to life-threatening complications if a large blood vessel bursts.

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* Being [[OlderThanTheyLook visibly young]] has its benefits if you're conventionally attractive but it has multiple problems of its own. Firstly, you constantly have to have ID on your person if you don't visibly look old enough to buy age-restricted products, very few people might take you seriously because of how young and inexperienced you look, and good luck trying to find romance when your partners dismiss you at first glance for appearing too young for them. That being said, it's also just as creepy and weird when the only people who are interested in you are too young because they don't know how old you really are.

** On a similar note, sharing your birthday with a historical figure sounds cool, right? After all, you could have been born on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. or Abraham Lincoln. Well, it's not so cool if you share a birthday with an ''infamous'' historical figure, such as '''''Hitler''''' [[note]] April 20. [[/note]] or '''''Stalin.''''' [[note]] December 18. [[/note]]

*** And note that even the 'found' part was much less cheerful than it sounds. Namely, Lacks got cancer, doctors took her cells for diagnosis, but ended up using them for extensive biological testing- ''without her permission''. She died in poverty (of cancer), without ever knowing that her cell line was being used all around the world, often used to help develop very profitable drugs. To this day, her family is fighting for a share of the profit.

* Being very tall can be this when you're living in an environment designed for people who are on average shorter than you are. For instance, you are more likely to bang your head against higher obstacles, it's difficult to fit into a car or find a bed in which you can sleep comfortably, and you are likely to develop back problems from having to hunch regularly.

* Being [[YoungerThanHeLooks visibly young]] has its benefits if you're conventionally attractive but it has multiple problems of its own. Firstly, you constantly have to have ID on your person if you don't visibly look old enough to buy alcohol, very few people might take you seriously because of how young and inexperienced you look, and good luck trying to find romance when your partners dismiss you at first glance for appearing too young for them. That being said, it's also just as creepy and weird when the only people who are interested in you are too young because they don't know how old you really are.

* Being YoungerThanYouLook has its benefits if you're conventionally attractive but it has multiple problems of its own. Firstly, you constantly have to have ID on your person if you don't visibly look old enough to buy alcohol, very few people might take you seriously because of how young and inexperienced you look, and good luck trying to find romance when your partners dismiss you at first glance for appearing too young for them. That being said, it's also just as creepy and weird when the only people who are interested in you are too young because they don't know how old you really are.

* Being YoungerThanYouLook has its benefits if you're conventionally attractive but it has multiple problems of its own. Firstly, you constantly have to have ID on your person if you don't visibly look old enough to buy alcohol, very few people might take you seriously because of how young and inexperienced you look, and good look trying to find romance when your partners dismiss you at first glance for appearing too young for them, That being said, it's also just as creepy and weird when the only people who are interested in you are too young.

** Similarly, left-handed people had to live is an environment mostly designed for right-handed people.

* Being into {{challenge gam|er}}ing ({{speedrun}}ning, [[ScoringPoints high-score]] play, no-continue/1-credit-clear play for games in a traditional arcade format like [[ShootEmUp shmups]], etc.) can be a potentially satisfying hobby, but as it's a relatively niche hobby compared to just playing video games casually or even competitive player-vs-player games with ranked modes or UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming circuits, it's hard to make friends over such a hobby. It might be a crowd-pleasing way to play, especially at a busy arcade or a high-profile stream like WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick, but many of the people who like ''watching'' these games may not necessarily be into ''playing'' them, and as such [[MemeticBadass only see these sort of gamers as deities to worship]] rather than as human beings doing something that brings them joy at best, and people with "no lives" who waste time on what is perceived as an unproductive non-hobby at worst. In fact, some videos of high-level play are treated as exotic wonders with the name of the game obscured or left out (such as [[VideoGame/{{Mushihimesama}} "THE HARDEST VIDEO GAME BOSS EVER!"]] or [[VideoGame/PopNMusic "Crazy Japanese speed game"]]), which means all attention is drawn to the fact that an inhuman feat of skill was performed, without the game gaining much genuine interest from viewers. Even if you're not concerned with having a social life, depending on the game, resources to improve yourself can be scarce or only available in languages you don't know very well (if you play shmups or {{rhythm game}}s, for example, you may need to know Japanese or Korean to discover advanced information and strategies on the game you're playing, although improvements in machine translation technology have ''somewhat'' bridged this gap).

* Being into {{challenge gam|er}}ing ({{speedrun}}ning, [[ScoringPoints high-score]] play, no-continue/1-credit-clear play for games in a traditional arcade format like [[ShootEmUp shmups]], and just taking on NintendoHard games in general ''because'' of their difficulty) can be a potentially satisfying hobby, but as it's a relatively niche hobby compared to just playing video games casually or even competitive player-vs-player games with ranked modes or UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming circuits, it's hard to make friends over such a hobby. It might be a crowd-pleasing way to play, especially at a busy arcade or a high-profile stream like WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick, but many of the people who like ''watching'' these games may not necessarily be into ''playing'' them, and as such [[MemeticBadass only see these sort of gamers as deities to worship]] rather than as human beings doing something that brings them joy at best, and people with "no lives" who waste time on what is perceived as an unproductive non-hobby at worst. In fact, some videos of high-level play are treated as exotic wonders with the name of the game obscured or left out (such as [[VideoGame/{{Mushihimesama}} "THE HARDEST VIDEO GAME BOSS EVER!"]] or [[VideoGame/PopNMusic "Crazy Japanese speed game"]]), which means all attention is drawn to the fact that an inhuman feat of skill was performed, without the game gaining much genuine interest from viewers. Even if you're not concerned with having a social life, depending on the game, resources to improve yourself can be scarce or only available in languages you don't know very well (if you play shmups or {{rhythm game}}s, for example, you may need to know Japanese or Korean to discover advanced information and strategies on the game you're playing, although improvements in machine translation technology have ''somewhat'' bridged this gap).

* Being into {{challenge gam|er}}ing ({{speedrun}}ning, [[ScoringPoints high-score]] play, and no-continue/1-credit-clear play for games in a traditional arcade format like [[ShootEmUp shmups]]) can be a potentially satisfying hobby, but as it's a relatively niche hobby compared to just playing video games casually or even competitive player-vs-player games with ranked modes or UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming circuits, it's hard to make friends over such a hobby. It might be a crowd-pleasing way to play, especially at a busy arcade or a high-profile stream like WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick, but many of the people who like ''watching'' these games may not necessarily be into ''playing'' them, and as such [[MemeticBadass only see these sort of gamers as deities to worship]] rather than as human beings doing something that brings them joy at best, and people with "no lives" who waste time on what is perceived as an unproductive non-hobby at worst. In fact, some videos of high-level play are treated as exotic wonders with the name of the game obscured or left out (such as [[VideoGame/{{Mushihimesama}} "THE HARDEST VIDEO GAME BOSS EVER!"]] or [[VideoGame/PopNMusic "Crazy Japanese speed game"]]), which means all attention is drawn to the fact that an inhuman feat of skill was performed, without the game gaining much genuine interest from viewers. Even if you're not concerned with having a social life, depending on the game, resources to improve yourself can be scarce or only available in languages you don't know very well (if you play shmups or {{rhythm game}}s, for example, you may need to know Japanese or Korean to discover advanced information and strategies on the game you're playing, although improvements in machine translation technology have ''somewhat'' bridged this gap).

* Having a hypersensitive immune system seems like it would be a blessing since you're less likely to get sick from harmful substances...but it actually means ''allergies''. In other words, developing reactions like rashes, sneezing, and coughing in response to stimuli that should be innately harmless. Certain types of allergies can even ''kill''.