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There are a few prion diseases that are absolutely horrible. I believe one of them causes you to be unable to sleep until you go mad.
Thats called a job.
And I for a split second thought to myself we were in nsfw territory here lol
Work is often NSFW. That's why OSHA exists.
Mothetfuu that is scary
Edit: or the non hereditary version transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, TSE).
Fucking hell why did I read up about that. Okay this easily wins this post. Fuck that shit.
Literally my worst waking nightmare. Every now and then I have insomnia and 100% of the time I think, "Fuck...this is the beginning of the end..."
I remember reading that it gets so bad that, even after doctors put you into a coma, you'll eventually resist that treatment and nothing at all will work.
Rabies. Where you become convinced that water is poison.
@Thavron yeah I came in to say Fatal Familial Insomnia but then I saw how painful some of the other stuff in here is and changed my mind.
Me: Prions. I know what they are, I know what they do. Terrible. I shouldn't look up Fatal Familial Insomnia.
Also me: Yep. I should not have looked up Fatal Familial Insomnia.
@whaleross you just need to forget it before your next bout of insomnia.
You should listen to that book at bedtime. Surprisingly effective, and its not in the least boring