Re: A millenial fainted at work today
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Count your Blessings
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Date: September 13, 2019 03:27AM
what in the exact fuck? Wrote:
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> This is not the first time this has happened, but
> it's the first time it was a male employee. I work
> in in an office, so nobody is doing anything
> strenuous. WTF?
>
> I drink heavily, smoke too much, eat shitty food,
> never exercise, and have a bad attitude towards
> life, so how the fuck am I healthier than people
> half my age?
Fainting is not a moral failing or a test of manhood. Probably some variation of orthostatic hypotension (neurally mediated hypotension, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), ...). This is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. Not uncommon in people in their 20s, but often dismissed by people who ‘drink heavily, smoke too much, eat shitty food,never exercise, and have a bad attitude towards life.’ Please do some research before you judge. A lttle bit of compassion goes a long way.