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lil  ·  3915 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A new entry for the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

    I find that people who think all the discoveries have been discovered are the ones who need to get out more.
kb's line that jumped out at me.

Do you have a word for the feeling you're describing? Here's some medical suffixes and prefixes that you might consider.





OftenBen  ·  3915 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I make a point to try and 'get out in the world' as much as possible, and not to make excuses (But totally making excuses) I am a full time student, working part time, positively diagnosed with a chronic heart condition that makes all physical activity a struggle, perma-broke, and all of my friends think the outside is scary and to be avoided.

Last summer I got a kayak (Well two) I just got a rack for my car that lets me take it where I want to when I want to, because rowing takes my mind off things and is a physical activity I tolerate well, because I can coast along and still make progress.

I want to get out more, and make a point to try and do so as much as possible, but there are times when it feels like I am being conspired against.

And I don't have a name for it yet, some kind of -algia.

lil  ·  3915 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The heart condition is a limiting factor for sure. OK, no pressure to get out.

How about anomagellanalgia (the pain of no longer having a world to circumnavigate)?