For years now I've had a weird callus on my right hand, next to my index finger knuckle.

[afreytes@mastodon.gamedev.place]

For years now I've had a weird callus on my right hand, next to my index finger knuckle. If I straighten up all my fingers my thumb will line up next to it.

Had dismissed it as product of gamepads... But my left hand doesn't have it. And looking at how I hold any of my gamepads none rub against that part of my hand.

Not tool use, not driving, or holding the cell phone or laptop brushes it. I have been trying to be more mindful on how I use my hands but cannot determine the source.

[afreytes@mastodon.gamedev.place]

The other day I was trying to open a bottle of Diet Coke. And noticed the cap was very tight and rough as all get out.

And I thought, "oh this HAS to be it! These plastic bottle caps have been getting rougher and sharper throughout the years. And this is the hand I use to open them."

But no, the cap touches areas next to, but never actually rubs against where the callus is. It's a freaking mystery to me...

[afreytes@mastodon.gamedev.place]

Now, this is the weird part.

More than a decade ago, a mosquito or bee or some other insect bit me near the area. I remember feeling like when you touch something electric. That buzzing in your nerves.

And I remember getting stung in that hand, and my instinct was to kind of bite and nibble like I was sucking my thumb back when I was a baby.

Now I'm wondering if I am (and would not be surprised if I was) allergic to myself!
😆😆😆