#i also suck at stuff like estimating symptom frequency if i don't record it

[hylianengineer]

This is very validating. I make charts and graphs of my symptoms but have thus far resisted the urge to show them to my doctors because I thought they would think it was weird. I did infodump about the statistics of my PMS symptoms once and I think it may be the most autistic thing I've done in my entire life. I am both embarrassed and very proud of myself for that.

Also, those statistics are how I figured out my depression got worse immediately before my periods, which as it turns out is A Thing. Knowing that and being able to explain to my OBGYN what was going on has made my life so much beter. Hooray for the power of data and infodumping!

I love my patients. Like, I tend to attract former engineers, and they bring me detailed spreadsheets, and sometimes it’s unnecessary and sometimes it’s amazing. And sometimes there are graphs about their gas.