Do you have progonoplexia?

Question

It can be both acute and chronic.  I know I have it, and it seems to have gotten worse since I joined WikiTree last year.  I wish more people in my family had caught this "bug."  I suspect that many of you have progonoplexia, too.  Wikipedia defines it as an obsession with your historical heritage.

Comments

Nice Star!

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It sure beats a rectocephalic inversion that I have occasionally been diagnosed with!

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I would never have thought that, Gaile!

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Yes, I have this!  LOL

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You can tell the symptoms, blood shot eyes, cramped fingers, insomnia, adrenalin rush even though you are sedately sitting in a chair in front of a laptop screen, the miraculous ability to read ancient script (no turning back once that happens).

Answer 1

I am thinking I probably have both Progonoplexia and archaeolatria.

My sblings say all I want to do is hang out with dead people. True! No drama with the dead. :)

And I definitely like antique items and times even if they are yours. It doesn't have to be my line I just grab 'em up and tell myself I am protecting them from some rich collector who will store them away where the world can't see them.........like the world is going to traipse through my living room to see what's there. Yes! I am ill!

Who knew? I'm talking to my doctor about this next week.

 

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Your comment about your siblings reminded me of a shirt I saw on someone at a genealogy conference recently - "I'd find you more interesting if you were dead"

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I definitely need to acquire one of those before I see them again. I love it!

Answer 2

Gee when I saw the title, I thought I was going to have to flag, hide, and delete the question, cause it sounded like an advertisement for something ..... well, you know.

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Not to worry, Anne.  I bet you're just like me - I could never get into pornography because I don't even have a pornograph.