Tim Dowling: I have a new mystery ailment but sympathy is in short supply
I can’t tell the GP ghosts are pulling my hair. That’s even more embarrassing than my previous ailments – ‘hot hand ’ and ‘phantom phone’
TL;DR
- The narrator experiences a strange head pain, describing it as a head injury or an invisible hand pulling his hair.
- He is hesitant to see a doctor due to the embarrassing nature of his symptoms and compares it to previous ailments like 'hot hand' and 'phantom phone'.
- His family offers unhelpful advice, with his wife suggesting he look things up and his son suggesting muscle tension.
- The head pain gradually turns into neck pain, and after physical exertion, it becomes lower back pain.
- He reflects on past simpler ailments and his inability to move due to his current pain.