I remember it starting back on reddit in response to the whole “alpha” thing. The point was to goad the alphabros to ask “what’s sigma” then hit them with “sigma nuts.” They would get so pissed off, there was a whole subreddit for barbaric sigma memes mocking them and posting screenshots of sigma nuts.

Then they started taking it seriously, and the joke shifted to asking what they thought sigma meant, and the subreddit started posting screenshots of the insane replies.

Then, people started taking it TOO seriously, and everything went downhill.

Sigma nuts, haHAA

Pretty sure I’ve got it too. Looking back, it was like having multiple “me’s” in the back of my head, I could just keep taking in more numbers and information, and have it turn into something useful without any conscious effort. I have to work with lots of model and serial numbers, used to be able to glance at nametags and equipment numbers, keep several trains of thought running at the same time, and write detailed maintenance reports a few hours later, keeping everything in line and organized. Caught covid three years ago, and it took nearly my entire minds eye away, didn’t really come back.

Figured out my memory worked visually, now my head is full of static. Writing is difficult, memory full of holes, filled with anxiety to the point where I can’t move. If only I knew what I had, and if only I knew how to get it back. Wanted to get checked out before covid, not sure if its worth finding out now that I’m not whole any more, especially with the stigma building around it now.