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Patient cannot answer 'how are you?' without a 14-minute backstory involving their childhood, a former roommate, and an unrelated job they had in 2019.
The stranger on the train has heard it.
None. Interrupting is considered rude.
Patients with Chronic Lore-Dump Compulsion typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Chronic Lore-Dump Compulsion — a chronic condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Historicus personalis inopportuna. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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