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From time to time, everyone has days when nothing goes right. Some mornings, you just wake up with a throbbing headache. Or maybe your car won’t start, making you late for work. Or perhaps you accidentally ripped out your eyelashes an hour before your wedding. It’s easy to feel like nothing is going your way and the whole world is against you.

Luckily, there’s one powerful antidote that can instantly increase your mood and help you forget your everyday troubles. It’s the comforting feeling of knowing that someone out there is having an even more dreadful day than you are.

Just take a look at this list compiled by Bored Panda and realize how much worse things can get. Scroll down to check out the pics and feel free to share your own funny accidents in the comments below! And if you need an extra dose of others’ mishaps, be sure to read through our previous posts here, here, and here.

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Hi, I'm Calling To Start A Claim -My Car Is Flooded. Oh, I Don't Have Flood Coverage? In That Case, It's On Fire

Hi, I'm Calling To Start A Claim -My Car Is Flooded. Oh, I Don't Have Flood Coverage? In That Case, It's On Fire

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When It's Your Stop And The Doors Open To This

When It's Your Stop And The Doors Open To This

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you grab hold of the rings and swing hard enough, maybe you can catapult onto the top of the snow to get out.

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No one is immune to experiencing misfortune. It’s bizarre how some minor unlucky accidents can ruin our whole day. Whether it’s the little things that go wrong the second you step out of bed or some inconsiderate remarks that send you into a downward spiral, sometimes we go from blissfully happy to plain miserable in mere seconds. 

It’s easy to start feeling irritated and full of self-pity. When you find out that such random things can become an immediate day-breaker, you might start feeling grumpy and even bring the people that surround you down, too. It turns out, bad stuff tends to stick because we are more likely to dwell on the things that went wrong.

We keep letting pessimistic thoughts in because of the negativity bias—our tendency to give more significance to the negative experiences than positive or neutral ones. Rick Hanson, Ph.D., a psychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence, explained that humans evolved to be fearful.

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Oh No

Oh No

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Katie Corliss
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!no no no no !!!!!!!!sssshhhhhhiiiiiiiiii*****!!!

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#5

Guess What Kind Of Animal Nonchalantly Pushed My Mug From The Table

Guess What Kind Of Animal Nonchalantly Pushed My Mug From The Table

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I Won’t Name Names But Looks Like Someone Ate Their Mom’s Lipstick

I Won’t Name Names But Looks Like Someone Ate Their Mom’s Lipstick

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“The nervous system has been evolving for 600 million years, from ancient jellyfish to modern humans. Our ancestors had to make a critical decision many times a day: approach a reward or avoid a hazard,” he wrote.

People needed to find food, have children, and cooperate with others to help them have children of their own. Also, they had to hide from predators in order to survive and avoid potential dangers. 

While both of them are important, there’s a key difference. If you miss out on food one day, you’ll have a shot to find more the next. But if you fail to avoid a hazard—there are no more chances for you to pass your genes to the next generation. That’s why we generally react “more intensely to negative stimuli than to equally strong positive ones.”

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The Coffee Maker That Saved My Life A Week Ago

The Coffee Maker That Saved My Life A Week Ago

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Almost Died This Morning On The Highway. Bounced From The Left Lane Up In The Air And Impaled My Windshield

Almost Died This Morning On The Highway. Bounced From The Left Lane Up In The Air And Impaled My Windshield

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I'm Not A Big Fan Of Ballet. But My Wife Said It Would Be An Unforgettable Experience. It Was

I'm Not A Big Fan Of Ballet. But My Wife Said It Would Be An Unforgettable Experience. It Was

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“The alarm bell of your brain—the amygdala (you’ve got two of these little almond-shaped regions, one on either side of your head)—uses many of its neurons to look for bad news: it’s primed to go negative in most people,” Hanson continued.

“Once it sounds the alarm, negative events and experiences get quickly stored in memory—in contrast to positive events and experiences, which are not prioritized in the same way.”

#10

I Accidentally Ripped Out My Eyelashes An Hour Before I Got Married

I Accidentally Ripped Out My Eyelashes An Hour Before I Got Married

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#11

Can You All Confirm For My Wife I'm Not Dumb And It Could Have Happened To Anyone?

Can You All Confirm For My Wife I'm Not Dumb And It Could Have Happened To Anyone?

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#12

Someone Flying Out Of DFW Is Going To Have A Rough Time In A Few Hours

Someone Flying Out Of DFW Is Going To Have A Rough Time In A Few Hours

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While this is great for passing on our genes, it makes it hard to lead a healthy and fulfilling life. Understanding our tendency to focus on the negativities should help us to recognize that things are usually not as bad as we think. Of course, it’s important to share and discuss the problems we face in our everyday lives. But it’s also necessary to balance it out with the good stuff and remember to share a laugh or two.

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I Passed Out In The Parking Lot Of The Emergency Room, And They Sent An Ambulance To Take Me 15 Feet

I Passed Out In The Parking Lot Of The Emergency Room, And They Sent An Ambulance To Take Me 15 Feet

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#14

Wife And I Saved For Years To Build Our Dream Cabin In The Woods. Less That Two Years Later An Abandoned House Across The Road Decided To Open Up A Tobacco Store

Wife And I Saved For Years To Build Our Dream Cabin In The Woods. Less That Two Years Later An Abandoned House Across The Road Decided To Open Up A Tobacco Store

They light themselves up like the Beacons of Gondor.

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Bought These Binoculars Specifically To Go To The Grand Canyon Today

Bought These Binoculars Specifically To Go To The Grand Canyon Today

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Psychological resilience could be the key to dealing with negativity. “Although there has been a debate whether resilience, mental and emotional, is innate or something that can be developed, for me, it’s an innate condition that all humans have but needs to be developed and modeled well for it to come to the surface,” Vasia Toxavidi, a counselor and accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), told Bored Panda in a previous interview

“All humans are wired for survival, so resilience must be an innate trait for everyone for this to happen, but if it’s never developed, then it may not come out as a trait for someone.”

#16

Received This Today. Kinda Resembles My Mental State

Received This Today. Kinda Resembles My Mental State

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#17

This Is My View From The Bathroom Floor, Looking At The Hole In The Ceiling I Just Fell Through

This Is My View From The Bathroom Floor, Looking At The Hole In The Ceiling I Just Fell Through

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#18

When You Find Out The Hard Way That The Italian Restaurant’s Hand Sanitizer Looks Exactly Like Olive Oil

When You Find Out The Hard Way That The Italian Restaurant’s Hand Sanitizer Looks Exactly Like Olive Oil

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Sum Guy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would they even do that? Even the container screams "OLIVE OIL"

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She added: “Resilience is the skill of adaptation, which for me is another innate skill of humans compared to other animals. Humans can adapt to situations easier. Having counseling or psychotherapy is an example of how resilience can be developed and learned and become a new way of living.”

Humor can be a helpful resilience strategy. Studies have shown that it can “decrease levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and increase the activation of the pleasure hormone, dopamine.” Plus, “just smiling without even finding anything funny can make the brain believe that you are happy.” So it seems that laughing can help us reconsider problems that we would otherwise interpret as “overwhelming and damaging.” 

#19

This Week Started With A Break Up, Then I Had To Get My Car Towed, Now I Spilled Spaghetti In My Shoe

This Week Started With A Break Up, Then I Had To Get My Car Towed, Now I Spilled Spaghetti In My Shoe

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Aaron W
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Better throw some spaghetti in the other shoe too, or you'll be walking funny.

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#20

The Ice Cream Cake I Ordered For Valentine’s Day Said “I Love You” But Some Of The Letters Fell Off During Transit

The Ice Cream Cake I Ordered For Valentine’s Day Said “I Love You” But Some Of The Letters Fell Off During Transit

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Dropped My Cologne In My Sink

Dropped My Cologne In My Sink

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“Another important key to resilience is to be part of a community and have external support from family, friends and others. As humans, we’re social animals so without having a strong sense of belonging, we cannot thrive or be resilient,” Vasia Toxavidi concluded.

#22

A Machine Came Thru My Local John Deere For Repairs From The Tornado In Kentucky

A Machine Came Thru My Local John Deere For Repairs From The Tornado In Kentucky

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#24

That’s Definitely What An Alpha Male Would Do

That’s Definitely What An Alpha Male Would Do

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#26

Can You Guess Which Month A Pipe Burst Under My House?

Can You Guess Which Month A Pipe Burst Under My House?

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#27

I Live In Central Alberta, It Got Down To Roughly -45°C Tonight. Woke Up To Frost In The Corner Of My Bedroom

I Live In Central Alberta, It Got Down To Roughly -45°C Tonight. Woke Up To Frost In The Corner Of My Bedroom

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#28

My Mom Washed My Favorite Sweater… Is This The Lewk?

My Mom Washed My Favorite Sweater… Is This The Lewk?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You still let your mum do your washing?? Maybe she's trying to tell you something.

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It’s Been So Cold, I Snapped My Welcome Mat

It’s Been So Cold, I Snapped My Welcome Mat

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Guy Parks On The Stripes Thinking He Can Avoid The Freezing Rain Only To Be Under A Leaky Pipe

Guy Parks On The Stripes Thinking He Can Avoid The Freezing Rain Only To Be Under A Leaky Pipe

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Ordered A “Rose Apothecary” Sweater From Etsy For My Fiancé. This Came Instead. We’re Both Double Vaxxed And Healthcare Workers

Ordered A “Rose Apothecary” Sweater From Etsy For My Fiancé. This Came Instead. We’re Both Double Vaxxed And Healthcare Workers

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Lost Both Legs In April, Yesterday I Flipped My Wheelchair Off A Sidewalk For The First Time

Lost Both Legs In April, Yesterday I Flipped My Wheelchair Off A Sidewalk For The First Time

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#33

I Was Billed Over $2M For A Week In The Hospital

I Was Billed Over $2M For A Week In The Hospital

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How is this even possible? How can the American Healthcare system justify itself?

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Laura MG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My doctor wants me to have some tests run. I told her, "if I can't afford the tests, I sure can't afford the treatment, so why bother having the tests?"

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Jyri Hakola
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How.. Here in Finland it's estimated that even the ventilator intensive care of a Covid patient cost's to _government_ c 4000 usd / day when counting facilities, equipment and staffing so how in earth is possible to create 2,6 million usd worth of costs within a single week ? Femur bone replaced with a one of solid gold ??

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.V.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband went in for abdominal pain and was charged $15,000 for an MRI and blood work. $1200 was for the 5 minutes we spoke to a nurse practitioner who then ordered the tests...

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Paul Davis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to expect that corporations will try to rob you, they are mostly run by sociopaths. This is why we need the government to work for people over corporations. What happened in America is what happens when you consistently elect politicians who put corporations and bribes ahead of their responsibilities, and listen to their brainwash about how ever doing anything at all in the public interest is "evil socialism"

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What did they do? Build a new hospital wing just for you?

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They don't even try to charge a logical amount to make it more believable rather than seeming like robbers and scammers

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Mizar Otavainen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bloody hell! Couple of years ago I had my appendix operated; no costs of the operation and only bill I had to pay was about those four days in hospital. Cost was about 60 euros.

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lazy panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had 2 appointments, blood work ran, and an IUD inserted at the Mayo Clinic and it was $2,000 AFTER insurance.

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Weasel Wise
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They don't have to justify it and we don't have to pay it! I have over $20k in uncollected emergency bills from Oregon alone. Y'all aren't gettin' a penny!

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CanadianPanda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is inhumane! I used to want to move to the US, now am feeling beyond grateful for my decision to stay in Canada, where health care is free. My heart goes to OP.

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Yort
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You mean the people who are trying to escape violent gang warfare and having wages of $12 a week who just want to live in a slightly safer neighborhood where they aren’t in danger from drug cartels?

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Just A Banana.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not an adult yet but I'm seriously considering moving to another country just because of this

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John Watson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was in hospital for 10 weeks and paid 280€ (you have to pay 10€ per day for maximum 28 days). I'm so sorry for everyone who's suffering under the American "Healthcare" system!

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similarly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I spent five days in the hospital in Japan after surgery. I paid about $300 US. How can any reasonable person put such a number on a bill?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is when you go to billing and demand an itemized bill. Maybe get a lawyer too idk

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steven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my grandson was in a regional hospital for 3 days. Ambulance trip several hundred km to a childrens hospital where he was in the critical care unit for 3 weeks. 9 consulting doctors, innumerable tests and procedures. Followup care until he is 18 and weekly igg infusions for life. Total cost to his parents - nothing. The "evils" of a socialised healthcare systems (Australia). Maybe the american healthcare system needs some care over here.

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Sena Pasin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How can this happen in America, even in Middle Eastern countries, like the one i live in, healthcare is free. Not very good quality maybe, but still, you have a free option all the time. I can't understand.

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Brandi VanSteenwyk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The INSURANCE PROVIDER was billed that amount. The beneficiary was likely responsible for much less, if any. THAT is why insurance premiums are ridiculously high and the CEO's of the company's live lavishly while their customers grapple for every last coin.

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Bad Alchemy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This outrage is so normalized now that when we see these things, we just yawn and shrug, and mumble "Well that sux."

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kaycee14
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always ask for an itemized bill, so they can't hide their insane prices ($20/pill Tylenol!) and other bill padding.

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JJ
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is insane! You can get 50 Tylenol ("Paracetamol") for 1,19 Euro in the Netherlands.

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jasper
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, what was the treatment? Sometimes you can contact the hospital, asked for an itemized list and they will cut some of the costs. Never blindly pay.

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Tami
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Billing is ridiculously high partly so they can get as much as possible from the insurance company. I was billed over $80k for a heart procedure, insurance paid only $29k, and I paid $4k with my high-deductible insurance plan. Too many non-value added steps in the process, for one thing.

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Poultry Geist
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here in Atlanta a fire started under the interstate. A portion of the interstate had to be replaced north and south bound it took a 45 days and cost around 16 million ! How is fixing a human and fixing a freaking bridge cost almost the same amount !

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weirdo biatch
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

does my eyes decive me i see this vist to the hospital cost 2 million dollors

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Sterling Hill
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One hopes and prays this was a mistake - however it will still take you four months and untold hours to straighten it out.

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Omima Miki
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i hope whatever you had is cured and your kids future ailments are cured and their children's children.

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Lisa Anne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell me you're an American without telling me you're an American.....

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Arica Kimball
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

During a hospital stay in which i literally could not eat or drink for a week, the hospital still charged me for daily meals.

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Jo Bebe
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It cost me 9,000 to have a skin tag removed. After insurance it was still like 2,000

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Donald Holder
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obviously a typo. Even a heart transplant doesn't cost this much

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Mary Jaye
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

gee I thought mine was bad hip surgery replacement and 4 days there 87 thousand but medicare paid all but the first 1408.00

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Todd Hollfelder
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I stopped paying and made a game of it when the accumulating total passed $3,000,000 (is that 3 mil). The procedure was a leg amputation. Once it was done all they did was pass out pain pills and morphine. He died.

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Gypsy Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Welcome to America. To sell your kidney, press one. Para Espanol o prima dos. To donate a limb, press three. To give away your first born press four.

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backatya
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's called capitalism and it's gone crazy. People have the attitude of making it big in America. Until the bill comes. Other countries they take care of their people

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Alan Gale
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do all the comentators automaticly know that this is an American post? ... Oh, wait...

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Paloma Vita
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did they build your body from head to toe? Are you bionic now? I mean... wow...

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Jane W.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is something wrong here. What on earth did they do during that week?

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Friedlander Rosenzweig
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ask for an itemized bill. If that doesn’t work, hire an insurance adjuster (to work for you-they do exist). Many work for a percentage of what they save you- hopefully a small percentage in this case.

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Dawn C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

were you in Florida?? Cuz I did as well & lets just say the amount is as high as my student loans!🤦🏾‍♀️🙄

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Lilith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait this is a bill for 3 days, not 7. Health care in the good ole U.S of A.

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Daniel Martin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is the answer that the Hobo gave you when you ask him how did he became a Homeless person..?☺☺

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Julian McCallum
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

American healthcare is super expensive, but also the best healthcare in the world. We handle those prices through insurance.

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Sharon Dean
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really???? Your health insurance pays that???? Wow!! I'm duly impressed because most people can't afford that level coverage. And no, I beg to differ with you, in comparison to the rest of the civilized world we stink!!! And frankly if healthcare isn't affordable it sure isn't the best in any way or form. And don't even think of telling me I don't know what I'm talking about. My mother was a nurse, my father started out as a nurse and finished his career as Director of Nursing at a 3 K bed hospital in NYC, my sisters were both nurses with advanced jobs, one a dept. manager at Princeton Medical and the other Director at Brookhaven on LI!!! And then I have my own personal experiences.........so no, you are wrong, for the majority of Americans, our healthcare systems stinks, absolutely is the worst!!!

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Vee!
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my grandpa has been in the hospital for a month now...

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Ivy la Sangrienta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And this right here is one of the reasons I would never move to 'murica.

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Saulius V
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In most Europe countres hospitals are the part of healthcare system. In USA Hospitals are just form of Business.

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Amber Hartman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't feel bad... uninsured here with a terminal disease. So far have tracked up 7 mill in bills and just throw them away cause I can't pay them

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Alex Travous
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got charged $3000 for a 5 minute ambulance ride. I told them I could only afford $300 and they said okay. And that was that.

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thEBOrdeSTpaNDA
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think you need to make sure that the price is correct, this seems crazy even for the usa

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Nami Tantrum
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if you arte in hospital for a week you pay 70€ (10€ per day) unless you are freed from paymant because of chronic illness or lack of money or you gave birth.. in that case you pay nothing

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JustAnother Soul
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Free access to health care isn’t a basic human right, it’s a luxury only the wealthy can afford according to America. It’s a scam actually.

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Chris Hooley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Home of the free. Just hope I die before Australia follows suit.

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Scarlett Storm
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want your money and too not pay you enough to live on soo... Gimme that cash.

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Leonardo Colle
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What do you even do after that? Your country health system has lost touch with reallity

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Kathy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While reading this I am grateful to live in Germany and to have public health care...!

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Paul Z.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What? How does that work? You got the whole hospital + staff to tend to your every need? That is $15.620 an hour!🤯

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Erik Granqvist
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother-in-law just spent a week in hospital. The bill will be what amounts to about $12 a day, and that is the maximal fee hospitals can take in my country.

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J White
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'A week in the hospital'. That looks like ICU level sort of care...

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Mart Se
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell me you live in Usa without telling you live in Usa

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Molly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like not enough people know that in many states, there is medicaid for low income people, that will literally cover all of this. I was in the hospital for 6 days and billed $89,000. Didn't actually owe anything, because I have Medicaid.

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Sandy D
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what happens when your country's healthcare system is for profit. Insurers get obscenely wealthy and everyone else goes broke trying to stay alive. I wish my stupid country would get a clue and join the rest of the civilized world and provide all is people healthcare that doesn't bankrupt you. I had to have 2 surgeries this summer. I filled for financial help with the bills thru my insurer. Ever with a 60% discount I qualified for, and having health insurance, I had to pile up a couple thousand in medical bills I had to put on a credit card. I've decided that no matter how much pain there is, I'm not having any more surgeries or expensive treatments unless it's life and death. I just can't afford it. I wish I was Canadian or British or something, then it wouldn't be an issue

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SuePrew
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"provider billed", that's your insurance provider, not you.

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Tiffany Marie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah it sucks. I owe $8000 for simple visits. I do not make enough to pay that or to get on health insurance. Especially right now with inflation and rent raise. Luckily they don't put you in jail for debts anymore. I think maybe they may throw you in jail if your not paying full child support.

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Linda Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I applied for a financial hardship waiver for my 3 hour emergency room visit. I sent it certified mail, and I have proof. A month later, the billing collection dept called and wanted me to pay the $14K bill Right Now! Or agree to $500+/mo. I stayed calm and asked about the hardship waiver. I was told it was denied and that I was sent a denial letter in the mail. I didn't receive any letter. I asked why I was denied. They didn't know but they insisted that I pay up Now! or its going to collections. I stood my ground. I said that I didn't believe I was denied and wouldn't pay anything without a denial letter. The collector gave a heavy sigh, said Fine! and hung up. That was 4 months ago and no one has called back. I still don't have a denial or approval, letter. Nothing bad is on my credit report. That is the American healthcare system.

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Zenyp
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

did the OP have to pay that much? If so, that's just messed up :(, hopefully insurance did SOMETHING

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Spittnimage
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's why people become doctors in America - to get rich, which is why healthcare is so expensive.

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Head Mills
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not the doctors getting rich from this it's insurance providers, pharmaceutical companies, hospital corporate etc.

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MetaMaxNL
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you have the grand tour or something?? What the hell did you have

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Carla Yvonne Noomen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My God come live in Europe, I don't pay anything when I have to go to Hospital fully covered by the health insurance that's cheap by the way.. I live in France, a very good healthcare system, when you have a chronic disease you are covered for 100%

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Moezzzz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a $330,000 bill sitting on my desk for an outpatient spinal stimulator. Was only there for a few hours.....

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, that's about the cost of a week plus major specialty surgery, plus aftercare.

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Jordan Ashley Ostas
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2 years ago

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Kanuli
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah well...this is about 490 years of health insurance going from my current rate.

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Sensei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does the billing dept take one look at this before mailing it? Do they? just curious

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Shane S
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is basically a made up number. What you’re charged isn’t the same as what your insurance allows you to be charged and what you’re required to pay in the end. I’m not defending the system. I’m just saying this image with no context is very misleading.

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Rijkærd
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably someone in a different building said the same of your apartment....

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Dorothy Parker
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Saint Thomas
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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