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If you ever wonder what it feels like living with anxiety, picture being envious of traffic lights for being able to make a decision with zero effort to turn green or red depending on the situation. Yeah, it’s sometimes that ridiculous, but the struggle is real.

Luckily, there are meme pages out there who aim to do great things in this harsh world. Enter Anxiety Within, an Instagram page that aims to raise awareness on mental health through memes. Because the world would be a darker place without memes at this point.

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anxiety_within , courtnationnn Report

Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the other had, it leads to wearing red hats and voting for Trump.

Panda Boi
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And believing that the earth flat, or that vaccines cause autism.

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BrownTabby
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know how JK Rowling said that before modern plumbing, wizards used to pǐss and shĩt on the ground and then magic it away? Lacking critical thinking is like that only your pǐss and shĩt is just all over the place and everyone else has to just live with it while good people try our hardest to clean up as much of it as we can.

CORGI QUEEN
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

no. no we are not. we just don'r realize it until later

Vickie Adams
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to sit in the breakroom and watch the guys who filled the snack/soda machines. They whistled and smiled the whole time. I wondered how I could be like that.

Nicole Weymann
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"critical thinking skills" include evaluating information sources. For an informed opinion on medical questions ask professional medics (medic*s* - not just one), not the local association of Karens or . For info about dinosaurs ask paleontologists, not a group of bible interpreters. Thinking outside the box is an approach you try AFTER actual thinking inside the box, aka learning, took place - not before and certainly not instead.

Mine Truly
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was happy until I took ivermectin

Tuesday
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay that's funny 😄🤣

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    #2

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like a list, a very detailed list with clear instructions. I know I used to fight the 1 with parts a,b,c but now I welcome it.

    Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    especially since now, everything I do is for somebody else. I have no time for me or things I need to do, I need to manage expectations. Every time I do it how I would think it should be done the world comes crashing in. "What, are you crazy? Don't do it like that!". "I need it now! I don't care that it won't be actually needed for another month from now... I WANT IT NOW!" At least 13yo me had the OPTION of refusal. Buddy, wait till you're an adult. You'll be sorry you ever grew up!

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    New Everywhere
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll even go down for my nap without fussing

    BeaBea
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With pictures or drawings while we're at it

    Sans Serif
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes indeed, BeaBea -- with pictures, drawings, diagrams and lists..

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    Jenna Kay
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like a daily agenda, with everything written and bullet pointed, numbered and labeled instructions. I would also welcome some insight into how I should react to the people who lack common sense, yet continue to be in leadership positions.

    Xenon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one told me adulting would be so exhausting.

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    Jason
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might be me. Massive social anxiety but people say I am the life of a party.

    MaximumKarmaSaint
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have anxiety just in general, which in other words means I'm scared of being harmed or endangered (I thought it was paranoia, but it's more of a mix to get the result that I have), though some people don't believe that since "You have gone alone in public.". Like yeah, usually people don't have to follow me to my job.

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    pineapple87
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm good at fooling people into thinking I don't have debilitating depression and can barely take care of myself. Though recently I'm trying not to do it as much.

    Reemerger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I know the name of what I'm doing all the time. Thanks BP.

    Fergus Corgi
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alcohol was my crutch in social situations but also added to the anxiety if I did anything even remotely embarrassing. Now I just stay home & hang out with my dog 😃

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yuuuuup…. Very few people can tell, but it’s there..

    Hoody Hoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in this meme and I don't like it.

    MR
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Feel this one at my core.

    Farah Kamal
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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    As mentioned previously, Anxiety Within is an Instagram meme page that deals with all manner of memes that revolve around the concept of anxiety. The page was created in 2018 and has since then amassed a following of nearly 300,000 followers who are digging the 8,640+ posts already up on the page. The posts are mostly memes, but do include some let's be real time with educational posts about mental health.

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    #4

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    Sosha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always loved to imagine myself in fairytales.

    Owen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This might sound very silly, but my discipline started when I started making my bed. It's hard at first, but gets much easier. I totally forget about it after it's done. But when I get back home I remember I have achieved something/anything. And I have a nice bed to go to sleep in.

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    UpQuarkDownQuark (he/him)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The last last time I woke up naturally, just feeling refreshed and ready to go, instead of mush-brained and heaven-limbed, was in May of 2018. It’s such an unusual occurrence in my life that I remember the individual times it’s happened.

    pineapple87
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone recently asked me "you know the feeling when you wake up well-rested after a full night of dreamless sleep?" and I was like "lol, no."

    Rostit.. .
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard of people who live like this. I think its made up by Big Mattress Co.

    My O My
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My hubby is like this! Not always but often enough. I'm the most jealous person on earth

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    MaximumKarmaSaint
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, the people who sleep perfectly and wake-up not feeling tired are possibly not human, they....they can't be!

    BJ Hage
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    #goals. I fall asleep watching tv the go to bed and can't get to sleep

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    #5

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    anxiety_within , rmccarthyjames Report

    Jon Steensen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    diciplin is one of the most important things to train, and like a mucle it goes limp if you don't use it. That was really easy to say, and very hard to practice.

    LizzieBoredom
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to awaken your inner Drill Sergeant.

    Ashley Deane
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God I literally pray for God to help me help myself. I hit my head and ever since then... I just can't find motivation for the smallest of things or most important things...

    Mine Truly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Start learning about ADHD, autism, and other disorders that impact executive function. Lots of YouTubers talk about similar experiences with ADHD and things they do to overcome it. The techniques are NOT what a motivational speaker would tell you to do.

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    Valarie Mobley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And for me that lasted all of 5 minutes...

    River wolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am supposed to be doing my homework. I want to do my homework. I want to get off boredpanda. (Ooh, maybe if you’re super mean, it’ll tell my brain to stop?)

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    #6

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    anxiety_within , invis4yo Report

    Deborah B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or you just got met with impatience, anger, or shaming everytime you asked for something, so you internalised that and are afraid to ask for anything.

    River wolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, and I wanna watch my little pony and Martha speaks, and if my brother catches me so much as looking at them, he shames me.

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    I_imagine_even_worse_w***s
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only learned this recently about myself. Its a hard train of thought to break as well but I guess knowing it is a start.

    Tamra
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Knowing it is a *great* start. And it can sometimes be the work of a lifetime to change, but every small victory is worth the battle.

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    Jenna Kay
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel seen, not in a good way.

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    So, a bit of context: anxiety is a feeling of unease, whether worry or fear, which can range from mild to severe. Now, if they come and go—say, around an exam—that is normal. However, some folks find it hard to control their worry, and it becomes a constant in their lives, turning into full-blown panic attacks, disorders or phobias.

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    #7

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    BrownTabby
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who works in a very email-y job, there are very few emails that deserve your haunting guilt for responding late.

    Leona
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually took this as a sarcastic response...maybe that's just me

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    detective miller's hat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yours screaming into the void" is brilliant and I'm going to start using that at work.

    AtMostTheFabulist
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To hell with " Best regards " I am going to use that too.

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    Mine Truly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I start typing "Sorry," my keyboard Auto suggests, "Sorry for the late reply."

    Sans Serif
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I bet it made his day and put a spring in his step...

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    Sven Horlemann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it were just emails... I am also drowning in chats, channels from WebEx and Slack.

    Adrian Scarlett
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Server: "did you really intend to necro post? The user last logged in 17 years ago..."

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    #8

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    anxiety_within , KeetPotato Report

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think about it, pink toed tarantulas...maybe it's not toes...maybe it's pink flip flops....OoO

    Mocha the Lion
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    f**k this now i have the ick, I HATE SPIDERS WEARING FLIP FLOPS GET OUT OF MY HEAD

    MurderMittens
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spiders wearing squeaky sneakers on a wet gym floor.

    Fergus Corgi
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother will lose her s**t if anyone pops their gum within 20 miles of her 🤣

    Patti
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is it possible that I seem to know what this sounds like? Weird

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    #9

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    anxiety_within , MageOfSolitude Report

    Norah Reilly
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfectly expressed.

    Nina
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trauma leaves you traumatized and with dark humor

    Shaquille Oatmeal
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trauma didn’t make me stronger, it just made me into a salty codger who can’t understand why you young punks love traipsing around on my lawn.

    Agent Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, so strong that you turn into a frightening ogre that terrifies everyone else. Nice.

    Philip Rutter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, yes, we've met before. I must tell you though, that I automatically raise my voice- when excited. You have missed so much...

    Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol... a fine mist indeed... looking ever so much like a real heavy vape hit.

    Tracy Wallick
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't need to be strong, I needed to be safe.

    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Therapist taught meek passive me how to respond to criticism from my assertive wife. The idea was she would see me standing up for myself and give me more respect. It just escalates her criticism to a higher level.

    MelZee
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds really painful. As a small silver lining, you are now coming from a greater position of strength where you are making your feelings known and advocating for yourself. Your wife's response is no longer a "you problem" insomuch as you have done the job of giving her your feedback. What she does with that is a "her problem" - you cannot control or influence her response in any way. Things will only improve if she does her part and that takes effort. If she isn't willing to put in the effort, then nothing will change. If you don't get the emotionally regulated response you are hoping for, then it does becomes a "you problem", as in, what will you do - accept this and figure out how to manage your lot in life, or cut bait. I wish you strength on this difficult path - don't ever stop advocating for yourself.

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    Blacula Tepis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't bully me; I'll a r r i v e...

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    Anxiety can ultimately affect many aspects of life. If it’s mild, it can be merely annoying having to, say, check the stove or the door lock a couple times more than the average Joe.

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    If it’s severe, however, it could be an immense hurdle to overcome in terms of moving on in life or simply coming out of your home for fear of the unknown.

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    anxiety_within , apocalynds Report

    Daria
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anger also makes you blind to other points of view or opinions. It's a primal tool.

    Michael King
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anger is a response to being violated. If that's happening, then other points of view be damned! Just stop hurting me.

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    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anger is useful - it helps us to set boundaries and protect ourselves. (I admit, this was a revelation to me after growing up feeling absolutely abhorrent of the emotion because I knew where it could lead.)

    Rider
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting, but too narrow giving it limited application . I view anger as a secondary emotion, a defensive response to invalidation. Invalidation can bring up a number of emotional responses, which then trigger the anger defense. Like any tool, anger can be beneficial or harmful, it depends on how you use it.

    Flora Porter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure it loves you, but its biological purpose IMO is to make you notice that what's happening to you is out of line with your meaning structure.

    Green Machine
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoa... This is so true it's alarming and disarming at the same time.

    River wolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha, I wish, my anger just tells me to take my cat and leave.

    Never
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Acknowledge anger, understand it's origin, and let go.

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    Jon Steensen
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well it is often the fear of failure that drives the procrastination. It is when the fear becomes too hard to deal with that you procrastinate in order to distract yourself in an attempt at easing the load on your mind. It is a short term strategy, that only makes the trouble further down the line worse... but that is only a problem for future-you, and that guy is way easier to screw over, as he is (at least at this moment) only a hypothetical being.

    just me
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read something way back when that said many procrastinators are perfectionists. That way, you have a built in excuse: "Yeah, it's not perfect/exactly how I wanted, but it's great considering I couldn't spend much time on it."

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    Emily M
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is often a symptom associated with ADHD, especially in women

    Nina
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the first thing my mind went to as well. It's a bit too recognizable too 😅

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    Valarie Mobley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did I leave the iron on at home? Better turn around the car and check. But you don't own an iron... still better go check.

    Philip Rutter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But so rewarding!! You can bet on winning the "who's most messed up" competitions for years!

    Mark White
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the reason I'm still alive...

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    #12

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    anxiety_within , CaucasianJames Report

    LocalLizard
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It includes anxiety, gifted kid burnout, a dog, my brother's 6am alarm, and really weird dreams

    Cooking Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me sleeping past midnight & wake up at 4: 👀

    Mine Truly
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I discovered I have circadian rhythm disorder, which makes my body insist on a sleep schedule that's different from most people's. I tried going to bed at exactly midnight for 10 months straight, thinking that would get rid of my insomnia. Didn't work. Then I started going to bed at 4am, when my body naturally wants to sleep. I've had a big improvement from that.

    Rostit.. .
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh its easy. I do it all the time. I go to bed at 11-12 and wake up at 5 or 6. I live in a perpetual state of delirium. Its not that great.

    Angelique
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tried that. Ended up being NEVER going to sleep, and then going to sleep whenever I could (but not enough) and then going to sleep as late as possible to be able to have some me time (and so not enough sleep still).

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    Hans Georg
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does 00:00 and 05:30 count? Sorry for military time.

    Wingsofwrath
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my case, it was getting cancer. Having to wake up at 6 to be at the hospital for treatment at 8 and because I also needed to take pills. By 10 PM I'd be absolutely knackered and just fell asleep. As I'm writing this, it's five minutes to that blessed hour and the only reason I'm still awake is because I need to take my evening pills at 10. Also, 0/10, would not recommend.

    Magazine
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dream would be an even 10 to 10

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    And you’d be surprised how prevalent anxiety is these days. In the US, it is reported that over 40 million adults (roughly 19% of the population) have an anxiety disorder. Throw symptoms of depression into the mix and the count increases to a third (32.3%) of adults in the US. Younger people, ages 13 through 18, are most likely to suffer from anxiety, though adults might have it too.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never knew a therapist who did house calls.

    A. Starhawk Hunt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps not. But it took my therapist one hour in my husband’s presence to go from “gotta fix the marriage “ to “divorce him!”. 50 minutes flat. Prettiest much the first words at my next appointment.

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    Mrs.C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm waiting for people to die so I can write a book and not get sued.

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are they taking new clients? Asking for a friend...

    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I made the mistake of family 'therapy'. My psychologist/therapist and my mother's therapist sat there, saw how my parents treated me and still took their side. Like, father compared me to the man who killed the president of Gdansk and said the crazy people should be locked in psychiatric hospital. No one said a word.

    Isa Wan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my... Both weren't great therapists, were they?

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    Mine Truly
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once saw an ad for a sitcom where a woman said to another woman, "Can I take you to meet my therapist? Because she doesn't think you're real."

    Justin Rogers
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    1 year ago

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    Imagine being so fragile and needing validation so much that you have to bring your therapist to a family gathering. FYI if you don't think your therapist is listening to or believes what you are telling them that's a you problem not them. They are trained professionals and know your b******t

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    Green Machine
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'Puns' and 'Don't Be Awkward', please change places. It's a no-brainer, thank you.

    Hoody Hoo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also need a slot for "Where did this bruise come from?" And maybe one for "What did I come in here for?"

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    Steve Hall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't trip over stuff need much more space.

    Sue Denham
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There should be a little section for Stupid Things I Said Decades ago that Still Make Me Cringe.

    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Righty tighty is so useful.

    Gwen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this is just the left side! Imagine what exists on the right side!

    Valarie Mobley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also....... people I just had a conversation with and said bye but we are in the same store and we see each other again....

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    Deborah B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We do it with books too, a "Comfort Read" is a book or series that you just go back and re-read again and again.

    Zobi123
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have watched Midsomer Murders, all 20 something seasons, probably 5 times. I don't always pay super close attention. They are just my friends to keep me company when I am doing something else.

    Jeanie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That explains why I've memorized futurama..

    Nykky
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MLP: FiM was that show for me. I'm 31 now, but I still resonate with all the characters (except rainbow dash) so well, it's like having friends and being in on the joke immediately.

    BarkingSpider
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I randomly turned on an episode the other day because there was nothing on and I wanted background noise, started watching it and immediately started crying for reasons still unknown 😅. Great show though.

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    BeaBea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still get nervous in some scenes

    Ariadne Toms
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would pretty much cover it yeah!

    yellowphantom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer to stream shows because I can first go look up whatever bad might happen and get prepared.

    YogiD
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That just blew my mind! I do that! I mean not that I don’t know that I have anxiety but I never thought of this like this

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    In terms of the whole world, it’s estimated that roughly 301 million people—roughly 4% of the global population—were suffering from some form of chronic anxiety.

    Some experts suggest that the reason why anxiety is so widespread is due to the excessive amounts of information we soak in on the daily.

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take that depression! (Hazbin reference for anyone that's been watching)

    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the benefit of not having friends or good family, I read a lot and watch a lot of documentaries.

    Rider
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quitting can be good. "The challenge is not in going after what you want, but in having the guts to quit that which you don't want, that which doesn't feed your soul, that which doesn't electrify your spirit." full article here: https://www.badasscounseling.com/articles/2015/11/23/lombardi-was-wrong-the-positive-power-of-quitting-to-succeed

    BarkingSpider
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like not knowing things so I look things up when I have questions. I then forget all but the most basic facts almost immediately and lose interest.

    Rufus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who read that in Bobby's voice?

    Radius Gogo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am in this image and I don't like it.

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me when I open a door at night and knowing that I locked it but I have to get up and double check anyways.

    Hoody Hoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are the stove burners off? I know you didn't use them today, but are they off? And the oven, which you haven't used in weeks, is it off?

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    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I went to bathroom at 2:30 in middle of night, on the way back to bed I suddenly realised I forgot to book and buy ticket for morning bus to work.

    Rhiannon Kerkel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    WalterWhiteSavannah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me every night "am I sure I set my alarm? Oh yep, good theres the alarm icon." *5 mins later* "oh but is it set for the right time? Good it is." *5 mins later* "but is it set for the right day? Better check that too. Good it is!" *5 mins later* "but am I sure or did I look wrong? What day is it tomorrow again?"

    Justin Rogers
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The one nice thing about getting older is waking up at 3 no matter what to pee and again at 5. Nature's alarm clock. Also animals. Chicken are up just before daybreak and house goat wakes up at daybreak and ferrets are up at 6 no matter what

    Jane Hower
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When did 'anyways' become a real word????

    Valarie Mobley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, it's your Brain. Yeah, it's 1 am but did you know that you're always within 3ft of a spider?

    CanadianDimes
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saying it out loud when you do it can help. I do this when I’m packing my passport

    Alex Ruddies
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this is why routines are important to me...

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    As such, these days, people often have trouble understanding what information they need to react to and what ought to be ignored. In turn, this leads to things like obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and phobias, among many others. And factors like the pandemic didn’t help, as there are still signs pointing to higher anxiety rates among the population than they were before covid hit.

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    Christie Egendoerfer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even on vacation I can't relax. I will try to sit down in the sunshine and just chill out and think about all the things that I could or should be doing.

    Huddo's sister
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me on holiday a couple of weeks ago...

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    Halestorm
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard once that “you become the person you needed when you didn’t have anyone.” I think that’s really interesting lens to view life through.

    Jenna Kay
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish this was true. Too many people who took abuse become abusers themselves.

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    Nicky Shrimps
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know. But I don't let anyone take care of me!

    cerinamroth
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was my therapist literally yesterday. Every time my little boy (2) pushes me away, it flies in the face of the part of me that knows I have to be a better mother than my own because that was my condition for myself to have kids in the first place.

    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn, if that doesn’t hit close to home…

    BarkingSpider
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine has said similar things. Good ol' emotional neglect. I want everyone I care about to KNOW that I do.

    Flora Porter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or because you only received conditional love so you still feel you have to earn it before you can receive it.

    Natty Tempest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a great reason to neglect my self-care and slowly self destruct.

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    detective miller's hat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nah I'm just gonna leave the clothes on the chair and go make a loaf of bread to eat in front of the tv with a metric ton of butter.

    Anthony Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're supposed to make the bed?

    Libstak
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What for? You're just gonna unmake it again later that same day? Be smarter.

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    Mare
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh, yes. This one is me. Doesn't matter if I've slept plenty, are healthy, have nothing to feel guilty or anxious about at the moment - my body just doesn't produce enough 'spoons' per day, and has slowly gotten worse since I was a teenager.

    John Smith (he/him/xy/️)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drink a lot, then learn how to tie your "activation energy" to going to the bathroom. It's called habit stacking.

    Amanda Hunter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't know how comforting this is.

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    Anxiety is considered highly treatable. The only problem with that is that, statistically, only 37% of people actually seek therapy and treatment.

    Women are more likely to seek mental health treatment. 25.6% (compared to 14.6% for men) have already sought out medical attention and statistics show that women are considered more likely to take medication or receive treatment in general.

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    Green Machine
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you even think that?!

    Reviewer UK01
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Commence overthinking the ways this could be bad

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Observe people who underthink situations, and decide how you like the results. Example - US election 2016.

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't that be something...to just do it and not think of all the ways it could go wrong.

    cerinamroth
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what I think when someone says "Let's just play it by ear" or, even more horrifyingly, "Let's be spontaneous!"

    Ashley Deane
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Umm... I'm pretty sure that exists. It's called spontaneity and impulsivity

    Xenon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't end well

    Lila Allen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No you really wouldn't.I promise you.

    Natty Tempest
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the times I am caught unprepared and have to watch it all become the 'likely worst case scenario'.

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    Kristal
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does happen. The 'random' is only what we see cause the person was talking themselves into hating you (for whatever reason) for so long that, to us, it looks random.

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    Angelique
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why you should tell people you love that you love them, every so often. It doesn't hurt, it's not weird, and it helps people who have anxiety. If that's your anxious better half, proceed to do it each time you blink, that should do it.

    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wonder why most of my acquaintances never respond to my emails. Did they suddenly stop enjoying my acquaintance? Or was it because I admitted liked a certain food? Or admitted a small religious opinion? Seems people are quick to hate people for the stupidest reasons.

    Valarie Mobley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah because that loud tone of voice in your text had me worried.

    Jenna Kay
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to be this way, then I got on medication and now only worry about like 6 people, and they all regularly tell me they love me ... such a relief!!

    CatLady
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually ask that sometimes.

    Hetal Vyas
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to save this and send it to people!!

    Jennifer Hunter
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my primal fear. Thanks for the social anxiety, abusive ex-boyfriend from 20 years ago!

    randomhungryhamsterperson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i hate because of the samwhich in profile pic, what the f**k is that

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    Jon Steensen
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and that is one of the reason that combatting depression is so hard. A bit like with alcoholism, what causes the problem masks as the solution.

    pam mcgee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not depressed, but I really, really like being alone and it feels so good! 😊

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    Reasons why folks don’t seek help include not being able to afford treatment, not knowing how to access the available resources, and succumbing to the feeling of a stigma surrounding mental health treatment. In the case of that last one, most folks tend to tackle the issue themselves, but the problem comes as not many are actually equipped to do so. And so they default to the “grin and bear” tactic.

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    Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Summer has me depressed in a sweaty, mosquito bitten way

    MaximumKarmaSaint
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Switch the first and last around for me, I love winter, and hate spring.

    CrazyKnitter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spring: depressed in a can't breathe way (allergies)

    Niki Munster
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole thread reminded me how depressed I am lmao

    Mine Truly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spring is the worst because I'm expecting summer to finally get here but then we get snow in April

    My O My
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Morning: depressed in a cranky way. Lunch time: depressed in a hungry way. Evening: depressed in an exhausted way. Bedtime: depressed in a tired way

    Susan Reid Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me is it Spring: depressed but did we get enough rain for wildflowers this year?

    Khavrinen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Winter: depressed in a "finally a season where I'm not uncomfortable hot *all* the time" way.

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    Deborah B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we get a Marie Kondo method of therapy, where you and the therapist agree "This does not spark joy" and you can just bin that trauma and never have to deal with it again?

    Valarie Mobley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmmmm I really don't like the drapes in here, there outdated.

    Foxglove🇮🇪
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd love Dumbledore's Pensieve, where I can dump all the 💩 in my mind so I don't have to keep tripping over it!

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    Marcellus II
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I let my mind wander at a work meeting and it never came back.

    Maite Berrouet
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a meme right here. Make it happen sir

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    UtanaYona
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to have an open mind...but my brains kept falling out. Don't know why that came to mind after reading this.

    David Shaw
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know where my mind is, right now but wherever it is, I hope it's having a good time.

    Lauren S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a coworker ask me today how I’ve managed to work here so long (12 years). Without hesitation I told her indifference. I let go of everything I don’t have direct control over and focus only on the one bit I’m doing. I couldn’t do it until I was pregnant, I cared too much. But when I was pregnant I chose less stress for the health of my child. And I’ve somehow maintained that since then. It just borders on apathy at times.

    BeaBea
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I let a fart out once and still haven't smelled it

    Banana Vic
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We're all in our own little worlds...

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    To circle back to the initial point—that anxiety is often caused by an abundance of information—there was actually a study conducted back in 2020 that showed how the digitization of society can add to anxiety. Turns out, stress and anxiety that’s related to the use of technology can lead to demoralization and frustration, information fatigue, loss of motivation, dissatisfaction at work and decreased individual productivity.

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So what do you think is the problem Doc?

    Derrick M
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure my therapist goes to his after I leave

    Mine Truly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I gave my therapist an anxiety attack. She had to be like, "that was intense, I bet you could use a breathing exercise, we'll do it together."

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    Paul Pallansch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, at least he has an impressive package.

    Lynn Morello
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just got through the first 10 minutes and darn it, the hour has gone

    My O My
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1h??? I need three just to explain my crazy family situation. Maybe I should follow this other post and just invite my therapist to some family holiday

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    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this! I'm also very good at lying about how I feel so beware, therapist! ;-) Mine had to tell me not to smile when I was recounting traumatic things.

    Nina
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine told me I was smiling while telling how horrible I was feeling. I really didn't know I was doing that, I guess it became default mode at some point..

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm doing good at doing bad. You might even say I'm an overachiever.

    Sans Serif
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same with your primary care physician...

    Phil
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My therapist makes a point of not asking 'How are you', at least casually, when we start sessions.

    Lynn Morello
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After waiting for 5 weeks to get in to see the Therapist, I am not as traumatised and anxious as I was 5 weeks ago.

    My O My
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My therapist shortly after christmas:"so, tell me, why are you here today if you made it through all of the life ending thaughts alone?"

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    Dane
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that some weird Latin-Hawaiian chant for summoning demons???

    Playerwon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It summons Michael Jackson. Shhh, please don't. You thought the plastic surgery looked bad before...

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    Joshua Seaman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else thinking "haha lele" sounds like an instrument? I kind of want to learn to play it.

    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every time I see this I think of the band, INXS… 🤣

    Belinda Milner
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man, I read that wrong so many times thinking huh?! And then I saw the things on the wall 🤦. Gonna go bury myself in the sand ...

    Fergus Corgi
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like "In Ex Ha Ha Le Le" better

    Farah Kamal
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    stop im in class Im gonna get caught (this made me lol)

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    If you, or someone you know, is struggling with mental health issues and anxiety, know that there is no shame in seeking help. You can call the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or check out some of the other crisis helplines.

    But if scrolling is your way to alleviate stress, there’s more where that came from. And if that isn’t enough, there’s an entire Instagram page waiting for you.

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    Lara Verne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh hell, who let you post story of my life

    Mine Truly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The three hardest things to say: I was wrong I need help Worcestershire sauce

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m not going to repeat what I thought here; I will say this meme has definitely been accurate more than I’d like to admit….

    Ariadne Toms
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's almost exactly how I feel shyrali I do the same thing. I'm working on it! We can retrain our brains

    Tracy Wallick
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because for those of us who have been abused, isolation came to mean the abuse was over and we finally had some relief.

    River wolf (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. And it feels like if you try to get help, they (your brother) will make fun of you again and push you off the cliff into the stampede of bison (wait is that lion king?)

    Jyndaru
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been doing exactly this for the past few days. I don't understand why but I just can't talk it out. I'm not ok.

    Derrick M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have been conditioned to not be a burden.

    Flora Porter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think of it as pulling up the drawbridge to shut out all the noise, unhelpfulness and general overstimulation I can't tolerate at that moment.

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    Liz Downing
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always answer "Great!" I'm not usually such a liar.

    Lou Cam
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is anyone else such a people.pleaser that they agree with everything the therapist says? I've tried therapy a few times but it's a disaster as I don't want to let the therapist down by showing all my crazy and also I tell that I'm all better after a 5 min convo so I don't hurt their feelings. Just a very expensive way of nodding and smiling at a stranger whilst dying inside.

    Zaach
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I answer "Borderline [fill-in]]" (wonderful, okay, etc c) sometimes just "borderline"

    Lauren S
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many people I know sarcastically say, “living the dream!”

    pineapple87
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True that. Same applies to "I'm alive"

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    anxiety_within , Mom_Overboard Report

    UtanaYona
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what I don't like about group therapy...

    Tracy Wallick
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what having ADHD is like; only there's like, 47 of me in my brain and they're all interrupting each other all the time.

    Dan St John
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like, being in my own mind, is like being behind enemy lines.

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    Deborah B
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like "I feel overwhelmed and sad about the future" and part of that is me, and the other part of that is that the future is already set up to be a dumster fire, because humans have filled the world with trash and set it on fire. Repeatedly.

    Natty Tempest
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "OK son, good luck with that" and leaves the room.

    Purplescales
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This feeling, the existence is too much can I please be non-existent? feeling, thank goodness for meds that help life seem more manageable.

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    Jeannie Ruiz
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Telling the therapist they've gone into therapy to predict people's actions and pretend to have some control over circumstances...

    Nykky
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's definitely a possibility. We are human after all, not robots. Some of us are vile, some are brilliant, some are just trying to understand things themselves, so the best way to learn is to teach. Doesn't mean you can't face the truth. It's just difficult

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    Rostit.. .
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do it because subconsciously I hate myself. but Im working on it.

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ….?? That statement both makes sense and doesn’t make sense…

    Justin Rogers
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that we've established the problem how about a solution?

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    #37

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    anxiety_within , xanabon Report

    BrownTabby
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Y’all are telling your parents that?

    CatLady
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. It's part of my therapy. And I'm sick of them gaslighting me that my childhood was perfect and they don't understand why I have CPTSD.

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    walkabout
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know my parents effed me up. My therapist knows it too. We focus on change, not blame.

    Libstak
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents had real problems that they have struggled with. I don't blame them for what they can't help. Getting help was unheard of back then, you soldiered through and put on a good front. Blaming them is useless, I blame our lack of understanding wholistically in trying to overcome bad mental actors in our heads.

    Star Riley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And no child protection services nor division of family services. They never existed when my mom was a kid so there was literally nothing that could be done to save her and she became a narcissist and abused me.

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    Nosirrow
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother blamed my depression on my anorexia. That I don't have. I simply don't like her cooking.

    BeaBea
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're telling stories, that never happened, I don't remember anything of this sort

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom once angrily told me "You've never really grown up!" Well, gee, Mom, who was in charge of me when that was failing to happen?

    Angelique
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We had it WAY WORSE than you, kiddo"

    Rae North
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once my mom said 'you dont know what abuse is". Wow.

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    Scott Wilkins
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents' suffered the same depression I do. I can't blame them for not having the answers nobody else does.

    RUSSELL P. KRAMER
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, cause my parents are no longer alive. I wish I could though, LOL

    Melody
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, my dad acknowledges that my childhood was traumatic. He just insists that only my mom caused my mental health issues.

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    #39

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    Lynn Morello
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am staring down the throat of my 70th Birthday

    Nykky
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was 6th birthday for me. That Christmas I got a massive anxiety attack and that anxiety just stayed

    Andrew Bridge
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Billy Connoly once described his year as "should auld acquaintance be forgot, happy birthday to you, oh jingle bells jingle bells!"

    K Miller
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gonna be 39 this year... this one's hurtin more than 30 did

    #40

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    Nykky
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've learned kinda how much I can divulge at once and when and where. People don't ignore me anymore, they just understand there's a LOT more I'm not revealing, so they just kinda...get nervous about it. Understandable response though.

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have also been guilty of this more than I care to admit; life is a work in progress.

    Nosirrow
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Today I saw sth that looked like chocolate ice-cream in the store freezer. It was pig's blood for the soup called czernina. I didn't tell anyone, although it funny and gross.

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    #41

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also put the con in disconnecting from any group or people I try to connect with because I don't think I'll be welcomed or tolerated.

    Nykky
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just means they weren't your group. Not that you or them are bad people. Some people just don't mesh well. And that's okay.

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    Mine Truly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing like dissociating under a mirror ball

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    #43

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    CatLady
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my trauma joins in, it's a night terror.

    Purplescales
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to see this act/play/whatever it is

    Philip Rutter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm going to have nightmares now, trying to figure out how this photograph could ever have been called into existence - I thought the Cosmos prohibited this kind of thing.

    #44

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    anxiety_within Report

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anxiety before sleep really is the worst.

    Valarie Mobley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's play... we're gonna go over everything you said today....123 go! Tonight's special guest is those texts you sent your bestie.

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    #45

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    anxiety_within Report

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, that one time you said something super cringey as a teen, yeah, you're gonna remember that in detail.

    Rahul Pawa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like that time *22 years ago* I walked into a pole because my crush waved to me. 😬

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    River wolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t remember mistakes, I think about mortality and what’s after death.

    Philip Rutter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just in case you'd like a little more horror: with every birthday, a few more items are added to your "top mistakes" list- but nobody ever deletes any, so it becomes "top 62", "top 105" ...

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    #46

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    Valarie Mobley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me and depression we bout to eat this raw cookie dough.

    #47

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    Reemerger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't you - dum dum du dumdumdum - forget about me!

    #48

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    Reemerger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll try and hold on to that as I spiral down and downerer.

    randomhungryhamsterperson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why do funny people always have depression *fun fact* the purple teletubbie was an alcholict and died of ice

    Philip Rutter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Charlie Chaplin made a good living with this meme- 100 years ago. Because? Everybody in the audience identified.

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    #49

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    Reemerger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just had my 2023-goals review. This is verbatim.

    Lynn Morello
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am waiting and expecting this, I have 2 weeks left of my holidays.

    Nykky
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me the whole time I was in school. "I didn't actually know or remember this information. I was just guessing. I guess I did well at it. But maybe the machine read the paper wrong."

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