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50 Painfully Uncomfortable Pics No One Asked For Ever
A single picture might be worth a thousand words, but far more impressive is how strongly they can make us feel. There are some images out there that can unnerve you so much that you practically feel them through the screen… even though you might be thousands of miles away from what’s happening.
Bored Panda has compiled this list of images from all over the internet that are bound to make you feel uncomfortable. Scroll down for the best of the worst. But do keep in mind that this list is only for the bravest of Pandas—you may want to be careful if you’re extremely empathetic, sensitive (hi!), or don’t enjoy the company of bugs.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about empathy, so we got in touch with social psychologist Alison Jane Martingano, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, and the host of the 'What Do You Mean?' blog on Psychology Today. She was kind enough to explain to us why it is that we feel other people's discomfort and pain when looking at photos and explained how empathy isn't just a reflex but can also be trained and cultivated, like a 'muscle.' You'll find our full interview with her below.
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#1
My Broken Arm From When I Was 11 Years Old. I Didn't Even Cry
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#2
My Teammate May Have Broken Her Finger At Volleyball Practice
#3
Got A Splinter Under My Thumbnail
Tabby_Sohee 3 years ago
NO NOOOOO NO that is literally a torture method people actually use oh god no
#4
My Cousin's Friend's Foot Got Impaled While Riding His Dirt Bike
#6
I Really Should've Tied My Hair Together. Still Have Much Left, But Damn, That Hurted
Reagan Goslee 3 years ago
And that’s why you always tie your hair back before using power tools
#7
My Girlfriend Got Nailed At Work
#8
So This Is Definitely Not A Place Where I Was Trying To Put The Nail
#9
I Had One Of Those Little Pieces Of Skin And Pulled It
Gémeaux jumeaux 3 years ago
THIS ONE finally made me cover my eyes and wince in mirror-neuron agony
#10
I Got A Sunburn, And My Skin Is Starting To Peel Off, So I Can Make A Little Pouch For Coins
#11
Eyelid Somehow Got Stuck In The Zipper Of His Jacket
#12
I Accidentally Ripped Out My Eyelashes An Hour Before My Wedding
#13
I Got Out Of Bed Last Night And Didn't See This Charger That Had Fallen Off The Table. I Tried To Take A Step Back, When I Transferred My Weight And Heard A "Pop" Sound
Tabby_Sohee 3 years ago
Oh. My. God. This is like one of those things you imagine happening all the time and then shudder and never think about it because it’s not going to happen… right?????
#14
Here's A Photo Of My Hand Cramp
#15
I Stepped On A LEGO Block And Broke My Ankle
#16
Fell Asleep In The Bath. Finger Brains
#17
Fluorescent Eyedrops Show The Scratches On My Partner's Cornea After A Factory Accident. So That's Why It Hurts
#18
This Chinese Guy With A Major Sunburn
#19
What Could Go Wrong If I Take A Picture With This Gopher Snake I Found On The Road?
#20
I Was Working On Saturday Morning, And This Happened
#21
Getting Braids Done Too Tightly
#22
My Foot After Wearing A Wet Boot With A Hole In It For 10 Hours
Sleepy Panda 3 years ago
This looks like how I imagine a dead person that’s been submerged in water’s foot would look.
#23
Huntsman Spider Biting Someone
Jiji The Cat 3 years ago
not deadly luckily, just feels like a bad bee bite (source: i am australian)
#24
I Slammed My Finger In My Car Door, And Just As It Was About To Finish Healing, I Smashed It Again
#25
I Managed To Dislocate My Finger In 2 Directions At Once
#26
Here's Me With A Giant Spider Hanging From My Mouth. It Fell Out Of A Tree And Grabbed My Lip On The Way Down
#27
Shot A Nail Through My Hand
#28
Apparently I Turned On The Wrong Burner
#29
When Fishing Goes Wrong
#30
I Saw My First Ever Mississippi Cactus. Flung Right Off Of My Bike Tire And Into My Leg
I_am_a_dinosaur 3 years ago
That happened to me once. And they’re barbed so it hurts like heck to pull out
#31
My Cat Got Out, And I Tried To Bring Him Inside, But Instead I Stepped On A Nail. Fun Times
#32
Eczema Seems To Be Infected Once Again, And I Need To Wait Until Monday To See A Doctor. It's As Painful As It Looks. Feels Like Ants Are Crawling Under My Skin
#33
Careful When Washing Up Piping Bags. Pain Ensued. I Felt Like A Fish On A Whole Load Of Barbs
#34
I Walked Through A Fly Strip This Morning. I've Spent An Hour Shampooing Glue And Fly Guts Out Of My Hair
#35
A Different Kind Of Sticky Fingers
Tabby_Sohee 3 years ago
The way I would calmly sit down and take some deep breaths and then chop my entire hand off with a chainsaw
#36
I Decided To Take Off My Shoes And Let The Mosquitos Eat Me Alive For Twenty Minutes Or So. Once Back In My Truck, I Scratched My Feet For Three Hours Straight
#37
After A Day Of Work, I Sat Down And Noticed A Piece Of Wire Stuck Half An Inch In My Leg
#38
Sacrificed His Hand To Test An Ultrasound Mosquito Repeller
#39
The Best Way To Get An Eye Patch Is To Trust Your Big Brother Enough To Play This Game
#40
I Accidentally Stabbed Myself With A Meat Thermometer
#41
Just A Little Itch
#42
A Picture From 3 Years Ago. My Shoe Got Punctured By A Spile From A Bush And Hit My Foot. The Pain Was Dear God
#43
This Is What Real Pain Means
#44
Trying To Catch A Cactus From Falling Over With 2 Hands. Other Hand Has Several Needles Buried In The Skin I Can't Get Out
#45
I Was Hired To Do Maternity Photoshoot With A Four-Pound Swarm Of Bees, Numbering About 20,000, Covering My Clients Belly, With Some On Her Arms, Neck And Face
#46
Today, I Pulled My Own Tooth Out With These Dollar Store Pliers
#47
I Accidentally Dropped A Fork And Stepped On It
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 3 years ago
Why is the fork that sharp? All the forks I have are way too blunt to go through you’re foot just by stepping on it
#48
Summer Has Come Again This Year
David A Paterson 3 years ago
No living animals were harmed during the making of this image. It's just a chic hairstyle using cast-off cicada shells.
#49
Want To Stop And Take A Shot? Or Put Together A Bouquet? Then Feed A Bunch Of Mosquitoes. This Was Awful
#50
These Piercings Looks Very Painful
#51
My Cat Just Scratched Me, And The External Layer Of Her Nail Was Left In
ЛеснойКороль(they/he)🇺🇦🇷🇺 3 years ago (edited)
oh i used to have a cat and this isn’t that bad at all. i have a huge scar on my left hand from when i tried to bathe him and he literally opened my hand (not even being dramatic lmao) but this is just a little puncture wound. Antibiotic cream and a bandage! Also RIP my cat 😔
#52
These Wrinkles On My Finger After I Removed A Bandaid
#53
My Skin After I Took Off My Cast
#54
I Missed The Edge Of The Frame Board And Nailed My Thumb
#55
I Had A Feeling This Would Happen When I Saw The Poison Ivy Halfway Through The Job
#56
Pain
#57
I Just Stepped On A Nail. Thankfully, I Didn't Need A Tetanus Shot. My Last One Was The Day After This Past Christmas When I Sliced A Couple Of My Fingers With A Box Cutter
#58
Ever Had So Many Mosquito Bites?
#59
I've Sliced A Thin Sliver Of Skin Across My Finger Tips While Moving A Table. These Cuts Catch On Everything
#60
I Woke Up To A Sharp Pain In My Hand
#61
I Lost A Ball And Had To Go Into Stinging Nettles
#62
I Woke Up This Morning To Find A Loose Head Hair Had Knotted Itself To My Arm Hair
#63
I Accidentally Pierced The Needle Through My Nail While Sewing Bow Ties
#64
A Bird Just Pooped On My Hand As I Walked Down The Street
#65
I Can Bend My Toes Back To My Foot
Panda Kicki 3 years ago
For those who can do this, be aware that you might want to get checked for anureysm. https://news.yale.edu/2021/05/25/all-favor-test-aortic-aneurysms-raise-your-hand
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Zedrapazia 3 years ago
It says a lot about this post that the huge spiders biting people are the most tame part of it.
Sooploosh MacSchnibble 3 years ago
I mean, a Huntsman spider bite is designed to kill cockroaches and other bugs. It makes sense that it wouldn't hurt that much.
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Sian Edwards 3 years ago
I think the internet has de-sensitised me too much. I made it to the end.
Zedrapazia 3 years ago
It says a lot about this post that the huge spiders biting people are the most tame part of it.
Sooploosh MacSchnibble 3 years ago
I mean, a Huntsman spider bite is designed to kill cockroaches and other bugs. It makes sense that it wouldn't hurt that much.
Load More Replies... Sian Edwards 3 years ago
I think the internet has de-sensitised me too much. I made it to the end.
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