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People Divulge Their Past Minor Social Missteps That Still Keep Them Up At Night

Social missteps are quite common. Often, we are supposed to follow a set of social rules but no one seems to talk about what they are openly.

We’re just kind of expected to pick up the cues.

For some of us, those social missteps have lasting effects.

Anxiety effects 40 million U.S. adults making it the most common mental health issue. Around 15 million adults struggle with social anxiety.

Since it really is so common to lay awake at night thinking about all the ways you’ve caused an awkward situation, we went to Reddit to see exactly what those social faux pas were.

Redditor anfla56 asked:

“When you’re lying in bed at night, do you ever randomly remember some relatively minor social missteps or poorly chosen words you did/said years earlier?”

“And then beat yourself up over it even though it really wasn’t a big deal?”

“If so, what happened?”

Hopefully this doesn’t bring up any bad memories for you.

Talking to a cute girl.

“In 7th grade, a cute girl asked me to sit next to her. I said my mom won’t let me sit next to girls. My mom said no such thing.” – Risklotrman

“If you said CUTE girls you’d have been a total baller. So close.” – AccidentallyInterest

“When I was in 8th grade one of the hottest girls in our class, who had never spoken to me before, stopped in the hallway near where I was rummaging around in my locker, walked up to me, and said ‘Hey…your cologne smells good’.”

“I replied with a forceful, ‘I…I’m not wearing cologne!’”

“She said, ‘Oh, ok.’ and walked away.”

“I was wearing cologne.” – VaultBoy9

Wrong inside joke.

“I accidentally mixed up an inside joke with the wrong friend group with disastrous results.”

“Friend group #1: The ‘joke’ was when someone calls and asks who’s all there we would add Darrell to the list of names. Darrell wasn’t a real person. The joke wasn’t really funny, and made no sense out of context, but I guess that’s why it was an inside joke.”

“Friend group #2: I was hanging out playing some drinking games with a bunch of people that I hadn’t hung out with in a while. It was a kind of get together to remember a friend that they had who had recently died in a car accident. I didn’t know him that well, but I was always down to party.”

“Anyway the phone rings, and the person who answered started listing off names. Sorting my cards for another round of Presidents and A**holes I offhandedly said, ‘Heh and Darrell!’”

“It was the typical record scratch moment where everyone stopped and looked at me. Darrell was the name of the friend who had just died.”

“This happened in 2002 and I still think about it all the time.” – Redditor

“Oh man, I have a mixed up inside joke scenario. It wasn’t me, it was my neighbor.”

“My neighbor is morbidly obese and my mom is Korean, and they joke with each other about it. My neighbor makes racist commits to my mom, she makes fun of my neighbor’s weight.”

“It’s just part of their friendship. They often did it in public too, but it was always obvious when they were standing next to each other that it was inside joke.”

“At one point my neighbor was out with her husband (they’re both white). She was at a check out counter when she blithely remarked about all the damn Koreans taking over the region.”

“The check out lady just stares at her. Then the husband leaned over and said ‘It’s not as funny when [Dragonmeme’s mom] isn’t standing next to you’.”

“Cue my horrified neighbor desperately trying to explain that she wasn’t a racist, that it’s an inside joke. ‘My friend is Korean!’ which of course just made her look worse.”

“My mom lost it when she heard the story.” – DragonMeme

A difficult time laughing.

“When I was in fifth grade, our teacher said a joke in front of the class and everyone laughed including myself. After the laughter died down, a girl looked up at me and said. ‘You have a really damn disgusting laugh, ew’.”

“I became so self conscious about laughter since that specific, day, and after years I have trouble actually laughing. My brain kinda made it a habit to just smile or slightly chuckle at something, even if it is really funny.” – precious3tears

“Omg This! When I was in 7th grade I had such a hard time in school. No self esteem at all. I was suicidal, no friends, etc…”

“The one friend I had was a very pretty girl (I’m a girl too) and she was so nice. Well we’re sitting in class and we’re laughing, like genuinely. I would always cover my mouth when I laughed but I didn’t that time because I was genuinely happily laughing.”

“The guy next to her turned to me and looked at me with such disgust I can’t forget it 10+ years later and he said. ‘You look like a man’.”

“I think of that to this day and it hurts like no other. I have never been comfortable with my smile, and always feel like I do look manly. It sucks.” – Hopefulwitch

Just blurted it out.

“Junior prom I blurted out during dinner to my date ‘I’m so bored’ and I have NO idea why it came out of my mouth. I’m pretty well-mannered and quiet. I forget how I tried to play it off, but I felt so bad.” – georgeangela

“I was sitting in a small group of friends in school, and my crush (literally the love of my life at that point) admitted she liked me. It was the happiest moment of my entire life. So naturally I said ‘Ew’. In front of everyone.”

“This was 2nd grade and I still think about it weekly.” – sweetcuppingcakes

Awkward situations because of religion.

“I went through a phase where I scolded people for reading harry potter because my parents told me it was evil. Lots of awkward situations because of that.” – Redditor

“The crazy thing is there is actually a lot of Christ mythology to the story. There’s a chosen one, prophecies of the death of the chosen one, and he dies in sacrifice of everyone else. Then comes back to life.”

“Nothing evil about it, just religious people being afraid of something they don’t understand. My mom remarried and became Pentecostal, it was a rough childhood to say the least.” – moonsnakejane

Being a jerk for no reason.

“For most of my education, I went to public school and like most kids, I was socially awkward. For High School, I received an academic scholarship to a private Catholic school.”

“It was a really big deal for my family. I didn’t know anyone at the new school. Between an odd combination of academics, sports and the tail end of puberty, I became very popular in this new school.”

“I wasn’t used to the attention and it definitely got to my teenage head. Nearly all of my social circles became around the new school and not with my old local friends.”

“I’m in my junior year, I head to a McDonalds for lunch with a few friends from the new school. Working the counter, I see a girl who I used to go to public school with that I used to have a crush on.”

“She just lit up when she saw me, she was so excited, and I … I was a sh*tty teenager and I just ignored her. I pretended I didn’t recognize her. She looked so deflated when I didn’t acknowledge her.”

“Note this was the 90’s. My family moved a few times after that. I settled down in a different part of the country after University. I never made it back to that town.”

“I’ve relived that a**hole moment for years now. Fast forward to one of those nights when I relive that moment, and I decide to look her up on Facebook to apologize.”

“I find out she died 10 years ago in an auto accident. Since I found out her fate, I feel even more awful about that moment.” – Redditor

“I’m one of the people who have been ignored by old friends many times (when younger for similar reasons I assume), and I will just say that I’m sure she had no hard feelings towards that moment.”

“If anything, it was a passing, small feeling of loneliness. Don’t beat yourself up over it, the fact you even looked her up to apologize—that gesture—is kind enough to cancel out the action (times 10).”

“All we can do in life is to move on and learn from our mistakes, especially those we make when we’re younger.” – indeciciveop

Didn’t hear the question.

“When I was 11, it was my first day at a new school and all the other students were also new. The Maths teacher started our first class by asking each of us about our education background (what school we came from, what they taught in our last year’s Maths class etc.), just trying to get a general idea of what kind of students he was dealing with.”

“Thing is, I was so nervous that I spaced out for a bit and got lost in my overthinking mind, so I didn’t hear the teacher’s questions to my classmates. When it got to my turn, the teacher just said ‘Now tell me about you’, assuming I understood what kind of information he was expecting.

“I just went straight into a monologue that started with ‘So I was born in the South Zone of the city, but my mom decided to move to our current neighborhood a few months after divorcing my dad…’.”

“And went on and on giving some very specific details about my short life. Everyone had a really confused look on their faces and as soon as I realized the teacher was also completely lost I stopped talking and went instantly red.”

“The teacher then said ‘that’s all really great, but I was only interested in what happened last year, not the last 10…’ and everyone started laughing.”

“Next day nobody remembered it anymore, but 12 years later it still comes to mind in pretty random moments.” – alexgvincent

A random hand shake.

“Freshman year of high school. It was one of those days before school starts and you meet your teacher and your parents are there.”

“My teacher was handing me a piece of paper and I didn’t see the paper so I shook his hand. He said ‘oh’ and my mom said ‘Ummm?’ and I panicked and said ‘I just wanted to be polite!’”

“So I still want to die when I think of that…..” – spaztasticnerd

“That’s actually a good recovery.” – AggressiveSpud

“Same happened to me at the AirPort. She held her hand out for my boarding pass, I shook it instead.” – bleachyanus

Couldn’t hold it.

“Bruh I can’t even begin to pinpoint one event.”

“I guess one thing is when I was 11, I asked my teacher if I could go to the bathroom three times during class and told me no. And well, sure enough, I couldn’t hold it any longer and there’s bullying for the next six months. Literally shakes me in bed about how I have never felt that low before.”

“SOMEHOW I managed to live through it though lol. We all got flaws. Mine is a bladder that urinates prematurely.” – RealisticYogurt6

Karaoke gone wrong.

“I was visiting Portland for a wedding that lined up with my birthday as well. We went out to celebrate and finished the night at a karaoke bar.”

“Realizing I’m too drunk to sing I pick ‘My Name Is’ by Eminem as my song to perform. There’s two versions of that song. One is the original release, the other tamed down (which you most commonly hear today).”

“The woman controlling the music put on the original, and off I went. One of the lines at the end is ‘running over lesbians in a spaceship while they screamin at me lets just be friends’.”

“I finish the song and I’m met by applause from my friends and one other table. The rest of the place is silent.”

“The DJ goes ‘nice job! Don’t know if it was the best choice for gay women’s night though’. And at that moment I wanted to leave my skin.” – johngannon8

This AskReddit post had over 96 thousand likes, so trust us when we say you’re not alone.

Take it from Redditor MayorScotch who commented:

“I think that is the key takeaway from these stories. No one remembers them but you.”

Let the memory fade knowing you’re the only one holding onto it.

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Should You Have to Explain the Gaps in Employment During Job Interviews? Here’s What People Said.

It happens to the best of us…

Something unexpected happens in your life and you’re thrown for a loop and you don’t work for a while.

Maybe you needed a break, maybe you got laid off, maybe you had a baby, the possibilities are endless!

But sometimes these gaps are looked down upon in the professional world.

Do you think people should have to explain gaps in employment during job interviews?

People debated this question on AskReddit.

1. Not their business.

“Taking a year off to focus on yourself, take care of a loved one, or simply think about your future shouldn’t be the business of somebody interviewing you. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a break from work culture.

If you can afford to do so, and it’s what you want, I encourage it. Take a break, find yourself, sleep longer than you usually can, pick up a hobby, and enjoy your d**n life.”

2. You can try this.

“I put “relevant work history” in my CV and haven’t had any issues in the past.

If the interviewer wants to ask what other jobs you’ve held, you can answer without giving set dates, just how long you were at each place.”

3. Don’t care as much.

“I’ve taken time off 3 times in my career.

New employers don’t seem to care anymore like they used to. They only want to know that you left on good terms.

My previous employer just rehired me last month at a significantly higher salary after an 18 month sabbatical. I had given them 5 weeks notice before I left, documented everything, trained as many people as I could.

They were so appreciative and always kept the door open if I wanted to return. It’s all about maintaining good juju.”

4. Wow.

“I lost my job in march 2020 when I got covid and nearly d**d but I haven’t been able to find a job that pays remotely close to what I was making before.

And every single interview they’ve asked “oh wow, you haven’t worked since March of LAST YEAR?”

Then they ask “what happened” but in a way that shows that they really don’t care at all as to why, only that it makes me look like a s**tty potential employee.”

5. Shouldn’t be an issue.

“It’s usually never an issue if you have a good reference from your last employer.

They are more making sure the gap wasn’t because you got fired, then actually giving a s**t.”

6. It’ll be noticed.

“It’s not an issue at the interview, but it is noticed. Consistent employment with no long gaps is a good filter. Given two equally qualified candidates, employment history will be a tie breaker.

Employers want someone that will show up for their scheduled shifts. Not someone who works because they have nothing better to do.”

7. Might be other problems.

“People rarely give out jobs based on a resume, they tend to skim off as many of the best candidates as they can afford to interview and offer the position to the best candidates.

If you’re not regularly being selected for interviews there are likely multiple red flags in your resume.”

8. Does it work?

“I would usually take this time to tell them the heart wrenching lie about how I had to take care of elderly uncle/aunt and was a full time care person for them.”

9. Good advice.

“The best “lie” is usually one that reveals nothing, but implies weight behind it.

“I had to take time off to deal with a personal matter that has since been resolved. I gave [previous employer before the gap] notice, and we parted on good terms.”

The implication in that is “I did it on purpose, but do not ask me why”. Most interviewers and hiring managers know full well not to pry on such issues – it’s actually a potential liability for them to do so.

It’s far better than “I lost motivation to work and spent a year playing video games on my parents’ couch until they told me to get a job or they were going to kick me out.””

10. Explain it.

“As someone who has interviewed many people:

Taking a year off to travel before life gets in the way, spending a year to pursue professional gaming, or having difficulty finding a job in a down market have been answered people have given me where I have still offered them a position.

In almost every case explaining the gap is probably better than trying to hide it because deception will lead people to assume the worst.”

11. Frustrating.

“I was denied unemployment after being let go last spring due to bureaucratic BS and have yet to find a job despite dozens and dozens of applications. Most have just outright ghosted me, and I can’t help but wonder if they see a year of unemployment and toss my resume out.

What should matter is am I qualified, experienced, and willing to work; none of which can be determined based on an employment gap.”

12. Just don’t get fired.

“As long as your weren’t fired from your previous job it’s usually not an issue. Providing you have the experience to back it up when you jump back into the work force.

Lots of large gaps in a young persons resume make you seem unreliable. I’m not saying it’s right, but that’s the harsh reality in the eyes of most employers.”

Do you think people should have to explain employment gaps during job interviews?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know.

Thanks in advance!

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People Talk About Free Resources on the Internet That We Should All Know

Even though it might feel like we live in a reality where things are overpriced and we’re getting charged for pretty much everything, there are still a lot of good FREE things online that we should be taking advantage of.

And today we’re gonna get a little bit smarter!

What are some free online resources we should all know about?

AskReddit users shared their thoughts.

1. A whole treasure trove.

“I found this out myself, Wikimedia, the non-profit that runs Wikipedia, has many more things than just articles!

Wikimedia Commons has various pictures and media, all of which is free use

MediaWiki is free source wiki software, and it has guides and a help desk to help you

Wikibooks has free textbooks on a variety of subjects, including computing, engineering, languages, math, science, social sciences, and a few others.

Wikiversity is the specific one for textbooks and learning materials, including videos.

Wikinews offers free news.

Wikisource has poetry, laws of numerous countries, general literature, and original content.

Wikivoyage is a travel guide, which is helpful especially if you’re planning on traveling during COVID-19.

Other things that are not Wikimedia related:

Coursera, which has free classes for computer skills, different languages, certificates, etc;

Open Library, which has free books online for you to read, in various languages, although they don’t have everything;

HubSpot, which has free marketing and other business tools (you can get a premium account, but you can also get a free account)

Ambient Mixer, which has free ambient sounds from horror to Harry Potter.”

2. Math stuff.

“Wolfram Alpha.

Wolfram Alpha was a lifesaver for checking answers when taking Calc 1-3 in college.

Definitely useful for all sorts of answers, but answers for science and math questions, it’s great.”

3. Good to know!

“Google Scholar.

All scholarly work.

If you type in “volcanoes”you will get a ton of scientific documents about volcanoes, research that is being done on them, and papers that have been written about them.

Next time you write a paper for a science class check out Google Scholar!”

4. Try it out!

“Creddle.io – a free resume builder site.

You fill it out like an online application and it generates your resume in different styles for you.

Landed me a couple of jobs after I started using it.”

5. Very useful.

“10minutemail.com

If a website is asking for your E-mail, and you don’t want your original E-mail to be spammed, you can use the E-mail found on this website that self-destructs after 10 minutes.”

6. Wow.

“Alternative To.

It is a site that shows you alternatives to any software you are looking for. If there is a paid application you would like to use? You can find a free or open source version.

Do you like a program but it slows down your computer? You can find a lightweight alternative.”

7. Great stuff.

“Archive.org

Tons of free music, audio books, news reports, newspaper scans, video games, software and movies.

If you haven’t already, please look for anything important you have saved on a USB stick or on your hard drive and archive it here if you find it important or interesting enough.

This site is awesome.”

8. So cool.

“If you’re ever feeling stressed, or feeling the itch to travel when you can’t, you should try Window Swap.

Just click the button and it will randomly take you to a recorded video of the view out random folks’ windows all over the world. You can even upload your own window footage for others to enjoy.

It’s so calming.”

9. Interesting.

“Library genesis.

Almost every science text book you could ever want for free. However, you’re not compensating authors/publishers for their work, so the morality is debated.

But if you want access to knowledge for free, there it is. I haven’t ever encountered any issues like viruses either.”

10. Just reach out.

“If you ever want to read a journal article behind a paywall, email the authors!

I do this and I’ve never not had one send me the paper. A lot of the time they’ll even send you supplemental data etc if you want, too.

Even if it’s something for your job.”

11. Time to binge-watch.

“FilmRise channels on YouTube.

Untold hours of free documentary tv series, including old school Unsolved Mysteries.”

12. Tons of stuff.

“Audacity – A powerful audio editor, ideal for music and podcasts.

Autodesk Fusion 360 – CAD/CAM software.

Bit Warden – Open-source password management service.

Blender – Free and open source 3D creation suite.

Cake Walk – music production software

Dark Table – Open-source photography workflow application and raw developer.

Dashlane – Cross-platform subscription-based password manager and digital wallet application.

DaVinci Resolve – Color correction and non-linear video editing application.

FreeCAD – Open-source general-purpose parametric 3D computer-aided design modeler.

GIMP – A powerful open source photo and image editing tool.

Godot Engine – A 2D and 3D, cross-platform, free and open-source game engine released under the MIT license.

Glitch – Build fast, full-stack web apps in your browser.

Glimpse Image Editor – A photo editor for everyone.

Greenshot – A free screenshot tool optimized for productivity.

Handbrake – The open source video transcoder

Honey – A browser extension that aggregates and automatically applies online coupons on eCommerce websites.

Hitfilm-Express – Video editing software with professional-grade VFX tools.

Inkscape – Free and open-source vector graphics editor.

KDEnLive – Open-source video editing software based on the MLT Framework, KDE and Qt.

Keepass – Free and open-source password manager primarily for Windows.

Krita – Free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and 2D animation.

Open Broadcaster Software(OBS) – Open-source software for video recording and live streaming.

LibreOffice – Open-source office suite.

LMMS – A digital audio workstation application program.

MagicaVoxel – A free lightweight GPU-based voxel art editor and interactive path tracing renderer.

MediBang Paint Pro – FREE digital painting and comic creation software.

Musescore – Create, play and print beautiful sheet music

Ocenaudio – Easy, fast, and powerful audio editor.

Opentoonz – Animation production software.

Paint.NET – A freeware raster graphics editor program for Microsoft Windows developed on the .NET Framework

Photopea – Web-based raster and vector graphics editor.

Pixlr – Feature-packed online photo editor.

QGIS – Open-source cross-platform desktop geographic information system application

Radio Garden – Explore live radio by rotating the globe.

RawTherapee – Free, cross-platform raw image processing program

Reaper -Digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer software

ShareX – Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool.

Shotcut – A slick open source program for advanced video editing.

SlidesGo – Free Google Slides and PowerPoint templates.

Switch – Convert and encode sound files quickly.

The Noun Project – Icons for everything.

TurboTax Sucks A** – Website that makes it easy to file your taxes.

Unity – Cross-platform game engine.

Unreal Engine – The most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool.

Unsplash – Beautiful free images and pictures.

VLC media player – Open-source portable cross-platform media player software and streaming media server

VS Code – Free source-code editor.

Waveform – Fully featured, completely unlimited free DAW for all music creators.

Wavepad – Audio and music editor for Windows and Mac.

Wcostream – Anime and animated Tv-show/movie site with dubs and subs.

7-Zip – File archiver with a high compression ratio.”

Do you know of some more free resources people should take advantage of?

If so, talk to us in the comments.

Please and thank you!

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What’s a Situation You Were Prepared for Because You’re an Overthinker? People Responded.

It’s better to overthink and to be over-prepared…

Well, maybe not ALL the time, but there are definitely some situations where overthinking can really come in handy.

AskReddit users talk about situations they were prepared for because they are over-thinkers.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Got it covered.

“All the teachers at the Middle School I taught at knew I was a pack rat and one day a kid split his pants and the school counselor came to me and said ‘Mr. Thehogdog, would you happen to have a pair of sweats or gym pants in your truck’. YEP.

So the the kid spent the rest of the day in a pair of nylon pants I had behind my seat. He is lucky because if he didn’t fit he would have spent the rest of the day in a white disposable ‘coverall’ I had in case I had car trouble in nice clothes.

Icing on the cake: It was a student I really liked who was super helpful to other kids and teachers, so it was nice to do something nice for him.

I also carried a ‘Swiss Army’ brand soft side brief case (yard sale find) STUFFED and it had a few of each size of battery.

One day Phil Niekro and 2 Braves players were there for an assembly and Phil’s mic battery was dy**g so I SPRINTED upstairs to my classroom, grabbed a 9 volt from my bag, then basically rolled across the panel and switched out his battery and got back to the PA avoiding getting on TV News cameras.”

2. Thank God!

“When my son was still a baby, we had to take an 11 hour flight. As an over-thinker, I brought at least 25 diapers for him to go through.

He didn’t need that many, but the mom sitting close to us was very grateful when she ran out of diapers not even halfway through the flight and I gave her a few.”

3. Wow.

“I found a nickel-sized lump on my fifteen month old daughter’s temple, freaked out, obsessed over it, researched it exhaustively, and concluded it was a dermoid cyst that had worn through the skull.

I was told by a pediatrician that it was a bone bruise that would fix itself over the course of three to six months, no imaging was needed, and I shouldn’t make an appointment at the children’s hospital because it would resolve on its own. I got an X-ray done anyway and the radiologist confirmed every one of my suspicions, but the pediatrician still said to wait and see because that’s what you do with dermoid cysts and it was definitely not through the skull despite what the radiologist said.

Made an appointment at the hospital anyway, and the surgeon swore up and down that although it was a dermoid cyst as I’d suspected, it would not be through the skull since in all his years of practice it never had been. Well guess what? It WAS through the skull, and it was pressing on the membrane between the skull and the brain, a hair’s breadth from breaking the membrane or pressing on the brain.

A couple more weeks of waiting and my daughter could have had seizures, a brain infection, lasting damage. I overthought it and now she’s a happy, healthy three year old.”

4. Fire.

“This was at 9 years old. We had driven home and seen the beginning wisps of smoke for the California Cedar fire in 2003.

Naturally, I assumed the worst, and packed up all my clothes and spent about an hour making a travel cage for my guinea pigs. I tied their water bottle to the side so they could drink, packed up their food and their favorite furniture just in case.

I then spent the next few hours monitoring the fire on the news and out in the distance from our window, periodically asking my parents if we needed to evacuate.

At some point in the night the fire sped up like crazy and was literally on the hillside across the street. I went in to my parents room and said “the fire is across the street are you sure we shouldn’t evacuate?”

At this point we all went crazy grabbing important documents and supplies and as we were about to lock the doors and drive I realized I forgot my guinea pigs. My parents told me it was too late and I didn’t have time to grab them, but when I cried and explained I had them packed up, I was able to grab them and go.

The house ended up ok thanks to a neighbor putting out embers before they took, but we were gone long enough my pigs wouldn’t have made it.”

5. There you go.

“I was supposed to get married at the end of May last year.

At the beginning of the year, before any of the pandemic stuff happened, I became obsessed with thinking about all the things that could go wrong and how we would lose our money spent on the event.

As a result, I purchased a very high coverage insurance policy for the event. As luck would have it, this type of insurance had no clause that prevented collecting if there was a pandemic. We got all of our money back.”

6. That’s impressive.

“Getting lost in a foreign country. Relying on phone GPS to navigate, data stops working.

I had over-prepared and memorized the map of the downtown area ahead of time.”

7. Perfect!

“I always carry a small sewing kit whenever I go to a wedding.

I have sewed two brides into their dresses so far!”

8. Creepy.

“Mace.

A person I worked with was a registered s** offender and he had a thing for me. I told him multiple times that he made me feel uncomfortable and to stay away from me. For some reason I had nightmares about this dude, he was 6 and half feet tall and f**king hideous. Anyways, he said he was going to stop at a store that I stopped at all the time after work, and it was obvious he knew my direction when I left.

I pull up to this store and he’s already there, walks up to my car and I just roll down my window and spray this dude, and he dropped a billy club out of his sleeve. Everyone always told me to stop being paranoid and stop thinking he’s going to attack me or r**e me, that “he’s been to jail and learned his lesson”.

F**k that dude. He should’ve never been let out of prison. For reference, I’m also a 6 foot tall dude who is always prepared for the worst.”

9. Terrifying.

“My school went into lockdown because of a potential active shooter.

I’ve thought about that scenario a thousand times in my head so when it actually happened and we went into lockdown I barricaded the doors just how I imagined a thousand times.”

10. Getting easier.

“Being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease after researching it thoroughly and knowing I had it, but everyone in my family telling me I was just being a hypochondriac.

Was prepared for the diagnosis, not so much the life with it, but it’s getting easier.”

11. What a relief.

“I built a first aid kit once in which I tried to imagine every wilderness emergency scenario. I was a wilderness whitewater guide.

A client going into a diabetic episode asked me, “ you wouldn’t happen to have any sugar packs would you?” I replied, “as a matter of fact, I do!”

She was so relieved and thankful that my planning included persons with her affliction.”

12. Lifesaver.

“My boyfriend who has zero history of seizures narrowly escaped dy**g from one because my overthinking led me to break into his house when he didn’t answer the phone.

My overthinking had begun a few nights prior. He mentioned that he but his tongue in his sleep and woke up with a bloody pillow and sore mouth- but he had no memory of it happening.

That for some reason led my overthinking brain to question ‘Wow, did he have a seizure and not realize it?’ He has zero history of seizures, and we had been together multiple years (didn’t live together but spent nights together) and I had never seen a hint of a seizure. But for some reason, this stuck in my mind.

Fast forward two days. We usually don’t hang out in the morning because he likes to sleep in late, but on this day we had an appointment to go see a specific dog at the shelter I was thinking of adopting.

He wouldn’t answer the phone that morning. I called multiple times before I went to his place, but he never picked up. I started getting a bad feeling but quelled the ‘He’s having a seizure’ thought, because that was clearly SO unlikely, meanwhile making an action plan for that very scenario.

I got to his house and he wouldn’t answer, so in a completely NOT ME crazy girlfriend move, I climbed over his fence. Luckily his door was unlocked.

I found him unconscious and unresponsive, lying in his back with the sticky remnants of foam all around his mouth.

I jumped into action- I rolled him on his side to help curb aspiration, put a pillow under his shoulder to keep him in that position, and called the ambulance.

Had I not hopped the fence to get in- had I not driven over when he didn’t pick up the phone- had we not had plans to meet up hours earlier than we usually did- he would have been d**d by lunch. His kidneys were already shutting down by the time he reached the ER.

If he had never mentioned biting his tongue in his sleep, I don’t think I would have been overthinking at all. No crazy worries about seizures would have pushed me to go over and find him.

Turns out to be a weird brain disease that’s bizarrely endemic to New Mexico kind of- cerebral cavernous malformations .

Several days later, after we got home from the hospital, I got a call from a friend who said the dog, against all odds, was still at the shelter- as in the very dog we were supposed to be seeing that day. I had given up hope on getting her, pushed it out of my priorities while he was hospitalized- but they had forgotten to take down my 24 Hour Hold sign on her cage, so no one inquired about her.

She’s now our miracle dog and is the sweetest animal I’ve ever owned. My boyfriend wouldn’t be alive today if we hadn’t made an appointment to meet her.”

Are you an over-thinker?

And have you had an experience like this?

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Overthinkers Discuss About Situations They Were Preparing for Their Entire Lives

Overthinking can be a good thing…sometimes.

Yes, it can also be annoying and drive your friends and family members up the wall, but when you get that little victory once in a while because you were prepared, you save the day!

What situation were you prepared for because you’re an over-thinker?

Here’s what folks on AskReddit had to say.

1. Got it covered.

“I carry some of just about everything, in my purse. We were at a beach, during off season, and a kid wiped out. I

had everything needed, to clean, and bandage him up.

I carried that stuff, (renewing when it got old), for almost 20 years before actually needing it.”

2. Get comfortable.

“I keep a change of clothes in my car at all times and a wool blanket in case my car breaks down or I’m stuck in undrivable conditions.

Sure enough, about 11 years ago it snowed juuuust heavily enough that my pavement princess of a car couldn’t drive safely in it and I was too far away from town to turn back, so I pulled over and waited out the snow in comfort (I had snacks and water remaining from the trip I was still on at the time) until the street sweepers came through.”

3. Don’t panic.

“My company was in shambles financially and was laying off (bit before Coronavirus).

I kinda sensed my number will come soon, so I applied for masters degree. I got laid off and 2 weeks later I had my acceptance letter for a masters degree.

Saved me the panic of finding a job in a post corona economy in 2020.”

4. You never know.

“In college I was on my university’s equestrian team. I’d been riding long enough to know that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong at a horse show, especially if you’re not prepared for it.

My car was always full of gear, and I was always poked fun at for it, but I saved so many team mates butts. Your crop broke? I got you. I always carried two. Got horse slobber all over your show coat? I got you. I always carried two extra pairs of show pants and there was at least one show where both of them were needed.

Then there was also the situation where the billets broke ( a strap that helps hold the saddle on) on one of the horse’s saddles and it was either a dressage saddle or mine. We made it work with mine.

Who brings their own saddle to an away horse show? I do because you never know what you’re gonna need.”

5. Fear of not being prepared.

“Growing up, my dad really instilled the fear of not being prepared in my head. If you have ever watched Freaks and Geeks, the dad at the dinner table recounting someone he knew who d**d as a result of their actions was a pretty spot on impression.

It extended beyond “don’t run with scissors” to, “don’t carry things on your lap when you’re in a car or you’ll be cut in half”, “walk opposite of traffic so if someone tries to kidnap you, you can kick their door in and run away”.

I instinctively catalogue items when entering a room based on what would be a good weapon, and have had to familiarize myself with preserving evidence. The last one is what came in handy.

Unfortunately, one of the worst case scenarios befell our family two years ago. My oldest daughter disclosed that she had been m**ested by my then FIL. I went into full auto-pilot here: took my daughter to a safe room, had family pick up my dog and youngest daughter, made sure she didn’t wash her hands. When she had to use the restroom, I asked her not to wipe. We didn’t change her clothes, we didn’t have her brush her teeth.

The DNA evidence they were able to collect off of her put him in prison and will keep him there.

Surprisingly, this has helped my overthinking. We all are getting a lot of therapy now and I’ve started to learn that it’s ok to not be for everything. Sometimes life sucks, and most of the time it’s completely out of our control.”

6. Already readjusted.

“My ex boyfriend of 3 years and I were seemingly totally fine, but he was just not texting back at his usual speed for a few days.

Any normal person would say “oh he’s just busy with work”, but I went straight to he’s clearly going to break up with me. Well, after 4 days of slow texts back, he breaks up with me.

I was completely prepared, had my ice cream in the freezer, chocolate in the fridge, tissues and lavender oil in the bedside drawer and bath bombs at the ready in the bathroom. I was so prepared that I didn’t even really need all of that though, because I had already readjusted to the mentality of having been broken up with.

That was my quickest bounce back from a relationship ever, 2 days and I was fine.”

7. Sticky icky icky.

“I hid a few grams of weed once.

I knew my adhd stoner brain would forget about it and sometimes it can be hard to come by if it’s dry.

My husband called the idea stupid and it wouldn’t come in handy.

Guess who ran out of weed a month later and couldn’t find any more, then suddenly remembered our secret little stash? This guy.

Kept us going until we could find some more and now my husband never gives me c**p when I hide things.”

8. That’s random.

“I slipped on the ice and shattered my femur.

Luckily I stuck my phone in my pocket before I took the garbage out for the explicit reason of “what if I slip on the ice and break my femur?”.”

9. Trust your gut.

“Overthinker here.

Dealing with a very corrupt local police force here in Orange County California, I thought of this far-fetched scenario where the police officers tried to raid my offices with a SWAT team over building code violations, so I installed a DVR system and just waited, I thought it was so far fetched that I never bothered to tell any of my colleagues what I was doing out of fear that they would laugh at me.

3 days after it was installed, 12 tactical units came in and busted down the door, they were laughing the whole time. All caught in glorious high definition video. It made local news even. Of course their claims were baseless and a fairly large civil suit was launched against the city. Trust your gut…”

10. Jeez…

“I saved 2 voicemail messages from my mentally ill father, who was coached by the woman who controlled him and financially abused him for 15 years to tell me never to call him again.

Her voice can be heard telling him what to say and he repeats her words verbatim. He passed away in 2019, but now those messages are the ‘slam dunk’ in the 400 pages of evidence I’ve collected to not only stop her collecting life insurance, but also demand she repay some of the tens of thousands in “unconscionable procurement.”

I’ll be giving the whole pile of evidence to her local police because there is no way my father was her only victim.”

11. Good move.

“I occasionally fear someone is following me when I’m driving. One night I leaned on my horn for someone who cut me off.

When I turned into a neighborhood to drop off my friend I noticed the same car behind me. Instead of stopping at her house to drop her off I drove past and did a circle around the block to see if they’d follow, which they did.

That turned into us being chased by them for about 30 minutes which is another story altogether.

I don’t want to think about what would have happened if I assumed it was another car from that neighborhood and stopped when I got to my friends house.”

12. Pandemic life.

“The pandemic.

I had been watching the news and new there was a virus spreading that was freaking officials out way more than normal. The day they announced a case in my county I made a trip to the store to stock up on the essentials like booze, food, and TP.

The lines were moderate but not at panic levels. A week later they announced the lockdown. Thankfully I had bought enough to last me 2.5 months without needing to leave my place.”

13. Have to be careful.

“Riding a motorcycle.

I always assume every car around me is going to wildly pull out in front of me or swerve into my lane. multiple times these assumptions have saved my life.

I’m a pretty crazy over thinker and a lot of times it’s needless worry.

But I feel like sometimes it prepares me for something that DOES actually happen.”

Have you ever found yourself in a situation like this?

If so, please tell us about it in the comments.

Thanks a lot!

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People Talk About the Statement, “Travel Culture Is Another Form of Flexing”

You know you have some people like this in your life…

They have a ton of money, they’re always traveling to amazing places, AND they’re constantly posting pictures of their adventures.

And some of these folks can be really shallow…you know it’s true!

Do you think travel culture is just another form of flexing and doesn’t make people any more enlightened?

Let’s take a look at how AskReddit users responded.

1. Here’s the deal.

“Many bash those who waste a lot of money on materialistic goods or who like activities that are considered “shallow”, like clubbing and partying.

Meanwhile, “traveling” is often portrayed as the enlightened way to pass your time. Of course there is nothing inherently wrong with traveling, but I disagree that people who travel a lot are automatically any less shallow than those who go clubbing or buy a lot of stuff.

First of all, “travel culture” is a form of flexing. It has become less acceptable to brag about owning expensive stuff, so people now brag about their trips. Especially on Instagram, it is obvious that many use their travels to flex and show us how “superior” they are.

“Traveling” doesn’t make you an enlightened intellectual in any way. I could maybe understand this argument 30 years ago but nowadays, anyone can find any information they want about any place they like.

They can use the Internet to explore a country, without traveling there and contributing to its destruction. (tourism can be very bad for the environment)

Also, people have fun with different things. Maybe someone thinks that buying a PS5 is more fun to them than going on some stupid trip. That is their business and their choice is not inherently inferior.”

2. Great experiences.

“I am an introvert but one of my best experiences was like, I am buying a ticket from London to Brazil…. Total bliss!

I absolutely love getting to know places on my own and meeting the locals. I have had a lot of fun travelling on my own. Met great people.”

3. A competition.

“I was really interested in this girl that traveled a lot and I travel a lot for work so I thought maybe we had something in common.

When I found out that all she does is get a $30 Airbnb to sleep somewhere for the night and then go to the next place just to mark it on her passport but never actually enjoys any of the places, I definitely said pass pretty quickly.

I was wondering what the hell is the point of traveling that much if you’re not enjoying any of it. It was like she was on this competition to check in on Facebook to as many places as possible and then used that in all of her conversations to try to act like she was better than everyone else.”

4. Let’s go a bit further.

“Taking this point a bit further, traveling to do the same activities everyone and their mother does aimed at tourists isn’t enlightening

Traveling becomes enlightening when you explore the culture, mingle with locals, try their traditional food.

That’s not something you can google or check online, it’s something you experience.”

5. Street cred.

“Tinder and Hinge in my 30s is at least 50% women with only pictures of travel, and their desires are travel, and the profile describes how they are the traveliest traveler that ever traveled.

I’ve traveled for work and vacations. It is not my personality. It really does look like gaudy flexing to me.

The ones that really irritate me are the people who “vacation” to oppressive dictatorships and dangerous areas like warzones for the traveler street cred.

It’s like being some kind of weird upper-middle class adrenalin junkie.”

6. Never heard that term before.

“My husband calls these people “globe f**kers”.

As someone who has lived and travelled in many different countries because of my work, I’m hyper paranoid about sounding like a pretentious a**hole when I talk about my experiences.

Being well travelled is not a personality trait, but the worst have to either be the people who “backpacked” (drunkenly stumbled thru 3 countries for a month) and talk about it for the next 15 years.

Or the volun-tourism crowd who think they really made a difference during their 2 weeks at an orphanage in a country they dont speak the language, or building houses with zero skills.”

7. The straight dope.

“The benefit is really only for people that pay attention and keep an open mind.

My family has some very devout Mormons in it, and a weird Mormon thing to do is to spend at least a few hours at exotic temples when in the area. My aunt and uncle went to Italy a couple years ago and literally spent two days at the Mormon temple there, in which they play dress up and watch the same Adam and Eve movie as they do at their temple in the US.

I’m sure they still did a few cool things, but I think that perfectly highlights a bit of an oblivious emotional distance from their destination’s culture, and I really think they miss out on the beauty of it by having such a cursory and perfunctory approach to travel.

I can’t deny that people over romanticize it and it can become a classist bulls**t flex, but when you get to go to a new place and see the world a little differently or understand their way of life a bit better, I think it can improve your own worldview and increase empathy….but you gotta actually get out there and pay attention to it all.”

8. Don’t show off.

“Finally having the ability to do some limited travel has really opened my eyes to the rest of the world in a way the internet never could.

I’m in my late 40s now, and I know it’s expensive, but I wish Americans traveled internationally more. We’re so much smaller than we think, and no amount of internet can showcase that in the same way actually staying in a foreign country can.

I think your issue is not with travel but with the way some people talk about travel or show off on social media.”

9. A good thing.

“Maybe it’s a flex for some, but there’s is no substitute for seeing and experiencing the world for yourself.

It does change you and reading about it isn’t the same by a mile.”

10. Just fantastic.

“I think traveling and exploring the world is a fantastic way to spend your fleeting life.

I have made it a point to travel frequently and to some pretty awesome places. I don’t even have Instagram and only take pictures of animals and landscapes. For me, it’s mostly for the food and different species of animals, because that’s what Im into as a biologist.

My favorite was the Peruvian Amazon. 7 monkey species, macaws, all kinds of snakes. You can see them in books, but there is no substitute for in person.”

11. What’s the motivation?

“Saying “I like traveling” is the same as saying “I like reading” – it tells you nothing about the person unless you ask more questions and ask them to elaborate.

Someone who says “I like reading” but only reads books like “Twilight” or “50 shades of grey” is different from someone who reads history books or specific books about their interest – space, chess, math, you name it.

Someone who says “I like traveling” but only goes to Thailand or Bali to party and drink for 2 weeks is not the same as someone who cycles around the world for 6 months, or crosses half the world on a boat, or backpacks through Africa staying in villages and connecting with local people.

These are all different experiences. One of them is definitely more enlightening than the other. One is about just having fun without improving yourself as a person while the other one is more likely to give you some “food for your brain”.

The important part is the motivation behind these activities. Why does the person travel? Some travel for parties, other travel for sports (surfing, diving, kayaking etc), others travel for nature (hiking, camping), other travel for volunteering (helping with wild life conservation, preservation, beach cleaning), other travel for the cultural exchange (teaching kids in remote villages English), some travel for their own education (taking Spanish lessons in Bolivia).

Some people combine several of them (personally that’s what I do). There are many reasons to travel. If you think that every traveler is the Instagram traveler you are just stupid and shallow which is pretty sad actually.”

12. From a travel industry worker.

“I used to work in the travel industry and dealt with numerous ‘country counters’ (people who are trying to visiting every country in the world).

It felt like the majority of them were mindlessly trundling around the world, ticking off countries as if it was simply something to consume. If that’s not sad enough, some of these country counters even compete with one another using league tables or try to bolster their reputations by marketing themselves as the first *insert s**uality, insert gender identity, insert race, insert social class, insert nationality, insert whatever* to visit every country in the world.

I can tell you now, despite what these people like to think there’s no skill in visiting a s**t-load of countries for sightseeing. It’s not an achievement and nor is it remarkable. All that’s required is money, competent travel agents and local fixers.”

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People Discuss the Statement, “A Lot of People Only Care About a Cause When It’s Trendy”

I’d like to believe that people support causes because they believe in helping folks out.

But, as I’m sure you already know, we live in a social-media-obsessed world where image is everything for some people.

And sometimes people latch onto the popular causes of the day because of how they think it will make them look…but how widespread is that phenomenon?

AskReddit users talked about whether or not most people only care about causes when they become trendy.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. What’s up with that?

“Hence why literal g**ocides have been going on in China for years now and yet most people in my day-to-day life have no idea whatsoever.

Even when I tell them, they barely give it more than a seconds thought because IT ISN’T TRENDY and there’s nothing for them to gain socially by pretending to care.

But you better believe they’re radical followers of whatever Tik-Tok and their television screen is pushing at the moment.

Also, where are all of those young people who were suddenly civil-rights revolutionaries last summer? The trend d**d down and I haven’t seen them post anything about any of that ever since… It’s back to non-stop selfies and photos of Starbucks coffee.

What’s up with that?”

2. Inauthentic.

“This is why I didn’t do the ‘black out’ social media posting last year. I didn’t want to inauthentically hop on a trend.

I always sign petitions/ signal boost / etc any good cause I see, but I wasn’t going to intensively commit to something I wasn’t prepared to keep up when it comes to social media. It felt fake to do so.

I keep learning and growing as we all do, but that isn’t gonna take the sum of one summer when literally everyone else is talking about it for the same length of time.”

3. A lot of issues out there.

“Part of the issue is that there are so many issues that are important. Enough of us are working most of the time and can barely manage ourselves that even if we care about something, we don’t have time to be active, without potentially putting our own welfare at risk.

When “cause” trends go around, especially if it’s not your primary concern (for example maybe you’re more of an animal rights activists or environmentalist) posting a black square is like the easiest lift for people to say, yeah I’m solidarity.”

4. All support is good.

“Any form of support is good. Whether monetary or otherwise, just showing solidarity is important.

To me, that’s what the black square thing was about, showing the people on the street and, more importantly the white supremacists that are actively combatting that movement in that specific scenario, that the public is on their side.”

5. A hot take.

“I don’t care about social issues.

I know, I know. I should care about everyone and everything. I just can’t mentally handle it.

Sorry no matter how manipulative your language is I can only physically care about a certain amount of issues.

I know I am not cool and trendy, but I’m fine with that. Most people who support every social issue going on in the world tend to be miserable.”

6. Some perspective.

“At a certain point, there’s just so much s**t that is and has always been going on in the world so to assert that you have to care about all of it all the time is, I think, pretty naive.

You can’t only care about things that affect you but at the same time those things should be like 90% of your focus. You’re just begging for a poor mental state in exchange for not really being able to change much.

My personal view is that the ones out there railing about X Issue tend to be young people from wealthy families who haven’t had much adversity of their own to deal with but just want some instance of adversity to get emotionally invested in.”

7. The man in the mirror.

“It is much more effective to just be a better person than yesterday and help everyone around you whenever you can.

No need to find and stay 100% updated on all the highlighted issues of the society on the internet and exhaust your brain and energy on learning manipulative stuff and propagandas of big corporation’s/leaders to make some more bucks or gain some more control/power, while the homeless near you starves for the 2nd day.

The only thing that people should feel the need to change is the man in the mirror.”

8. Overwhelming.

“I don’t think it’s fair how we’re expected to care about everything.

I think if every person cared about one cause then that would be enough, instead of expecting people to advocate for every single group.”

9. Woke.

“Welcome to the 21st century my friend , where people only care about something when it benefits them in some way or are socially pressured into thinking they need to care about something when they really don’t .

Honestly pretty much everyone ( obviously an exaggeration because there a few who genuinely care about the cause ) only care about something when it’s popular to support it , care or h**e on it for some reason or another .

And they couldn’t care less to get to the root of these issues or why they even exist in the first place , because all they care about is looking morally superior/woke or whatever and riding on their moral high horse while looking down on others , as if they’re so superior.”

10. Hashtag activism.

“Hashtag activism gives the individual a dopamine rush with minimal effort.

Basically it’s just a drug hit of self-righteous feel good bullc**p.”

11. Wouldn’t that be nice?

“There are many world problems people don’t talk about. I wish caring about all injustice and pain in the world was trendy so more people could be informed.”

12. Isn’t helping.

“It is called virtue signalling. Celebrities do this all of the time.

Wokeness is also the same thing and hurts certain campaigns rather than helping them.”

What do you think about this?

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People Talk About What’s Much More Dangerous Than Most Folks Realize

There’s danger lurking around every corner every time you step outside your house.

Speeding cars, wild animals, sketchy people, etc.

And there are also a lot of dangerous things out there that you don’t even realize…

People on AskReddit spoke up about what is much more dangerous than most folks realize. Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Risky.

“Tylenol.

It’s actually a lot easier to overdose on than most people realize, and it slowly destroys your liver over a period of days.

Not a fun way to d** to put it lightly.”

2. Can be dangerous.

“Exploring abandoned places.

When I was a kid I would do it all the time and take photos without any form of facial protection. Fast forward years later and I learn about how toxic certain molds can be, how many older buildings used materials like asbestos which can be in the air when places are left to rot, etc. At this point I just thank God I never had to deal with the aftermath of any of that!

Also to anyone who enjoys doing this, I get it. I just want to bring awareness to the fact that if you participate a respirator and goggles should be a must!

Also as a side note, be wary of scrappers and individuals looking for a place to do drugs had a run in like that during one of the last excursions I made and it’s not fun.”

3. Gotta be careful.

“Touch screen consoles in cars. Mazda now disables touch functionality in their vehicles because they found that when drivers interact with the touch screen they drift the vehicle to the right.

Taking your eyes off the road to press 3 buttons in three different positions on the touch screen, with a latency each time you press a button, because your seat heaters are literally burning your a**, while trying to maintain control of the vehicle during freeway traffic is God d**ned dangerous.”

4. Eyes on the road.

“Deer.

Over 120 people a year d** from deer directly, and another 175 to 200 from car accidents caused by deer (with some 10,000 injuries), and more d**ths and injuries related to deer hunting. By the way, deer are pretty mean and terrible parents.

I have seen a deer push her fawn ahead of her near the food, to see if there is a predator, then, if the fawn is ok, go out and hit the fawn to get at the food herself.”

5. Heavy machinery.

“Adam Savage has a good explanation about respecting workshop equipment. Last year, he had an accident with his lathe where it almost destroyed his hand.

Seeing him get emotional about not only the accident but also that he allowed it happen was quite sobering. I think he claimed that the brief lapse of judgement was almost akin to him putting too much trust into it and he felt like he didn’t respect it at that moment.”

6. Gotta know what you’re doing.

“Horses. They weigh 1200 pounds, they’re extremely jittery, and they can crush you or kick you to d**th on accident.

And that’s just horses in general. Stallions will try to hurt you just to assert dominance. And these are animals that have been known to bite each other’s throats out when they fight.

Don’t mess with horses unless you know what you’re doing. Always be careful, even if you do.”

7. Keep an eye on that thyroid.

“Anything to do with the thyroid.

It’s a bit more well known nowadays, but when I first was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (they told me it was Hypothyroidism at first), I didn’t even know what the thyroid was.

For people who might not know, the thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland in your throat. Without getting into it too much, it releases hormones that regulate many things. You wouldn’t expect this tiny little organ to be so important, but holy c**p it is.

I found out I had thyroid issues when I was 15 after I was constantly tired, had irregular periods (I’ve gone two months without a period before), my weight was out of wack, my mental health was constantly declining, and I had issues with breathing among other symptoms.

Apparently if I hadn’t started taking thyroid medication when I did, I would’ve gone into a coma within 2 weeks.

It didn’t help that I had a dad who constantly made fun of my weight and appearance even after finding out I had thyroid issues and learning how hard it was for me to loose weight. Turns out, his two sisters had Hypothyroidism and his brother had Hyperthyroidism.

It took quite a few years to finally find hormonal balance and I’m 20 now, but I’m doing a lot better than I was before, physically and mentally.”

8. Get moving!

“Lack of exercise.

People think if they’re sedentary but just eat so little that they don’t get overweight, then they’re just as healthy.

Sadly, no. Simply being thin does not equate to being healthy.

100 calorie snacks are not saving your life, they’re nothing but another sales tactic. A way to sell you less for more.”

9. Get out while you can.

“Toxic relationships.

Far too many s**cides happen because of bad relationships and no other way out.”

10. Swept out to sea.

“I live on the north coast of California.

People do not take seriously the signs that are posted on the beach regarding sneaker waves. If you are standing along the shoreline and not paying attention water can rush past on overtake you.

So when walking on the beach keep your head on a swivel and be mindful of the water.”

11. Don’t do it!

“I’ve heard enough horror stories from my parents who are both nurses to last me a lifetime.

Legs on the dash of a car are not allowed while I’m driving for this reason alone”

12. Put down the work once in a while.

“Working to d**m much.

I know, it’s expected, you’re a lazy f**k if you don’t. It leads to not getting rest so your body can heal, a really f**ked social life (i.e. none), and just general stress, which suppresses your immune system, appetite, and even your heart.

Also, people that nag about you not working enough. Huge health risk, both to themselves and others. We aren’t ever gonna make them happy no matter what, so f**k em, let them freak out and have a heart attack.”

13. Not worth it.

“Fights.

People are way too eager to prove who’s the bigger bada**. Hit someone the wrong way or start something with the wrong person and someone’s not going home. Then if the police show up, someone’s getting charged.

Depending on the severity of the other parties injuries and the word of witnesses, you could be going away for a very long time. Not to mention the civil suites that may bury you in debt.”

Now we want to hear from you.

In the comments, tell us what you think is much more dangerous than people realize.

Please and thank you!

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People Share What They’re Good at But They Don’t Brag About

Go on wit yo bad self!

Yeah, I’m talking to you!

You deserve to brag a little bit about yourself because we think you’re being way too humble about your awesomeness.

Can you dig it?

AskReddit users talked about what they’re good at but they don’t like to brag about.

Check it out.

1. I’d like to see that.

“Being over 6 ft, broad as a s**t house, think Scottish accent, beard down to my middle of my chest…

I can skip surprisingly fast, like I can skip faster than I can run.”

2. That’s great!

“Making people feel good about themselves by helping them understand their worth and finding strengths and positives in most human beings.”

3. Handy.

“I am a very handy individual with little formal training.

From replacing a timing belt to wiring a house, building a roof or a patio, computer repair, stripping and waxing floors. I can do or fix it all.

Luckily I have a career doing maintenance and custodial work, so I never need to spend money on equipment repair.

And just bought a fixer upper home that requires a lot of fixing.”

4. Quite a life.

“I have done a fair amount of disaster relief work.

I’ve held people and cried with them as they told me of their lost family members, their destroyed homes, and been able to compartmentalize that and lead groups of volunteers to build shelters.

I’ve dealt with corrupt politicians, dangerous gangs, almost died in an earthquake, and been about to keep going when it was so hard, my body hurt so much, and I was so emotionally drained.

I’ve had my moments. I’m currently depressed and in a very dark spot, but dammit, I’ve helped this world. I’ve helped people who were sleeping in the dirt to get under better shelter.

I’ve helped a baby whose mother was crushed in an earthquake get formula when no women were lactating in her village. I’ve played with children in a refugee camp and given my heart fully.”

5. That’s a good skill.

“I am a great time manager.

I can get so much work done without having to cancel anything important and I never leave anything last minute.

I don’t like to brag about it because I know how many people struggle with that and I don’t want them to feel insecure about it.

I don’t know how I got that skill but I feel really privileged with it especially after I seen how many closed ones suffer from the lack of it.”

6. Home is where the heart is.

“I never take credit for being an excellent homemaker.

Now, to be fair, I only work p/t so I do have more time on my hands than the average person.

BUT still… I keep a spotless, lovingly decorated home and I love to cook a good meal for visitors.

Not too many people enjoy or are good at homemaking these days.

It’s a lost art, if I do say so myself.”

7. Lifesaver.

“I saved a kid from drowning.

She and her sis had swam too deep for them to reach the bottom and the waves were going over their heads. Even I was slightly overwhelmed with the strength of the waves. She could barely pop over them to breathe occasionally. If she didn’t have her big sister with her to yell for help she’d have drowned.

It was years ago, but I still think about it sometimes. I always squish the impulse to talk about it, although it’s on my mind every once in a while. Sounds like bragging of the worst sort.”

8. Can’t talk about it.

“I ghostwrote for Columbia Records but ghostwriting is taboo in hip-hop so I can’t really talk about how awesome of a writer I am.”

9. I’m jealous!

“I read OBSCENELY fast.

Like, on a day where all I do is read, I can do three or four novels.

My friends timed me once and it was between 8 and 11 seconds per page.”

10. Good skill to have.

“I’m very, very good at mental math. Not savant level but it really used to wow people when I was a kid.

Now that I’m an adult with a job with no connection to math it doesn’t come up much.”

11. Multi-talented.

“I can mix drinks really well and have a great sense of what would go great in a cocktail since I was 14 because my mother used to own a restaurant and bar.

I’m 18 now and make good stuff for my parents.

I’m also well versed in French and Northern Italian cooking and can make amazing dishes.

It comes from the fact that my father is a good cook and my aunt is a professional chef and will own her own gourmet past restaurant in a year.”

12. Break it up.

“I’m ridiculously good at mediating fights/arguments.

Used to do it constantly for my mom and her ex-boyfriend as a teen.

Could’ve been a career path if I wasn’t mentally unstable myself.:

13. Can I come over?

“I make amazing chicken soup. I am making some tomorrow.

I make the stock from scratch. It’s actually a 3 day thing. Day 1 I roast a whole chicken covered in rosemary lemon butter. I shred the leftover meat off the carcass.

Day 2 I make chicken sandwiches out of some of the leftover meat. Basically a chicken melt on sourdough bread with the leftover chicken, Jarlsberg and smoked gruyere cheese.

Then I make the stock out of the chicken carcass, herbs, carrots, celery and onions. I add the last of the chicken meat and egg noodles to make the soup. I’m no pro chef but it’s really good soup.”

Now you’re up!

In the comments, tell us about what you’re good at but you don’t like to brag about.

We’d love to hear from you!

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What’s the Worst Example of Brown-Nosing You’ve Seen In Your Life?

Is there anything worse at work or school than a huge brown-noser?

It’s enough to drive me (and you too, hopefully) up the wall!

But, as you already know, these types of folks are lurking around everywhere…and I think we should all do our best to avoid them as much as possible.

So, what’s the worst example of brown-nosing you’ve ever seen.

AskReddit users shared their stories.

1. Trying to prove himself.

“The worst was a guy I worked with at my last job doing HVAC…because the boss was going to get a full report on whatever crew he worked with that day.

If you said something negative about the boss, he was going to tell. If you were a minute or two late coming back from lunch, he had a pic on his phone with the time stamp. If you didn’t hang something perfectly level or straight, he’d toss a level on it, snap a pic, send it to the boss. He also came in every Sunday and washed all the trucks (with no pay) to make sure we kept a good image,

Found out eventually it had nothing to do with the job…he was just dating the boss’s daughter and he was trying to “prove” himself.”

2. What a jerk.

“Had a coworker in my marketing team who was a lead designer.

He was often pretty dismissive of junior level employees, or would try and one-up everyone’s stories (you tell him you stayed at a hotel at the beach over the weekend, he tells you he stayed in a penthouse at the same beach for a whole week).

He also always tried to be in proximity of senior staff members and would brag loudly if they were within an earshot, hoping they would hear how awesome his life is, I would assume.

One day, a VP from our company had come up to talk to somebody in a pod close to ours. The pretentious designer loudly asked me about my weekend, I gave him an answer.

He responded loudly, one upping my answer, noticed the VP wasn’t paying attention to him at all, quickly got up, hovered behind the VP while he was talking to the other employee, eventually the VP cracked a joke and the designer let out the loudest, fakest laugh I’ve ever heard, startling the VP, who up until then was not aware that this guy was standing behind him. VP just got an awkward close lipped smile, quickly nodded his head, and walked away.

Designer came back to our pod, sat down, and started working as if he was never mid conversation with me.”

3. Embarrassing.

“Coworker would talk up the boss during meetings.

“Mrs. Boss, you’re the smartest person I’ve ever known! I wish I had some of your brains.”

4. A real a** kisser.

“Other receptionist at my work is a huge a** kisser.

Calls herself the head receptionist when she’s really just a part timer that doesn’t do her job right. Will constantly have “meetings” with the bosses and take credit for things other people do.

Most recent example is when a client brought us donuts and left them at the front desk. I was in a room but heard the convo between the client and her about the donuts being a gift.

Then heard her walk to the back and announce to our boss that she (receptionist) ordered them donuts because they work so hard.”

5. That’s enough.

“Fake laughter at the boss’s jokes.

Laughter that goes on for WAY TOO LONG so that even the boss notices and gets PO’d.”

6. Cringeworthy.

“This f**ker at my work was just promoted because he’s an a** kisser.

Constantly jumps over people to perform a task, but only when the manager is around, that kind of c**p. Recently, he wrote on our manager’s door (he has a dry erase board for messages) “(Managers name) is the GREATEST”.

F**king cringe. I h**e this dumba**, and I respect my manager less for falling for it.”

7. Weird.

“This was actually pre-work.

Canada’s largest airline had an unqualified secretary screening the applications for pilot positions. She would determine who got interviewed and who got put to he bottom of the pile.

Some guys would send her chocolates…literally….and get an interview two days later, where others had waited years. Others would send flowers.

It was close to criminal the way she got bribed, and there were a lot of examples. She was finally heavily demoted for her actions, but she should have been canned.”

8. Annoying.

“I called my boss by his first name and my coworker scolded me after he walked away saying, “No! You call him MR. so-and-so”.

She’d also always go out and buy him his lunch.

He cut your maternity leave short and he underpays you. What’s in it for you?”

9. You are The King.

“At my job there was this guy who kept buying his direct supervisor lunch every day.

One time the supervisor asked him why he kept doing it, he responded with “The king’s gotta eat”.

Everyone in the immediate area cringed super hard at that, including the supervisor.”

10. Incredibly annoying.

“One particular co-worker is almost insufferable with his behavior.

Constant trumpet blowing with his lackluster work, endless comments about how much money he has, degrading other team members to get some kind of moral high ground and get in good graces with management.

What’s more cringe is his posts and interactions on the team member WhatsApp group, really fake or cheesy c**p that definitely is not his character at all.

Basically everything that he does involves trying to s**t on someone to look better at his job.

Anyway, he thought he was top s**t after one of the managers recently left and applied to take the advertised Duty Manager role. He was shut down almost immediately and apparently one of the night managers straight up told him that they did not want him to work nights due to nobody wanting to work with him.”

11. No thanks.

“As a blackjack dealer in a casino I had a floor manager that h**ed me. The feeling was very mutual.

One day I was secret shopped and received a 100% with some outstanding personalized comments on it. The higher ups were so impressed that the head of Table Games came down from on high to give me 50.00 worth of cash gift cards (unheard of, we normally get 5.00 buffet vouchers).

This all took place in front of the floor who h**ed me. Then he reaches in his pocket and hands me a card for “an entry into a drawing for a 10.00 cafe credit” and tells me I did good. F**ker used my 15 seconds of fame to make himself look good to the dept head.

It kinda backfired when I handed it back and said “no thanks, I know you don’t mean it.” Dept head hauled my a** upstairs and asked what I meant. I didn’t need the job so I unloaded every single instance of harassment, s**ual harassment, hr investigations, and backed them all up.

Covid hit while he was suspended and he was not invited back when they reopened.”

12. Wow.

“I had a coworker that went to the boss’s apartment to massage his feet.

The boss was a power-mad tyrant with zero oversight.

The coworker was a complete sh**bag. I think he made it to work on time only 1 time in 2 years. And he was a compulsive liar. He lied about s**t that he didn’t even need to lie about.

Coworker was having car troubles so the boss let him borrow one of his cars. The coworker let slip that he had been at the boss’s place massaging his feet.

He said it absentmindedly, as if he wasn’t really paying attention to what he was saying. I was like, “Hold up!” He tried to claim he was just joking about it but I could tell the truth.”

Now it’s your turn!

In the comments, tell us about the biggest b**t kissers you’ve ever met.

We can’t wait to hear from you.

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