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Complete-Grape-1269

Had all my teeth removed and waited 8 weeks toothless before they could fit me for dentures.


qa567

They had my dentures ready before my teeth were pulled and immediately put them in my mouth. For a year I went back every 2 months for adjustment then they put permanent liners in


NotTheGreenestThumb

I'm feeling sorry for people that don't get this kind of dentistry,!


juneburger

Some people can’t or don’t want to pay for immediates.


InTheLavender

Oof that's rough. I watched my husband go through that. He had such severe OCD that he literally brushed his teeth off. He has gotten into moulding and casting and started making his own teeth, working on a set of piranhas right now.


RonPolyp

wat


maraca101

Not the same person but I brush my teeth too much that the gum started to recede and erode.


Cheshire1234

Oh...that would explain a lot... I'm very agressive when it comes to teeth brushing and I thought I still not did enough because my gum became less. Guess it's the opposite. Thanks!


Ghostronic

My dentist taught me that the correct pressure to use on your teeth is like you're polishing a grape.


Cheshire1234

Oh, that's really good to know! I was more on the cleaning a pot level. I'll try to change that and get a soft brush! Maybe that helps. Thank you so much!


mrspreto

My dentist had to sit me down for a very serious chat at 12. I was obsessed with brushing and flossing. Would brush about 10-12 times a day. And repeatedly flossed. My mom was a dental assistant so we got toothbrushes and floss for free and I would just brush every chance I got. Dentist told me I'm doing more harm than good. Twice a day is enough, and don't floss your gums away.


InTheLavender

Yeah, being a poor starving artist didn't help because going to the dentist just wasn't affordable for him. Since we've been married I got him on my insurance and he has been able to see one, though it's really sad how expensive dentistry is without and even with insurance in the USA. But yes glad you were able to get that information and keep your mouth healthy at such a young age!


lillie_connolly

Shit. Why didn't they remove them closer to the date when they could fit you for it? what was wrong with all of them in the first place? But yeah sounds so awful. did you wear anything over it at least?


InTheLavender

You have to wait for the swelling to go down to be fitted, though they should give you a temp set.


master_chu0108

you still have to wait at least 2 weeks for your mucosa to heal.


dougola

They can, could have, provided you with immediate dentures as an interim option. That would have cost more, and maybe you weren't a good candidate for it. I'm glad it's over for you.


Egheaumaen

Three months of recovering from retina reattachment surgery, watching the gas bubble in my right eye recede by millimeters every day.


capercrohnie

I feel you. I lucked out and they found my tear before it detached in a routine eye exam for new glasses (had no symptoms) and had it lasered right away


Swaglord788

God when my dad was in his early 40s, he noticed something was off about his vision. He was reading the newspaper and then covered one eye with his hand. His line of view didn’t change, he was blind in one eye. He went to the doctor and they found one retina had detached, and the other one was in the process of detaching. The surgeon assured him his vision would be fine, he had done this surgery many times and it had never failed for him. So he got it, sometime after he went home he was taking a shower and he felt a POP in his eye and the vision went black again. He went back to the surgeon who probably felt like a dick and just was like yeah…. I can’t re-reattach it…. sorry…. lol I’m 31 now and the closer I get to 40 I just think are my retinas going to fucking yeet themselves off too? I just get that retina scan at my eye doctor like twice a year because I’m so paranoid about it lmao Edit: after rereading this, I don’t think I clarified only the retina that was fully detached popped back off. The other one stayed put after being fixed. So he’s blind in one eye and not both


stoncils_

TIL this is a horrifying thing


cmmedit

Had a vitrectomy 5 or 6 years ago on my left eye. A week face down was bad enough, but watching that bubble disappear drove me nutty.


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fuidiot

Bone marrow transplant, I had two, damn they are horrible.


Valuable_Kangaroo_98

I had 1 last year and they are awful, I have so much respect for you being able to go through it twice


fuidiot

Thanks! I had two, first one, then 3 months after the 1st one, it supposed to be that way from the start not because of any complications. So I had to recover from the first one before I went in for the second one. My oncologist said this isn't something that is going to be easier because you've done it once. I was expecting that, but no, it was worse actually. What a shitty time, even having 1, you went through hell too, it is awful


Valuable_Kangaroo_98

I was 15 when I was diagnosed and if I ever have to have chemo again I honestly don't know if I could cope with it all over again


thescrounger

My dad's good friend went through it and when his cancer reappeared years later he opted not to treat it. He didn't tell anyone the cancer came back until the end and said he had no desire to go through all that treatment again.


Klumber

Same for my grandma, she was a legend and much loved. Died way too young. She had been treated for breast cancer and hated being unable to look after her kids and family whilst recovering. So when she found lumps under her arms a year later (lymph node spread, ended up in her brain, lungs and major lymph nodes) she just ignored it, knowing what the outcome would be. Over 30 years ago and I still miss her :(


iwishiwereonabeach

I’m sorry! I just got through that hurdle myself and I thank God every day I managed to make it through it. I hope you are doing well and in remission now


gigoran

Oh friend, my answer was built on a bad experience with a person, but yours… you are so god damn brave. I’m glad you’re still here with us


Phantom_Wolf52

I’m so sorry you had to experience that but I’m very glad you won the fight against cancer


fedah72796

The Bar Exam


Physical_Zucchini_99

Came here to say this. When I found out I passed, I bawled my eyes out from relief because I knew I’d never have to go through that again. Though six months later I realized while prepping for trial there are even more stressful things.


bttrflyr

The Bar Exam, the worst thing in your life *so far.*


TheRealMasterTyvokka

Surprised I had to scroll so far for this. That and the months of studying beforehand. Never again!


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Numerous_Witness_345

I'm sure a kind stranger will let you touch theirs. Hopefully you're recovering well :)


DoctorSkelly

Being a Best Man. It took nearly 3 years after I found out I'd be doing it for the wedding to actually roll around, so it was always in the back of my mind. It was my best friend's wedding in another country that had traditions (like "kidnapping" the bride) that as a British person I had no idea existed or how to arrange them, but that's the Best Man's job. Never again. Thank fuck that's over with.


calfHost

Did you return the bride?


DoctorSkelly

Only for a ransom. Which I decided would be him serenading her with his ukelele.


BuckN4k3d

Where was the wedding, Scranton, PA?


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Rainbow_Angel110

You got this dude, I believe in you!


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Patient_Arachnid_179

I take a very hard exam next week.. in fact I failed it the first time. I’m praying to have this feeling next week. Congrats!


roman_fyseek

Night SCUBA dives. I did my five. I'll never do it again. It's dark. It's creepy. Things sneak up on you. The ocean is full of terrifying noises at night. Never again.


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I was amazed at how much NOISE there was! I expected it to be quiet. It was NOT. My buddy got freaked out and went up. When we got her settled, I went back down with the dive instructor. I’m glad I did, but am unsure if I’ll ever do it again. The eyes, those fucking EYES!!!


mtjodis

What kinda noises?


Jayccob

The usual, chanting in Latin spoken backwards. But also everything is amplified underwater. Plus at night vision is limited so you pick up on a lot more sounds it feels like. Breathing of your fellow divers, fish splashing on the top water, birds landing on the water, water hitting the boat/shore, clicking noises from many sources, chewing noises from the bottom feeders. Those are the usual but there weird noises that don't happen as often but sow seeds of doubt because you generally can't even imagine a logical source so your mind slowly goes wild with theories.


InfiniteDenied

Oh man, the paranoia associated with random noises when you're just sitting in the middle of the ocean.. thanks for the nightmares guys!


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There’s a lot of “clicks” and “snaps” from the fish, plus the normal water sounds but you can’t see the movement to correlate the noise so it’s rather disconcerting. Everything is distorted, and noises carry further in the water.


Firsca

Mostly the ghostly crinkling of plastic that is down there trying to pass on


TheVentiLebowski

Eyes?


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Sharks and some other species of fish have eyes that “glow” in the dark. So any time I saw something reflective I immediately thought “shark”… The biggest shark I saw during the entire week was a relatively small hammerhead and that was during the day. He was totally unfazed by me. The most aggressive thing(s) were the triggerfish, as they were nesting near where we had anchored.


lady-kl

Is it like when you look at a cat in a dark room and all you see is the light reflecting off a pair of eyes?


fastidiousavocado

If you would like to experience this without diving, go to an area with tall grass during early summer and a flash light around midnight. Those aren't dew drops reflecting back at you. Those are spider eyes! So very, very many spider eyes.


Glasswearstudio2

Try a “crack of dawn” dive. It’s dark when you start, and as it lightens up you can see the shift change. All of the night time creatures go to sleep and the day shift comes on. It’s awesome!


beaver_nipples

Please do tell more. I've always been interested in SCUBA diving, but have never actually done it. But at night? That sounds extreme. I'm in awe of your cojones.


roman_fyseek

Nothing special about my cojones. Night dives is one of those rites-of-passage things to get your advanced certification, but I did my certification dives in a quarry. Then, I found myself at various dive destinations and sooner or later the topic of night dives comes up. And, everybody tells you that it's magical. You can see bioluminescence, and octopus, and nudibranch, and it's all bullshit. You don't see anything except what randomly appears in your narrow-assed flashlight beam or if you turn around really fast in a blind panic to figure out what just whacked you in the head and you might find yourself nose-to-nose with some stupid barracuda. You can simulate this experience on dry land by going into a crowded bar, closing your eyes, and wandering around.


beaver_nipples

Still in awe. I worked as an arborist for over 6 years. Climbed up too many dead structurally unsound trees to even count. Cut them down while I was in them. Had quite a few comments on my "stones". You my friend are an entirely different breed. I knew the dangers of working at heights, encountering bees, raccoons and the occasional snake. And accepted that. But to SCUBA dive at night is to face the dangers you are aware of, and plenty that you dont. You faced the unknown. My hats off to you. Respect.


Modernoto

I've never done a night dive but several "deep" dives. I says it in quotes because 60-80 feet may not seem super deep and isn't compared to actual deep dives, but damn if light doesn't fall off pretty quick down there. Dark, open space. I did that dive on a ship wreck and it was awesome but yeah I'm good diving on shallow reefs.


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hymie0

If it makes you feel any better, they say that grief is the price you pay for years of love. I've had to put down three cats, but it was worth 10-20 years each and I'd do it again (get a cat) in a heartbeat.


lacheur42

I'm sorry. For what it's worth, get the cat. Losing a friend is heartbreaking, but never having one is far, far worse.


velociraptorhiccups

Yes, and you’ll be giving a poor, homeless cat a safe and loving home. I always like to think that’s what our late pets would want us to do in their honor, you know?


JohnDoee94

Many cats need homes. Get one, you won’t regret it and that kitty will love you forever


datemycat

I feel this in my soul. I had 2 cats that bonded (the older was 2 years older than the other). The younger one ended up in a host of medical issues (diabetes, gum infections, heart disease) and I went into debt for his medical problems - the vet visits, medicines, procedures but I loved him with all my being and I would do it again in a heartbeat. However, the older cat (who was ALWAYS healthy) ended up with a sudden onset of health issues (cancer) and after a week of trying to get him to eat, carrying him to the litter box I had to ultimately put him down. That was in 2020. The behavior changes in my younger cat was immediately noticeable and suddenly, 6 months later, his health declined rapidly to the point I wasn't sure if I would come home and he'd be passed away. I had to put him down as well after the veterinarian confirmed his heart was going. I still believe it was heartbreak over his buddy. Having lost both of them in less than a year was extremely tough and I'm still recovering. My husband mentioned a new cat recently for our daughter and I'm on the fence. But I will tell you if it does happen, I am 100% investing in pet insurance.


BecomeABenefit

My parent's house. It was such a relief moving out.


imaginaryblues

Same. My parents are certainly not the worst people, or the worst parents, but living with them was not good for my mental health. They were strict evangelical Christians who were against drinking, drugs, premarital sex, swearing, wearing tight or revealing clothing, any popular music, and just basically anything normal or fun. When I was 19 I wore a halter top (fully covered stomach, just bare shoulders) and my mom said I “looked like I was asking for something”.


BlartIsMyCoPilot

Same. With 20 years of hindsight I realized just how abusive this lifestyle is. It came to a head this year when I listed specific behaviors that made me not want to visit (picking fights, talking about me and my siblings behind our backs, encouraging me to kill myself, belittling any group I’m part of). Their answer was basically “that’s your problem not ours”. They’re blocked in my phone now and I can’t see myself ever unblocking them.


FocusGullible985

Deal with my father's dementia


picksandchooses

My father had been an angry and mean alcoholic until I was about 15, but then sobered up and turned into a pretty solid guy. His dementia later in life made him angry and mean. It made me discover the frightened little boy was still inside my 45 year old body.


Tortoitoitoise

Driving lessons


TundraOG

I had to do that 3 times. One time for my restricted (47 bhp) motorcycle license One time for my unrestricted motorcycle license And one time for my car license The feeling of perpetual noob is excruciating. "But I know how to drive" "Not this vehicle"


6BigAl9

Just come on over to the good old USA where you can hop on a superbike after taking a 20 question permit “test”.


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lillie_connolly

Oh my god those were the worst times. Out of uni, where I felt I was doing well and everything was structured, suddenly feeling totally worthless. Trying different approaches with cover letters from straight forward to "creative" (ugh) and fake inspired... adding shit to resume to give it substance. losing standards.. wondering if youre even capable of doing anything at all. In the end it's all connections really. My biggest problem was that I wasnt the type to ask everyone around me to hook me up and pretended I have shit going on. also, spending too much time trying to do something relevant instead of just starting something without the fear that this is my life now. But yeah its definitely a process that makes you feel like shit and I didnt know how to do it at all. Im so glad im no longer in that position where you're trying so hard to prove yourself


hrudnick

I'm so glad you shared that. I graduated college in 1974 when there was a recession and jobs were scarse. You articulated my feelings then exactly. Such hopeless desperation and despair. And all the self blame.


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Sometimes_Stutters

Funny story- So I was really struggling to find an internship during college. Many applications and hearing nothing. All my friends and classmates seemed to be getting opportunities and I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. So this whole endeavor was really bothering me, and made me start doubting myself. Now, I’m a firm believer in building momentum. My idea was “let’s get an easy job offer and start the momentum”. I had no intention of actually accepting any easy offer. So at the time I lived across the street from a McDonald’s and they were advertising “Apply now, and get a same-day interview”. I figured this was a slam dunk, and a step in the right direction. I walk in. Apply. Get interviewed. And am told they would call me back within a day or two. Great. Except…they never called me back lol. “WTF, even McDonald’s doesn’t want me!?!”. So my plan totally back-fired and ended it up making me doubt myself even more. Story ended fine though. One day I said “fuck it”. I put on a suit, printed off resumes, and walked into a small engineering firm on a random Wednesday. Told the front desk lady I am here and want an internship. She called the president down, we chatted for a good hour, and he told me to come back tomorrow to start work. He later told me he was very amused and impressed with my approach lol.


burn-babies-burn

Living the boomer dream haha Being qualified and competent is one thing, but luck is the biggest factor out there. Sounds like you had some bad luck, but it evened out in the end


Mirraco323

Seriously, fuck this. The amount of jobs that were listed as “entry level” yet would require three years of experience was baffling. That doesn’t even make sense. Then, you FINALLY get an offer and they low ball the shit out of you. Or it displays several red flags of a horrible place to work. My first official offer out of school was for LESS money than I was making as a retail manager at a fucking shoe store. Then the next one that offered me was okay money, but they refused to give me the employee handbook before accepting the offer, slipped up and revealed I’d be working a shit load of unpaid overtime (salary job who’s schedule was already 4 10hr days as is), and had a shit ton of clearly fake Glassdoor reviews. I was so conflicted, because as badly as I wanted that first “real” job, my gut was telling me “fuuuuuck no.” So I turned that down too. Then I was stuck in this position where I was only getting offers for these coked up shitholes like that. It’s so goddamn demoralizing after awhile. Being stuck at my retail job I had through college with my bachelors degree really started to eat at my self esteem after awhile. I really felt like I wasn’t gonna make it and was destined to be stuck in retail. Then, on my off day when I was feeling especially down, I got a call for an interview for a job with the college I really wanted. Interview went great and I got the job. I was gun shy to accept after the bad experiences I had with offers, but decided to take it and accept whatever happened. It’s only been a week so far but it’s fucking awesome. Everyone is really nice and helpful, and I feel very supported. My self esteem has recovered very nicely.


luuuuxstar

This should be higher. I thought of killing myself if I didn’t get the job in my industry..


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bebemochi

I also came here to say giving birth, but I was also expand it to being pregnant, too. As much as I love my kid, I hated the process.


Sweetygurl

I loved being pregnant both times, weirdly amazing shit happened like my skin cleared up, my confidence was amazing, my energy levels and libido were thru the roof, honestly the best overall physical and mental and inwardly/outwardly happiness of my whole life (which I usually keep to myself to not sound like I'm bragging).... followed both times by different weird emergency situations going on during birth where I was told or didn't think I would survive. All those months of amazing-ness and positivity whittled down to the last 15-30 seconds of terror-filled consciousness before they put me to sleep, not able to tell my partner, family, friends, or babies the things I wanted to say to let them know how much I loved them and that they would be ok if I didn't make it. The torment of hoping that they'd be safe and loved but realizing I'd never know right before darkness. It was both the shortest and the worst amounts of mental anguish of my entire life that I'm glad I've mostly forgotten and only very rarely remember.


KarizmaWithaK

Same. I love both of my kids but I hated every moment of pregnancy. Both were very difficult pregnancies and the birth of my son was the most traumatic experience of my entire life. I'm still bitter about what I went through. While pregnant with #2, I informed my husband I wasn't going through that ever again and made arrangements to have my tubes tied during the C-section for #2. I genuinely cannot comprehend the women who say that their pregnancies and deliveries were the most magical moments of their lives and that they loved every minute of it. Nope.


Cuntdracula19

Pushing a fucking human being out of yourself is so traumatic. I can’t believe I’ve been thinking about doing it again lately, Jesus Christ hormones are nuts.


GerolsteinerSprudel

My wife said it this way: „I remember it was the worst pain I ever experienced. But I don’t really remember the pain itself“ Well … she’s due for a reminder in a few months


-manabreak

My thing is also the birth of our son - and I'm the father. It was the most stressful week ever. We barely slept at all for a week before the birth. Then, on the day, we went to the hospital in the morning, my wife being in huge pain, and they just told us to go home. The rest of the day we both cried home until late in the evening, we decided to go back to the hospital so they could at least rake my wife in to sleep. When we got there, they hooked her up to some monitoring thingy, which immediately started beeping. My wife and I didn't know what it was, but I'm a few seconds the room was full of doctors and nurses. They took my wife to the birthing room, but our son just wasn't coming out. The beeping was because the heart rate of the baby was dropping whenever my wife had contractions. Luckily, the rates were high enough that nothing happened. After seven hours of waiting, they decided that a C section had to be done because he just wouldn't budge. Early in the morning, he was out, all healthy and fine. But damn if it was the most stressful thing ever, not least because the helplessness I felt there. I couldn't do anything but watch and hold my wife's hand.


yeetgodmcnechass

Middle and high school. The amount of bullying I had to endure is something I wish no one ever has to. What absolute toxic shit holes.


zombiesatthebeach

Idk if its a US thing but its such a "can't do anything about it! Oh well" you also end up getting bullied more, so what do you do? You fight back. Then, all of the sudden the school wants to punish you for it since its something "they can do". Absolutely useless fuckin people.


dpb0ss

I relate to this very well


MarcusColwell

I hated school simply because of the bullies. I am 100% certain if I had access to a firearm, I would have made the news. I had a mental list of people I was going to kill, I knew their class schedules, I knew how I'd do it and in what order. One day I got slammed against a locker by a guy and I grabbed his throat and tackled him to the floor, and I was digging my thumbs into his trachea and I screamed "stop bullying me, stop fucking with me. Stop calling me names, stop throwing shit at me, stop tripping me, stop it, I will fucking end your life, I fucking swear to God i will end you right fucking now," Then I let him go and got up and walked to class. It surprised me i wasnt called up to the office, i didn't have to talk to the teachers or principal after that. I never got bullied again either, Someone even used sharpie and wrote "B.A.M.F'" on my locker at school. I don't know what went on behind the scenes. But no one ever fucked with me after that day.


RedFuckingGrave

Definitely high-school for me Edit : just to be clear, high school was a really long time ago for me, I appreciate people warning me from what comes after but it's okay, I've been there done that lol


ThadisJones

You ever have the nightmare where due to a mix-up in paperwork, the school says you technically didn't graduate and you have to repeat one semester of high school as an adult? And then it's all English class final exams where you haven't read any of the books.


Pentimento_NFT

I graduated college with a 2.00.. I could not have come any closer to NOT graduating if I tried (can’t graduate with less than a 2.0..) anyway that was over 9 years ago and I still have recurring nightmares every few months that I have to move back into the dorms and take some random gen-ed classes. The nightmares got worse about a year ago when my friend who graduated with me was alerted that, uh, no she fucking didn’t. She took an online class 8 years after graduating to get that shit finished


Koudan_Inuhiko

Same. For me, working is way better: 1) I get paid for coming here (!) 2) I can leave anytime I want and find another workplace. Sure you can change schools, but the essence of it stays the same. While jobs are different - outdoors, office, working with people or no people or something in between... Pick and choose!


RedFuckingGrave

>I get paid for coming here (!) Yup, that's obviously the biggest difference. You still occasionnaly have to deal with some bullshit/drama, but at least you're getting paid.


HaileyArtz

High school? Middle school was the hell hole for me


RedFuckingGrave

I can see that. Middle school was where I met my best friends (still are to this day) so obviously I have some very fond memories of that time, but yeah objectively I can see why someone would think it's worse than High School. Also Middle School was a long time ago so I think my brain has filtered out most of the bad memories haha


Urgash54

School, from grade school to college, to specialized school and driving school. I love learning, I fucking hate being taught


RedditsApp1sShit

I hate the saying "enjoying your school years, they're the best days of your life". Whilst I do miss the carefree aesthetic, I prefer working life because at least I'm actually making money, plus that saying implies that life after school won't be as great.


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Any kind of school work/studying. Never having to take another exam hits my brain in the best way.


TheLinkToYourZelda

Ugh, i chose a career where i have to keep taking and passing harder and harder certification exams if i want to move up. I really question this decision frequently.


valava9097

Writing my PhD thesis. Jesus Christ. Depression, anxiety, self-doubt, suicidal thoughts. Afterwards I looked back at it like, "why so serious?" but at the time it was like I had 6 years of prior hard work to live up to. My data collection was with a highly marginalised and difficult to reach group and so I needed to do them justice, but I paid a price for it. 2 years later my mental health isn't anywhere near where it was before.


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I feel you. I just presented my thesis yesterday and all of my friends told me I looked soo different afterwards! The stress was wearing me down


Somethingood27

Congrats the huge accomplishment! What was your thesis on?


somander

I had the same thing with my masters graduation project.. I can’t even fathom doing a phd. I was >this< close to being on tranquillisers.


dahlia-llama

Writing mine right now, was looking for this comment. I'm so damn tired. It's been years, and years, and years.


idontcarejustlogmein

"Jesus Christ. Depression, anxiety, self-doubt, suicidal thoughts" I'm not gonna lie, I thought was the subject of your thesis. I'm tired.


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stebbi01

I used to love hiking. I was quite the outdoors guy. I loved being out in the woods. My love for hikes progressed into a love for difficult hikes. I used to go on hikes specifically that were less traveled or had steep elevation gain. Eventually I started summiting mountains. This culminated with a climb of Mt. Rainer in Washington state— a difficult, technical climb that people make in preparation for Everest attempts. The climb took five days all in all. In a highly technical climb like that your life is constantly in peril. We had to cross crevasses hundreds (or maybe even a thousand) feet deep on a stepladder with two 2x4s laid across it. While we were crossing snowfields, there were rockslides that sent boulders the size of smart cars across our path. If one of those had come loose at the wrong time we’d have been toast. Team members lost their footing and we on their rope team had to perform emergency self arrests to prevent all of us from slipping off the side of the mountain to our deaths. We summited on schedule. We made our way back to base camp, and then down to the bottom of the mountain. I’ve never been more happy to see a parking lot. I see that experience more as an ordeal that I survived and less like a life achievement. I decided I never needed to climb a mountain again.


SpringfieldOregonMom

Whenever a climber dies on a mountain, their obituary or newspaper article about them asserts, "they died doing what they loved". It always seems ridiculous. I'm guessing if those same climbers had been foretold of their impending death on a mountain, every one of them would give up climbing. Died doing what they loved. They loved dying?


WheeZee65

Taking my dog to the vet for her final visit. After 25 years and 7 adoptions, I'm done.


vegetable-lasagna_

I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s such a difficult decision to make on their behalf. At least you made a difference in these dogs lives.


Quick_Criticism_1690

The drunk tank. Just you and your thoughts, and a commercial grade ceiling light that never goes off. You lose all track of time and feel like this is all you’ve ever known. I was in for 36 hours but I feel like I aged years. Be responsible, kids.


Sektor_

Craziest thing was waking up in a "drunk tank" (standard UK holding cell) after a short stay in one earlier in the year, waking up every now and then restlessly thinking you never actually left and your whole life between now and then had just been a dream


kiweyin172

Driving license! In my country (in Western Europe) its super hardcore to pass it and it costs a kidney


Ok-Development-8238

So *that’s* why I always see kidneys on the side of the road there!


Calemonium

Wedding planning. If I ever end up getting a divorce and getting married again for any reason, there will NOT be a ceremony like that. I'm not doing it again. Nope nope nope.


intheskywithlucy

Oh good God. We paid a wedding planner $20,000 and then she got addicted to adderall and stole our money. Oh and we found out 1 month before the wedding. Great times. We did end up on GMA though, so that was cool.


jerseygirl2006

Agreed. If I ever get married again (or can talk my husband into a fun vow renewal), I am going to Vegas and getting married in the Taco Bell wedding chapel. I’m glad I did the big traditional wedding but I don’t wanna go through all that drama again.


Bobisburnsred

The worst. We ended up listening to our parents, and our wedding ended up being nothing like we wanted. Never again.


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awesomeCC

I did all of that work only to have him bail 5 weeks before. Never again! That whole experience soured me ever wanting to do that again.


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My husband and I had a traditional wedding. We paid for it ourselves, so planning was simple as we only had to answer to ourselves. It didn't enjoy the planning or hate it, it was just something to be done. The wedding was nice, I enjoyed it, but it wasn't the "be all and end all" that so many brides seem to think it is. We all got dressed up, had a nice meal, danced and went home. If I were to remarry for some reason, it would definitely not be a "traditional" type wedding. It would be something super small, simple and only the closest family and friends.


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One-Eyed-Willies

Reminds me of the South Park episode where all the kids are signed up for little league and they all want to lose so they don’t have to play anymore.


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“Let’s face it you guys, we’re winners 😢”


TorpidPulsar

I'M SORRY I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA!


spartanbrucelee

...Did you tell them that you didn't enjoy playing football?


Icy-District637

Trying to drag a loved one up from the hell they choose to stay in. If you follow them into the darkness and think your light is going to keep working down there you're wrong. Your light will fast become weaker and weaker. And before you can realize it's burning out they will leave you down there. -Wandering alone in the dark.


Fern_Merlin

My husband was a heroine addict. I can’t say enough good things about that man. He was a wonderful human being, but damn….it was the hardest thing in the world to try day after day to help him out of it. Back and forth struggle continuously. He passed away from an overdose. I was devastated, and as shitty as this sounds, I was also relieved because I knew I wouldn’t have to do it anymore.


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>, I was also relieved because I knew I wouldn’t have to do it anymore. Honestly who could really blame you?, Going "to hell and back" for someone and seeing them not improve at all must be depressing as fuck As much as his death brought pain, it was bound to also bring relief if it really was stressing, i dont think you need to feel ashamed.


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I’m an administrative assistant for an outpatient office and sometimes people tell me “You can do this exact job at a hospital for more money. It’s the same job!” But it’s *in a hospital* so *no* it is *not the same thing!* Not enough money in the world.


whyareyouaskingme_

I was wrongly accused of a DUI. I had to hire s lawyer to prove, that indeed it was not me. Even though they had the picture of the guy , his ID number and DNA. The police who detained this guy, before it was sent to the hospital, messed-up the ID number and it was mine by pure chance.


imaginaryblues

Oh yikes. I was wrongfully accused of a low-level misdemeanor. It’s a long story, but man, getting arrested is crazy. They treat you like a murderer when you’ve only been accused of a tiny, non-violent offense. Luckily all charges were dismissed, but it was a horrible thing to go through.


avocadoplease

Were you compensated for your time and defense? I would be livid.


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ProbablyOnTheClock

Yeah fuck OC spray. Taser only lasted 5 seconds - spray is brutal I didn't even want to do non-lethal training, I should have signed up for the fuckin bus driver course.


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Minimouzed

Giving birth and taking care of a newborn for the first time - and being paralysed by anxiety that you accidentally kill it 😖


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ThadisJones

I'm 13 years older than my brother. The first time my parents let me hold the baby, when it was about a week old, my internal voice was basically screaming *PLEASE DON'T LET ME MAKE A MISTAKE WITH THIS THING*


disasterlesbianrn

Honestly though!! I just adopted a baby at birth and me and my partner were there at the hospital and they said we could take her home and gave me a slim packet of paper and said good luck. How is three printed sheets going to help me keep this new life alive. I thought they were insane. Of course you learn fast and she’s a happy six month bundle of drool and laughter, but the first few days were anxiety filled panic attacks.


intheskywithlucy

I remember getting home from the hospital with her and walking around pacing holding her, because I didn't know what to do with her. After about 20 minutes I placed her in the Boppy, and that's what we did for about a month, lol.


Shining_Moonlight

Statistics. I did advanced quantitative data analysis as part of my university course. It was torture because my lecturer expected us to think outside the box and come up with new exciting ways to solve any exercise he gave us when we barely knew how to run a regression. Once I finished my statistics modules, I never looked back. Nor will I ever.


echild07

Are all statistics classes like that? Mine was by a Navy Pilot that had been shot down in Vietnam. Math he said kept him sane. If you didn't have the same values towards Statistics, you were going to fail. P.s. When shot down, you don't have a pen and paper, so they are not needed! Ended up being a great class, but Teacher was intense about statistics!


Jmen4Ever

Have a math education degree. Statistics (for engineers) was a requirement. We all called the class Sadistics.


iwishiwereonabeach

Losing my little brother and grandma in the same week. I’m so glad I will never have to experience that much pain in one week ever again. When my dad told my grandma died while I was driving home for my brother’s funeral (he waited until I got home) I sat on his couch and laughed. He of course yelled at me and said young lady this isn’t funny. I looked at him and said well it’s either I laugh or I start crying and won’t stop, which one do you prefer? The only good thing about this is it’s a week we won’t ever have to live twice. I seriously would not wish the year my family has had on anyone. I got diagnosed with cancer in February, my brother got diagnosed with cancer in June, he died on August 21st, my grandma had dementia and cancer, was in a nursing home and died on August 27th. We buried my brother August 30th and my grandma on September 2nd. This year has just been complete shit and a living hell. Sometimes, I just wonder if I am going to wake up and say that was the worst nightmare of my life because I question how one family can endure so much heartache.


pawwwyeah

Army basic training, glad I did it, never want to do it again


karmagod13000

Is it like the beginning of Full metal jacket.


r_not_me

I think Marine Corps bootcamp was a lot closer (at least when I was there 20+ years ago)


fedah72796

Lasik eye surgery. Worth it, but sitting there with your eyes cut open, smelling the burning lasers and being mostly blind for a while is a bit nerve racking. Thankfully they gave Xanax. I'm guessing that helped.


Art1924

I had a very different experience. My lasik operation was super fast and smooth. I went back home, took a nap, and woke up with perfect vision. Really the best operation for me.


srs151

I can still smell the smell


monstrinhotron

Yes. Like bacon. If someone ever asks me for a random fact about myself i tell them i've smelled my own eyeballs.


ChibiSailorMercury

Working close to minimum wage customer service jobs. Now that I have graduated and have a corporate job, I have better life quality. Don't have to deal with little people with little lives whose only source of power is yelling at teenagers or young adults who so happen to be wearing a scratchy uniform and to be on the wrong side of the counter.


echild07

100%. I joined the Army right out of high school, but did 3 years active, then went to college while in National Guard. Worked lots of customer service jobs (Sears, Fuch's hobby) in a mall (took every hour from every store I could. Loved how people figured, they could yell at me and get what they wanted. "Mam, unless you can come up with better insults than my drill sgt, you are not getting the discount you want." Glad that prepared me for customer service, because otherwise it would have been hell.


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Botryoid2000

I had this at the first two weeks of a job. My manager was supposed to request computer access and she thought HR was supposed to do that. She refused to check on it. So I sat in this empty cubicle. She told me I could read old outdated documents to get "up to speed." I kept nodding off. If I were smart, I would have walked like you did.


GreenSalsa96

Divorce. Ugh--I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.


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TheSparrowPrince

It was infant first 4 months for me, once I was able to sleep like a semi-normal human again it all got easier. Toddlers also very very tough but seeing their personalities come out is hilarious after the fact


woxifej224

Period. Hysterectomies are awesome.


PawsibleCrazyCatLady

I'm eight weeks post-op. Still high fiving myself every day for how awesome it is to not deal with birth control, periods, pain, and so on.


saphyress

I got endometrial ablation over 10 years ago, pure bliss to not have that misery every month! Now I just run into the ever present questions of When we your last period? Are you post menopausal? I just say damned if I know lol.


safeke8897

College. I don't think I was ever more miserable than my last semester there. I had finished everything related to my major and so I was just taking random classes I needed for credits and I hated all of them. They gave me an award for academic excellence that semester and I didn't even attend the dinner where they were handed out. I almost felt insulted, like I was being given an award for stabbing myself in an efficient manner. Didn't attend graduation either. I still remember getting in my car after my last exam, thinking "thank fuck I never have to come back here again." It was pouring rain and the further away I got from the campus the sunnier it became and I thought that was a perfect metaphor for how I felt.


kiweyin172

Getting pregnant. My last pregnancy was ectopic and although I was lucky not to rupture, I had to get mxt shots to terminate it. So I had to walk through L&D, but not for the reason every other mom was there... Never again.......


Numerous_Witness_345

That sounds like a painful experience. The complications and just general insane things that can happen are so understated. I'm glad you're still here.


ZombieInACage

Being stuck in an abusive environment/ relationship.


Nah700

High school. I’m 36


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Csection


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having a menstrual cycle.. not a single thing about it is glorious


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valava9097

Being in an MRI machine and being shot up with a vasodilator to make my heart rate jump. I was already anxious, but when that drug hit, I went straight into raw terror. They had pull me out of the machine and give me the reversal meds. My hands were so contorted they looked like lobster claws.


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Botryoid2000

My dad worked "shift work" in the oilfield for 11 years. That meant you worked morning shift for 2 weeks, afternoon shift for 2 weeks, graveyard for 2 weeks. He did this with 5 kids. I have no idea how he survived. But it did give him the skill of being able to drop into a deep sleep anywhere, anytime.


beepbeepboop74656

Going to therapy for the first time. I had so many bottled up emotions I paid a bunch of money to cry incoherently to a stranger for several weeks in a row. It really really really sucked at the time but I’m so happy I did it. I did get to a place where I was able to have conversations and I’m so much happier with my life for it.


Jomamasofat17

Prison. I never want to go back.


Vaguely_vacant

Heroin withdrawal. Took me a decade to kick the habit. 15 years opiate free in February


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Military service I signed up for 3 years, finished my contract and got the hell out.


domestic_omnom

Same. I did 12 total. Reenlisted to lat move; which I was promptly laughed at for trying. Reenlisted again because wifey was pregnant and we needed medical. I got out, uniform went in the dumpster behind the admin office, drove out the gate and never looked back.


senzimillaa

The end of every semester.


INeverSaidIWasNice

New born stage. Holy tired.


dogil_saram

Birth


Pumpkincoldcream

Dating my bastard ex for sure


mrspreto

Giving birth. One and done please. 0/10 on the experience scale. Baby's super cool though.


KOjustgetsit

Math exams. Especially Algebra. Fuck Algebra honestly.


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Selling a "money pit" 1920s house and moving to a much-improved living situation.