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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I just got jalapeños on my sub because I was too shy to tell the worker I wanted all salad BUT jalapeños.

I mean, I like jalapeños, but I wasn’t really in the mood for them today; alas I am sat at home picking them off. It’s no big deal, it’s just such a silly thing anxiety makes me do.

Anyone else have moments like these?

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

This is exactly something I'd do.

Mrs

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Too long to say the details here and it was more embarrassment but we once sat in a very tiny restaurant eating someone else's soup, they knew we were eating it but we ate it all the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Too long to say the details here and it was more embarrassment but we once sat in a very tiny restaurant eating someone else's soup, they knew we were eating it but we ate it all the same. "

I once ate a disgusting pizza smothered in anchovies (which I loathe) because there must have been a translation problem when I ordered.

I even left a tip.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

3rd Rock from the sun

Anxiety makes me pull my eyelashes and eyebrows out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer "

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes. "

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this "

Girl, we’re literally the same generation.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this

Girl, we’re literally the same generation. "

I’m a 2000s gen z someone at work the other day literally hit me straight in the head with their stuff and I was the one apologising like sorry for being in the way mate won’t happen again xx

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By *r Black 85Man
over a year ago

nottingham

Anxiety made me shut everyone out and ignore people. Had people messaging me just to make sure I was ok but I just couldn't respond. Months went by, still no responses. I eventually sought help and haven't looked back since

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

3rd Rock from the sun

I'm always apologising for things even if it's not my fault

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this

Girl, we’re literally the same generation.

I’m a 2000s gen z someone at work the other day literally hit me straight in the head with their stuff and I was the one apologising like sorry for being in the way mate won’t happen again xx"

Dfkm. That could never be me fr

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer "

Happy to give you lessons Steve

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville


"Anxiety made me shut everyone out and ignore people. Had people messaging me just to make sure I was ok but I just couldn't respond. Months went by, still no responses. I eventually sought help and haven't looked back since"

Good you have people messaging. Keepers.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this

Girl, we’re literally the same generation.

I’m a 2000s gen z someone at work the other day literally hit me straight in the head with their stuff and I was the one apologising like sorry for being in the way mate won’t happen again xx

Dfkm. That could never be me fr"

Idk what that means hun I’m too young xx

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

3rd Rock from the sun


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this

Girl, we’re literally the same generation.

I’m a 2000s gen z someone at work the other day literally hit me straight in the head with their stuff and I was the one apologising like sorry for being in the way mate won’t happen again xx

Dfkm. That could never be me fr

Idk what that means hun I’m too young xx"

Me neither..I'm too old

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Happy to give you lessons Steve "

When I move near you or from now?

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By *hatKlungeEnigmaMan
over a year ago

St Leonards

Not any more.

I'm very sympathetic towards anxiety and emotional and mental trauma, from personal and wider experience.

But I haven't really felt anxious about anything for over a decade now.

Climate change, neoliberalism, and the high potential for an escalation in global conflicts make me think of alternatives, either within that chaos or before it happens, but even that's not anxiety.

More an awareness and exploration of better options, whilst knowing a lot of shit is highly likely because of the enormous momentum already behind those things.

They probably need to exhaust their contradictions before we can make root changes to our systems. And that is likely to be the ugliest thing we've ever experienced.

But I am massively sympathetic towards anxiety. It ruins lives.

The good news is that all the oncoming shit over the next few decades clears a path for a much better connected global ethic, which would/could/should consign most anxiety to history as well (because the personal is the political).

The bad news is, the shit is probably going to happen.

Which doesn't help anxiety sufferers much.

Proper meditation helps (Vedic, TM, or Buddhist methods). Mindfulness less so, but it's still a lot better than nothing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this

Girl, we’re literally the same generation.

I’m a 2000s gen z someone at work the other day literally hit me straight in the head with their stuff and I was the one apologising like sorry for being in the way mate won’t happen again xx

Dfkm. That could never be me fr

Idk what that means hun I’m too young xx"

Don’t fucking kill me is not old language is it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hope this is the moment that people on fab realise I’m really not young

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Happy to give you lessons Steve

When I move near you or from now? "

Are you actually seriously thinking of moving? I thought you were messing about

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this

Girl, we’re literally the same generation.

I’m a 2000s gen z someone at work the other day literally hit me straight in the head with their stuff and I was the one apologising like sorry for being in the way mate won’t happen again xx

Dfkm. That could never be me fr

Idk what that means hun I’m too young xx

Don’t fucking kill me is not old language is it? "

Never heard it in my life bae

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Therapy helped a lot. We aren’t responsible for how others respond to their own mistakes.

Truer words never spoken hun…I will however eat a fistful of dirt before I ever complain I’m too gen z for this

Girl, we’re literally the same generation.

I’m a 2000s gen z someone at work the other day literally hit me straight in the head with their stuff and I was the one apologising like sorry for being in the way mate won’t happen again xx

Dfkm. That could never be me fr

Idk what that means hun I’m too young xx

Don’t fucking kill me is not old language is it?

Never heard it in my life bae "

I’m putting it down to you not being with the culture.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Happy to give you lessons Steve

When I move near you or from now?

Are you actually seriously thinking of moving? I thought you were messing about "

I am not. My fiancé is.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts


"It’s usually getting the wrong food, like getting served meat even though I’m a vegetarian, and not wanting a confrontation, to get the person in trouble or anything like that. But I’m getting much better. I’m embracing my inner Karen/ boomer

Happy to give you lessons Steve

When I move near you or from now?

Are you actually seriously thinking of moving? I thought you were messing about

I am not. My fiancé is. "

Ahhh. You’ll be moving then

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester


"Not any more.

I'm very sympathetic towards anxiety and emotional and mental trauma, from personal and wider experience.

But I haven't really felt anxious about anything for over a decade now.

Climate change, neoliberalism, and the high potential for an escalation in global conflicts make me think of alternatives, either within that chaos or before it happens, but even that's not anxiety.

More an awareness and exploration of better options, whilst knowing a lot of shit is highly likely because of the enormous momentum already behind those things.

They probably need to exhaust their contradictions before we can make root changes to our systems. And that is likely to be the ugliest thing we've ever experienced.

But I am massively sympathetic towards anxiety. It ruins lives.

The good news is that all the oncoming shit over the next few decades clears a path for a much better connected global ethic, which would/could/should consign most anxiety to history as well (because the personal is the political).

The bad news is, the shit is probably going to happen.

Which doesn't help anxiety sufferers much.

Proper meditation helps (Vedic, TM, or Buddhist methods). Mindfulness less so, but it's still a lot better than nothing."

Do you want to know the best way to rid yourself of anxiety?

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By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Not leave the house and sleep lots usually.

I kind of get stuck on my sofa.

I've definitely spent lots of time just waiting, cos I've been too anxious to say anything. Like at appointments.

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By *hatKlungeEnigmaMan
over a year ago

St Leonards


"Not any more.

I'm very sympathetic towards anxiety and emotional and mental trauma, from personal and wider experience.

But I haven't really felt anxious about anything for over a decade now.

Climate change, neoliberalism, and the high potential for an escalation in global conflicts make me think of alternatives, either within that chaos or before it happens, but even that's not anxiety.

More an awareness and exploration of better options, whilst knowing a lot of shit is highly likely because of the enormous momentum already behind those things.

They probably need to exhaust their contradictions before we can make root changes to our systems. And that is likely to be the ugliest thing we've ever experienced.

But I am massively sympathetic towards anxiety. It ruins lives.

The good news is that all the oncoming shit over the next few decades clears a path for a much better connected global ethic, which would/could/should consign most anxiety to history as well (because the personal is the political).

The bad news is, the shit is probably going to happen.

Which doesn't help anxiety sufferers much.

Proper meditation helps (Vedic, TM, or Buddhist methods). Mindfulness less so, but it's still a lot better than nothing.Do you want to know the best way to rid yourself of anxiety? "

I don't need to Fred, because I don't have any.

But go on.

Tell us .

You know you want to xxxx

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By *odders88Man
over a year ago

Northampton

Never suffered from Anxiety until I got an Electric car, now every journey causes anxiety driving incase I run out of charge!

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester


"Not any more.

I'm very sympathetic towards anxiety and emotional and mental trauma, from personal and wider experience.

But I haven't really felt anxious about anything for over a decade now.

Climate change, neoliberalism, and the high potential for an escalation in global conflicts make me think of alternatives, either within that chaos or before it happens, but even that's not anxiety.

More an awareness and exploration of better options, whilst knowing a lot of shit is highly likely because of the enormous momentum already behind those things.

They probably need to exhaust their contradictions before we can make root changes to our systems. And that is likely to be the ugliest thing we've ever experienced.

But I am massively sympathetic towards anxiety. It ruins lives.

The good news is that all the oncoming shit over the next few decades clears a path for a much better connected global ethic, which would/could/should consign most anxiety to history as well (because the personal is the political).

The bad news is, the shit is probably going to happen.

Which doesn't help anxiety sufferers much.

Proper meditation helps (Vedic, TM, or Buddhist methods). Mindfulness less so, but it's still a lot better than nothing.Do you want to know the best way to rid yourself of anxiety?

I don't need to Fred, because I don't have any.

But go on.

Tell us .

You know you want to xxxx"

Its not free ya know lol

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By *hatKlungeEnigmaMan
over a year ago

St Leonards


"Not any more.

I'm very sympathetic towards anxiety and emotional and mental trauma, from personal and wider experience.

But I haven't really felt anxious about anything for over a decade now.

Climate change, neoliberalism, and the high potential for an escalation in global conflicts make me think of alternatives, either within that chaos or before it happens, but even that's not anxiety.

More an awareness and exploration of better options, whilst knowing a lot of shit is highly likely because of the enormous momentum already behind those things.

They probably need to exhaust their contradictions before we can make root changes to our systems. And that is likely to be the ugliest thing we've ever experienced.

But I am massively sympathetic towards anxiety. It ruins lives.

The good news is that all the oncoming shit over the next few decades clears a path for a much better connected global ethic, which would/could/should consign most anxiety to history as well (because the personal is the political).

The bad news is, the shit is probably going to happen.

Which doesn't help anxiety sufferers much.

Proper meditation helps (Vedic, TM, or Buddhist methods). Mindfulness less so, but it's still a lot better than nothing.Do you want to know the best way to rid yourself of anxiety?

I don't need to Fred, because I don't have any.

But go on.

Tell us .

You know you want to xxxxIts not free ya know lol "

I couldn't give a flying fuck.

You're the one offering it, I'm one that doesn't need it, so maybe pitch it more to others xxx

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I will wait for someone to want to use a lift so I can get in with them, and not ride it alone.

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By *lark_KentMan
over a year ago

Northampton

I hate my anxiety but it's what it is. There are times I can relate to OP. I fi d propranolol helps, I just need to remember to take it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's definitely silly things I've done in the past due to experiencing anxiety in certain situations for sure. I'm learning about it all much deeper now as I consciously watch it, which means I can actively let go of it in certain situations. But there's still a lot of root to grasp and rip out so to speak until I thwart it for good.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

3rd Rock from the sun


"Never suffered from Anxiety until I got an Electric car, now every journey causes anxiety driving incase I run out of charge! "

I'm.sure this comment is meant tongue in cheek ... or plug in socket as the case maybe but real anxiety isn't pleasant or all that amusing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Never suffered from Anxiety until I got an Electric car, now every journey causes anxiety driving incase I run out of charge!

I'm.sure this comment is meant tongue in cheek ... or plug in socket as the case maybe but real anxiety isn't pleasant or all that amusing "

To be honest that's a fair point to make, cos those electric cars are kinda scary to be completely honest. There was an article of someone actually being trapped inside the car because it ran out of energy.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

3rd Rock from the sun


"Never suffered from Anxiety until I got an Electric car, now every journey causes anxiety driving incase I run out of charge!

I'm.sure this comment is meant tongue in cheek ... or plug in socket as the case maybe but real anxiety isn't pleasant or all that amusing

To be honest that's a fair point to make, cos those electric cars are kinda scary to be completely honest. There was an article of someone actually being trapped inside the car because it ran out of energy. "

Yikes!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I just got jalapeños on my sub because I was too shy to tell the worker I wanted all salad BUT jalapeños.

I mean, I like jalapeños, but I wasn’t really in the mood for them today; alas I am sat at home picking them off. It’s no big deal, it’s just such a silly thing anxiety makes me do.

Anyone else have moments like these?"

YES! The other month I saw someone I felt really uneasy with-they had threatened to out me and when I asked for an explanation, brushed me off like an inconsequential fly. It since turned out to be a technical glitch, but I didn't know, he did. He knew he made an edit and knew I didn't see it. But he just left me to panic. Instead of turning around and making it obvious I felt uncomfortable, I carried on and walked with him, but did very soon make my excuses. But some cows had to be moved so I had to stay where I was and he caught me again while I was standing waiting for the cows :/

So yep, I know that one. Definitely.

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By *onameyet2Man
over a year ago

chorley

Hi guys, if you’re struggling try reading “the subtle art of not giving a fuck” by Mark Manson, it helped me and a few other folk I know as well

Good luck

H

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By *istalloverCouple
over a year ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

Not answer the telephone .

Sleep more

Suicidal ,

I put my head in the oven

Fortunately

It was electric and I only burnt my ears

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