The world is big and the population is tooooo big. There are certainly a ton of fantastic people but are most assuredly a bunch of scumbags that live to torture the rest of us and sometimes they're disguised as our loved ones.
Redditor u/Classy_deer_human wanted us all to chat about people we wish we could have no memory of by asking.... Who was the biggest a**hole you ever met?
Fool.
GiphyI never met this idiot, but after my cousin died in a car accident where he was next to the driver. The driver survived, and came to my uncle's house few days afterwards and asked for cousin's guitar, since he won't need it anymore. BlueAngel209
Alive.
My mom's abusive boyfriend we lived with for 2 years. Guy was one of those fake "pillar of the community" pricks in public, but behind closed doors he was a monster.
He finally got his comeuppance when my mom didn't call the police during one of his tirades, but instead called the pastor of his church who happened show up minutes later. His social standing was screwed and we moved out right away, scarred but still alive.
Damn that guy! brokenpinata
Drop. Dead.
My current boss. He is an old, rich, divorcee who takes pleasure out of insulting his employees. I unfortunately found myself in a situation where it appeared I was at fault, yet I hadn't done anything wrong; and after yelling at me, he said "you have a long life ahead of you, along with a lot of failure."
He's called other employees "animals, stupid," and once told a worker to kill himself. I can't wait for the day where he suffers a heart attack and drops dead. VirginiaMitsu
The Drama Queen.
My step in crap sister. She posts stuff on Facebook just to make people angry and then goes crying that she's a victim and that we should all feel sorry for her. She used me for that drama and got her birth mother in on it, and then turned and did the same thing to her. Forget you, L. SailorVenus23
I hate you!
GiphyThis fool who parks in between two handicapped parking with his old, crappy Mercedes. Dividebynegativezero
Rot!
I went to school with this guy and almost everyday he would sneak into the girls locker room. One day we told a teacher and instead of him admitting it, he blamed me and my friends. The authorities were contacted, and every girl in the locker room had to testify against someone to the cops. I don't know how many years he got, but I hope he's still rotting. Diamonds4days1
Finder's Keepers.
A guy that lives a few miles away from me. I was probably 9, riding my bike on the road (very rural). Anyways, my chain broke, so I walked back to my house to get my dad to help me fix it. come back, cannot find the bike. We walked up and down the road for so long thinking we missed it.
Sometime later, walking or on a scooter or something, I then found my bike, in the back of this guy's truck. I walked up to the door to let him know I was taking it. Long story short, he played finders keepers, berated me for being so loose with my possessions, and then showed me his gun. Eventually, my dad came and got it. Hate that guy. SilverCommon
Mr. Luttrell....
Marcus Luttrell, the Marine that the movie Lone Survivor is about.
He visited a hotel I worked at during football season. Granted, the prices sky rocket during game season and I definitely don't agree, but as a lowly desk worker, it's out of my hands. He asked if there was a veteran's discount and I told him that I apologize but during the game season we are not allowed to grant any sort of discount without managers approval.
He says some rather rude things about how ungrateful I must be that people died for my freedom to stand just stand there at work and then farts at the counter, turns to the girl he is with, and says, "That'll teach her."
To this day, no adult has insulted me in such a degrading, childish way. MsShevy
Don't Worry Jeff... it's not a loss.
Jeff Daniels. I've met him a few times and he is unbelievably dismissive and downright nasty to his fans. The most memorable experience is when I was waiting outside of the stage door of the play God of Carnage (which also starred the very kind James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden). He comes out first looking bored and tired and waves his assistant in front of him.
The assistant screams "Mr. Daniels doesn't do photos or autographs." No one was really there for him anyway, so no one really cared, but as he walked down the line he kept saying "no autographs" and wouldn't make eye contact with anyone. The best response came from the guy next to me, who turned to me and said, "was he dumb or dumber?"simplythebess
The Little Prick.
A prick I used to work with. Skinny short guy with acne and glasses that was the biggest kiss butt I've ever met.
Our boss encouraged us to call him by his first name. This prick would call him "boss - "you got it boss" or "I'm a massive bellend boss hope you still love me boss."
Anyways, we both got in at 7 and everyone else started at 8.
It was a slow morning so we were both on our phones playing hearthstone.
At 7:55 our manager came in, I didn't see, but the prick did, I got given a little heat for being in my phone but it was nothing serious.
Prick then proceeds to say "sorry boss, I tried to tell him to not go on his phone but he wouldn't listen." Are. You. Trying. To. Get. Punched.
Little prick. infantthrower
Damn Roommates.
One of my roommates (Roommate #1) in senior year of college. He's born and raised in on Long Island, NY and his family is from a very conservative region in Pakistan. He embodied every single quality that Fox News presents Muslim people to be. He detested Jewish people, Hindu people, Christian people, and the very most, he hated all women.
It was so disheartening because my other roommate was Turkish (Roommate #2) and Muslim as well, without embodying any of the hatred that my horrible roommate did. Roommate #2 constantly called #1 out on giving Muslims a bad name.
Roommate #1 strongly believed women were meant to serve men ("and stay in the kitchen") and when I called him out on that, he accused me of attacking his culture and being brainwashed by being Indian (I don't consider myself "Indian" but he sure did). He made all of my female friends extremely uncomfortable by making very subjugating or awkwardly inappropriate comments towards them. Genuinely bad person. unbroly
Find an EMT.
GiphyAn officer in the fire department. I was an EMT student at the time, and I was going to a graduation. In the middle of it, two guys drag a barely conscious girl over near where I was sitting. A few people got up and walked over to her, and I also went up to help. The girl's mom was sitting next to her, and I introduced myself as an EMT student, and asked if I could help (she said yes).
At this point, the girl was awake, and seemingly okay. (I was able to get a pulse and respiration count that were normal). One of the people who got up to help turned out to be the school nurse who went to get some Gatorade and ice packs. After she came back, I asked if there was anything else I could do, and she said that she was good, so I headed back. I thought I handled it pretty well, but I guess the officer felt otherwise. I saw him inside after the ceremony was over, and he started glaring at me.
He said that he saw the whole thing, and he said that I lied about my credentials (I didn't) and that he was giving me a warning. I wasn't thrilled with his reaction, but what makes me more mad is that he saw the whole thing, thought I was messing up, and didn't intervene in any way
Edit: the guy is an EMS officer at my company, and I knew him. Just wanted to clear up any confusion. Supreme_Eugene
'"B" Personality....
I understand the plight of single-parent families, but I knew a guy who was raised by his mom, and his mom was definitely somewhere on the Cluster B Personality Disorder continuum. She imparted all of her pathological behavior to her son. This dude was a very timid in person and has literally never thrown a punch in his life.
But he is the cruelest, most monstrous person in "hidden" ways: gossip, passive-aggression, manipulation, triangulating, backstabbing, betrayal, mind games. I would've literally killed him a few times if it wasn't for the small speck of pity I still have for him. I have noticed, though, that every 5 years or so his antics come back and completely upend and destroy his life. So his behavior is its own punishment. ChanceGuest
Better you than ME.
My neighbor that lives behind me. A minor tornado hit our neighborhood around 15 years ago, and my house got hit the worst of all the houses. After the storm ended neighbors came over to check on us as a tree partially fell and landed on my house. He comes over and looks my dad in the eyes and says "I am glad it happened to your house and not mine." Eckst
Evil is Close.
My third grade teacher was really nice and I learned well in his class. My brother enjoyed his class. Three years later he was arrested for child porn. He was a Boy Scout troop leader, the wrestling coach for the lower grade levels, as well as an elementary school teacher.
Then there's the asshole who claimed he murdered my friends mom (she disappeared 10 years ago) and then recanted.
Also the guy who drove a dead body in a freezer in the school parking lot. All in one town. GrayMatters0901
A Tesla Thing.
The narcissist crap who frequently wears the "It's a Tesla thing, you wouldn't understand" as if trying to flex his superiority over the rest of the class, to put it simply he is a power-hungry, "I'm better than everyone else" type kid who probably has about two brain cells swimming in his tiny brain. JosephiKrekowski
I Hate Them.
My ex. Threw me out 5 months before we were due to move to the other side of the world together, after we had been together for three years. And then almost instantly started dating the girl he told me wasn't a problem for the whole three years.
They're moving over together now, this Thursday. Hopefully London's so big I never have to see him or hear about him again when I move over next month. F him. F her. F them both. poppyjack16
So much Halloween candy....
GiphyMy dad. There isn't even a close second. He used to keep two bowls of candy on Halloween, an expensive bowl and a cheap bowl. Good candy went to white kids in nice costumes. Bad bowl went to everyone else. tweak0
Karma. That is all.
My ex boss. I wished him dead for a year. Then I came to work one morning and was told he died from a heart attack that morning.
Have zero sympathy. Zero remorse. He was a sexist fool and deserved his fate.
Wishes do come true. Keep wishing. milehigh11
Experiencing death is a fascinating and frightening idea.
Who doesn't want to know what is waiting for us on the other side?
But so many of us want to know and then come back and live a little longer.
It would be so great to be sure there is something else.
But the whole dying part is not that great, so we'll have to rely on other people's accounts.
Redditor AlaskaStiletto wanted to hear from everyone who has returned to life, so they asked:
"Redditors who have 'died' and come back to life, what did you see?"
Sensations
Happy Good Vibes GIF by Major League SoccerGiphy"My dad's heart stopped when he had a heart attack and he had to be brought back to life. He kept the paper copy of the heart monitor which shows he flatlined. He said he felt an overwhelming sensation of peace, like nothing he had felt before."
PeachesnPain
Recovery
"I had surgical complications in 2010 that caused a great deal of blood loss. As a result, I had extremely low blood pressure and could barely stay awake. I remember feeling like I was surrounded by loved ones who had passed. They were in a circle around me and I knew they were there to guide me onwards. I told them I was not ready to go because my kids needed me and I came back."
"My nurse later said she was afraid she’d find me dead every time she came into the room."
"It took months, and blood transfusions, but I recovered."
good_golly99
Take Me Back
"Overwhelming peace and happiness. A bright airy and floating feeling. I live a very stressful life. Imagine finding out the person you have had a crush on reveals they have the same feelings for you and then you win the lotto later that day - that was the feeling I had."
"I never feared death afterward and am relieved when I hear of people dying after suffering from an illness."
rayrayrayray
Free
The Light Minnie GIF by (G)I-DLEGiphy"I had a heart surgery with near-death experience, for me at least (well the possibility that those effects are caused by morphine is also there) I just saw black and nothing else but it was warm and I had such inner peace, its weird as I sometimes still think about it and wish this feeling of being so light and free again."
TooReDTooHigh
This is why I hate surgery.
You just never know.
Shocked
Giphy"More of a near-death experience. I was electrocuted. I felt like I was in a deep hole looking straight up in the sky. My life flashed before me. Felt sad for my family, but I had a deep sense of peace."
Admirable_Buyer6528
The SOB
"Nursing in the ICU, we’ve had people try to die on us many times during the years, some successfully. One guy stood out to me. His heart stopped. We called a code, are working on him, and suddenly he comes to. We hadn’t vented him yet, so he was able to talk, and he started screaming, 'Don’t let them take me, don’t let them take me, they are coming,' he was scared and yelling."
"Then he yelled a little more, as we tried to calm him down, he screamed, 'No, No,' and gestured towards the end of the bed, and died again. We didn’t get him back. It was seriously creepy. We called his son to tell him the news, and the son said basically, 'Good, he was an SOB.'”
1-cupcake-at-a-time
Colors
"My sister died and said it was extremely peaceful. She said it was very loud like a train station and lots of talking and she was stuck in this area that was like a curtain with lots of beautiful colors (colors that you don’t see in real life according to her) a man told her 'He was sorry, but she had to go back as it wasn’t her time.'"
Hannah_LL7
"I had a really similar experience except I was in an endless garden with flowers that were colors I had never seen before. It was quiet and peaceful and a woman in a dress looked at me, shook her head, and just said 'Not yet.' As I was coming back, it was extremely loud, like everyone in the world was trying to talk all at once. It was all very disorienting but it changed my perspective on life!"
huntokarrr
The Fog
"I was in a gray fog with a girl who looked a lot like a young version of my grandmother (who was still alive) but dressed like a pioneer in the 1800s she didn't say anything but kept pulling me towards an opening in the wall. I kept refusing to go because I was so tired."
"I finally got tired of her nagging and went and that's when I came to. I had bled out during a c-section and my heart could not beat without blood. They had to deliver the baby and sew up the bleeders. refill me with blood before they could restart my heart so, like, at least 12 minutes gone."
Fluffy-Hotel-5184
Through the Walls
"My spouse was dead for a couple of minutes one miserable night. She maintains that she saw nothing, but only heard people talking about her like through a wall. The only thing she remembers for absolute certain was begging an ER nurse that she didn't want to die."
"She's quite alive and well today."
Hot-Refrigerator6583
Well let's all be happy to be alive.
It seems to be all we have.
Trying to lose weight is a struggle understood by many people regardless of size.
The goal of reaching a healthy weight may seem unattainable, but with diet and exercise, it can pay off through persistence and discipline.
Seeing the pounds gradually drop off can also be a great motivator and incentivize people to stay the course.
Those who've achieved their respective weight goals shared their experiences when Redditor apprenti8455 asked:
"People who lost a lot of weight, what surprises you the most now?"
Redditors didn't see these coming.
Shiver Me Timbers
"I’m always cold now!"
– Telrom_1
"I had a coworker lose over 130 pounds five or six years ago. I’ve never seen him without a jacket on since."
– r7ndom
"140 lbs lost here starting just before COVID, I feel like that little old lady that's always cold, damn this top comment was on point lmao."
– mr_remy
Drawing Concern
"I lost 100 pounds over a year and a half but since I’m old(70’s) it seems few people comment on it because (I think) they think I’m wasting away from some terminal illness."
– dee-fondy
"Congrats on the weight loss! It’s honestly a real accomplishment 🙂"
"Working in oncology, I can never comment on someone’s weight loss unless I specifically know it was on purpose, regardless of their age. I think it kind of ruffles feathers at times, but like I don’t want to congratulate someone for having cancer or something. It’s a weird place to be in."
– LizardofDeath
Unleashing Insults
"I remember when I lost the first big chunk of weight (around 50 lbs) it was like it gave some people license to talk sh*t about the 'old' me. Old coworkers, friends, made a lot of not just negative, but harsh comments about what I used to look like. One person I met after the big loss saw a picture of me prior and said, 'Wow, we wouldn’t even be friends!'”
"It wasn’t extremely common, but I was a little alarmed by some of the attention. My weight has been up and down since then, but every time I gain a little it gets me a little down thinking about those things people said."
– alanamablamaspama
Not Everything Goes After Losing Weight
"The loose skin is a bit unexpected."
– KeltarCentauri
"I haven’t experienced it myself, but surgery to remove skin takes a long time to recover. Longer than bariatric surgery and usually isn’t covered by insurance unless you have both."
– KatMagic1977
"It definitely does take a long time to recover. My Dad dropped a little over 200 pounds a few years back and decided to go through with skin removal surgery to deal with the excess. His procedure was extensive, as in he had skin taken from just about every part of his body excluding his head, and he went through hell for weeks in recovery, and he was bedridden for a lot of it."
– Jaew96
These Redditors shared their pleasantly surprising experiences.
Shopping
"I can buy clothes in any store I want."
– WaySavvyD
"When I lost weight I was dying to go find cute, smaller clothes and I really struggled. As someone who had always been restricted to one or two stores that catered to plus-sized clothing, a full mall of shops with items in my size was daunting. Too many options and not enough knowledge of brands that were good vs cheap. I usually went home pretty frustrated."
– ganache98012
No More Symptoms
"Lost about 80 pounds in the past year and a half, biggest thing that I’ve noticed that I haven’t seen mentioned on here yet is my acid reflux and heartburn are basically gone. I used to be popping tums every couple hours and now they just sit in the medicine cabinet collecting dust."
– colleennicole93
Expanding Capabilities
"I'm all for not judging people by their appearance and I recognise that there are unhealthy, unachievable beauty standards, but one thing that is undeniable is that I can just do stuff now. Just stamina and flexibility alone are worth it, appearance is tertiary at best."
– Ramblonius
People Change Their Tune
"How much nicer people are to you."
"My feet weren't 'wide' they were 'fat.'"
– LiZZygsu
"Have to agree. Lost 220 lbs, people make eye contact and hold open doors and stuff"
"And on the foot thing, I also lost a full shoe size numerically and also wear regular width now 😅"
– awholedamngarden
It's gonna take some getting used to.
Bones Everywhere
"Having bones. Collarbones, wrist bones, knee bones, hip bones, ribs. I have so many bones sticking out everywhere and it’s weird as hell."
– Princess-Pancake-97
"I noticed the shadow of my ribs the other day and it threw me, there’s a whole skeleton in here."
– bekastrange
Knee Pillow
"Right?! And they’re so … pointy! Now I get why people sleep with pillows between their legs - the knee bones laying on top of each other (side sleeper here) is weird and jarring."
– snic2030
"I lost only 40 pounds within the last year or so. I’m struggling to relate to most of these comments as I feel like I just 'slimmed down' rather than dropped a ton. But wow, the pillow between the knees at night. YES! I can relate to this. I think a lot of my weight was in my thighs. I never needed to do this up until recently."
– Strongbad23
More Mobility
"I’ve lost 100 lbs since 2020. It’s a collection of little things that surprise me. For at least 10 years I couldn’t put on socks, or tie my shoes. I couldn’t bend over and pick something up. I couldn’t climb a ladder to fix something. Simple things like that I can do now that fascinate me."
"Edit: Some additional little things are sitting in a chair with arms, sitting in a booth in a restaurant, being able to shop in a normal store AND not needing to buy the biggest size there, being able to easily wipe my butt, and looking down and being able to see my penis."
– dma1965
People making significant changes, whether for mental or physical health, can surely find a newfound perspective on life.
But they can also discover different issues they never saw coming.
That being said, overcoming any challenge in life is laudable, especially if it leads to gaining confidence and ditching insecurities.