Redditor Sinaasappelsien was hoping certain people would share some of their most difficult inner thoughts, so they asked:
"Those with ADHD or OCD, what’s the worst intrusive thought you’ve ever had?"
I don't have either symptom, but I can empathize.
Intrusive thoughts haunt us all and it's a lot to take in.
Consent
Jim Carrey Reaction GIF by LaffGiphy"Maybe you're in a 'Truman Show' type situation, what would you want your audience to hear?"
"The answer now is mostly 'I do not consent to be in a 'Truman Show type situation.' I'm 99.9% sure that's not what's happening, BUT I do still say it out loud every once in a while, just in case."
a**hat123
Painful Details
"I tend to imagine injuries in excruciating detail. One time when I was in college, working in the kitchen, I remember walking past an industrial-sized mixer with a dough hook as big as my arm, and I was immediately hit with the image of my leg getting caught in it, and the force of the motor snapping my knee and leg bones and winding my flesh around the shaft until it shredded and tore free - like when you're trying to break the hip joint to get a leg off of a roast chicken."
iglidante
Sick to my stomach...
"I've had some absolutely abhorrent and terrifying intrusive thoughts that torture me all the time. My therapist told me that intrusive thoughts are your brain trying to purge the things you find absolutely disgusting and awful and I try to remember that but it still makes me sick to my stomach. I cope the best I can but torture really is the best descriptor for experiencing consistent intrusive thoughts."
bathmaster_
Unfazed
"I have Excoriation disorder, which is a type of OCD, and what it means is that if I see any kind of spot on my skin, I pick at it until it’s gone. And what I mean when I say 'pick' is that I will find whatever sharp object there is (my preferred object is thumbtacks) and I will dig until I’m satisfied that it’s gone. It could be 5 minutes, it could be 5 hours."
"Pain doesn’t faze me. Blood doesn’t faze me. I have dug down to the bone before with a thumbtack because I thought there was a lump in my pinky finger. I also have a severe anxiety disorder, which means that if I can’t get 'out' whatever I believe is in my skin, I have a panic attack. It isn’t to self-harm- I don’t do it to hurt myself."
"I just do it because I can’t relax until I get out whatever I think is on/in my skin. I haven’t had a severe picking episode in about 9 months, thanks to really good meds and mental health care. But yeah- without that, the intrusive thought that 'something is in there and I HAVE to get it out' would destroy me."
MPD1987
Again and Again
Britney Spears Reaction GIFGiphy"Along with intrusive thoughts is the intrusive music. All the time never stops. Just broken snippets, 'Oops I did it again, oops I did it again, oops I did it again' over and over til I think I’m going mad!!!"
Jeansiesicle
Random music in the brain.
I've been kept up nights over the music.
And there is no volume dial.
WTF?!
Dying Classic Film GIF by Warner ArchiveGiphy"I get one regularly that’s a vivid image of me digging out the artery in my wrist with a fish hook and then snapping it like a rubber band."
canijustbelancelot
Bed Check
"If my bedroom isn't clean or tidy when I lay down to sleep, I picture bugs, rodents, etc climbing over me in bed. Not far off because my last condo building had such a bad mouse infestation. Ugh. I'm itchy just thinking about it now."
crankyoldhag45
"I have to check my room every night for spiders, the same routine every night no matter how tired I am. I hate it. I'm convinced if I don't check, it'll be the one night a big one crawls on me, and that did happen once, so the compulsion to check is now very much set in stone. :( "
sakura_gasaii
Reminders
"I love getting constant reminders about my absolute worst memories, ranging from 'WTF was I thinking' to redeem now for a free panic attack. I considered typing one out but stared at that last full stop for a minute before snapping out of it and reconsidering lol. I’ve gotten very good at forgetting things. It’s for the best."
Arterra
Bad Attacks
"I've been getting bad claustrophobia attacks on the train lately. The moment it gets too crowded I start thinking about the trains to Auschwitz and how the people were trapped in there for days at a time, squeezed in like sardines, with no bathroom breaks, no room to stretch, freezing or sweltering, starving or panicking or dying... Sorry. You asked."
Wazula23
Rituals
I Hope Please GIFGiphy"I have to pray before bed or my father won't wake up the next morning."
No_Scale7584
"OCD rituals hit hard. I hope it doesn’t cause you too much distress, but I understand how exhausting it can be."
StillExpectations
Our thoughts can really be our enemy.
If you suffer some intrusive thoughts, there are plenty of medical resources out there for you. .
"WARNING!!! THIS IS AN OVER 17 READ!!"
I've done most of my list. (I had my twenties in NYC.. so...) You'll have to wait for the memoir.
Double Dare
I Dare You Cbs GIF by Paramount+Giphy"Telling a rude customer 'f**k me yourself, you coward!'"
mynameisnotpedro
"Feels like the start of a fanfiction of sorts."
memin_being33
Certification
"Operating a forklift (I’m not certified)."
linneaskylar
"Not certified either but I've done it, remember to keep the actual fork bit as low to the ground as possible to avoid stabbing something or someone."
YaskyJr
"I crashed a forklift into 3 delivery trucks after I forgot to put the emergency brake on and it rolled down a ramp. Didn’t get fired because I wasn’t certified and my boss told me to drive it anyways."
SamSparkSLD
Routines...
"My wife and I create a yearly bucket list of sex stuff. It's usually made at the end of December, sometimes on NYE after the kids gone to bed. It's not all stuff we've never done. In fact I would argue that most stuff is pretty vanilla in 2022. It's just stuff that aren't a part of our normal sex routine that we want to make sure gets included occasionally."
"But it does allow for the opportunity to have a conversation about stuff we've never tried before. It also gives us something to refer to when we're planning something special for the other."
tenzinashoka
Frisky
"Have sex in the woods."
Lus_
"I did it. Was hiking with an ex. She was wearing some really short shorts showing the bottom of her butt. Teasing each other became too much and we ducked behind a big tree to get frisky. Heard some other hikers walk past us but never felt like they’d see us. Was a thrill."
jacoblb6173
Peace Out
Angela Bassett Burn GIFGiphy"On my last day of work (3 years, 10 months and 7 days from today if all goes well) I will pour myself a whiskey at my desk and enjoy it until someone calls me out. Then I'll continue enjoying it as I walk out of the office."
tubewatch
Oh that is the way to leave a job. One day... but not this job. :)
Nervous
Olivia Benson Wow GIF by Law & OrderGiphy"Bondage. I want to try it, but I'm too scared. But the idea sounds fun."
SinkFormal1874
In the Air
"I call it a 'f**ket list'and I want to have sex while skydiving This is something I’d LIKE to do, not something I’m actually GOING to do, it’s illegal, it’s just a fantasy, please stop hitting me up with logistics, I don’t care!"
Cheekygirl97
I’m intrigued as to what about this is appealing to you. I can’t imagine jumping out of a freaking plane naked and going through the hell that would be figuring out how to do it while you’re falling at ridiculous speeds. But I also don’t want to skydive ever in my life, so perhaps I’m biased, haha."
recreationallyused
Be Free
"A lot, most of which isn’t too interesting. But the one big one have a mutual free-use day/weekend."
TheNatanist
"My partner and I would be able to do anything to each other that we wanted (with a few hard limits discussed ahead of time) with no need to ask first. So she could make me do whatever she wanted and do whatever to me, and vice versa (obviously we’d have a safe word if there was something we did not want to do)."
TheNatanist
Look at Me!
"Get caught doing it at a party or gathering with friends and just continue having sex while the person watches."
Short_Round777
"This is similar to mine, but I rather just be having sex in the same room as others. I don’t want to be the center of attention and I don’t want anyone trying anything with me or my partner, but just being in the same room and knowing that another couple is having fun as well."
Spartan2842
Knockout
Punch Hit GIF by The X FactorGiphy"Give my manager an uppercut before I quit the job. That's definitely not-safe-for-work."
TheScarletSho
Under the Lights
"Sex under the northern lights."
Xurielishere
"I live at the polar circle and I think this would be extremely overrated unless you got a room with a glass roof and no light pollution. Otherwise you'd have to do it outside in the cold."
skankhunt25
"I'm moving to Alaska in a few months! I don't think it will take much to convince my wife of this. She's super excited about seeing the northern lights."
rhymes_with_snoop
Natural
"Doing it in a forest in summer. The thrill sounds fun."
MisterXnumberidk
"My girlfriend and I did this last year and, well, just don’t do it. I didn’t count how many mosquito bites I had, but my lower half was raw and NOT in the way you’d want it to be."
mulhollandbyproxy
"I lost my virginity this way. my advice is being bug spray and wipes. it feels good though. primal and natural and animalistic. it’s arguably the most natural way to do it."
YellowSequel
Domination
"I really want to be submissive to a guy for once after acting tough out there."
snottycauliflowers19
"You might be surprised how common this one is. For a lot of subs, getting dommed is about just giving up power and responsibility and feeling totally free. It's really common for people who feel like they have to be responsible and dependable all the time, because it's the only time they feel like they are truly free."
"A friend of mine went through severe parentification as a child (being made to act like a parent for younger kids because real parents can't or won't). It's a bad thing, leaves kids to grow up feeling a constant sense of worry and guilt because they're not doing enough. When she discovered subbing it was like some kind of miracle for her. For literally the first time in her life, she wasn't responsible for anything - she handed over all her power to someone else, and she was free."
"I imagine for a lot of men, this would be really enticing, with all the pressure mainstream society puts on men to always be strong and responsible. I hope you find what you're looking for. Remember, it's healthy and normal and not at all weird, and it's good that you've recognised it's something you want."
MCDexX
Pizza Hut?
Music Video Hair GIF by Little MixGiphy"I kind of want to be in a porno movie as the pizza delivery guy."
writenmispeluge
Shock Value
"Run an extension cord across a pool to power a cement cutter and use it without goggles."
ChrisPChip222
"I've done this, like most nsfw bucket list items, it's not nearly as exciting as it was in your dreams."
starkiller_bass
"I run cords through pools sometimes. Never popped breaker so far. It's sketchy though I guess."
squatwaddle
After Work
"Quitting my job and retire worry free."
sh1be
"Being worry free is nearly impossible. Your worries just change."
Frankeex
"Oh gawd. That's just some good old fashioned post orgasmic torture now."
Fluttershine
Travel Sex
"Discrete sex on a long-distance train or bus ride. Skirt, no panties, on him. Make him keep me quiet."
RustyFlirt5714
"I've always wanted to get a room on a train. I check every few years to see if the prices on Amtrak are still absurdly high and the rooms are still crappy, so far it's been a yes on both for decades. Gotta leave the country for a decent bang train."
ASeriousAccounting
Party Time
"Get caught doing it at a party or gathering with friends and just continue having sex while the person watches."
Short_Round777
"This is similar to mine, but I rather just be having sex in the same room as others. I don’t want to be the center of attention and I don’t want anyone trying anything with me or my partner, but just being in the same room and knowing that another couple is having fun as well."
Spartan2842
the centerpiece...
Cool Down Season 2 GIF by FriendsGiphy"I have several, but one of the more interesting is to be the bound centerpiece of a sex party, free use. Never gonna do it, but the fantasy is scorching hot."
hueloovoo
“moved in”
"My ex completed one that I didn’t know I needed. Parents went out of town for the week so she 'moved in' with me. When i came back from work I totally forgot my ex was still at my house and I opened the door, she was completely naked with a leash around her neck and on her knees, with one hand and unbuttoning my pants with the other. I couldn’t even close the door and not one word was spoken."
Barcelona10CG
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The burn victim that terrorized children in their sleep from the popular Nightmare on Elm Street movies kept many moviegoing audiences up at night.
And while some of these horrifying images seen in the films were purely fictional, people continued struggling with some of their own, very real, night terrors.
Curious to hear from strangers online who have a hard time sleeping because of their nightmares, Redditor 999beersonthewall asked:
"What is a regular theme in your nightmares?"
For many students, going to school in itself can be a nightmare. Even more so after they have long graduated.
Perpetual Student
"I dream that I have to go to school in the morning, even though I am 30 years old."
Upcoming Final
"I have nightmares that I have to do a final for a class I didn't know I was registered for and didn't do any work for and I've been out of school for 5 years."
A List Of Dilemmas
"I'm 48 and I still have high school and college nightmares featuring -"
- I can't find my locker
- I don't know my combination
- I don't know where my classes are
- I forgot to go to a class all semester and it's either (a) final exam day OR (b) I was supposed to do a group project
- I forgot to do a major assignment and I fail the class
- I can't find my car at the end of the day
"And more!"
Incomplete Assignments
"Or class neglect. I still have dreams im 10 years behind on assignments at a 3 month class im apparently still taking at community college."
Something is always after these Redditors, and only the alarm clock can bring them out of the situation.
Always Being Pursued
"Being chased. I've always had that as a theme in my nightmares. When I was a kid, it was usually a T-Rex."
"When I got older, I had a six month period where I had the same nightmare of being stalked almost every night."
"Since then, it's often something unseen chasing me."
"It's always a very feral feeling - like, I'm moving and I just know something's after me. It's like I move on instinct."
– Barl0we
Slow Runner
"In my dreams of being chased I can't run fast. It's like I'm trying to run through molasses."
Glute Ghouls
"I used to get chased in my grandmothers basement by a giant @ss cheek monsters when I was a kid."
Certain fears have been realized in these Redditors' dreams.
Lack Of Air
"I have falling dreams, and then I land in a body of water and drown. This actually makes a lot of sense, my heart rate is always super low when I sleep and I'm probably literally not getting enough oxygen irl so I feel like I'm drowning in my dreams."
Loose Gums
"One tooth feels wobbly, and then as I go on to see what's happening to it, it just falls out, and one by one all of my teeth are in my hands."
Mechanical Failure
"My car brakes never fully work. They only slow the car down, but I can never fully stop. It's weird."
– Smite76
Disconnnected
"Needing to call for help or use my phone but it glitches out in my dream and wont work."
Nightmares having to do with locating a bathroom is apparently a thing.
Pee Shy
"Needing to pee but there is no toilet around. Or if there is, it is not separated from the rest of the room so everyone can see you."
"This is me too. Sometimes it's a deuce I need to drop. Sometimes I can't because the toilet is completely filthy. At least once I couldn't take a sh*t because Anne Hathaway was trying to talk to me and I didn't want to be rude."
"I did not, contrary to popular belief, actually do the deed in my bed, however."
No Normal Toilets
"I have a reoccurring dream where I'm trying to go to the bathroom but there are no stall doors, just random toilets scattered in a room, various sizes, makes and models and they are all disgusting."
"I get home and my own toilet has exploded and the shower is just spraying water onto the floor because there is mysteriously no tub."
"I have not once been able to dream of a normal bathroom and I am a lucid dreamer. I think my goal tonight will be to dream of a nice bathroom with ONE CLEAN GOLDEN toilet!"
A recurring nightmare for me has nothing to do with masked maniacs wielding a mask and chasing me down a dark street or demons eating me alive.
My night terrors are steeped in reality—as with many of the Redditors above—where I go onstage as an unprepared understudy for a Broadway show and I forget my lines, or I realize I missed taking a class at university that could result in me not graduating.
Yeah, very scary stuff, because they could actually happen!
Give me Freddy or Jason anytime.
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I swear I've relived moments of my life. I'm convinced of it. Like... "I swear I already paid that bill." Does anybody else have that issue?
Hello?
Disappointed Talk To Me GIF by Dark IglooGiphy"My twin sister died suddenly at the age of 50. Two weeks after her death I get a text from her apologising for our last argument, which I didn't get at the time nor responded to. She died with us still estranged."
sorry for scaring you...
"Had a dream where someone interrupted my dream to tell me I only had 6 months left, 6 months after I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It was the harmless type, and this was 15 years ago, but it still freaks me out to this day."
"There's actually another case like this. A lady who heard a voice told her to go to the hospital and get her brain scanned. Sure enough, there was a tumor. She got surgery to have it removed. In recovery, the voice said "sorry for scaring you. This will be the last you hear from us."
- Morvack
Call me Coco
"We were in a town outside Puerta Vallarta on holiday. In the middle of the outdoor market was a small church that we decided to check out. For some reason I felt really connected to it. I felt compelled to pray and light a candle. As we were leaving the church courtyard a little girl across the small brick road was pointing at me, pulling her mother towards us, and she was calling me"Coco Coco". The mother was pulling against her saying, "¿Quien? no la conocemos. quien es Coco?" (Who? We don't know her. Who is Coco?)"
"I froze. I locked eyes with the little girl. She was so excited and happy to see me. I didn't know her either but I smiled to be polite. And in that moment it dawned on me. My little sister used to call me Coco when she was very little. I hadn't heard anyone say that name to me in over 30+ years and had not thought about that nickname or told anyone about that nickname ever."
"It was alarming yet comfortably familiar. The little girl's mother pulled her along up the street and we went on our way. Years later my sister is getting really into genealogy and tracing our roots. She says 4 generations back, our dad's family is from that small town outside of Puerta Vallarta."
Just Stop
"I was taking my kid to a doctor's appointment and as we were walking from the car everything around us just stopped. It was only for just a brief moment and then everything went back to normal. What was weird was everything went silent too which never happens there since it was right by one of the busiest intersections in town. I could also blow it off as just my imagination but as soon as it happened my kid asked me if time just stopped."
- rhett342
I hear it...
Spike Lee Radio GIF by MauditGiphy"The other day I heard the radio station without turning on the receiver. I turned it on and it was exactly what was playing in my head."
- Schmevil
That radio thing happens to me five times a day. Or... I'll be thinking of a random movie that is YEARS old and then... BAM, it's on tv. Like, I made it happen.
In Nashville
GIF by OpryGiphy"In the mid nineties (I was about 14) my family took a weekend trip to Nashville to go to Opryland. The night before we go, I had a terrible nightmare that the shoulder harness on a rollercoaster we were riding was faulty, and I fell out. So the next day at the park, my mom, sis, and I get on the exact same rollercoaster. I sat in the car in front of them by myself and the shoulder harness would not lock in place!!"
"I freak out! The ride is about to start. I start screaming! A ride operator comes over and manually locks the harness in place so the ride can begin. When we get off the ride, they shut off that car so no one else can ride it. I will never again ride an upside down rollercoaster."
People Break Down The Strangest Rules Their Parents Enforced Growing Up | George Takei’s Oh Myyy
The rules we follow growing up are often rooted in culture and circumstance, but that doesn't mean they always make sense for the world we live in. Or at lea...The Power of Christ
"My parents got the house exorcized by a priest (my mom claimed that seeing demons and being manic were unrelated, we just didn't argue). As the priest walked around the house, suddenly a flood of roaches spewed out from behind the priest, emerging from cracks in the pavement and fanning away from him like a wake, instantly disappearing as soon as they'd materialized. I've never seen insects act like one perfectly coordinated hive."
"Roaches scatter erratically, and come in different sizes. These roaches were all exactly the same size and color, and moved in perfect unison. It happened in seconds. My sister, also an atheist, saw it too, but everyone else had been walking alongside the priest. We later went back to investigate. We never saw a single roach in or around that basement before or since. Obvious explanation would be weird roach coincidence, but... I just don't know. It was weird."
Then the phone rang
"One summer when I was a teenager, my cousin came to visit with her then infant son, and my mom took the two of them to the zoo. My mom told me to call on my cousin's phone if I was going anywhere, since my mom wasn't bringing her phone with her. About an hour later I decided to bike to my friend's house. I instinctively called my mom on her phone to let her know, forgetting that she didn't have her phone with her."
"Once I remembered, I hung up and started to dial my cousin's number. Then the phone rang. It was my mom's number. Somehow, her phone called me back on its own, even though it was in her car, which was locked and in front of the house (I ran outside to confirm this). To this day, I have no idea how her phone was able to call me back. And no, I didn't answer the call."
In a Haze
"I was driving to a running workout at 4:30am and and passed the high school stadium near my house. There was a football game being played with a stadium full of fans. It made no sense at all, I kinda wonder if I was hallucinating. To this day I don't know why that was happening then."
Numb
Difficult People Comedy GIF by HULUGiphy"I once forgot how to read, speak and comprehend stuff for like an hour and half my body went numb. I called the ambulance cause I got freaked out, but they found nothing wrong."
Still haunts me...
"11 years old. Driving 1.5 hrs away on a school trip. I see my (very uncommon) name, first and last, spray painted, in reverse (like to be read in a mirror) on a train overpass. I have pictures of this to this day. I wonder if it means something, but not sure what. I'm 42 now. Still haunts me."
"Edit: for those wanting to see the picture. - https://twitter.com/michaelvannette/status/1445821275163615239?t=jayMB2iZPG0q-fdL63SjPA&s=19"
- vdthemyk
Dad sees it too!
"When I was a little kid, my dad and I would often sit on the front steps just before my bedtime. He'd just let me rattle on about whatever was on my mind. I always looked forward to it. So one night we're sitting there and a a big ball of light, sort of a pale yellowish color, flies over the house. It was moving fast and made no sound we could hear. It was headed straight north and quickly vanished over the trees across the street."
"I was predictably excited, jumping up and pointing at it. Dad calmly took me by the hand and herded me into the house. He had a brief, hushed conversation with Mom and I got put to bed. Next morning when I brought it up they said I must have dreamed it. Years later Dad admitted that yeah, he saw it too. But he still wouldn't talk about it."
- NoRumors
In a Dream state...
"Little late but… When I was younger I always saw the same person in my dream. It wasn't the generic man picture all over the internet. The person was hunched over, much more than normal and had massive teeth and eyes. These dreams slowly turned to nightmares and I was very scared."
"One morning I woke up after having a normal, not scary dream and there it was, for a split second. After I had that experience I never had a dream of it again… so that's good I guess? TL;DR - I saw my nightmare when I woke up and then I never saw it in my dreams again."
Funnely Enough
Infinite Loop Looping GIF by CmdrKittenGiphy"Was in a kitchen with a few kitchen implements on the wall. A funnel fell off it's hook, unlikely but not impossible, and flew 6 feet into the open oven. It was really weird."
"I love/like milk too"
"I remember it was during a drought in California around a decade ago, I woke up one morning and our entire backyard was overgrown with grass and weeds, when the previous day it was barren completely. We had no milk in the fridge, but had gained a jug of fruit punch, an entire untouched gallon."
"My dad drove me to the store to go get more milk, and we were talking about how much we loved the stuff and how it's one of the only things we ALWAYS keep in the house and never let go empty. We pull into the parking lot of our nearby Savemart and look at the license plate of the car in front of us as we're finding a spot."
"Something along the lines of "I love/like milk too" (cant remember the exact sequence of digits, I was a kid). We both were stunned speechless and brought it up in shock for years to come."
The "Person"
"Woke up in the middle of the night one day. My eyes were still foggy from sleep but I could see the shape of a person standing in front of me. It looked like they were half crouched, with their hands on their knees and their head kind of tilted, as if they were trying to get a good look at my face."
"I remember being confused because I thought it was my mom, and I was wondering why she was just looking at me like that. My eyes then adjusted and I realized this "person" didn't have any features. It was like a shadow person, but was grey and static-y looking."
"I got scared and closed my eyes hoping it would go away. I guess I must have fallen asleep after a while because next thing I know it was morning. Definitely really weird. I have a ton of other weird experiences too that seemingly have no explanation. That was one of the creepiest."
Quivers...
don't care ugh GIF by Adult SwimGiphy"Saw my late grandfather's lip moving. Seems normal but this happened to me during his funeral, after he had been pronounced dead for 5-6 days."
Sun Ting...
"I wear a sun symbol necklace, it was handmade out of a single bit of metal and has a loop at the top to thread a cord or chain through. I was walking along with my daughter on my shoulders, when I hear a "ting" on the floor in front of me. I look down and my necklace sun symbol is on the floor. I check the cord around my neck. It is still tied and in one piece, so I check the symbol, the metal loop is still solid. WTF...? how did the symbol detach from the cord, without breaking the cord or the loop? To this day I have no clue."
What's so Funny?
Golden Girls Lol GIF by HULUGiphy"Was driving home at night and heard 2 little girls laugh in the back of my car. Pulled over and checked the whole car. I just blamed it on my mental health but I never had a auditory hallucination before and haven't had any since that night."
The human body is beyond explanation. That's why they say doctors don't know everything. But so is life, beyond explanation.
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Travel. Travel is all over my bucket list. It always has been, but now I'm serious about it. And I'm adding places. Bali. I'm going to Bali. Forget Disney World.
The Babies...
meghan ory support GIF by Hallmark ChannelGiphy"Making it to see my grandchildren."
"I totally relate. Except that I'm the grandchild. I hope my grandma stays well enough! Happy cake day to you."
Cinema
"Just go for a movie and have a nice time with friends outside the house. I honestly just miss that."
"I'm in an area with a relatively high vaccination rate and I went to the theaters this past weekend for the first time in 19 months. It was such a good feeling."
Do You!
"I plan on quitting my job and working from home."
- Advi0001
"Do your research and do it! I've been on the freelance journey for the last year and a half. There's a lot to learn in all aspects, everything from tax and business stuff, managing the business side of things, and then managing the work itself. But the resources are out there. You really get what you put into it."
Bright Sky
"See the northern lights."
"They are magical. I grew up seeing them in my backyard but since living in cities as an adult I haven't seen them in years, probably a good thing to put on my list too."
Fly Away
moving homer simpson GIFGiphy"I want to go live abroad."
"Currently living abroad and love it, but I want to be able to go visit my family without having to quarantine when I come back."
- l1nk1sh
Time to start moving on up, career and housing are calling for more. Lands unknown are calling. New people, places and things want to teach us. Time to learn.
Education
Robin Williams Thank You GIFGiphy"Get an education so I can do something I really love. Want to be a high school counselor and then an administrator eventually. Helping kids is just so rewarding."
People!
"Being able to go to crowded places without spending days feeling paranoid afterwards."
The Blarney
"Take my wife to Ireland so she can see her family and our daughter can meet her grandparents, uncles and aunts."
"If you're fully vaccinated you can go whenever... no quarantine needed I believe."
- 50mm-f2
"We wouldn't have to quarantine on the way there, but we'd have to quarantine on the way back to Australia."
Run around...
"I'm hoping in a few years when my husband is retired, I can convince him to take a multiweek trip to England with me so I can run around looking at castles and other sites related to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Also that place (which I can't remember the name of) where Downton Abbey was filmed. And maybe James Herriot's actual vet office, which IIRC, has been turned into a museum. I LOVE his All Creatures Great and Small books and was a fan (at least until the post WWII series) of the original drama on PBS."
Good for You
Cartoon Yes GIF by SpongeBob SquarePantsGiphy"In a nutshell, I've lost my faith in humanity... but that won't stop me from trying to build others up instead of being a part of the problem."
"PS: You did a great job today! Yes... I'm talking to you."
Be Cool
"I want to visit the east coast of the US (New York City, Washington DC, etc) and see snow. As someone who was born and raised here in Hawaii, I want to touch snow (I'll probably be that person who gets scared going out of the airport in a snowstorm though like that scene in the movie "Cool Runnings")."
So many ideas, so little time. There is lesson one, time is of the essence. It's fleeting and we need to use it and enjoy in all the best ways. So get crackin'.
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