Redditor WielderOfTheSpear wanted to hear from people rethinking it all. So they asked everyone:
"What's one moment you found yourself asking yourself 'What the hell am I doing with my life?'"
I wonder about my life choices everyday.
Tell me I'm not alone.
Trash
kyle mooney trash GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy"When i had to move several bags of trash out of my shower so i could clean myself, only there wasn’t really any space to put them because... more trash bags. granted i was living in a really tiny space, but this was the moment i stopped and really had to think for a moment. started on antidepressants a couple months later."
Standard-Guarantee94
"When I pawned my wedding ring to buy more pain pills. That particular incident actually got me to go get help. Been clean 11 years now and got my ring back a few months later. As sh*tty as that incident was, I needed that, and it probably saved my life. Addiction sucks so bad."
1980pzx
Exhausted
"I was working nights, going to college days, and socializing and sleeping at... ummm... huh. Got so exhausted I was hallucinating while driving. Finally snapped when I realized I had to go to work again and hadn't slept since the last time I had to go to work and was breaking down physically and mentally."
"F**k this, went to bed and slept 2 days. And since 2 no-call no-shows was a fireable offence, I was now blissfully unemployed."
Amish_Cyberbully
Empty
"Ordered 2 large pizzas and ate through both while sitting in bed. Literally no dopamine hit from any bite. Decided that food no longer gave me pleasure and from there I lost 115lbs."
"I also wanna paint a picture of how pathetic this was. I brought both pizzas to bed. Not slices, no plates. I ate them straight outta the box. And no bite tasted good. It was just an empty feeling of sadness. And I stained my sheets."
Autumnlove92
HOME
"When i realized i am the only one complaining about life and regrets to my friends. I feel that I have been in the same place for a long time and still expect things to be the same way as they were long ago."
"I think i tricked myself into believing that everything in life will fall into place at the right time whereas nothing even remotely similar to this has ever happened."
"I am afraid of being known as the guy who never left his parent's house. Who always lived in the shadow of other people just to survive."
MagnateNSFW
Oh life, full of the drama.
Travel Issues
Giphy"I cried in an airport because my flight home got cancelled. Had a traveling job where I was gone at least 1 week a month and it was making me depressed and anxious."
"A nice lady gave me a hug and thought a family member died or something. Then she told me to quit my job."
serafel
Looking
"A former colleague of mine left the company and is making at least 50% more pay, along with equity and a full WFH situation. We had both been with the company about the same amount of time at that point, but I have six more years of experience. I'm looking for a job now."
"But, to be fair, my income is well above average already. It's just that I'm in a very high-demand career in which you don't even have to be the best of the best of the best (sir!) to command high salaries."
Buckus93
Most of my Life
"It’s most days honestly but most recently when looking into buying a house. The advice was to make sure you are good with being there at least five years before wanting to move or it’s a bad decision and it got me thinking about my job and social situation and all that. Basically it came down to I don’t even want to be here tomorrow but I’m sort of ok with it and I realized that describes most of my life, I don’t really like it but I can put up with it."
Eternal_Bagel
August 2021...
"When my boyfriend at the time was in the kitchen arguing with the woman whom he was currently cheating on me with... I was literally in between them as they were about to physically attack one another."
"This happened in August 2021, 3 days before my birthday. That same day he kicked me out of our home because I 'brought problems to the house' with just the clothes on my back."
"I lived in my car for about 2 weeks because I was too proud and embarrassed to go to my parents. Eventually, I went back to mom and dad's and 2 months later I got my own place and had it furnished with a stool and my bed."
"By August 2022, my apartment is fully furnished, I had gotten a promotion with better pay and hours, I traveled, saw some pretty awesome concerts, but most importantly I learned to love myself again and learned how to live w/o the anxiety of putting someone before me and worrying if I was doing too much or not enough."
Any_Bus9336
Burnout
Giphy"Now, as I'm struggling to finish my PhD. The mental health burden and burnout is so bad that I've cried while doing my tasks more times than I can count, it doesn't really increase my employability... honestly I don't know why I'm doing this."
synesthesiaghost
Life will be what we make of it.
Choose wisely. And it's okay to choose another path upon reflection!
Do you have similar experiences? Let us know in the comments below.
I have a short fuse. I really do. For too many years it has lead to a lot of undo stress and trouble. I try deep breathes now. And prayer. But I nearly pass out from all the breathing and my mouth is dry from reciting scripture. I have issues. Anything can set me off. I could make my own personal reddit thread. But... I'm clearly not alone.
Bullies
Angry Season 9 GIF by ShamelessGiphyHorrible people who go into professions working with vulnerable people. Like, a bully going into social work or nursing, or abusive people going into youth care. Nothing pisses me off more than that.
MOVE!!
Being stuck behind a trio of slow walkers taking up the whole sidewalk.
Sometimes, depending on the width of where you're walking, it could just be 1 person and they are so evenly in the middle that you can't pass them on either side. It's infuriating. Like, HELL, make the minimal effort to move ever so slightly one way or the other.
Me Time
Having no free time.
My previous employer would send me appointments at 10pm for the next day.
I made it a rule to never EVER respond to emails past 5pm, even if I had a mail I wanted to send I would schedule it for delivery the next day.
Yeah I have a rule about being talked to while on the clock. If it's not important enough to tell me while you're paying me then it's not important.
Beware of Others
Inside Out Reaction GIF by Disney PixarGiphyPeople who are just oblivious in public. You are not the center of the universe, other people exist around you, stop being an a**.
And stand in the middle of the aisle leaning on their cart texting with one finger.
Passover
People who drive up my butt in the mother freaking slow lane. Wtf.
I hate when they do that when there is a passing lane and clearly they aren't trying to get to a turn. I could get if you can't pass me because of a turn (whether regular road where you are about to get to an entrance, or highway/interstate and off ramp) but WTF are you driving up my @ss when there is an empty lane beside you and you can go around me.
All of those things! ALL OF THOSE THINGS! I hate them all. How could you not? I'm angry just from reading. LOLOL. Let me pause for a breath and a prayer. Continue without me for a moment.
Get Back
Mad Grumpy Cat GIF by MOODMANGiphyLine cutters.
Missing Pieces
When you order takeout/delivery and you get home and the food is wrong. Ruins the whole meal for me.
Dude. This. I swear to god, if I splurge and get delivery and it's missing hoisin for my mu sushi it's honestly like momentarily devastating.
I bought some as a back-up and always leave a polite note saying I'd like sauce packets, but it still happens and is such a bummer. I usually only order food when it's been a rough/stressful day, so missing sauce is just like an extra kick in the shins.
It's Pretend
People sending death threats to actors because of a role they played.
Wtf. Really?
I studied acting in college and played a major douchebag in a play once. I played carter in Neil Labute's "Fat Pig." I talked with some girl several days after performances ended and she said she had a friend who wanted to talk to me but didn't because she thought I might be an butthole. So I kinda get that some people don't understand that actors aren't their characters, but sending death threats seems almost unbelievable.
Trashed
People who casually throw trash out their car window.
One time while I was in the car with my family, there was a daycare van driving in front of us on the highway and the passenger threw trash out, so my dad called the daycare phone number. Glad he did!
Stay Calm
Angry Season 4 GIF by The OfficeGiphyWhen someone "apologizes," but starts of with I'm sorry YOU don't like/didn't hear/felt as if/etc. If you're going to apologize freaking own it. Get out of here with that passive aggressive bullcrap.
This entire thread has given me anxiety and makes me thankful for alcohol. I don't know why anything here would be deemed irrational; or maybe it's time I head back to therapy. Pray for me, and the world at large that has to encounter me.
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Redditor Mizuazura wanted to discuss the times we've all been accosted by a total rando or three that left us baffled by asking:
"What is the stupidest reason a random stranger was mad at you? What happened?"
A Time for Battle
"I bought the last cream-filled doughnut at a jolly pirates and the old lady behind me in line took this as a declaration of war saying that I took it from her. The worker chimes in saying they making more and they'd be ready in about half an hour, but she wasn't having it. I hope she's doing ok, it was such a silly thing to get mad over."
AlphaThing
GiphyStupid Mom
"This would sound stupid to some of you. I was 10, and I was playing at a public park. Suddenly, a 6 year kid came near me and started confronting me, she said I was too old to play in the kids area. I wanted to ask her 'Who the hell are you??' It was embarrassing because a kid was scolding me in front of so many people."
"Her mom thought that I was harassing her and started running towards us. She shouted at me without knowing what actually happened. And, people was praising that freaking kid for being 'brave'. I did nothing wrong, the swing wasn't her mom's property and she talked as if she's the Mayor of our town."
Watermelon_Yeet
I work at Target...
"Had some lady get mad at me last night in a Walmart because I wasn't an employee there and couldn't help her. Last I checked Walmart employees don't wear bright crazy yellow shirts with reflective safety striping, faux badges on their sleeves, or wear slippers while on duty."
Witchy_Ghost
SHUSH!!
"I once had a guy at the beach yell at me to stop laughing. I wasn't laughing at him at all. Just laughing to myself because I was happy and having fun."
PrankyButSaintly
GiphyLooks Weird...
"A guy yelled at me from balcony because I didn't pick up after dog. He couldn't understand that my dog only peed. I had to explain to him that female dogs need to squat to pee. He also couldn't accept the fact that she is a female dog, because she just 'looks like male.' (American akita)."
Ives_cro
Evil Lives
"I was 8 years old, swimming in a swimming pool and a women nearby frowned at me and said, "UGH! Lose some weight!!" I didn't know how to respond, I just started crying."
1BoiledCabbage
"Man, this could be my grandmother. She liked to say things just to shock people. We were in the mall one day when a little boy strolled by, and my grandmother said, 'What a fat little boy!' This, from a woman whose body shape could best be described as an apple on stilts."
"Also the same woman who visited us while we were living in Germany, and while at a cafe, would not stop talking loudly about the Nazis. I know it doesn't help, but when people say crap like that, it usually has nothing to do with the target of their ire and everything to do with their own misery. I'm sorry you had to go through that."
koookoookachoo
T'was a pleasant experience.....
"Me and a friend were around 13. While we were waiting to cross the road, we started talking about the sushi that we were about to eat at her place, both very excited. After not even a minute, this HUGE bald man standing in front of us whips around and just yells at us to SHUT the F**K UP, with the look of a man who would not Hesitate to Punch a Child. So we did. And then had to walk in the same direction as him for the next 5 minutes. T'was a pleasant experience..."
mydadlefttenyearsago
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"At McDonald's once. Some lady was mad at me for knowing how to work the touch screen ordering kiosk but not actually being an employee there. She acted like I had wilfully bamboozled her for a sick laugh."
MacualayCocaine
GiphyOk Bye...
"I said hi to her. This was back when bluetooth was a semi-new technology. She was wearing a BT ear piece and I didn't see it. I was walking home from school and she was standing out in her driveway. She said 'hi' and started talking."
"I turned and looked at her, didn't see anyone or her phone so I said 'hi' back while continuing to walk. She got a disgusted look on her face, pulled her hair back from her ear, and snapped 'CAN YOU NOT SEE I'M ON THE PHONE????' I just left and didn't respond."
ursaggybutt101
Dog Park Crazies...
"Brought my big dogs into 'big dog' side of dog park. Two ladies with SEVEN chihuahuas started screaming at me and then tried to tase me. Needless to say that the cops got involved."
jinxpinchpoke
Giphy“dirty money”
"I found a coin and put it in my pocket, some dude called me poor because I picked up 'dirty money' and all I said was:'richer than you' he beat me up and nearly broke my neck If you’re reading this, f**k you and get help."
"Edit: for anyone wondering, the guy was 20-24 and I was 14, I called the police but they didn’t do much. For anyone saying: 'shouldn’t have replied' don’t blame the victim alright." ~ MlCHlEL
XMAS '20
"It was Christmas Day 2020, I was at work at the register (gas station) while a customer walks up to a food warmer. Customer asks if all we have is pizza, advised we had more food like burgers etc coming up in about 10 min. Customer yells ' Great, now all I get is this f**king pizza' and proceeds to pick a slice then throw it on the counter at me." ~ Linisaria
Middle Finger
"Waiting at a bus stop after school some random guy sits next to me and tries to sell me weed. I tell him I'm not interested and he gets up and stands away near the curb as a bus approaches and he gets on then he sits at the back of the bus and looks out the window at me and just starts throwing me the middle finger while aggressively mouthing some words haha." ~ SunKing210
then/than
"It was on here. I used the word 'then' instead of 'than.' I got a message from this guy saying I'm a f-ing idiot and not to breed. Also that I must be fat and my husband is cheating on me. I laughed it off and blocked him." ~ Amie80
sign language GIFGiphyOh Karens...
"Working in retail/fast food in high school. That's all you need to say, right? But really - Karens existed well before 2020. One time working at a fast food chain, I was asked for one extra honey mustard sauce. Our particular franchisee had strict limits and we had managers all over the place. I needed my job at the time, so I told them there was an extra charge for more sauce. They wouldn't pay, left in a rage and said when I get off work, they're going to shoot me." ~ DaveyJonas
I do not miss you one bit...
"I used to work at Sainsbury's Local (supermarket chain in the UK) and some drunk dude tried to start a fight with me because I told him we don't sell individual cans of beer, only a 4 pack or more. I told him I don't make the rules and if you just want one can we have charge for four."
"He starts getting more and more irate and eventually clenches his fist and squares up to me (keep in mind I'm just 19 and this dude is like 40). Luckily my manager saw this escalating and stepped in before it kicked off and asked the guy to leave. Oh retail work, I do not miss you one bit. I have so many horror stories." ~ TheJuic3
Spoof...
"My phone number got spoofed and who ever did it called someone and then hung up after not saying anything. A**hole then proceeds to call the number (me) back, screaming about how I'm a horrible person for hanging up on them and wasting their time. I tried to explain it to him, as I had been receiving confused voicemails for a while, but he wouldn't let me get a word in. He was screaming so loud his voice was breaking, over what was probably a 5-10 second scam call. It was unbelievable." ~ JCV-16
Smirk
"I smiled at him. He was angry when he found out I wasn't the only person he smiled at. I worked in retail at the time. Customer service, mate." ~ Hellevan
Happy If You Say So GIFGiphyPlants
"Myself and some friends were walking home from some underage event, we were probably 16 or so, we took a shortcut through some estate and this absolute Karen confronts us backed up by what I can only assume we're fellow PTA members, and accuses us of stealing potted plants from their gardens."
"We had literally just arrived and tried to explain this but she was having none of it and threatened to get the police involved. Eventually she gave us a stern warning and left so naturally we then did the mature thing and stole her potted plants, left them down the road, peed on em a little and headed home." ~ Brian_Gay
I only hit the ground...
"A couple of years ago in a parking lot, my brother and I were goofing around on our way back to our car. I accidentally tripped and fell right next to someone else’s car, and the owner of said car was sitting inside of it. She got out, gave us the dirtiest look, and inspected the rear end of her car, thinking that I had run into it or damaged it in some way. I hadn’t even touched it. I only hit the ground. Literally no reason for her to be mad." ~ BootsLookinGood
Now granted, some are really struggling, so they may not have ill intent, they may not know any better.
But there are a bunch of people out there that are just plain ornery, on a good day.
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In German.
For some reason i say Jävlar which means something like damnit in Swedish, meanwhile I'm Norwegian. Validalo
I say Sheibe. Don't even know how to spell it. Probably not saying it right. Don't know any other German words but yup I say sh!t in German every single time. Not even when I'm mad. I swear in everyday conversation and I think I just used that to hide it so my slightly Puritan coworkers (some are old and some are devout church goers) don't get offended. They're pretty nice people and they don't shove their beliefs down my throat so I don't want to shove mine down theirs. Nestreeen
Anger Management!
"Ooh, this makes me very angry." I was thinking of Marvin The Martian lol. DumperDump69
I tend to get overly polite when angry. I had an argument with a family member on the phone recently and said "I am very angry and will be hanging up now, good day to you!" zhuzhy
Then I have demonic anger.
I have two levels of angry I've learned. I have shut down/avoidance angry. I get quite, dismissive and try to avoid the confrontation.
Then I have demonic anger. Full blown seeing red mouth foaming angry. I don't hit that often but when I do I absolutely lose my sh!t. It's kinda scary honestly because I get so heated I feel like I'm going to explode. toolschism
Stubbing...
GiphyI normally don't swear much when angry but when I stub my toe or stuff, I say exactly the words: God f-ing damn it!! Holy Crap. sachiimu
Silence....
I have learned the art of staying quiet when angry. Reddit
This form of way to deal with anger doesn't take your anger and saves it up. You don't hold on to your negative thoughts.
Instead you take those emotions and let them go. Instead of saving up anger inside of you, which will indeed hurt your mental health, you take those feelings and realize that being angry isn't the answer. So instead you forget and keep on walking. Tsoof_S
Diffusing.
I love you. It diffuses situations nicely. Why get angry at a store clerk? They and their incompetence will be out of your life in minutes. Not worth words, let alone anger. Jarcus78
I definitely could murder people with words....
Angry at a situation: "You've GOT to be KIDDING me."
Angry at a person: a stoic "Yeah, please never do that again."
If I legitimately snap, I'll usually break out the comedic / obscure lines, like "I don't know what the Kellogg's Frosted DAMN you're thinking, but..." because I think it helps de-escalate my own anger and it mitigates the chances of actually hurting someone's feelings.
I definitely could murder people with words, but I feel like the satisfaction of doing that would never justify the possibility of opening peoples old emotional wounds that they've spent years healing and coming to terms with. onecollectivepotato
Gosh!
GiphyI have a habit of saying "god bless America" instead of "God darn it." I blame my parents for not using more expletives. hugs_n_slugs
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Redditor talkingtomato2 wanted everyone to chat about the details of why we get irritated by asking...
What makes your blood boil?
Making fun of the mentally disabled.
"Making fun of the mentally disabled. All of them did not wish this fate upon themselves, and yet, people still think it is amusing to mock them and torment them. People act like they don't know that these people know they are different, or that they are right there. I've had more than a few chastisings dished out by me to Karens at grocery stores and other retail establishments who are angry that the "stupid fool can't bag fast enough."
"Also, yelling at people who are hard of hearing/the elderly. I have seen hundreds of CNAs do this to older people in their care. That doesn't work, and they know when you are doing that, and it's embarrassing. Try a lower pitched voice, repeat yourself once or twice, get a bit closer. Just because they are hard of hearing doesn't make them stupid. It makes them hard of hearing. You might have to adapt your speech a smidge." Commander_Shepard_
Thanks a lot, supposed adults.
"Just ignore the bullies."
"Absolute BULL!!" Church-of-Nephalus
"This crap right here. My parents told me this. School principals told me this. Guess what? The crap never stopped."
"Thanks a lot, supposed adults." ProjectShadow316
Family?
"The expectation of forgiveness just because someone is "family" despite them never having apologized or shown any remorse for their actions." fizzjamk
"Right? If they don't act like they're family at all, then why are you expected to act like family towards them? it should be a two-way street." LadyMystery
Bullies.
"Bullies. Can't stand people picking on people who are weaker than them. I always dealt with bullies as a child then I started bullying the bullies later in life. God now I am pissed." SharkGamer98
"My ally from another land." TomoyoHoshijiro
Hit Snooze....
Giphy"I live in dorms and the person next to me iphone alarm keep going off because they keep snoozing it til they suppose to wake up. Its annoying."liabialiabia
"I straight up turned my roommates phone off in my dorm. I'm like either get up or turn your alarm off. I was tired of being woken up every 5 minutes when I need my sleep so I can not be falling asleep in class. One or two snoozes is okay, but 3 hours of you hitting snooze is far too much." WayneKrane
That Boy in College...
"There's a boy in my college class who refuses to do his work properly."
"He attempts to steal or copy work off of other students, which has been reported."
"He acts indignant when we as friends try to tell him to buck up."
"Like, why are you here? He has done maybe 1 of the 7 assignments. Barely passing."
"He gets mad when we don't help him and acts like it's our fault he is going down the road to fail."
"I just. I know, I gotta play a waiting game for him to get kicked... but my lord, there could be someone who WANTS to be where he is and would actually do the work." aspiegamer95
"no one"
"The "no one" comments on Youtube." IclapWhenIfap
"Absolutely no one:"
"Not even a single soul:"
"YouTube comment: random catchphrase that has been said in the video with no additional comedic value." Johnpunzel
Phone Eats....
Giphy"Being told to sell my phone so I can eat. Yeah. Cool. Eat for a few days. After that? How am I supposed to find a job or do literally anything at this stage?" JN-2186
"Thank you, It reminds me when a girl was asking for help because she was about to become homeless, and several people suggested sleeping in open fields and park benches. Like how could that be helpful in the least to a homeless female?" CaptainWaffleIron
The Horrors.
"Female clitoral mutilation."
"Acid attacks."
"Human sex trafficking."
"Victimizing the less powerful in general." WastaSpace
Woof!
"When my mom complains about other people's service dogs, when she her self has one of the worst trained service dogs ever, and she shouldn't even have one in the first place." Makabajones
"Or when other people claim their dog is a service dog." Punchedmango422
Psycho!
Giphy"People who intentionally, for fun, hurt helpless animals or people." WayneKrane
"Someone shot my cat the other day with a BB gun. Have no idea who did it or why but if I find out who did I'm gonna beat the shit out of them." yellow_potato28
"too sensitive."
"How awful the counselor at my middle school was. I got bullied a lot and the main bully told me to kill myself. Someone reported it and I was called down to her office. The first question she asked was "what did you do to make [person] say that?" She ended up giving me a lecture on how I should respect other people's beliefs and asking if I ever thought I was being "too sensitive."
"Writing about this still makes me angry even though it's been over 6 years. Everyone in my family (and a few of my friends) who went to that school had similarly awful experiences." Gorolo1
Poor Care.
"Poorly caring of pets." ApexMichu
"And children, don't get one if you are not willing to put time and effort into taking care of them. They are living being things, not just something you can get on a whim." saradakl
Stay in Private.
"People who don't act like civilized humans in public restrooms."
"Seriously, have you never before had to sit on a toilet and poop into the bowl? You never learned how toilet paper works? Or what that lever / knob / button was design to do?"
"I don't want to see your shit floating in the bowl or smeared on the walls. I want to go do my business and get out again without risking an infection or worse." Count2Zero
"I wonder sometimes if that is just like the bottom 1% of people. I can't fathom most normal people doing stuff like that." rampantapplejohn
Cold.
"People who suddenly act cold towards you. Like we were okay yesterday but today you're acting as if I don't exist?" gabbykoenig
"My classmates in college when somebody started a rumor that I was a closeted racist. I went from that one guy in advanced audit that would bring everyone chick fil-a (7:40-10:40pm class of 5 so I would bring dinner for everyone), to being that racist piece of crap in advanced audit that brought a bunch of chick fil-a that no one accepted. My junior year of college was miserable because of that rumor." Turnbob73
Such bliss....
"People being proud of their ignorance." redvonrowdy
"We live in a world with information so easily accessible that ignorance has become a choice. And somehow, people still choose ignorance." DubioTheDubious
"In a way i can respect their reasoning. My mom doesn't follow any news or look at social media much at all and she's a lot happier without the constant rapid flow of info. Not everyone needs to know everything now." citizen42701
School Daze.
"Teachers hitting on underage students." A_Blue_Bear
"Why would we need to know she's a female? Why isn't it assault?" LucioTarquinioPrisco
"Oh god I'm a teacher and I get the opposite. It's actually kind of adorable when students try to flirt with me. It reminds me of how awkward I was as a kid." Teh_Pagemaster
Bad Shoppers.
"People who leave their shopping carts in the middle of the parking lot." ChadMasters69
"I'm currently on a five minute break from bringing these carts inside and ugh I hate these people." yinyang107
"People who leave their shopping carts in front of my register anger me off to all hell. Especially when it's busy because they seem to think I magically have the time to walk the cart back over to the cart area when I have a line of 20 people waiting to be helped. Always makes me want to slam the person's face into a wall repeatedly and unfortunately it happens a lot." watermelonpizzafries
I Know Better.
"People who "know better" because they're older." TizzleDirt
"And they don't care about your experience with the exact same situation, because "you'll understand when you're older." saradakl
"My exact point made earlier. I get with age comes wisdom but it doesn't make you right about everything." TizzleDirt
Boys Do Cry.
Giphy"Double standards. Like when a girl cries it's ok and everyone supports her. But when a guy cries, he's told to man up and that he's fine or something." LandonSoares
"Toxic masculinity. This is like the definition of it they use in the dictionary. Boys/men aren't allowed to show their feelings." Amekyras
It's amazing all the different things that can make our blood boil!
Do you have something to add to the list? Let us know in the comments.
If you or someone you know is struggling, you can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
To find help outside the United States, the International Association for Suicide Prevention has resources available at https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/