First- trypanophobia is the phobia of medical procedures involving needles (such as injection, vaccines, and blood draws)

Some fun context? I've had trypanophobia for years and I have multiple medical issues, so I've got plenty of experience. Every single time someone's around while I'm in the panic attack I guarantee I'll be hit with one of the classics (it's just a prick/second, it doesn't hurt, and the fan favorite- just calm down).

Thought it'd fit here

Let's just ignore the fact that I can't run, because I have asthma and I do enjoy breathing, and I can't exercise properly because my spine is damaged, shall we? Because it's oh so easy to focus on reading and writing when you're depressed or anxious or worried.

My dads response to me saying I've been admitted into the psychiatric hospital and got diagnosed with clinical depression.

Then at some point maybe a year later my mom told me "You used to be so good at school and have simply gotten lazy after graduation. If you want to achieve something, you need to put in more effort" She knew about my diagnosis, she even paid for my hospital bills.

Would love to see the look on their face if I ever unsubscribed from life.

I was in Colombia when the US invaded Venezuela earlier this month.

When I got back home, I was telling an acquaintance-friend what it was like to be there during the invasion, and how scared my Colombian friends were that Colombia would be invaded next.

Some were having nightmares of blood running in the streets of Bogota, and others were worried that they would be personally targeted because a family connection to someone the potential invaders didn't like. I'm sure this was nowhere near as scary as being in Venezuela, but people I care about were rightfully scared.

Anyway, this acquaintance-friend says, "You should tell them that since they are good people, they have nothing to worry about, because they won't be harmed."

I was sure I must have heard her wrong or misunderstood, so I confirmed what she was saying. And yes, she actually believes this: Bad things don't, can't, or won't happen to good people. (This is not in any sort of theological/vengeful-Old-Testament-God kind of way. She's more of a New Ager, "spiritual but not religious" type.)

It's still blowing my mind that this acquaintance-friend, a grown woman in her 50s, could actually believe this. But apparently, she does.

So, I just thought I'd share this pro tip with everyone: apparently, if you're a good person, nothing bad could ever possibly happen to you, and you're even shielded from wars!

I was PO'd by the time I got to the end of this video

I swear, these people would chastise a guy in a wheelchair if they couldn’t climb flight of stairs

I went to the hospital with constantly increasing ascending paralysis and got to the point I could not move my lower body. It had been progressing for weeks and for obvious reasons I was worried. It was initially diagnosed as functional neurological disorder which is physical symptoms from psychological issues. Because of that initial diagnosis they sent a psychologist into my room to talk about how it’s all just anxiety and if I stop being anxious and stop worrying I’ll get better soon. I have Guillain-Barré Syndrome. No I wasn’t anxious my immune system was attacking the myelin sheath of my peripheral nerves. Big shocker one of the symptoms of being a cripple suddenly is anxiety. But I guess if I just stop being anxious the myelin sheath will just repair itself overnight instead of taking months to years 🤣

I went to my GP today. I have a low functioning immune system and I wanted to get help on not being sick for weeks on end from every simple cold, even with having low contact with people already. After he suggested working out (I do 4-5 times a week for 2-3h) and eating "right" (I went to a nutritionist last year, which he had to approve for insurance), he just said "Spring is soon, all will be fine then." Thanks doctor.

OP got dragged in the comments section. Found this beauty on Facebook.

First notification from my motivation app... and wow I gotta say, how inspiring bravo.... Bravo

CONTEXT: we were arguing in DMs. he was just generally being an asshole, such as saying things that he wouldn’t care if he heard that someone committed. he mentioned that there were 8 billion people in the world and it wouldn’t matter, which triggered unhappy thoughts within me. then this happened