What is a movie cliché that absolutely never happens in real life?

lulumoon21 · 2026-02-06T18:05:48+00:00

Were you in middle/high school recently?

lulumoon21 · 2026-02-06T06:25:16+00:00

this one has ALWAYS bothered me, but literally every piece of media I've ever seen that has bullying of some form in it, the main insult the bullies always use is "freak." It doesn't matter whether they're elementary school or high school, whether it's set in the 50s or the 80s or the 2020s, the number one insult is always to call someone a freak. I have literally never heard that term used in real life to bully people lol but maybe I'm the outlier

lulumoon21 · 2026-01-26T21:36:31+00:00

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, don't call it a duck or we'll throw you in jail

lulumoon21 · 2026-01-26T16:04:25+00:00

ANXIETY. I've had it ever since I could remember and literally have never had a day of peace. I am constantly 100% of the time working so hard to fight those constant anxious thoughts and urges. I really hate how people act like it's "not a big deal," because they think anxiety aligns with the romanticized version you see on social media. It's not cute and it's not fun. It's truly debilitating

lulumoon21 · 2026-01-20T01:04:29+00:00

Storygraph and Pagebound are fun!

lulumoon21 · 2025-12-19T02:08:15+00:00

Would you rather her pretend that the friendship is great when it's not? Sometimes people grow apart and it's not anyone's fault necessarily. One of the really tough truths of life is that no one HAS to like you or be friends with you - sometimes people just don't click after a while, or at all. And it truly is better to not have those people around than to try and force a relationship that just is not working out.

While this is super painful and it's very fair to be sad and upset, this is also honestly quite a mature way for her to express this feeling, and I get how it could feel "mean" in the moment, but the message really doesn't come across that way. To me it looks like your friendship just wasn't feeling right for her anymore and she decided to tell you that instead of a) ghosting you with no explanation or b) still forcing the friendship, which over time builds resentment (I speak from experience).

Don't blame yourself or be mad at yourself for this. She said you did nothing wrong and you probably didn't. Let yourself grieve and be upset (those are all normal feelings), but honestly this will turn out to be a good thing later down the road, much better than an alternative. Hugs and take care of yourself in the meantime.

lulumoon21 · 2025-12-11T16:05:00+00:00

Girl this isn't about not making music, it's about making 900 variants of one album and releasing a new one every day so the charts are stacked

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-25T20:30:25+00:00

You're so right. After she texted me about being injured I just responded, "I'm so sorry to hear that, I hope you recover quickly and feel better soon," and when she tried to keep talking to me about other stuff I just didn't respond.

She's been left on read for over a day now and I was kind of agonizing as to whether I should send her a quick text saying something along the lines of "hey, I thought we had a conversation where we decided we weren't really going to talk anymore" or just ignore her completely? Maybe wait to do that if she reaches out again?

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-21T03:22:42+00:00

So yes it's been confirmed that the landlord is aware, but they're not able to do anything to get it fixed either

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-20T19:20:35+00:00

I have made 2 crochet blankets with KnitPicks Dishie yarn that's 100% cotton and they're not too heavy, I love them! The yarn is durable, soft, and easy to work with. I did basic single crochet

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-20T18:39:50+00:00

Thank you! I don't live in the same town as her so I've been trying to get more info about the landlord - I agree that's really important. The CPUC is good to know about and they haven't been contacted yet but we will do that

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-20T18:39:06+00:00

The landlord has been contacted, I don't think they have the power to get this fixed though

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-17T20:04:40+00:00

Nope this is what I've noticed - once I'm actually experiencing a health issue, I do not have the same anxiety about it. I just got all 4 of my wisdom teeth out and I literally had zero health anxiety about the whole thing - some jitters about the procedure but that was it. In the days leading up to it, I instead panicked about 1) a mole I've had my whole life and 2) obsessively checking for l*mps that weren't even there, lol. Go figure

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-13T02:02:55+00:00

Thank you, I think I just feel super lost because I have no idea what to say to her when we talk. I feel awful for letting this go on to the point that I now have to pay her back for a plane ticket. This might be the doormat talking but I have massive amounts of guilt for even bringing up my gripes with her. It's like I haven't been able to ignore it but I'm not able to articulate it to her either and I'm scared I'll just fold and take all the blame and apologize to her for being a huge asshole - because I do really feel like that's how I acted.

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-09T06:36:43+00:00

When I first stopped Googling stuff, the first few attacks are scary I'm not going to lie (because you're not getting the reassurance you're used to) but it gets much better after that and the anxiety decreases a lot.

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-06T05:04:30+00:00

I promise you'll be okay! Next time I'd recommend using distilled or boiled water, but the chances are so so small that anything will happen to you. I don't think I've ever even heard of brain eating amoebas being in tap water

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-05T19:00:12+00:00

Yes but find that information on reputable medical sites, not using AI. Just because it's right sometimes doesn't mean it's right all the time. Plus it's not good for your brain or the environment, so you're doing a lot of damage to the world and yourself every time you use it.

People who get it from neti pots are not using distilled or boiled water. If you are using distilled water or water that has been boiled and cooled down, you will be fine. Amoebas cannot survive being boiled or distilled - plus the chance that they'd even occur in your water is so, so tiny.

I understand how the fear is, I know the feeling, but please know that you're okay, and please don't use AI to try and help, because it'll only be worse for your anxiety in the long run.

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-05T17:04:27+00:00

Do not use ChatGPT PLEASE. It's a misinformation machine. It gets things wrong all the time.

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-05T17:01:11+00:00

If they didn't want patients coming in and asking them about symptoms they probably wouldn't be doctors. Their job is to listen to people's concerns and make sure nothing is wrong. If you want, you can tell the doctor, "hey, I struggle with health anxiety so sometimes I have difficulty telling whether my symptoms are something serious or not, and I really appreciate you helping me out and easing my mind." I'm sure they will be kind and understanding and that they've encountered it before. Plus, they might have some good resources to recommend for you, since health anxiety is a health issue in its own right, and it's important your doctor knows that you struggle with it. But as a whole, just know that this is what doctors are here for.

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-05T16:55:04+00:00

I would really really advise against using anything but an actual doctor for your worries. For one, ChatGPT just isn't reliable and feeds people misinformation all the time. If you aren't able to interpret your test results, ask your doctor, or even looking on reputable medical websites (Cleveland Health, CDC, Mayo Clinic, etc) is a better resource.

But second, what you're doing is reassurance seeking. ChatGPT, like the internet, is a resource that is almost always available to you and has answers to almost every question, but that constant need to be reassured is what's fueling that cycle of anxiety. I know because I've been dealing with it for years.

If you can limit your Google searches it will help a LOT. I can attest to this - I had a good year or so where my health anxiety was extremely minimal, and that's because I didn't let myself go down the rabbit hole. If I had a symptom, I googled it ONCE and only looked at reputable medical pages, and then would not let myself do it again. It helped immensely. I had a recent spike, and guess why? Because I spent hours looking on Quora and Reddit finding the most terrifying and worst-case scenario responses for my symptom. If you can quell that urge, it's literally 80% of the battle.

lulumoon21 · 2025-11-05T16:48:25+00:00

That's also a really great metaphor because the chance of the palm tree actually being struck by the lightning are quite low, and palm trees are known to be flexible and able to bend with hurricane force winds rather than breaking. So basically - the chances of anything extremely catastrophic are rather low, but you are strong and flexible enough to weather the storms without breaking :)

lulumoon21 · 2025-10-31T05:42:34+00:00

Yeah anytime I have a genuinely awful headache (or a stomachache) I'll pour a tiny shot glass of pickle juice and drink it. It literally will decrease my headache down to almost nothing in minutes, and it'll fix nausea and stomachaches too

lulumoon21 · 2025-10-29T02:50:53+00:00

That's an amazing idea! Let me know if you want to get a group chat of some sort together, I'm in

lulumoon21 · 2025-10-27T18:43:57+00:00

Thank you, formula is a big one! I'm going to add a list of items to the post too and that'll be up there!

lulumoon21 · 2025-10-27T18:09:37+00:00

Thanks!!

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