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What’s something most people think is harmless but actually slowly ruins their life?

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Stavvystav Mar 27, 2026 +2649
Negative self-talk. That shit poisons your mind. I know it sounds corny but you'd be amazed how much of a better space you'll be in if you just don't insult yourself.
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UntestedMethod Mar 27, 2026 +442
Cognitive behavioural therapy
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TheGrouchyGremlin Mar 27, 2026 +171
CBT?
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patwm11 Mar 27, 2026 +224
C*** and Ball Torture?
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LordAxalon110 Mar 27, 2026 +9
Great metal band.
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VeterinarianOld3082 Mar 27, 2026 +28
I do psychology, and you don’t want to know the amount of times that comes up in class…
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UntestedMethod Mar 27, 2026 +22
yes
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Euphoric-Letterhead4 Mar 27, 2026 +39
Can you tell me a little bit more about it? I am currently stuck with a shitty “psychoanalyst” that does nothing but reinforcing my way of viewing the world and honestly I strive for something more focused. Please enlighten me
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polite_giraffe Mar 27, 2026 +34
Highly, HIGHLY recommend switching to a different therapist or councilor who works for you. It’s so much better to have personally tailored treatment plan than to try to DIY with advice from the internet. That being said, a big part of cognitive behavioral therapy is finding the right questions to ask yourself in the moment. Picking up the phone to doomscroll- why am I doing this? What am I getting out of it? Is it worth it? Maybe you’re ruminating on negative thoughts- is this something I’ve thought about before? Is it true? Is it HELPFUL to think about it more? I find that asking questions is a good way to break out of loops and habits that aren’t particularly good for me.
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Maple-Mayhem Mar 27, 2026 +87
Via Wikipedia: "C*** and ball torture (CBT)[a] is a sexual activity involving the application of pain or constriction to the male genitals. This may involve directly painful activities, such as genital piercing, wax play, genital spanking, squeezing, ball-busting, genital flogging, urethral play, tickle torture, e***** electrostimulation, kneeing, or kicking.[1] The recipient of such activities may receive direct physical pleasure via masochism, emotional pleasure through e***** humiliation, or knowledge that the play is pleasing to a sadistic dominant."
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Jumpy-Jello- Mar 27, 2026 +30
Dialectical behavioural therapy, DBT.
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VictoryInTheMorning Mar 27, 2026 +11
Trinitrotoluene, TNT.
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vWaffles Mar 27, 2026 +33
Agreed. I used to half jokingly do it to myself and now Ive noticed I pretty much do it constantly without joking. It sounds stupid, because you'd think since I'm aware of it that I'd just stop doing it, but it's become pretty natural and instinctual. I think it's the reason why I've gotten pretty depressed in the past year and a half as well. So to anyone reading take this advice really seriously. Love yourself.
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itsNaterino Mar 27, 2026 +128
This is why I don’t like seriously self deprecating jokes. You joke yourself into reality. 
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Ok_Tap7102 Mar 27, 2026 +54
I know this first hand for a fact having come out of it on the other side for the better And to the person who needs to hear it most, it sounds like the worst advice "duh why don't you just choose to be happy 🌈🌈, think happy thoughts 🤡🤡" But it's not even like that, it's the opposite, they treat themselves like total garbage in their own mind, then outwardly put themselves down and laugh off their suffering like a joke as a coping mechanism.
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SnakeBatter Mar 27, 2026 +28
I feel like I had the opposite experience. I used to be so much more self conscious and anxious before I realized that I was taking myself way too seriously. I started joking about the things I’m self conscious about and it felt really freeing for me. Like it takes the power away from the things I can’t control. But that’s just me, YMMV.
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LokMatrona Mar 27, 2026 +15
I've been semi-unknowingly doing this for years and years until my bucket was filled. It got so far that it became almost impossible to get anything done. As soon as i start something that i have expectations for, i immediately get overwhelmed with stress and doubt. Even something as simple as making a reservation at a restaurant became near impossible. It really managed to make me hate everything about life. I'm in therapy now but god damn, i feel like i have to re-learn being an adult.
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ParfaitNo8096 Mar 27, 2026 +32
my therapist suggested me to read this book in exact regards to this Nonviolent Communication A language of life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
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pbaggins5 Mar 27, 2026 +18
One of my friends does this all the time. It’s exhausting. I hate to say it but I purposely avoid hanging out with her when I can because it’s so tiring to have to hear it. She thinks the positivity speech is sham. Probably cause she’s never seemed to try it for longer than half a second.
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Stavvystav Mar 27, 2026 +10
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that aspect of it too - even people that want to help you can grow tired of the non-stop self-inflicted wounds.
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StebenL Mar 27, 2026 +4
You mean I shouldn't be mentally telling myself I want to blow my brains out every 15 minutes?
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Aggressive_Sign2773 Mar 27, 2026 +3747
Saying Yes to everything. It starts with the little things but if you don’t know how to balance it with a No, you’re going to lose your time and identity. 
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rigorcorvus Mar 27, 2026 +662
There’s a little known documentary about this, Jim Carrey is in it
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blarges Mar 27, 2026 +165
There’s a great book that’s the basis of the movie called Yes Man by Danny Wallace. He’s a fun author.
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grease_monkey Mar 27, 2026 +72
That movie got me out of a low, introverted spot in my life but I can see how it goes both ways
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OzrielArelius Mar 27, 2026 +62
it's almost like there's a balance
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KittyChimera Mar 27, 2026 +185
I have been doing that shit for years and am trying to stop. It's so frustrating though. The more things you agree to and help people with the more they expect and then your entire identity is that you are helpful and competent.
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assumingdirectcontrl Mar 27, 2026 +32
This is my coworker. He always says there’s not enough hours in the day to get everything done. He’s always saying yes to every request. Meanwhile I leave on time every day.
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CleanOrdinary1577 Mar 27, 2026 +60
People pleasing starts polite then ends with burnout.
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Careless-Emergency85 Mar 27, 2026 +107
On the same line, saying no to everything. Eventually, any type of interaction you didn’t come up with breeds huge amounts of anxiety. And you never experience anything or meet anyone which is super boring
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iceseayoupee Mar 27, 2026 +18
I was actually like this once, one of the worst decisions I ever made when I went for a corporate job
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AdBeneficial713 Mar 27, 2026 +4
YES! 😂
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chiknsalad Mar 27, 2026 +5
Yes - not having boundaries will slowly drain you.
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No_Step2779 Mar 27, 2026 +3
I was like this and one year decided that my motto that year was going to be ‘Just Say No’. It worked and now I have a much more balanced, stress-free life.
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DarkMatterMinx Mar 27, 2026 +2434
Excessive social media.
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foobarraboof Mar 27, 2026 +703
But Listnook is fine.... Right?... Asking for a friend.
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NotDrNick Mar 27, 2026 +510
It doesn’t count. Users generally have no social skills or social life so it can’t be social media.
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Srarmour Mar 27, 2026 +40
I like to think of Listnook as antisocial media
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BaconKnight Mar 27, 2026 +198
You can get addicted to it like you can with anything. There’s been plenty of days I’ve wasted too much time scrolling Listnook. However a key distinction between Listnook and Insta or TikTok is the anonymity versus the focus on self. I want to be anonymous on Listnook and I gather most people here feel the same, we’d be mortified if someone irl found our account lol. On the flipside, many who engage with social media, they want to be seen. Maybe not everyone wants to be Insta-famous, but they want people to see their pictures, read their stories (lol I never had an Insta so I don’t know the terms so forgive me if I’m getting the terms wrong). That’s a key difference and a big component why social media addiction can be so much stronger and more harmful than a “Listnook addiction.” Feeds into the ego, which we all have. I’m not acting like we’re all enlightened altruistic people, but I don’t know how else to say the simple truth that most of us here aren’t here to prop up ourselves and ego, we want to participate in communities.
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radiotransmitter8007 Mar 27, 2026 +113
real. i see listnook as a lesser evil because at least i am reading
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Abject-Meaning_kat Mar 27, 2026 +66
i have learned and continue to learn way more on listnook than i ever did on instagram!
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tanstaafl90 Mar 27, 2026 +6
You, as user, have much more control over the content in your 'feed' and the ability to ignore people.
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Other_Log_1996 Mar 27, 2026 +8
Listnook, being an insufferable a****** gets you down voted. Other forms, it can get you venerated, or even defied if your abhorrent enough.
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Nervous-Analysis-823 Mar 27, 2026 +6
A part of it is that Listnook isn't about monetizing content.
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mutant615 Mar 27, 2026 +26
Listnook still has an algorithm (which often prioritizes controversial news and discussions) that impacts dopamine the same way a s*** machine might. The Karma system also is an incentive for people to keep engaging in ways that might reinforce groupthink as well, and the buzz of upvotes can be more alluring than people think. It’s not short form though, so that’s a positive.
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Ill-Forever8171 Mar 27, 2026 +15
Spend too much time on here and you’ll reglistnook
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AnkitPatidar555 Mar 27, 2026 +62
Yes. Because listnook is not SOCIAL media, it's more of a discussion forum where you can choose your topics but not the people you interact with on those topics. Unlike Instagram where you choose people to interact with but then you see all kinds of contents posted by them irrespective of your interests.
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mutant615 Mar 27, 2026 +17
It still has an algorithm and a karma system (not too dissimilar to “likes”) that are the hallmarks of what can make social media addicting though. It’s better but it’s not as different as people think, imo.
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gafftapes20 Mar 27, 2026 +231
My mother in law used to have friend and hobbies. She is a nurse with training specifically in behavioral health. She recently told me social media is good because it gives her dopamine hits. Her slow decline and addiction into that world is terrifying. She basically rots on her phone all day now. 
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irrevocable_discord9 Mar 27, 2026 +67
She basically described why addicts use their doc. An external, dosable dopamine slammer. Sad that she knows thats what's happening but cant see it as harmful.
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girlbartender99 Mar 27, 2026 +51
After I got married my husband said to me "what do you need this for?" when it came to my tik tok and ig pages. I discontinued creating content with my friends and stopped caring about making $$$ and views, likes and followers might have been 1 of the most freeing moments and feelings in my life!
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Baybutt99 Mar 27, 2026 +4
Short form media
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Impossible_Base_3088 Mar 27, 2026 +1562
Lack of exercise. Poor dental care. People taking advantage of them. Sun exposure. Bad posture/weak core. Bad diet. Lack of proper footwear.
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D-Anonimous Mar 27, 2026 +617
Damn, I feel called out
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Mockturtle22 Mar 27, 2026 +43
I do too on everything but the diet lol
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tarkadol Mar 27, 2026 +20
Footwear hit me so hard last year. Ran all year in the same shoes, they wore out badly, jumped from a wall that I thought wasn't all that high = sesamoid fracture. Do not neglect your footwear in your late 30's, lesson literally learned the hard way. Probably don't jump off things either.
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TheMrsH1124 Mar 27, 2026 +149
Did you know that statistically, about ten times as many people in the US yearly die from cancers caused by INSUFFICIENT sun exposure as die from cancers caused by OVER sun exposure? 
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Impossible_Base_3088 Mar 27, 2026 +61
I sure didn’t. Honestly, makes sense. May I ask what cancers are caused by what I would guess is a lack of vitamin C? Or are there other factors.
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TheMrsH1124 Mar 27, 2026 +122
Vitamin D! Not vitamin C. I think there are multiple but colon cancer is the BIG one. We all know colon cancer is on the rise in young adults but honestly the food hasn't changed THAT much in the last 20 years . . . But you know what has? Social activity. The majority of young adults do not spend time outside anymore because of the internet, social media, etc. 
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Odd_Astronomer_8804 Mar 27, 2026 +29
Wow, I did not know this.
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Worried-Mountain-285 Mar 27, 2026 +34
I was wondering why my YouTube kept showing me youthful colon cancer stories. Algorithms way of saying get off of here and go socialize
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TheMrsH1124 Mar 27, 2026 +61
Yep, go to the beach bro!!!! Side note - did you know that only sun BURN is carcinogenic? Short bouts of sun exposure are completely healthy without any detriment. Also, sunglasses dramatically increase your risk of sunburn. This is because AMOUNT of melatonin production (which protects your cells from burning) is based on the amount of UV rays your EYES absorb. So even if you're getting toasted, if your eyes are cool, your body will be merrily going about its way.  Something similar happens with fevers and cool cloths. Never put a cold cloth on your neck when you have a fever. The receptors that tell your brain how hot your body is are in your brain, not your main body. They register blood temp. If you cool the blood as it goes through the neck, body will say oh NO! Not enough fever! And crank up the heat. You can literally cook your own organs that way 😯 a cold cloth on the forehead is safe.  (Fever is a protective mechanism, it sequesters iron so viruses and bacteria can't use it to replicate, so we can fight it off better - this is also why you don't want to treat a fever as long as it's low enough to be safe.)  Sorry. Too many random facts. The body is so cool though and I am not currently teaching so, you get to be my captive audience. Lol
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UniversalFarrago Mar 27, 2026 +28
This is all so crazy in a cool way and I will happily be your audience if you want to tell us more
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TheMrsH1124 Mar 27, 2026 +36
Oh thank you 😂 there is so much that is cool!  Let's see. The gut is another favorite of mine. Did you know that a HEALTHY human has ten times as many beneficial bacteria cells as human cells in/on their body? And you might know this already, because it's been in the news a bit, but the bacteria in your gut are what actually create the components in your brain that allow for mental stability etc. That's why taking antibiotics often has depression as a side effect! You literally killed the happy-chemical-makers! Still take abx if you need them, though - your appendix is theorized to hold a copy of your gut microbiome that it can then "reseed" the gut with. That makes a lot of sense to me and it's probably why we can't just treat an infected appendix with antibiotics and cure it, because the antibiotics usually bypass it.  On that note I hold the opinion that there are no USELESS body parts. Just ones we can live without better than others.  Oh this is one of my favorites. I also have a degree in history so this combines all my loves. The liver is the only organ in the body that can regrow. This is why you can do liver transplants pretty easily, the donor gets their liver back. But the thing that's crazy!!! Did you read the story of Prometheus as a child, where he's chained to a mountain and his heart gets eaten by an eagle every day, because he gave man fire (I think that was it, right?) and then it regrows. In school, I read that in Latin from one of the original Latin writers who was retelling it from the original Greek - and he didn't say heart. He said LIVER. I don't think that's coincidence BUT HOW DID THE ANCIENT GREEKS KNOW THE LIVER REGENERATES?????  another similar fact - have you heard of the platonic solids? Well in 2014 astronomers in France claim to have determined that the bounds of the universe are actually shaped exactly as Plato described them. Maybe they are hoaxing us, idk, I don't have a big telescope to redo their experiments, but it's cool 😂 Last one for tonight: I started every year of chemistry with the previous fact, and then this one. What did the ancient Greeks think made up the universe? Earth, air, fire and water. Oh lol dumb idiots, how silly, right, four things make up the universe? Hmmm. What actually makes up the universe? Protons, neutrons and electrons (let's not get into physics, that's not my wheelhouse, you're getting the drift of my point, I hope). Huh. Combinations of identical components make all the things we see. Sure, it's not earth air fire and water, but could YOU look at the world around you, 6000 years ago, and say guys, everything is made up of invisible particles that are just four different identical units repeated and repeated? I'm not that smart. Idk how they did it.  I know we verged from anatomy to the ancient Greeks, but there's just too much cool stuff in the world! 
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trekkiegamer359 Mar 27, 2026 +12
I love all your random facts, and would argue that matter is all made up of earth, air, fire, and water. Earth = matter in a solid state. Air = gaseous matter. Fire = plasma and various forms of energy if we're counting energy. Water = liquids. It's the states of matter, plus or minus energy, but just described in a way that made sense to the ancient Greeks.
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TheMrsH1124 Mar 27, 2026 +4
That's another great way of looking at it!!
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PixelateddPixie Mar 27, 2026 +9
How do I subscribe to more of these facts?
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Impossible_Base_3088 Mar 27, 2026 +12
Haha yes, D. Sorry. Honest question: is it related directly to the sun or is it more like all the factors from being inside?
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TheMrsH1124 Mar 27, 2026 +12
That's a good question because we can't ever actually do real research on humans, because humans have these inconvenient things called rights and need to be able to live their lives without being controlled into nice tidy groups. 😂 But iirc I BELIEVE the study was done in controlled mouse models and I also think that supplemental vitamin D might have been preventative. Don't quote me on that though. I should dig out the study, but it's linked in a lab somewhere in my old teacher files on my old computer 😂
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GuntherTime Mar 27, 2026 +6
Yup. I forget exactly which podcast episode I heard this on (but I know it was from ologies and I think it was the happiness one), and the scientist recommended taking a vitamin D supplement because of how common it is not spend as much time outside.
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Wizard_of_DOI Mar 27, 2026 +8
Depending on where you live you should take a vitamin D supplement even if you’re outside a lot. There’s just not enough sun in winter if you’re somewhere like Eastern Europe!
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StarbuckandTex Mar 27, 2026 +18
I currently live in Honolulu, stationed here-not by choice, and I’m Vitamin D deficient because my people are a pale, pale, red haired people and I burn when I think about the sun.
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TheMrsH1124 Mar 27, 2026 +4
Are you sure that's why you're vitamin D deficient? I am a child of a pale pale redhead and I have one myself, and less than twenty minutes of sun exposure daily (nonconsecutive) should be more than sufficient iirc.  It's possible, but there are also other underlying factors for vitamin D deficiency worth looking into if this is a chronic problem! (I don't know what the underlying factors are, I just know my doctor ruled them out for me lol) 
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Worried-Mountain-285 Mar 27, 2026 +8
Happy cake day . No I never knew that, sun paranoia over
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Meridia_ Mar 27, 2026 +4
Sounds like the "About me" on my dating profile, if I had one.
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Playful_Sprinkles779 Mar 27, 2026 +872
Shift work. Especially working nights.
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GuyFromDeathValley Mar 27, 2026 +255
I just recently lost my job, which was shift work. I had completely different hours every day. 8.30 to 17 on monday, 12 to 20.30 on tuesday, 6.30 to 15 on wednesday and so forth. As well as weekends occasionally. It absolutely fucks you up when you are not built for it. no routine, no specific time of day that's "free time" consistently. You can almost never agree to doing something with friends because you might have to work. I'm now in a different job, but still stuck with Weekend shifts which wasn't what I agreed on in the Interview but I guess I'm stuck with it now. its at least a little bit of an improvement.
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MadamTruffle Mar 27, 2026 +46
That’s even worse 😭 you can’t even get “used” to it with no consistent schedule. not that your body ever really gets used to overnights even with a schedule.
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Jaboot1424 Mar 27, 2026 +51
I love working nights in the hospital, just three of us on the floor, split the work evenly and can work together with no arguments. Not as many families and strong personalities to deal with. Get quiet time to catch up with coursework and tv shows and can either sleep all day or just have a power nap when I get in then crack on with all my other things!
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ShyguyFlyguy Mar 27, 2026 +87
Hard disagree. But im a night owl and had nights shifts with 2-3 hours downtime every night i could use a gym during. I was in the best health of my life
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checkedem Mar 27, 2026 +22
My downtime could’ve been 6 out of the 12 hrs at night. I loved nights! And I agree with getting in shape during that time….until I hit my 40s. It’s slowly getting harder and harder with a family, but I do still love my nights. Edit: spelling
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thumbskin69 Mar 27, 2026 +29
It’s pretty shit depending on your own individual situation.
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PracticalAd313 Mar 27, 2026 +395
Working after hours and workaholism in general is no less harmful than any other addiction but it’s encouraged by employers and capitalistic society in general so it’s even easier to fall in this trap than to become drug or alcohol addict And no one even knows that real numbers and scale of this problem but it’s huge for sure
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missMcgillacudy Mar 27, 2026 +115
My mom told me she spent so many hours beyond her 40 every week that ruined decades of her life. She said they’ll never notice how much extra you’re giving them, but they’ll start to expect that effort every time. You end up being punished for trying to reduce the free overtime because they get used to you doing it. Or you build resentment and hate your work. Either way you’re going to end up looking for a new job because of it.
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MalachiIssaih Mar 27, 2026 +30
Had a similar conversation with my girlfriend today at lunch. She’s an overachiever to the max. Always doing more than should ever be expected of her in the position she has at work. Now everyone expects her to continue carrying the weight of everyone else. Now they b**** at her or about her to others when she doesn’t do their job for them. She’s Always taking shifts when she can and doing anything possible to help the “team” and make things run smoothly. Yet her hard work goes entirely unnoticed.
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JadeVao_is Mar 27, 2026 +7
I worked more than 2 jobs for all of my adult life and some of my teen years. I got really sick and was unable to consistently control my fine motor skills. A few doctors later it is discovered, I have something there is no cure for. You would think I had never worked a day in my life the way people treat me now. Sorry I am unwilling to die to keep the machine turning guys. I guess that means I don't get anywhere to live or any food to eat. lolol
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CuteBee8729 Mar 27, 2026 +539
Staying up too late scrolling social media - your sleep schedule gets wrecked and suddenly you're tired all the time but can't figure out why.
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ALoudMeow Mar 27, 2026 +95
I’m doing that here, right now at 11:30 PM!
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bongwaterbimbo420 Mar 27, 2026 +21
12:30AM 🥲
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TheGrouchyGremlin Mar 27, 2026 +12
2am here! And I'll be going until 6am! I work overnights though.
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Hyena-Man Mar 27, 2026 +20
Fine. Its 03:43 here, ill close listnook
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No_Violinist6498 Mar 27, 2026 +11
*sweats nervously*
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OcelotKitty Mar 27, 2026 +10
Why you gotta call me out like that? 🫩🥱 (when counting Listnook as social media, I guess)
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SmolLiu Mar 27, 2026 +10
jokes on you, i was like this years before i even had social! (im being silly)
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CommentMundane Mar 27, 2026 +3
Thank you I needed this right now. Good night Ive got work in the morning.
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jojoga Mar 27, 2026 +3
I read up on that and found an interesting article at 2am that there is no link. /s
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3DSFreak Mar 27, 2026 +345
Alcohol
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alblaster Mar 27, 2026 +179
Yep.  I work at a liquor store.  Most people know alcohol isn't good for you, but so many people have this idea of alcohol being not that bad unless you drink too much or if you're an alcoholic.  But to a lot of people being an alcoholic means drinking a handle or a 30 pack or a box of wine a day.  It really doesn't have to be that much.  People will act like just a few shots is keeping it light.  But that shit adds up.  A few drinks here and there and it can get out of control.  Even if you "only" do your 4 beers or shots a day that's still 28 drinks a week which is more than double the weekly recommended amount and the damage will catch up to you.  You'll get tired and start to rely on that buzz just to feel baseline.  But it's a risk.  I've had regular customers suddenly drop dead in their 30s and 40s from drinking.  I'm not saying don't drink at all.  I do.  I'm saying be mindful of how much you drink, limit it, don't drink everyday, and try not to always include drinking for everything especially if you're bored.  Some people just have a idea of what excess looks like and it's way too much.  So a little less looks reasonable. It's not. Remember it is a poison that alters your brain chemistry.  I would definitely avoid if your family has a history of addiction.  Otherwise just be careful.  If you feel like you need a drink to make a day or event better don't be afraid to ask for help before it's too late.  It affects every part of your body and the more you use it the more it will convince you that you need it.  Just be careful folks, please.  
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Tiredohsoverytired Mar 27, 2026 +43
I've commented on a few threads about alcohol limits before, and it's shocking how many folks go into those threads claiming 20+ drinks a week is normal - they drink that many and aren't an alcoholic! 
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Aeruthos Mar 27, 2026 +22
I'm a small person and don't drink often, so the idea that people have 4 drinks a day is crazy to me. 4 shots is enough to get me pretty drunk on one of my fun nights out haha. I basically never drink more than that, and drinking at all is pretty rare for me
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PeculiarPastryShop Mar 27, 2026 +15
Dying of liver cirrhosis is an awful way to go
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Jorost Mar 27, 2026 +15
Most people don't realize it, but alcohol is poison. It slowly kills those who consume it regularly, even in relative moderation. Metabolizing alcohol causes oxidative stress, which produces cell, protein, and DNA damage. This is what causes us to age and eventually die. Alcohol accelerates the process dramatically.
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Putzlol Mar 27, 2026 +12
Can confirm. Had 90% of my pancreas taken out because of it! *Don't know why that was typed!
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CrazyCatMom324 Mar 27, 2026 +12
What’s ’pancreas a small’ ?
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ouchimus Mar 27, 2026 +17
Pancreas and small intestine, I think. Maybe a mix of bad typing and not paying attention?
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thebigpink Mar 27, 2026 +31
Must be drunk
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arrow100605 Mar 27, 2026 +12
Aiming for the other 10 percent
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nurseynurse01 Mar 27, 2026 +131
Having no boundaries.
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sundae02 Mar 27, 2026 +307
Procrastinating
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Upset_Form_5258 Mar 27, 2026 +91
I finally stopped procrastinating on assignments in my last term in college and was blown away at how much less stress I had compared to the other terms. I wish my dumb ass would’ve figured that out way sooner
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sundae02 Mar 27, 2026 +19
Goodd for uu!! taking action immediately can definitely change and done something
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cannedbeef255 Mar 27, 2026 +18
I'll stop later
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chevellegoescrazy Mar 27, 2026 +444
Talking poorly of others behind their back, but also just in general. Being critical of a stranger’s appearance. Making fun of something someone said. Seems like no biggie, but I’m convinced no happy person does this.
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Worried-Mountain-285 Mar 27, 2026 +74
I see what you’re getting at. Contrarian, cynical bullies suck the energy out of the air while also ruining their reputation if they trash talk at the wrong time with the wrong people. However I’ve def been happy while joking about someone or roasting someone’s terrible outfit. I don’t see any correlation between roasting and internal happiness. But a perpetual bully is a different facet. In fact when I am unhappy I don’t really notice or care to point out something silly like a bad fit. I roasted maga falling apart, I am happy.
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Ahoeaboutnothing Mar 27, 2026 +15
You're describing something different(it looks the same though). Talking shit and roasting is not the same as trying to put someone down that doesn't need it. Let's say for instance a guy weighs 205lbs and is built like a brick and someone calls him fat. They are not fat. The person cslling them out is insecure and weird. While bad outfits are subjective... they can also be bad taste to a lot of people. You're not trying to bring someone down necessarily out of jealousy and insecurity. It isn't the same.
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psychwardtrashfire Mar 27, 2026 +33
its okay to dunk on chuds sometimes, as a treat
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Murphygulp88 Mar 27, 2026 +21
Everyone talks shit, it's inevitable. I hear a lot at work, keep in mind I say "hear", mad shit talk about other coworkers. I feel bad because I hear it, but when they talk shit about others when you're there, what do they say about you when you aren't? I just keep my trap shut. If I have something to say, say it in private....but if they suck I also like watching the drama go down. Not my problem.
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TheGrouchyGremlin Mar 27, 2026 +2
We all talk shit about one coworker and only the one.
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arkofjoy Mar 27, 2026 +15
You are absolutely right. This kind behaviour is a symptom of an unhappy person. The goal is for them to be able to convince themselves "I may be lower than a frogs bottom, but at least I am not as bad as THEM. Unfortunately, like an drug, they build a tolerance and need an ever increasing dose to convince themselves.
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PainttheTownLead Mar 27, 2026 +15
Great answer. Every time you talk shit about someone behind their back, you create a worse version of the world for them to exist in. The severity of that depends on who you’re talking shit with, but their interactions with that person will be filtered through that lens no matter what. That’s probably the best case scenario (for you). Worst case, you’ve created a worse version of the world for yourself because you just revealed yourself as a judgmental gossip who no one should feel safe opening up and being vulnerable around.
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spacegirl_27 Mar 27, 2026 +7
It's a bit of a chicken and egg situation. A lot of people do this because they are unhappy with themselves but, ironically, doing this constantly makes you more unhappy with yourself. People who judge others constantly also believe they are being judged themselves, so everything they do has to pass through a "how does this make me seem" filter in their head. Which is truly a miserable way to live.
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pinkushion424 Mar 27, 2026 +5
"Happy people don't act like that." I drill this in my kids' heads. I always tell them that sometimes, the people we want to hate actually deserve compassion. Plus, it's just easier to go through life feeling sorry for someone and moving on than to be angry with hate in our hearts and grudges simmering in us.
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chocolatechipninja Mar 27, 2026 +103
Alcohol.
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Key_Conclusion2988 Mar 27, 2026 +131
Uncontrolled consumption of short videos and social media grants us effortless joy,yet steals our time quietly,without us even noticing.
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deserteyes_ Mar 27, 2026 +57
My attention span is fucked. I used to enjoy reading and drawing. I really struggle with it now.
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DiamondBurInTheRough Mar 27, 2026 +19
I’m in a similar boat. It’s embarrassing that it even has to get to this point but I’ve found that if I put my phone across the room or in a different room entirely, it helps me focus on what I’m doing. Having it nearby makes it too easy to grab it out of habit.
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Key_Conclusion2988 Mar 27, 2026 +16
Don't push yourself too hard,those passions are still inside you,they'll come back slowly,when your heart feels calm again.
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whitewolfdogwalker Mar 27, 2026 +397
Poor nutrition
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NAparentheses Mar 27, 2026 +94
No one thinks that is harmless, humans just eat like shit regardless.
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cmb_123 Mar 27, 2026 +42
a lot of people have poor health literacy.
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NAparentheses Mar 27, 2026 +37
I am a physician. I will say that while many people do not understand the nuances of nutrition, 99.99% of them understand that greasy, rich food is bad for you and that fruits/vegetables are good.
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JinxXedOmens Mar 27, 2026 +24
Adding onto this, people often don't realise that the term "malnutrition" doesn't just mean starving or not eating enough, it means that you're not eating what you're supposed to. Someone morbidly obese is just as malnourished as someone who is underweight and starving.
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ERyan6165 Mar 27, 2026 +83
Overusing weed
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challengeseniorz Mar 27, 2026 +23
Yeah. I learned that the hard way. Cannabanoid hyperemesis syndrome is horrible. I had to go to the hospital and get fluids multiple times and I have a needle phobia. It was horrible.
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kittencuddleparty Mar 27, 2026 +7
How much were you using to develop that?
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challengeseniorz Mar 27, 2026 +8
& a bunch. I quit smoking cigarettes and vaped way too much THC. I'm still kinda sick and it started mid January. Took me a few weeks to figure out what it was. I had to go get fluids twice and I have a needle phobia.
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challengeseniorz Mar 27, 2026 +6
Didn't happen until edibles.
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spatulacitymanager Mar 27, 2026 +43
Too much sugar. Diabetes is no joke. But the Wilford Brimley memes rock. ( I do have it btw). It is no joke.
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TurnipKing16 Mar 27, 2026 +5
I started a 75 day sugar cleanse around 50 days ago now. It's honestly scary how bad sugar makes you feel. My brain fog is gone (something I thought covid had caused), I'm so much less inflamed, losing weight, and my body just feels like it's running better in general. I think after my 75 days are up, I may just continue forever
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redplanet762 Mar 27, 2026 +117
putting off small problems. they don't stay small for long
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Fun-Influence-1907 Mar 27, 2026 +62
Saying I’ll start tomorrow over and over years disappear like that
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BackToGuac Mar 27, 2026 +53
Not wearing sunscreen
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Ok_Motor4106 Mar 27, 2026 +24
afraid to say no and procrastination
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Sensitive_Noise9761 Mar 27, 2026 +21
Assuming you're right, or assuming authority is always right.
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Tashiku Mar 27, 2026 +36
smoking weed (stoner myself) video games if you are a hermit and depressed and ALSO a stoner is bad
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yramb93 Mar 27, 2026 +5
My gf’s roommate is adhd, not realistic about her procrastination and is obsessed with this one video game. Her masters advisor had her delay her thesis defense cause she wasn’t ready, and it wasn’t all her fault but she was most of the blame. All I can say as a new engineer and stoner is: I’m glad she’s not on weed
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TallEnoughJones Mar 27, 2026 +18
Grudges
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Pretty_Ad6671 Mar 27, 2026 +17
Constantly staying busy and never actually resting because you feel guilty about "wasting time." It feels productive in the moment but you burn out way faster and end up more miserable than if you'd just taken a day off to recharge.
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unraveledgenes Mar 27, 2026 +14
Not moving/being active. Stretching regularly.
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antfin97 Mar 27, 2026 +28
Buy now, pay later
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TheMrsH1124 Mar 27, 2026 +49
P***. 
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ThaProhet Mar 27, 2026 +35
- giving your all til you burn out; - hating people aka stewing in resentment fixations for years; - going insane after joining nationalist fandoms; - enlisting in the army and getting ptsd; - car culture (debt, crashes, loss of walkable infrastr. etc.); - giving up on making more friends; - being conceited, sexist or racist and getting ignored;
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Kinglycole Mar 27, 2026 +38
Fighting every battle. It doesn’t matter if you’re right, not every argument has to happen.
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YesWTF Mar 27, 2026 +12
Constantly comparing yourself to other people. It feels harmless at first like you’re just observing, scrolling, noticing. But over time it kind of chips away at how you see yourself. You start measuring your life against someone else’s highlight reel & suddenly what you’ve doesn’t feel like enough, even if it actually is
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ph-ch Mar 27, 2026 +10
social media for sure
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Dazai-Simp-14 Mar 27, 2026 +11
Really loud music (on headphones)
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_badtiming Mar 27, 2026 +9
alcohol
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Miss-Peach- Mar 27, 2026 +7
Skipping sleep to “get more done.”
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sweetmisbehavez Mar 27, 2026 +9
Avoiding difficult conversations. It feels peaceful in the moment, but it quietly damages relationships and self-respect over time.
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Stoopkid710 Mar 27, 2026 +7
Marijuana
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RorschachAssRag Mar 27, 2026 +7
Conflict avoidance. Goes for uncomfortable aspects of all life really. If you can’t face the hard things and sit with them until you find a solution, your hardships will never be resolved. You have an escapist problem. Have courage to confront the difficult things. Feel the hard, scary emotions that we were taught to ignore. Have strength to be fully human, even the undesirable, vulnerable parts of yourself. Forgive. You don’t need to apologize for existing.
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ladyalot Mar 27, 2026 +13
Excess health obsession. A lot of people worm there way into eating disorders and body dysmorphia they never knew existed because they are trying hard to control their body in ways that's just not worthwhile. Sleep, eat a balanced diet (which includes sugar, carbs, and things you like), exercise, and lower stress to the best of your ability.  Trust me, at least in my country, our health is very impacted by the government. Only so much you can do. Don't add orthorexia nervosa to your problems.
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divinewrite2 Mar 27, 2026 +7
Not getting enough sleep.
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UntestedMethod Mar 27, 2026 +6
Apparently loneliness is pretty bad for the health. Idk how true it is but i''ve seen some posts saying it's equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Imo it could be hard to say if it's from the poor mental state itself or more from the side effects like neglecting health/fitness or coping with drugs/alcohol/junk food.
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cepacolol Mar 27, 2026 +7
Comfort. You think it's good but if you indulge in it then it's the thing that would silently become your undoing.
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bloodredcookie Mar 27, 2026 +7
Listnook.
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sepgal Mar 27, 2026 +5
YouTube shorts/reels/tik tok. You don't realise how much time gets wasted.
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PotatoMysterious9480 Mar 27, 2026 +7
Smoking
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zuikinatore Mar 27, 2026 +5
Overweight.
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darlingggggggggggggg Mar 27, 2026 +6
Dating people you don't actually give a shit about
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Arianph13 Mar 27, 2026 +18
Ocultar las cosas por mínimas que sea...cuando le ocultas algo a alguien estás creando una bola de nieve que en algún momento va explotar.
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AdHuman747 Mar 27, 2026 +14
​Our increasing detachment from dirt and 'good' bacteria. ​Being too clean actually weakens our immune systems over time. It prevents our bodies from learning how to react to the world around us and negatively impacts the diversity of our gut microbiome. We’ve traded long-term resilience for short-term sterility.
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RussChival Mar 27, 2026 +9
Leverage / Debt
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Ahstia Mar 27, 2026 +10
Shopping addictions. Now you got so much stuff in your house and not enough space, and that generates a brand new set of problems. Whether it be returning all that stuff, selling/dumping it, or organizing everything You could say the same about other non-drug related addictions too
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CommercialDull6436 Mar 27, 2026 +4
Excessive Smart phone usage
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Mowglyyy Mar 27, 2026 +5
Apathy. A lot of people think that to take good care of themselves is too much effort, going to the gym, eating a clean diet etc. On the other hand, to completely self destruct is too aggressive, drink, drugs, going really off the wall.. So they find the happy middle ground. They don't go to the gym, nor do they drink or take drugs too often, instead they just do nothing, not taking care of themselves, not destroying their lives too quickly, they just slowly get worse and worse, not exercising, not eating well, the occasional binge eating or drinking, staying up too late or not getting enough sleep, until eventually they are ruined, as slowly as possible, and one day they wake up with a bad back, big belly, sore knees, poor mental health, and wonder where did it all go wrong.
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Delicious_Silver9631 Mar 27, 2026 +5
Living for the weekend, it's always far away and goes too quick.
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muppetgodzilla Mar 27, 2026 +6
Ignoring your mental health and your wellbeing
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Specialist_Chip2999 Mar 27, 2026 +4
Drinking alcohol
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Chanfaded Mar 27, 2026 +6
Poor dental care. I went to college for dental assisting. Did you know roughly 70% of heart problems are caused by dental issues that were ignored? When I say ignored, I know a lot of people struggle to go to the dentist because it's so crazy expensive, it's only now that I have medical coverage that I could go for a cleaning twice a year and to make sure everything is good. But if you do have the money, please go. Just because you're not in pain doesn't mean you don't have any problems. There's actually a handful of serious issues where you won't feel any pain, like pariadontis (I know that's not how you spell it but I am too dumb to remember how it's spelled lol if you're able to correct me please do) your teeth will fall out from this, and it's a lot easier to know you have it if you get regular cleanings when they check the depth of your gums. I'm fairly certain 2mm is the goal to have, having no dip is bad and having a deep dip is bad and a sign of this disease.
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tenpostman Mar 27, 2026 +5
ultraprocessed foods for your diet. No wonder we're seeing an insane surge in diabetes type 2 with everybody becoming insuline resistant.
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TheDegenerativeAI Mar 27, 2026 +12
A nine-to-five job
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SexyAIman Mar 27, 2026 +13
Living, it kills you in the end.
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galaxyfrapp Mar 27, 2026 +9
Living **is** the leading cause of death.
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smartyladyphd Mar 27, 2026 +4
Alcohol
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dark-gem Mar 27, 2026 +3
Smoking weed
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Exotic_Knee_5621 Mar 27, 2026 +3
Kids 🤣
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poopantiess Mar 27, 2026 +28
Fox News
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teafosi16 Mar 27, 2026 +7
Isolation
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Active-Swim-1294 Mar 27, 2026 +12
Keeping using AI, especially some AI can change face in photo and video now, so scared.
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Arch_NemeTits Mar 27, 2026 +6
Most of the food in a grocery store these days.
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Interesting_Law_233 Mar 27, 2026 +3
Social media
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Smooth_Painting3065 Mar 27, 2026 +3
comparing your progress to people who started 5 years before you. kills motivation so quietly you dont even notice until youre stuck
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MonsieurLigeia Mar 27, 2026 +3
hard work
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Puzzled-Hedgehog4984 Mar 27, 2026 +3
Constant low-grade complaining — not venting, just the ambient background noise of mild dissatisfaction. It feels harmless because nothing dramatic happens, but it rewires how you process the world. You start noticing what's wrong before you notice what's right, and eventually that becomes your default lens. The scary part is it's socially reinforced. Most conversations are complaint-bonding sessions, so opting out feels antisocial.
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MoneyHar Mar 27, 2026 +3
Sports betting and the prevalence of gambling/turning everything into a financial instrument. Gen Z and eventually Gen Alpha will be bled dry by this cancer
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SleepVisionAI Mar 27, 2026 +3
Poor sleep for sure. It's gradual enough that you never notice the decline such as reaction time, mood, decision-making, creativity. Most people just think they're "not a morning person" when really they've been running a years-long sleep deficit.
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TacticalRimjobs Mar 27, 2026 +3
A beer or two after work
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