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What stupid thing did you do that makes you cringe when you think about it?
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#1
I didn't get mental health meds when I should've. I knew I was depressed, but I thought, "I can tough this out." Take it from me: don't tough it out. Get the meds. Get the therapy. It works. And you deserve it.
Final score:
8points
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 4 months ago
Yes. From personal experience. Get the meds. Get the therapy.
#3
When I was a child I was bullied pretty often. Some of the worst offenders were the kids that lived in my neighborhood, who I had to see every day at the bus stop. No one ever did anything. No one cared.
Until I pulled a knife on them.
THEN people suddenly cared. They expelled me from school. I didn't hurt them, I never wanted to. I just wanted to scare them into leaving me alone.
They didn't. There were no consequences for them. They were lauded for being brave.
Final score:
7points
#4
Falling in love with a complete s**t. Broke my heart every week. Wasted three years giving her chances...
Final score:
6points
#5
I stopped at a bank to make a deposit. When I got back to my car I couldn't start it, nor could I get the key out of the ignition. I called AAA, and while waiting I pondered what I would do without a car. The mechanic showed up - and it turned out the problem was just that my car was still in gear. I said "OK, hand me my Stupid button." I give the mechanic credit - he was not snarky or condescending. Also, I was charged nothing. So, LFMF.
Final score:
6points
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
I had the same problem when borrowing y mum's car. Thankfully didn't get to the stage of calling mechanic
#6
*cough* One of them.... Used an angle grinder without PPE because it was only a small job. Luckily I didn't lose my finger but it was very close. Great scar though ;)
Final score:
4points
#7
This is the stupidest thing I've ever said, but also the thing I am most proud of. My alcoholic ex-husband once came home, raging at the world, after an afternoon drinking. He hit me across the face because he thought I had "a man in the freezer for later." Without thinking, I replied, "Well, at least he would be stiff!" The reply got me a couple of broken bones, but I will never forget the look on his face. (We separated shortly afterwards.)
Final score:
4points
#8
I told people on BP that I work for the Aliens.
Final score:
3points
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 4 months ago
Uh, oh. You've betrayed their trust ...... tut, tut, tut
#9
Went to college. I hate that field, I hate that job, I hated my classes. I should have just gone to trade school from the get go. At least I still have my student loans, now and forever.
Final score:
2points
#10
I bottled up my emotions for over a year and I almost couldn't take it anymore until my girlfriend got me to open up to her about everything. I'm all happy now
Final score:
2points
Anne Jones 4 months ago
I’m glad you were able to talk about your feelings. It’s bad for your health to bottle things up.
#11
I trusted my friends, and got in serious trouble with the law.......
Final score:
1point
#12
Being Born! LOL!
Final score:
1point
Pen Irwin 4 months ago
I hope you truly don't feel this way. You never know who is out there waiting for you. Or who needs you in their life. Not everyone feels special but everyone is exactly special in every way because they are unique and that is just truly effing amazing when you truly think about it!
#13
Opened our own business. It failed miserably and almost 9 years down the line, we still have financial issues because of it. Luckily we never left our day jobs
Final score:
1point
Danish Susanne 4 months ago
I don't think it is stupid opening your own business, just sad that it didn't go well.
#14
Mighty bold of you to assume I've reached peak stupidity
Final score:
1point
Danish Susanne 4 months ago (edited)
I suppose it means the stupidest thing you have done until now. That doesn't mean you cannot do "better" another time
#15
Joining Bored Panda... as a chicken.
Final score:
1point
#16
Tried to race a friend by swimming across a narrow strait at a beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico, when I was 20.
Me and my friend swam to a buoy that marked the beginning of a navigational channel, and then decided to swim to the furthest one. That when we realized that the tide was going down, so no matter how much we tried to swim to shore, the current was dragging us to open ocean. It was around noon at a secluded beach we had hitchhiked to, so even though there were a couple of friends on shore waiting for us no one was around to ask help to.
Fortunately, my friend kept a cool head. We latched to the buoy and waited for the tide to rise to the current would send us to shore or helped arrived. We waited for nearly six hours. Got lips cracked by salt and hands and knees cut by sharp shells underneath the buoy. In the end, some fishermen who were returning for the day spotted us and took us to shore, scolding and cursing us every minute of the way for our stupidity.
Final score:
1point
#17
I didn't get mental health meds when I should've. I knew I was depressed, but I thought, "I can tough this out." Take it from me: don't tough it out. Get the meds. Get the therapy. It works. And you deserve it.
Final score:
0points
#18
I didn't get mental health meds when I should've. I knew I was depressed, but I thought, "I can tough this out." Take it from me: don't tough it out. Get the meds. Get the therapy. It works. And you deserve it.
Final score:
0points
#19
Spent a lot of my savings trying to make myself feel better after a divorce.
Final score:
0points
#20
Trusted the wrong people, ended up with a felony charge.
Final score:
0points
#21
Had sex with a total stranger just because I didn't want to be a virgin anymore.
Final score:
0points
Dumb teenager 4 months ago
I’d do this any day, I guess it’s better if you can find someone you can actually form a relationship with but there’s nothing wrong with going casual. I kinda can’t talk though cause I’ve had zero experience
#22
Probably driving 120 MPH down (poorly maintained) county roads. At night no less. Wanted to see how fast my mum's car would go. Realized the car was 'floating' over potholes and if a big pothole (or a cow) appeared in the road I was probably toast so slowed back down. For reference, it was a Chevy Bel Air with stock everything - not some finely tuned race car with tires made for that speed.
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I was generally a 'good' teen with a lot of common sense. That was not an example of either. There were zero consequences. I didn't crash and my mom never knew. I had definitely made mistakes in life that caused me a lot more pain. Like choosing the wrong woman to marry. But even though I got lucky, that was probably at the top of "this is obviously stupid, why did you do that?"
Final score:
0points
Dumb teenager 4 months ago
Depending on what road it is, 120s not really all that bad. Especially if there’s no one else around that could get hurt if you screw up
#23
I don't know if it is ever getting involved with my ex-husband or sticking around when he showed his true colours because I didn't think I was worthy of anything better.
Final score:
0points
#25
When I was 17 I trusted the wrong guy. We worked together he was older 27 & I knew he was using me for sex cuz anther 17 yo coworker told me he slept with her in the past. He always bought me alcohol & 1 night I was really wasted, he literally handed me my keys as he kissed me good bye & I walked out the door. I got a dui. I was going 20mph in a 40mph street & when I saw the flashing lights my drunk a*s thought oh if I turn up the radio & keep driving they’ll go away. They spike stripped my car. I’m lucky I didn’t kill someone cuz that wasn’t the 1st time I had driven drunk. My BAC was .17
Final score:
0points
What do you think ?
Danish Susanne 4 months ago
This was sad reading, except for the story of the car that was in gear.
Dumb teenager 4 months ago
Yeah I was expecting it to be more of a funny fails type of thing. I guess people just need a place to vent sometimes
Load More Replies... Danish Susanne 4 months ago
This was sad reading, except for the story of the car that was in gear.
Dumb teenager 4 months ago
Yeah I was expecting it to be more of a funny fails type of thing. I guess people just need a place to vent sometimes
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