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People aspire to be perfect. But we're flawed. So when we try to hide our shortcomings, often the only person that we're fooling is ourselves. And there's a Reddit post to remind us of that if we ever forget.

Created by user TheBlanketFortPirate, it asked everyone, "What's something we all just pretend no one does, but in truth we know we all do it?" The platform's community immediately noticed it and in less than two weeks, it has already received over 19K comments, many of which provide accurate answers! Continue scrolling to check out those that received the most upvotes.

#1

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Coming up with the perfect comeback in your head long after the other person left.

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#2

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Making up fake scenarios in our head.

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We contacted TheBlanketFortPirate and they were kind enough to have a little chat with us. "I'm currently working towards starting my own coaching practice and I'm always interested in learning more about how people think and what brings people comfort or causes them shame," the Redditor told Bored Panda. "I thought asking something like this in an environment where everyone is anonymous ... might help people to let go of their shame and open up about things they usually hide."

"I also thought that reading other people's experiences of the same behaviors that we all hide might help people to feel a little less alone and a little better about themselves," TheBlanketFortPirate added.

#3

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Have a full conversation with your pet. I can't be the only one.

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Mr. Cinder
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're not. I've worked out a lot of problems talking with Winston. I wouldn't have it any other way.

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#4

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Intrusive thoughts that make us question whether we're secretly psychopaths.

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pink_panda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Drive off the cliff drive off the cliff drive right off the cliff."

Horst
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So I’m not the only guy who picks up a knife and then suddenly has the thought of stabbing myself for no reason even tho I’m like “Wtf no. Shut up brain”

Mason Kronol
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So it's not as crazy as I thought I was that sometimes while chopping a lot of veggies for a salad I have wondered if my knife was sharp enough to cut my left wist off in three whacks? (I have also had to lay flat on the floor after a small slice on my finger because I can't handle my own blood so I'm NOT going to ever purposely knife myself)

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Rachknits
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We can't help what thoughts pop into our heads but we can choose what we do with them.

Katie Lutesinger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

By the way, I read "The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer" by Brian Masters (highly recommended) and a key component of his descent into murderous insanity was that he had intrusive thoughts about "violence intermingled with sex" (his own words) and "having total control" over "someone really good-looking". He didn't know how to ask anyone for help with it, so he didn't, and one day he decided that from now on he would just say screw it and act on those thoughts, because it was no use trying to ignore them any more. Which is one of the most important differences between him and the rest of us, really. I've had unimaginably diseased imaginings but I'd rather die than act on them.

Hugh SaaS Vuitton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always think everyone has psycho thought. Then I saw this show the Insider where he says "everyone is a killer, but what makes one act on his thoughts, is one bad day" Yes. I do believe so that everyone is a killer. That everyone has very bad thoughts but won't share them because of the consequences. I am not a psychologist but it the brain will imagine stuff that won't need. And also now tha media is easy to find, something you may have never read or saw or imagine, then accidentally you come across, your mind will wander that path. That is the mind, the very physical part of one's body that allows you to explore the unexplored places and paths without risking your physical health. I can't say if that is healthy or not, but yes....in my opinion, everyone has horrible thoughts.

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Angie Chiyoko ( She/they)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, but what would I go to jail for? ( One of my common wierd thoughts is what i would do to cause me to get arrested and wind up in jail and it just keeps going on for hours and me plotting stuff out)

Philly Bob
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"What if I just turned slightly head on into this oncoming car..." NO!! NO!! NO!!

Katie Lutesinger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More than once I've given family or co-workers some food or drinks to share and found myself thinking "Yikes, it would be SO easy to poison them all. Look at them just unquestioningly enjoying the treat". It probably doesn't help that I watch and listen to a lot of true crime. Much funnier versions of that have been "I wonder what would happen if I hijacked the tiny Christmas train being driven around the shopping centre and went for a very slow joyride" and "I wonder what would happen if I went into the beer fridge at this bottle shop and started drinking all their inventory and how long it would take them to call security/the police, and would I face significant legal consequences?" Relatively harmless ones like that make me wish life had a quicksave/load function. :p

Carrie Laughs
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to sit in meetings and wonder how people would react if I just got up on the table and started singing and dancing... I then worried that somehow I'd not be able to stop myself from doing it!

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to think this but then I realized I'm too much of an empath but able to turn off feeling others pain to help people but it's hard at the same time. In the meantime, I ponder what other things could be wrong with me. At the moment I don't trust that my mom is my real mom, but an imposter due to an attempted kidnapping at an amusement park. since I learned about false memories, I'm now left wondering what was real and not real.

Stephanie Goadsby
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The good news being that if you question being a phychopath, it's extremely unlikely that you are one.

Karri Berkowitz
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Crazy people never question if they are crazy. They think it's perfectly normal thoughts

Reinaldo Fuentes
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm of the opinion that most of us regularly have thoughts that a psychiatrist would tell us are not regularly had by most people. If you know the social sciences, then you know all about the problem with collecting emic data.

Gina Babe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did ask the question last night of how before DNA there were killers all over the place just for the kill. Makes you wonder how there are so many people that can actually do it

Ellie Ripps
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was my best one: I wonder how many houses I've walked by that have a person locked in there basement

Currentlylost
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here’s a list of mine, you tell me if I’m psychopathic. 1. Kitchen kn1fe to the hand 2. Throw glass cup at wall 3. Run away dresses as I am, just run no where, get lost 4. Dig my nails into my skin I bl33d 5. Lay in the middle of the highway 6. Full on fight someone with all I have (Pleaseeee don’t hate on me. I’m working on myself with medical attention and I now have people watching me)

Carol Odrlin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a wonderful dream once of what I would have done if I had the intestinal fortitude... The best was when My idiot husband wanted me to go check on his girlfriend, she had threatened suicide and he couldn't leave the firehall. I did go to her home, door wide open, poor dumb thing had passed out. I thought about grabbing the scissors on the table, big silver ones. Lopping off her glorious Farrah Faucet hair, I have always regretted that I didn't at least give her bangs.

MeMosabe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The Call of the Void" Everyone has it to some extent. Most learn not to entertain it.

WA2DK
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I wonder how much it would bleed if I cut my wrist" (I'm not suicidal, just... curious). "Would my baby survive if I threw her out the window?" (I lived on the 2nd floor but I obviously never tried, just had the thought). "I wonder how long I could drive with my eyes closed before ending in the ditch or opposite lane" (also never tried). Yeah, I have many crazy thoughts, but thankfully I don't act on them.............. :)

Abby
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got diagnosed with psychosis because of this. ( in actually im just autistic, with poor verbal communication skills) stupid therapist gave me anti psychotics, ended up having a really bad medical reaction to them. ( possible mini stroke) i immediately quit taking that c**p. n had to deal with my stupid therapist bitching at my aunt, for taking me off my meds. even threatened her hed call APS on her. fast forward 2 yrs. not only im not taking more prescription c**p. but I got a better therapist, who says I dont have psychosis, and I dont require any medication.

mark glass
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're asking yourself the question, relax. The answer is no.

Claire Elise
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Standing there listening to old women verbally fellate my older brother and my brain is going "tell her the truth tell her the truth tell her the truth tell her what he is just to see her face fall off the front of her head"

L hill
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like congress, but they are out in the open with it.

WorldGoneCrazy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for saying this! I needed to see it. I have always thought that about myself and never wanted to talk to anyone about it or ask them if they had the same issue. Then they'd know. LoL

Erik Ivan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a psychopath. I am on the other side of that scale all together. And I have papers to prove it.

Jaaawn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've had these thoughts lately that make me ask myself 'am I dreaming?' I've worked out why though! It's because of the change in weather and the fact it gets darker earlier just now as it's winter- so the lighting in my house is that kinda dark way that dreams are! All stopped when I put the lamps on at about 3.30pm lol.

Andy James
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am one, but I've kept it a secret for years and function just like anyone else... mostly!

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After going through the answers, the Redditor said that, "People seem to be the most open about things they hide with their bodies, but [they also] seem to relate most to others talking about things they hide in their minds. What I mean by that is I had hundreds of people commenting about things like picking their noses or peeing in the shower, but the comments that got the most upvotes were about things like people having both sides of an argument in their head or judging others."

#6

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Read messages from the notification bar then pretending you didn't see the message only much later.

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"I don't think it's possible to live in a society without any mask at all, but I do think we are all learning to be a little more accepting of ourselves and each other. Talking about our bodies is a whole lot less taboo than it used to be, and as we learn more about psychology and society learns to support people working towards better mental health."

"I think we're learning that it's healthy to talk about, and get support with, the difficult thinking patterns we all share. To some extent though, it's important for people to have their own internal private lives with their own bodies and their own minds, and to choose how they want to interact with and relate to others. For that reason, I think we're always going to wear some kind of mask, and I think that's okay, as long as we recognize it and don't judge ourselves or others too much."

#7

Google an unrecognizable number rather than just answer the call to find out who it is

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BetterBitterButter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I missed a call from unknown number I won't call back. If it's important they'll call again. And I don't think Google can tell every number.

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"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Talking to ourselves.

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In psychology, the propensity people feel to hide their emotions or personality traits is called masking. People experience rejection or bullying at a young age and modify the way they express themselves for an extended period afterward, potentially through the rest of their lives. But that comes with a price. Increased stress, depression, and anxiety are just some of the potential effects of masking. In extreme cases, some even develop personality disorders as well.

Masking manifests in various ways for different people, but here are three common examples of how we might hide our true identity:

  • Changing how you express yourself. Altering communication patterns is one of the primary outward ways people mask who they are. You might change your body language, tone of voice, or facial expressions around specific people or in certain situations. Perhaps you try to force yourself to make more or less eye contact depending on the person;
  • Hiding your authentic self. Masking behavior obscures your natural personality. For example, in certain social situations, you might pretend to like different things than you actually do to fit in. Perhaps you find yourself laughing at jokes you don’t find funny. When it comes to autism masking specifically, people with the condition might feel they need to hide the entirety of their true selves in every social interaction they have;
  • Making light of your distress. Humor can act as a protective shield against bullying and social discomfort. You might feel the urge to self-deprecate whenever you’re in the limelight. For instance, maybe you jokingly refer to yourself as a “loser” because you’re afraid someone else might call you that earnestly first. Pretending to feel positive emotions rather than negative ones is another prominent form of masking.
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#9

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To “It is not the picking of the nose that separates us, but what comes after”

- My dad, 2015

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#10

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Winning fake arguments in your head.

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People mask themselves for all sorts of reasons. For example:

  • Economic necessity. People feel the urge to conform to social pressures especially when their job relies on it. This can lead to neurodivergent people trying to act more neurotypical or to people with disabilities attempting to hide when they’re struggling;
  • Relationship dynamics. In unhealthy relationships, people engage in a lot of social camouflaging and masking to keep the other person happy. Particularly when you’ve been through verbal, emotional, or physical abuse, masking can feel like a survival mechanism;
  • Social acceptance. No matter what the specific context, a desire for acceptance usually lies at the root of most types of masking. Human beings want to feel they belong, and they might become people-pleasers to do so. For example, someone might rigidly adhere to gender norms if they live in a society dedicated to maintaining those gender differences, even if they feel that’s not their true identity.
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#11

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Reading comments/texts multiple times after sending/posting them. Just to let the fact that you’re a modern day Shakespeare settle in.

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"Something I've learned from living with a brain tumor is that life is short and can throw you a curve ball at any time," the author of the post, TheBlanketFortPirate said.

"We all spend way too much time judging ourselves and others and trying to put on a good face and present ourselves as grown-ups who are in control. But a lot of the time we have no control over our brains and bodies. Don't judge yourself or others too much. If something doesn't harm you or someone else, don't take it too seriously."

"We all have things that we hide or that we're embarrassed about, but they're part of being human. If you spend too much energy worrying about the little things, getting embarrassed about things that we all do, or trying to hide very human parts of yourself, you're wasting your limited time on this earth being unhappy and missing out on a lot of the joy and magic in life," they added.

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#13

Watch movies with IMDB pulled up looking at what other things actors have been in

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"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Making up conversations in my head before something important. Like I will say this and then the response from other person might be this.. sometimes it can go for 10-15 min before I snap back to reality.

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#15

Use q-tips to clean ears. We all *know* it's bad and you're just hurting yourself in the longterm... but damn does it feel great to scratch those itchy, dirty ear canals.

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#16

When you go into an aisle in the grocery store and you see someone in front of the object you’re looking for so you pretend you’re getting something else all while hovering near them waiting for them to leave that area so you can get said object.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I go around by way of next aisle and hope they are gone by the time I make it back around...

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#17

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Get enraged at the things a bully did 40 years ago.

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#18

Constantly talking to oneself, making weird noises, and doing weird dances while alone. Or is it just me?!

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#19

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Fantasize about doing something/someone you shouldn't.

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Horst
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly. What if I walked along a drive thru and when someone is being given their order I grab it while running

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#20

Recently I had to insist that my wife knocks loudly and waits before opening my son’s bedroom door. I really had to explain why FFS! I know he’s constantly jacking off, but he would be mortified if anyone knew, especially his parents.

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#21

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Look up words that people use because we don't know the meaning even though we pretend to when they are talking.

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JB
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looking it up is good. Asking directly is better. Nobody knows everything, but admitting it and willingness to learn is an excellent trait.

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#22

Have anxiety after social events.

"Was I weird?"

"Did they like me?"

"Did I look well enough?"

We all do this. Your friends don't hate you. They are just as worried about you hating them as you are of them. A healthy person doesn't sit and think about how much they hate a person they either just saw or met. Your real friends won't care about the things you think they hate you for (acting weird, saying something awkwardly, second hand embarassment). Just breathe. You are loved, even if it's just by yourself. You are loved.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just remember that in a study to measure this, they found that in a conversation, if you rate yourself low, the other party will reliability rate you much higher. They are an unbiased party. Ourselves though, are always looking at our flaws through a magnifying glass and habitually hating on any flaws and mistakes. In other words, people like you better than you think and you should be more forgiving to yourself

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#23

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Kids hide their profanity from Adults, and Adults hide their profanity from Kids. Because both sides must maintain the illusion that the other side doesn't know that they know profanity.

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#24

Trying to fart carefully so that it doesn't make too loud of a sound.

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#25

Apologize to inanimate objects

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#26

Fart in public.

I was at Home Depot a few months back and I was walking down an aisle and another dude was walking down that same aisle towards me. When he realized I would be walking where he just was his exact words were, “I bout just s**t my pants right over there, maybe give it a minute before you head that way”…

I’ve never been so appreciative towards a complete stranger. That’s real looking out for your fellow man right there! We’ve all been out and unknowingly walked through someone else’s fart… or had someone else walk through ours…


Edit: Wow! After reading y’all’s comments- everything from husbands/wives busting a*s in a grocery store line and one leaving the innocent spouse to take the heat, to teachers purposely crop dusting students who are acting a fool, I’ve realized y’all are some sick and twisted individuals…and I love it and I’m pretty sure some of you are evil geniuses.


To those of you who have commented how gross we are and that you have never popped one off in public- let me apologize one behalf of all of us filthy mcnasty’s.

And lastly, to all of you who have fallen victim to the errant air biscuit and have suffered trauma because of it- I’m pretty sure this is where some of y’all’s origin stories begin… Please remember that there are good people like my Home Depot homie who are doing gods work trying to prevent people from the awful experience of unknowingly walking through and tasting someone else’s brand…


Simply put- y’all are awesome!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I farted when it was super cold out yesterday and my child told me hot air rose from my a*s 🙈

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#27

Look at the bowl after we poop.

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Attila Ángyán
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your poop tells a lot about your health and changes in it can indicate a lot of problem. It should always be checked.

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#28

Imagining how you would kill someone but you realise it's far too much effort

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#29

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Tell small lies. Particularly to make us and others feel better.

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Well-Dressed Wolf
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Due to my incredibly abusive upbringing by a toxic narcissist who was also big into beating me, I became a defensive habitual (compulsive) liar. It really screwed with my relationships later in life as I will lie without ANY premeditation or planning. I don’t do it maliciously, but because it’s how I learned to protect myself from beatings. It’s been very hard to break this. I’m 40 and I’m still actively working on it.

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#30

day dreaming about kissing/cuddling with someone. No one admits to it cause it sounds weird as hell, but we've all done it and likely most of us still do it.

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#31

Thinking about embarrassing moments

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Sara W
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those embarrassing moments that are all but forgotten and then something random makes you remember. Wow I can't believe I did that smdh

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#32

"No One Wants To Admit It": 50 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To Convincing yourself in your head that everyone around you is doing things perfectly and at full efficiency and expect the same of the people around them.

No? Just me?

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#33

Leave clean towels/clothes in the laundry basket for days and putting off folding them.

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#34

Incoming call. First thought: *oh why in the heck is this person calling me..*

Answer: "Hey George! So glad you called..."

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#36

Talk to our pets and imagine their responses.

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#37

My papaw always said there's two people in this world. People who pee in the shower, and liars.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't. The toilet is right there. Just pee while you're waiting for hot water. You're pants are already down anyway right?

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#38

I don't know if we all do it, but open a card and pretend not to see cash fall out while reading the card. Haha

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BetterBitterButter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never got money in cards. But I love cards and have collected quite a few over the years.

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#39

Smell our own body odor

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#40

Deliberately delay responses to text messages and e-mails, even though it would be convenient to reply.

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#41

We all know you sign up for the free trial and cancel it before it’s over. It’s ok I do it too.

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#43

Make snap judgements about people based on their appearance.

This could be anything from race, gender, age, clothing, hairstyle, facial appearance, etc.

We make these judgements before we have time to think about it. It’s almost instant. None of us like to talk about this because some of these judgements are controversial.

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Jason
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dunno the older I get the less judgemental I get. Maybe the opposite of normal but I have seen so many people in life who subvert expectations. Including myself through the years

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#44

Scratching your crotch.

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Owen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to do it when no one's watching or risk looking creepy.

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#45

Office workers slacking off for at least half of their 'working' hours. 40hr work weeks are antiquated for many of us, I know I can do my job in 15-20hrs/week and the other 20-25hrs are me just kind of... Sitting around. Why don't we all just cut the b******t and live our f*****g lives already?

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Well-Dressed Wolf
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because some of us desperately need the money from those 40-hour work weeks just to SURVIVE. If we still got paid the same amount of money to do the job in less time, that’d be great, but we all know companies aren’t gonna do that.

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#46

We all brush our teeth until our gums bleed before going to the dentist even though we know it's going to do absolutely nothing

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Auntriarch
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once forgot to brush before going to the dentist, because I was panicking about finding a parking space. So I went to a corner shop to get brush and paste. They had nothing if the kind. I ended up buying a tube of mints, crushing them in my mouth and rubbing the bits over my teeth

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#47

I'm sure there's actually a term for this but the thing you do when you're upset or hurt and then attribute it to something that feels more respectable to be upset about. Like instead of crying because you're mad that someone forgot your birthday spirals into the long history of wrongs that person has made. Because it's embarrassing to say that you just wanted to be a special boy for a day.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The last couple days, I've been allowing myself to cry more. For instance, yesterday I was working on the beginnings of a song, but then something happened and I couldn't work on that session anymore. Thankfully, I took a screenshot of all the loops and stuff I was using (so I can redo it), but still it SUCKED, and I let myself cry about it. I even realized while I was crying that it wasn't the worst thing in the world, but it doesn't have to be: it's a healthy release of emotion. And once you do that, you can move forward. Hope this helps any pandas out there.

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#48

Lying about things like "How are you?“ or" You need help?" and so on.

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Angie Chiyoko ( She/they)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I'm fine, really! Don't worry about me, worry about you! How are you by the way?" Is one of the most common lies I think

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#49

Enjoy a song from Nickelback.

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Horst
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously, NickleBack does not deserve the hate. The reason people hate them is because some famous dude said he hates NickleBack due to every radio station playing a REALLY popular NickleBack song in like 2002. I love NickleBack

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#50

Secret Playlist of songs you don't want anybody knowing you're into

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Mrs Irish Mom
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Play the c**p outta your playlist and dont give a c**p what other ppl think, i listen to pop, country, rap, rave 🤷‍♀️ im all over the place and dont give a 🖕

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#51

Daydreaming about childish s**t.

No, when you ask what I'm thinking and i say nothing when you saw me zone out, I wasn't literally thinking of nothing.

For that minute I was a a race car driver or an astronaut.

Yes I've made plans in my head on how I would go about trying to weigh my own head or how much I'd like to just wail in that crying baby's face to see how it would react.

No I'm not going to say that when you ask me to my face, I'll lie and say nothing, say nothing of importance or hit rewind till the last vaguely important plot point to say I was thinking about to save face.

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Well-Dressed Wolf
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m 40 and I still daydream about being a dragon or a werewolf sometimes. Or a mutant. When I was a little kid, I was positive I’d get mutant powers at puberty and become one of the X-Men. So yeah, I still daydream about that, too XD

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#52

Lying about watching a video or seeing a meme someone sent you by text because you can’t be bothered at the moment

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#53

Looking at a couple and wondering what their sex life is like.

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#54

Kicking the ice cube that fell under the refrigerator, so we don't have to pick it up.

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#55

When you make plans with someone and then regret it, so you cancel the plans with a lie about why you can't make it instead of saying you just don't feel like going.

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Kel_how
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a sh*tty move. Please don't do this. Lots of people have to work up the courage to ask someone to hang out and they're really looking forward to it. Just get out of your head and go hang out. If it's really terrible, you can always leave and say no next time.

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#56

We think that we are special

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#57

Looking at other's butts.

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Well-Dressed Wolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m not really a butts person. I don’t look at someone’s butt unless I have a reason to, like their shirt says “Look at my butt!” or something.

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#58

Stalking other people on social media... everyone does it...no one wants to admit it.

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#59

Saving dead batteries, pretending we will dispose of them properly and then getting to the point where it's out of control and we hide them in the trash can.

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#60

Complain about others speeding and saying they are going too fast for no reason but giving ourselves a pass because what we are late for is really important

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#61

Get jealous of our friend.

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Angeline Shalyn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This, or getting jealous of two friends... like say you have two best friends, and they talk or hangout without you and you get secretly jealous

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#62

Calling in a professional after leaving something way too long

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah. I'd rather do it myself and spare the whole having to pay someone, letting them come into my private, peaceful sanctuary and tinker around with things, not knowing what they're really doing and touching my stuff. Heck, I hesitate calling the caretaker for minor maintenance issues until I convince myself I'll regret it later when they find the damage of my attempts to fix it. Unless I can learn how to do it properly on youtube tutorials. Which have come in handy one time.

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#63

I can’t be the only guy who looks at another dude and wonder how big his d**k is compared to mine.

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