thoughtcatalog--2020-03-25--30+ Hilarious Pregnancy Stories That Will Make You Want To Wear Protection

1 .
When I was newly pregnant , I held my dog and sobbed because I felt bad knowing she ’ d possibly get less attention once the baby came .
2 .
Wife wanted McDonald ’ s pickles .
Not Vlasic , not DelMonte , not even Burger King but friggin MCDONALD ’ S pickles .
So I went to the McD ’ s down the street and asked to buy like a pound of pickles .
Girl said they can ’ t sell just the pickles , so I said give me 100 hamburgers , extra extra pickles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and gets the manager .
I tell him the wife is pregnant and I can ’ t go back without McDonald ’ s pickles .
He goes in the back , comes out with an unopened tub of pickles and says , “ Congratulations .
On the house.
” 3 .
When I was pregnant with my first child my husband and I stopped at the store for Krispy Kremes .
The creme filled chocolate covered ones .
I proceeded to get a bakers dozen and hop back in the car .
Driving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ate one of my donuts .
I full out bawled , snot running and tears almost blinding me as I was driving .
Why ?
Because I wanted to eat all the donuts .
When we got home , he proceeded to call my family and best friend and tell them what happened while I sat on the sofa , eating my donuts and crying .
I did eat the remaining 12 , over 2-3 days and hid them from him so he couldn ’ t eat anymore .
4 .
My low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and had to throw up immediately .
I ran to the nearest garbage can which happened to be close to a lady giving out samples .
I was immediately surrounded by people trying to ask if I was okay .
I was trying to tell people between heaves that I was just pregnant .
To add to my humiliation every time I vomit , I wet myself , so that was fun in front of a ton of strangers .
The sample lady was super nice though and told me just to ditch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t been back to Costco since .
5 .
There were a few times , back in the second trimester ( I ’ m 33 weeks and already nostalgic ) , when something really funny would happen , or I would see something really funny , etc .
and I would start laughing .
Then I wouldn ’ t be able to stop laughing .
Then I ’ d start to cry .
Then I ’ d start to hysterically sob and laugh AT THE SAME TIME .
All my husband could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me wait it out and give me tissues .
Every time , all I could say was , “ This is so confusing , I ’ m so confused !
” 6 .
I suddenly burp all the time .
Just little ones though .
Best part is when “ servicing ” my fiance , I burped and he laughed so hard it ruined the mood… .
7 .
During my last pregnancy , we were living with my BIL .
I was so constipated , I only pooped once a week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was bad .
Like coke can sized poop that clogged the toilet bad .
After a few weeks of this , my husband and his brother made me go outside in the yard to retrieve a poop stick that I would keep in the bathroom to break up the no .
2 after I went .
It was so embarrassing but such a necessity .
8 .
This was about three weeks ago , so 32ish weeks along .
I ’ m sitting here looking up baby stuff on the internet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And for some reason , I just got into this terrible , foul mood .
No reason at all .
So he looks at me and can tell something ’ s off .
I storm into the living room and just start bawling .
He comes in : “ Baby what did I do , what ’ s wrong ?
” and I ’ m just like , “ NOTHING ” And he ’ s like , “ No really , tell me , what ’ s wrong ?
” and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IS WRONG , MY HORMONES HATE ME.
” My husband then proceeds to start laughing , and I then start laugh-crying .
Couldn ’ t figure out which one I wanted to do .
9 .
I was traveling and lived in this communal housing where you had to share a bath .
I kept waking up too late and leaving a urine trail from my room to the bathroom .
I decided to go and get a bunch of plastic Tupperware bowls and urinate in there .
The only issue was I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dumpster every morning but I got more hours of sleep not having to race to the bathroom 4 times a night…nope just grab a bowl .
10 .
Around 25 weeks pregnant I started to get a bigger belly finally and didn ’ t know how to get comfortable in bed anymore for sleeping .
I got into bed and started wrestling with the snoogle body pillow in an attempt to feel normal , but instead burst out crying because I was failing .
Husband comes in , tries to help me with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it out .
At this point my hormones are so raging I ’ m snot crying about the snoogle .
Husband in an attempt to make it all better declares the snoogle no longer useful and throws it on the ground for our dogs to claim as their new dog bed .
Dog pukes on the snoogle immediately .
I then start hysterically laughing while also sobbing .
Can ’ t turn it off .
Husband is terrified of me , slowly walks away while I sob and laugh .
Thanks hormones !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dress and peed myself in front of my coworkers .
That was a fun one .
12 .
When I was in Walmart , I was just about to finish up a huge shopping trip when I was grabbing some Reese ’ s ice cream , they didn ’ t have the kind with the chocolate ice cream with pieces of Reese ’ s peanut butter cups ( the kind I NEEDED ) , they only had the peanut butter ice cream with the cups ( the kind that made me nauseous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devastated I broke down in the freezer aisle , ended up just leaving the store and left my full cart right there .
It took quite a bit of consoling from my SO , he even went on a search through every damn grocery store within 3 towns and brought some home for me , I was so happy I cried again .
NOTE : I ’ m not usually a very emotional person , it takes A LOT to actually make me cry when not pregnant like the death of a close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost 9 months pregnant when this story happened .
13 .
The one that still makes me laugh at myself ?
Husband and I used to drive about a half an hour to church every week .
So for the first few weeks of spring there were these purple flowers down the median of the highway .
Not planted flowers , the little weedy kind that just pop up .
At some point the roads department made their rounds and mowed the median down this long highway .
Good lord , did I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this stretch of road , grieving the entire way for the loss of little purple flowers .
14 .
I was 8 or 9 months pregnant , and my fiancé had made me a baked potato .
But he cut it wrong .
I made myself not cry because I knew it was stupid and he was trying .
Every single bite of that potato I had to will back tears .
Because it was cut wrong .
15 .
On Mother ’ s Day , I spent the whole day a ball @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happy Mother ’ s Day .
I was only 3 months pregnant so I decided I shouldn ’ t be celebrating it .
But fucking assholes insisted on calling or texting me it .
Spent most of the day in my room cussing my phone out .
16 .
I ran over a snake in the road .
I ugly cried for 2 hours thinking about his snake family waiting for him to come home and him never showing up .
Those poor snake babies .
My husband was just like , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bubbles intensify .
The kicker : I hate snakes .
And they don ’ t even live in families !
17 .
I wanted to make french fries… Wanted them so badly !
!
I put them on the cookie sheet , and put them in the oven… then went about my business… I came back to get them and yeah… I had stuck the cookie sheet in the freezer and not the oven .
I cried so hard .
18 .
Was folding laundry a few weeks in while watching TV .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on and two seconds later I ’ m on all fours sobbing .
I went downstairs and my husband thought something was wrong with the baby .
Nope .
Laundry and fictional happy puppies just don ’ t mix for a preggo .
19 .
Birthday cake Oreos were my downfall .
I remember that I had seen a commercial for them and everyone I knew was gushing over how delicious they were .
I bought them and hated them !
Sobbed about how Oreo had ‘ let me down ’ .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was insane .
20 .
My first pregnancy my husband took me to an aquarium .
We left one of those shark tunnels and there was another one straight ahead .
So I started walking towards it and noticed a woman wearing the same shirt as me .
As I walk towards the tunnel I walk right into her and we both do the shift left , shift right dance and I apologize .
Then my husband comes up to me and says , “ Honey that ’ s a mirror.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on it and I remember thinking how weird it was that the other woman ’ s shirt had the words backwards .
21 .
I was pregnant during the Super Bowl this year and cried like a blubbering idiot at the Budweiser commercial where the Clydesdales save the puppy from a wolf attack .
22 .
Around 8 months preggo , my husband and I went out to eat at Chili ’ s .
I was famished enough to order something I ’ d never tried before , but it looked good .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bite and it was inedible !
Mind you , there was nothing wrong with the dish except that I didn ’ t like it .
Being as hungry as I was , I imagined having to wait another 10-15 minutes for a new dish , and the tears started welling up .
Just at that moment , the waitress came to check on us , and I couldn ’ t speak , I was so choked up .
All I could do was look at my husband , who quickly told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably thought I was a battered woman or something , but my husband let me eat his food , so all was right in the world .
23 .
Was at a baseball game and they announced a local philanthropist had passed away .
I didn ’ t know this person but I cried so hard and everyone was looking at me a little strangely .
24 .
My boyfriend wanted to make the macaroni and cheese .
I accused him of thinking I was incompetent and too stupid to make it myself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and went upstairs and cried .
25 .
I was working with a client at my job and informed them at the beginning of the interaction that I would be taking maternity leave in the fall… Twenty minutes later in the course of the transaction , I made and rectified a small mistake to which the woman chuckled and commented , “ Pregnancy brain , oh man I remember that !
” Astonished , I looked up at her and asked , “ How did you guess I was pregnant ?
!
?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ laughing !
26 .
For Christmas , my sister got a neck massager from her husband because he was tired of rubbing her back .
He ’ s done it ever since her first pregnancy and their oldest is 8 now !
Anyways , it was a long thing that you draped over your neck with arm holes so you could control the pressure by pulling down on it .
I put it on and it works really well , but I start laughing uncontrollably .
I ’ m very ticklish so massages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – I have no idea why I thought this would be different .
I start flailing around and my arm gets stuck in the apparatus while I am laughing and laughing , my husband thinks it ’ s hilarious so he starts filming me and I can ’ t get the thing off !
And then I feel the warm trickle and lo and behold – I ’ ve peed myself in front or my family and my husband is filming the whole thing .
And I ’ m still laughing to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think anyone noticed , though .
27 .
I am 26 weeks now and a while ago with the change of the seasons starting , my allergies flared up .
So one evening I was sitting on my husband ’ s lap and a sneeze came out of nowhere .
I experienced a sneeze and fart at the same time and to top it off I peed on husband ’ s lap too .
28 .
An attempted belly toucher annoyed me .
I yelled — no , screamed — at her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fucking petting zoo ?
” She cried .
29 .
Would have been about 20ish weeks pregnant at the time .
I cried , hardcore cried , because the lunchbox I needed to fill before heading to work was at the top of the fridge .
I am not short at all .
I could reach it easily .
But for some reason I cried so hard .
I was 30 minutes late to work that day .
30 .
Wife dropped a gallon of milk in the rain and the lid popped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
31 .
Well at about 14-15 weeks , my hubby and I had just eaten , and by that I mean he ate and I picked at a few things that night .
Well we were on our balcony watching this YouTube series we like and we burst out laughing .
Then I started coughing .
He ran for the bucket and put it in front of me and I projectile vomited everywhere !
I also proceeded to soak my pants .
I emptied my whole bladder on the chair while vomiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had happened to me before , but in private .
I had been trying to downplay my symptoms at the time .
And now here was my misery on display for my hubby .
He calmly pulled me outta the chair , helped me out of my clothes , wiped my face off , took out the bucket and ran a bath all the while saying I was amazing and gorgeous and he was so excited for us .
This to me was a real bonding moment for us , so while not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my favorite moments this pregnancy .
32 .
Locked my toddler and I outside on a 95* day .
( That was a freak accident ) .
The baby brain was not remembering the 4 digit code to the lockbox on the side of the house to get us back inside !
Ended up having to feed my tot through a window and wait anxiously that he would unlock the door for his idiot Mom .
33 .
Two days ago I gave my OB the wrong birthday .
She asked , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the wrong date .
I don ’ t even know where I got it from ?
34 .
At the end of my last pregnancy I was still suffering with sickness AND a super weak bladder !
Someone walked in on me – head in the toilet and a puddle of wee underneath me crying , “ I ’ M LEAKING EVERYWHERE !
!
!
!
” Hilarious looking back on it but at the time it was a low point 35 .
Last night I went to my midwife appointment… My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was so embarrassing .

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1. When I was newly pregnant, I held my dog and sobbed because I felt bad knowing she’d possibly get less attention once the baby came.
2. Wife wanted McDonald’s pickles. Not Vlasic, not DelMonte, not even Burger King but friggin MCDONALD’S pickles.
So I went to the McD’s down the street and asked to buy like a pound of pickles. Girl said they can’t sell just the pickles, so I said give me 100 hamburgers, extra extra pickles, hold the everything. She goes and gets the manager. I tell him the wife is pregnant and I can’t go back without McDonald’s pickles. He goes in the back, comes out with an unopened tub of pickles and says, “Congratulations. On the house.”
Best McD’s experience ever.
3. When I was pregnant with my first child my husband and I stopped at the store for Krispy Kremes. The creme filled chocolate covered ones. I proceeded to get a bakers dozen and hop back in the car. Driving the 5 minutes home, my husband ate one of my donuts. I full out bawled, snot running and tears almost blinding me as I was driving. Why? Because I wanted to eat all the donuts. When we got home, he proceeded to call my family and best friend and tell them what happened while I sat on the sofa, eating my donuts and crying. I did eat the remaining 12, over 2-3 days and hid them from him so he couldn’t eat anymore.
4. My low point was when I was in Costco and had to throw up immediately. I ran to the nearest garbage can which happened to be close to a lady giving out samples. I was immediately surrounded by people trying to ask if I was okay. I was trying to tell people between heaves that I was just pregnant. To add to my humiliation every time I vomit, I wet myself, so that was fun in front of a ton of strangers. The sample lady was super nice though and told me just to ditch the cart and go. I haven’t been back to Costco since.
5. There were a few times, back in the second trimester (I’m 33 weeks and already nostalgic), when something really funny would happen, or I would see something really funny, etc. and I would start laughing. Then I wouldn’t be able to stop laughing. Then I’d start to cry. Then I’d start to hysterically sob and laugh AT THE SAME TIME. All my husband could do was rub my back and help me wait it out and give me tissues. Every time, all I could say was, “This is so confusing, I’m so confused!”
6. I suddenly burp all the time. Just little ones though. Best part is when “servicing” my fiance, I burped and he laughed so hard it ruined the mood….
7. During my last pregnancy, we were living with my BIL. I was so constipated, I only pooped once a week. And when that day came every week, it was bad. Like coke can sized poop that clogged the toilet bad. After a few weeks of this, my husband and his brother made me go outside in the yard to retrieve a poop stick that I would keep in the bathroom to break up the no. 2 after I went. It was so embarrassing but such a necessity.
8. This was about three weeks ago, so 32ish weeks along. I’m sitting here looking up baby stuff on the internet and he’s playing a game. And for some reason, I just got into this terrible, foul mood. No reason at all. So he looks at me and can tell something’s off. I storm into the living room and just start bawling. He comes in: “Baby what did I do, what’s wrong?” and I’m just like, “NOTHING”And he’s like, “No really, tell me, what’s wrong?” and I just blurt out, “LITERALLY NOTHING IS WRONG, MY HORMONES HATE ME.” My husband then proceeds to start laughing, and I then start laugh-crying. Couldn’t figure out which one I wanted to do.
9. I was traveling and lived in this communal housing where you had to share a bath. I kept waking up too late and leaving a urine trail from my room to the bathroom. I decided to go and get a bunch of plastic Tupperware bowls and urinate in there. The only issue was I had to carry them out to the dumpster every morning but I got more hours of sleep not having to race to the bathroom 4 times a night…nope just grab a bowl.
10. Around 25 weeks pregnant I started to get a bigger belly finally and didn’t know how to get comfortable in bed anymore for sleeping. I got into bed and started wrestling with the snoogle body pillow in an attempt to feel normal, but instead burst out crying because I was failing. Husband comes in, tries to help me with snoogle, also can’t figure it out. At this point my hormones are so raging I’m snot crying about the snoogle. Husband in an attempt to make it all better declares the snoogle no longer useful and throws it on the ground for our dogs to claim as their new dog bed. Dog pukes on the snoogle immediately. I then start hysterically laughing while also sobbing. Can’t turn it off. Husband is terrified of me, slowly walks away while I sob and laugh. Thanks hormones!
11. I sneezed at work in a dress and peed myself in front of my coworkers. That was a fun one.
12. When I was in Walmart, I was just about to finish up a huge shopping trip when I was grabbing some Reese’s ice cream, they didn’t have the kind with the chocolate ice cream with pieces of Reese’s peanut butter cups (the kind I NEEDED), they only had the peanut butter ice cream with the cups (the kind that made me nauseous) I was so pissed off and devastated I broke down in the freezer aisle, ended up just leaving the store and left my full cart right there. It took quite a bit of consoling from my SO, he even went on a search through every damn grocery store within 3 towns and brought some home for me, I was so happy I cried again. NOTE: I’m not usually a very emotional person, it takes A LOT to actually make me cry when not pregnant like the death of a close family member or friend and I was almost 9 months pregnant when this story happened.
13. The one that still makes me laugh at myself?
Husband and I used to drive about a half an hour to church every week. So for the first few weeks of spring there were these purple flowers down the median of the highway. Not planted flowers, the little weedy kind that just pop up.
At some point the roads department made their rounds and mowed the median down this long highway. Good lord, did I cry the entire half hour trip down this stretch of road, grieving the entire way for the loss of little purple flowers.
14. I was 8 or 9 months pregnant, and my fiancé had made me a baked potato. But he cut it wrong. I made myself not cry because I knew it was stupid and he was trying. Every single bite of that potato I had to will back tears. Because it was cut wrong.
15. On Mother’s Day, I spent the whole day a ball of rage because people were telling me happy Mother’s Day. I was only 3 months pregnant so I decided I shouldn’t be celebrating it. But fucking assholes insisted on calling or texting me it. Spent most of the day in my room cussing my phone out.
16. I ran over a snake in the road. I ugly cried for 2 hours thinking about his snake family waiting for him to come home and him never showing up. Those poor snake babies. My husband was just like, “What?” which made the snot bubbles intensify.
The kicker: I hate snakes. And they don’t even live in families!
17. I wanted to make french fries… Wanted them so badly!! I put them on the cookie sheet, and put them in the oven… then went about my business… I came back to get them and yeah… I had stuck the cookie sheet in the freezer and not the oven. I cried so hard.
18. Was folding laundry a few weeks in while watching TV. A Cottonelle commercial with the puppies came on and two seconds later I’m on all fours sobbing. I went downstairs and my husband thought something was wrong with the baby. Nope. Laundry and fictional happy puppies just don’t mix for a preggo.
19. Birthday cake Oreos were my downfall. I remember that I had seen a commercial for them and everyone I knew was gushing over how delicious they were. I bought them and hated them! Sobbed about how Oreo had ‘let me down’. I’m sure my husband thought I was insane.
20. My first pregnancy my husband took me to an aquarium. We left one of those shark tunnels and there was another one straight ahead. So I started walking towards it and noticed a woman wearing the same shirt as me. As I walk towards the tunnel I walk right into her and we both do the shift left, shift right dance and I apologize.
Then my husband comes up to me and says, “Honey that’s a mirror.” The worst part is my shirt had words on it and I remember thinking how weird it was that the other woman’s shirt had the words backwards.
21. I was pregnant during the Super Bowl this year and cried like a blubbering idiot at the Budweiser commercial where the Clydesdales save the puppy from a wolf attack.
22. Around 8 months preggo, my husband and I went out to eat at Chili’s. I was famished enough to order something I’d never tried before, but it looked good.
When I got it, I took a bite and it was inedible! Mind you, there was nothing wrong with the dish except that I didn’t like it.
Being as hungry as I was, I imagined having to wait another 10-15 minutes for a new dish, and the tears started welling up. Just at that moment, the waitress came to check on us, and I couldn’t speak, I was so choked up. All I could do was look at my husband, who quickly told the waitress what was wrong. The waitress probably thought I was a battered woman or something, but my husband let me eat his food, so all was right in the world.
23. Was at a baseball game and they announced a local philanthropist had passed away. I didn’t know this person but I cried so hard and everyone was looking at me a little strangely.
24. My boyfriend wanted to make the macaroni and cheese. I accused him of thinking I was incompetent and too stupid to make it myself. I threw a fork at him and went upstairs and cried.
25. I was working with a client at my job and informed them at the beginning of the interaction that I would be taking maternity leave in the fall… Twenty minutes later in the course of the transaction, I made and rectified a small mistake to which the woman chuckled and commented, “Pregnancy brain, oh man I remember that!” Astonished, I looked up at her and asked, “How did you guess I was pregnant?!?!!” That really got her laughing!
26. For Christmas, my sister got a neck massager from her husband because he was tired of rubbing her back. He’s done it ever since her first pregnancy and their oldest is 8 now!
Anyways, it was a long thing that you draped over your neck with arm holes so you could control the pressure by pulling down on it.
I put it on and it works really well, but I start laughing uncontrollably. I’m very ticklish so massages are usually a no go for me – I have no idea why I thought this would be different. I start flailing around and my arm gets stuck in the apparatus while I am laughing and laughing, my husband thinks it’s hilarious so he starts filming me and I can’t get the thing off!
And then I feel the warm trickle and lo and behold – I’ve peed myself in front or my family and my husband is filming the whole thing. And I’m still laughing to the point of tears. I don’t think anyone noticed, though.
27. I am 26 weeks now and a while ago with the change of the seasons starting, my allergies flared up. So one evening I was sitting on my husband’s lap and a sneeze came out of nowhere. I experienced a sneeze and fart at the same time and to top it off I peed on husband’s lap too.
28. An attempted belly toucher annoyed me. I yelled — no, screamed — at her, “Do I look like a fucking petting zoo?” She cried.
29. Would have been about 20ish weeks pregnant at the time. I cried, hardcore cried, because the lunchbox I needed to fill before heading to work was at the top of the fridge. I am not short at all. I could reach it easily. But for some reason I cried so hard. I was 30 minutes late to work that day.
30. Wife dropped a gallon of milk in the rain and the lid popped off, literally crying over split milk.
31. Well at about 14-15 weeks, my hubby and I had just eaten, and by that I mean he ate and I picked at a few things that night. Well we were on our balcony watching this YouTube series we like and we burst out laughing. Then I started coughing. He ran for the bucket and put it in front of me and I projectile vomited everywhere! I also proceeded to soak my pants. I emptied my whole bladder on the chair while vomiting. Then I started bawling! This had happened to me before, but in private. I had been trying to downplay my symptoms at the time. And now here was my misery on display for my hubby. He calmly pulled me outta the chair, helped me out of my clothes, wiped my face off, took out the bucket and ran a bath all the while saying I was amazing and gorgeous and he was so excited for us. This to me was a real bonding moment for us, so while not funny QUITE yet, definitely one of my favorite moments this pregnancy.
32. Locked my toddler and I outside on a 95* day. (That was a freak accident). The baby brain was not remembering the 4 digit code to the lockbox on the side of the house to get us back inside! Ended up having to feed my tot through a window and wait anxiously that he would unlock the door for his idiot Mom.
33. Two days ago I gave my OB the wrong birthday. She asked, and without missing a beat I just rattled off the wrong date. I don’t even know where I got it from?
34. At the end of my last pregnancy I was still suffering with sickness AND a super weak bladder!
Someone walked in on me – head in the toilet and a puddle of wee underneath me crying, “I’M LEAKING EVERYWHERE!!!!”
Hilarious looking back on it but at the time it was a low point
35. Last night I went to my midwife appointment… My appointment is not until Wednesday. It was so embarrassing.


thoughtcatalog--2020-03-25--A Calming Reminder For Each Zodiac Sign

A Calming Reminder For Each Zodiac Sign

Aries : It ’ s okay to slow down .
You don ’ t always have to be moving- you ’ re allowed to take a moment and breathe .
Taurus : Wanting to be safe is not a bad thing .
You might think you ’ re overreacting , but it ’ s okay to be prepared and take care of yourself .
Gemini : You don ’ t have to know everything .
People love you for who you are , not everything you can do or everything you know .
Cancer : Your loved ones know you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to spend every waking second , making sure they do .
They know , I promise .
Remember yourself , too .
Leo : It ’ s okay to admit that you ’ re stressed .
You don ’ t have to hold everything together right now ; it ’ s not all on your shoulders .
Virgo : You can ’ t think your way out of this one , and it ’ s okay to get out of your head .
You aren ’ t losing control , you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as sane as you can matters right now , too .
Libra : There are still beautiful things to hold onto right now .
Even if they are hard to find , it ’ s okay to acknowledge them and cherish them- now more than ever .
Scorpio : You aren ’ t too much .
You won ’ t always stay in the darkness ; you will move past this .
You will find something else to focus on- something that will light up your world again .
Sagittarius : You don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You are still a whole person , even if you can ’ t go everywhere you want to .
Remember who you were before you started running from everything .
Capricorn : You can only do so much- and that is a relief .
It ’ s okay to take a step back and rest .
You need it , and you deserve it .
Aquarius : You want to save the world , but you have to save yourself first .
You matter , too .
Taking care of yourself is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empathy is a gift , but it isn ’ t the definition of who you are .
People want to be seen and heard , but it ’ s necessary to give yourself those things , too .

Aries: It’s okay to slow down. You don’t always have to be moving — you’re allowed to take a moment and breathe.
Taurus: Wanting to be safe is not a bad thing. You might think you’re overreacting, but it’s okay to be prepared and take care of yourself.
Gemini: You don’t have to know everything. People love you for who you are, not everything you can do or everything you know.
Cancer: Your loved ones know you love them. You don’t have to spend every waking second, making sure they do. They know, I promise. Remember yourself, too.
Leo: It’s okay to admit that you’re stressed. You don’t have to hold everything together right now; it’s not all on your shoulders.
Virgo: You can’t think your way out of this one, and it’s okay to get out of your head. You aren’t losing control, you’re not admitting defeat. Keeping yourself as sane as you can matters right now, too.
Libra: There are still beautiful things to hold onto right now. Even if they are hard to find, it’s okay to acknowledge them and cherish them- now more than ever.
Scorpio: You aren’t too much. You won’t always stay in the darkness; you will move past this. You will find something else to focus on- something that will light up your world again.
Sagittarius: You don’t have to do everything. You are still a whole person, even if you can’t go everywhere you want to. Remember who you were before you started running from everything.
Capricorn: You can only do so much — and that is a relief. It’s okay to take a step back and rest. You need it, and you deserve it.
Aquarius: You want to save the world, but you have to save yourself first. You matter, too. Taking care of yourself is not a selfish thing.
Pisces: Your empathy is a gift, but it isn’t the definition of who you are. People want to be seen and heard, but it’s necessary to give yourself those things, too.


thoughtcatalog--2020-03-25--7 Mysterious Cases That Will Take You Down The Rabbit Hole

Since we ’ re all getting stir crazy , why not discuss mysteries that involve eerie isolation with a touch of mass hysteria ?
These seven perplexing cases are sure to take your mind off the current situation .
On August 20 , 1966 , the bodies of two men were found on Vintém Hill in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .
They were identified as Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana who had been missing since August 16th .
First responders arrived at a very strange scene ; both men were wearing formal suits , lead eye @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found an empty water bottle , towels , and a notebook with an inscription that translates to , “ 16:30 be at the specified location .
18:30 ingest capsules , after the effect protect metals await signal mask.
” There was no sign of a struggle or bodily injuries .
By the time an autopsy occurred , the internal organs were too badly decomposed for toxicology tests .
The cause of deaths have never been confirmed .
This is probably the most well-known on the list , yet the more you think about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 1959 , eight men and two women set out for a ski-hiking expedition of the northern Urals in Sverdlovsk Oblast , Soviet Union .
They were led by Igor Dyatlov and all in attendance were experienced skiers and Grade II hikers .
In fact , each member of the group would be qualifying for Grade III hiking certificates upon their return , which required 190 miles of hiking .
The eventual rescue party found an unexplainable scene .
Their torn tent was found filled with everyone ’ s shoes and belongings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inside .
The bodies of Georgiy Krivonischenko and Yuri Doroshenko were found near the remains of a fire dressed only in underwear .
A tree next to them had branches that were broken up to five feet high , as if someone had climbed to get a look .
The bodies of Dyatlov , Zinaida Kolmogorova , and Rustem Slobodin were found spread out , roughly 1,000-2,000 feet from the campsite .
It looked like they were trying to return to the tent .
The last four skiers were discovered two months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more confusing .
Nikolai Thibeaux-Brignolles had serious skull damage .
Lyudmila Dubina and Semyon Zolotaryov were found with major chest fractures .
The force required for this extensive injury would have been similar to a car crash .
There were no external wounds to their fractures .
Dubina was missing her tongue , eyes , part of her lips , and a fragment of skull bone .
Zolotaryov was missing his eyeballs and Aleksander Kolevatov was missing his eyebrows .
Obviously , this case is a breeding ground of conspiracy theories because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some surmise that the group was attacked by the region ’ s Indigenous People .
Others point to parachute mine military exercises .
There ’ s even speculation of katabatic wind , which is a rare occurrence of wind carrying high-density air down a slope , occasionally reaching hurricane force .
You could spend an entire day diving into all of the theories .
The cause of deaths were officially ruled as a “ compelling natural force.
” In 2019 , the case was reopened but officials said they will only be considering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snow slab ” avalanche , or a hurricane .
On February 24 , 1978 , five men disappeared after attending a basketball game at California State University , Chico .
Gary Mathias , 25 , was an Army veteran who was discharged due to psychiatric issues .
At the time of the incident , he was said to be doing well in his outpatient treatment .
The other men were Bill Sterling , 29 ; Jack Huett , 24 ; Tedd Weiher , 32 ; and Jack Madruga , 30 .
The latter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The group were close friends who often went to sporting events together .
They all lived with their parents and only Madruga and Mathias had driver ’ s licenses .
Madruga drove them to the game , which they decided to attend on a whim .
Madruga ’ s abandoned car was found on February 28th near the Sierra Nevada mountains .
This was 70 miles from Chico and not on the route back to the men ’ s homes .
Their parents couldn ’ t think of a reason they would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seemingly got stuck in the snow , but police noted that five healthy men could have easily pushed it out .
The door was unlocked , a window was down , and the keys weren ’ t present .
An officer hotwired the car and found that the gas tank was a quarter full .
Two employees at a store 30 miles away contacted police claiming the men had come in a couple days after disappearing .
They recognized them from the missing persons fliers and family confirmed that the mannerisms described by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4th , Weiher ’ s body was found in a trailer with the front window broken out .
A search commenced and Madruga and Sterling ’ s remains were found on the opposite side of the road from where the car was parked .
Autopsies showed that they died from hypothermia .
Huett ’ s bones were found 2 miles from the trailer .
Gary Mathias has never been found .
The trailer where Weiher was discovered belonged to the Forest Service and it was stocked with heavy clothing , matches , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been burned .
Yet no fire had been set in the trailer ’ s fireplace .
Empty C-ration cans were found , but a stockpile of dehydrated foods were left untouched .
It was enough to feed all of the men for a year .
Weiher had clearly lived for sometime after the disappearance .
He had lost 100 pounds and had substantial beard growth .
His shoes weren ’ t found and his feet were so severely frostbitten that they were almost gangrene .
The case remains unsolved and it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Dyatlov Pass.
” In 2009 , Bobby and Sherilynn Jamison , along with their 6-year-old daughter Madyson , disappeared in Red Oak , Oklahoma .
The family was checking out a 40-acre plot of land that they were considering buying .
When their truck was found , police discovered that the family ’ s dog was still inside , severely malnourished by then .
Their cell phones , IDs , wallets , GPS , and $ 32,000 in cash were also found in the truck .
In 2013 , the Jamisons ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from where the vehicle was recovered .
They were too decomposed to determine cause of death .
Investigators believe drug dealing is a possibility based on the large amount of cash and reportedly erratic behavior prior to the incident .
In addition , Bobby had been involved in a lawsuit with his father , Bob Dean Jamison , during 2008 .
He claimed Bob Dean had struck him with a car , threatened his family , and was involved with drugs and gangs .
The Unknown Harasser of Bill and Dorothy Wacker Beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became the victims of a mysterious stalker .
Their Massillon , Ohio home had already been ransacked on three separate occasions when the terror amplified in July of 1985 .
Dorothy was home alone recovering from heart surgery when a man knocked on their door .
He said his car had broken down , so she allowed him inside to use the phone .
After the man was thought to have left , Dorothy was bludgeoned from behind .
Once she regained consciousness , the bound and gagged Dorothy managed to get a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kitchen window .
A composite sketch of the perpetrator was drawn and Bill realized several pricey items had been stolen from the home , including a .22 caliber revolver .
A message was written on their kitchen wall in crayon , “ Cheaper , but will do.
” After the incident , the Wackers received threatening phone calls and sometimes their tormentor would just breathe into the phone .
Bill and Dorothy would occasionally be woken by someone pounding on the exterior of their home .
After installing security lights , Bill found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Your lightz are a laugh.
” One morning , the stolen gun turned up on their front porch concealed in a shopping bag .
Eventually all of the long lost items were returned in this manner .
Dorothy was attacked again in 1993 and treated at the hospital for skull lacerations .
This prompted a stakeout to try and stop the torment once and for all .
The Wackers ’ son-in-laws parked down the street while Bill hid in a trailer in the driveway .
After four hours of waiting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that night , they heard banging on the porch and found a note reading , “ get the message.
” The Wackers ’ stalker was never identified , but many suspect it was a close friend or family member .
In December 1900 , a ship arrived at the Eilean Mor lighthouse in the Flannan Islands carrying the replacement lighthouse keeper .
The ship was due to arrive six days earlier , but had been delayed by bad weather .
When no one came out to greet the ship , the captain blew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flare .
Still , the three keepers didn ’ t come out , so the replacement lighthouse keeper , Joseph Moore , rowed to shore .
It was immediately clear that something was wrong .
The door was unlocked and two of the three jackets were missing from the entrance hall .
There was uneaten food in the kitchen and an overturned chair , as if somebody had jumped out of the seat .
Strangely , the kitchen clock had also stopped .
Investigations found peculiar entries in the lighthouse ’ s log @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistant , Thomas Marshall , wrote that there were “ severe winds the likes of which I have never seen before in twenty years.
” He also said the Principal Keeper , James Ducat , had been very quiet and the third assistant , William MacArthur , had been crying .
MacArthur was an experienced seamen and a known brawler .
There were no reported storms in the area until December 17th .
The final log was dated December 15th .
It said , “ Storm ended , sea calm .
God is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kept on a supply crane 70 feet above were found along the landing platform .
Investigators couldn ’ t understand why one of the keeper ’ s had left their oilskin coat behind if they ventured out in the freezing cold .
The official reports concluded that the staff were most likely trying to retrieve the fallen ropes when a wave washed them out to sea .
But it ’ s hard to wrap your mind around three experienced lighthouse keepers being scared of a storm from 150 feet above sea level , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noticing an incoming wave .
And those journal entries… Technically , investigators have deemed this an open and shut case .
But there may be more than meets the eye .
Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake were well-known , successful artists when they ended their lives in 2007 .
Duncan ’ s blog had a large following in addition to her being a game designer and rising filmmaker .
Blake was a digital artist and painter , with work featured in Punch-Drunk Love and Beck ’ s album Sea Change .
The couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2002 , and this is when many acquaintances noticed a change .
They often ranted about the Church of Scientology , claiming they were targets .
Their relationships and achievements dwindled due to the paranoia .
Eventually , they were evicted from their L.A. home when neighbors contacted the landlord in fear , ready to seek police protection from an onslaught of bizarre outbursts .
They returned to New York in 2007 and moved into an apartment at St. Mark ’ s Church .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the couple befriended , put in a good word for them and helped secure the residence .
But the odd behavior persisted .
In July , Duncan committed suicide by ingesting a lethal dose of alcohol and Tylenol PM .
Seven days later Blake went missing off Rockaway Beach .
His body was found and the cause of death was presumed to be suicide by drowning .
Documents were discovered that showed Blake was planning a lawsuit against the church .
In it , he accused Tom Cruise of shutting down production on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which had initially been picked up by Fox then turned over to Paramount .
Duncan asserted that Beck , who is affiliated with Scientology , had agreed to be in the film but unexpectedly backed out .
Beck has long denied these claims .
The most comprehensive reporting on the couple was written by Nancy Jo Sales for Vanity Fair .
In an unusual coincidence , Sales is the ex-wife of Frank Morales , which allowed her a more intimate position for her story .
Did we mention that Morales is friends with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the piece was originally assigned to John Connolly , a Vanity Fair editor that was later reported to be a paid informant for the church .
Folie á deux ( or shared psychosis ) has long been considered a factor in the couples ’ suicides .
But given what we ’ ve learned about Scientology in recent years , it certainly makes you wonder .

Since we’re all getting stir crazy, why not discuss mysteries that involve eerie isolation with a touch of mass hysteria? These seven perplexing cases are sure to take your mind off the current situation.
The Lead Masks Case
On August 20, 1966, the bodies of two men were found on Vintém Hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They were identified as Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana who had been missing since August 16th. First responders arrived at a very strange scene; both men were wearing formal suits, lead eye masks, and waterproof coats. Police found an empty water bottle, towels, and a notebook with an inscription that translates to, “16:30 be at the specified location. 18:30 ingest capsules, after the effect protect metals await signal mask.” There was no sign of a struggle or bodily injuries. By the time an autopsy occurred, the internal organs were too badly decomposed for toxicology tests. The cause of deaths have never been confirmed.
The Dyatlov Pass Incident
This is probably the most well-known on the list, yet the more you think about it, the weirder it becomes. In 1959, eight men and two women set out for a ski-hiking expedition of the northern Urals in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union. They were led by Igor Dyatlov and all in attendance were experienced skiers and Grade II hikers. In fact, each member of the group would be qualifying for Grade III hiking certificates upon their return, which required 190 miles of hiking.
The eventual rescue party found an unexplainable scene. Their torn tent was found filled with everyone’s shoes and belongings. Investigators determined it had been cut from the inside. The bodies of Georgiy Krivonischenko and Yuri Doroshenko were found near the remains of a fire dressed only in underwear. A tree next to them had branches that were broken up to five feet high, as if someone had climbed to get a look. The bodies of Dyatlov, Zinaida Kolmogorova, and Rustem Slobodin were found spread out, roughly 1,000-2,000 feet from the campsite. It looked like they were trying to return to the tent.
The last four skiers were discovered two months later, and the scenario became even more confusing. Nikolai Thibeaux-Brignolles had serious skull damage. Lyudmila Dubina and Semyon Zolotaryov were found with major chest fractures. The force required for this extensive injury would have been similar to a car crash. There were no external wounds to their fractures. Dubina was missing her tongue, eyes, part of her lips, and a fragment of skull bone. Zolotaryov was missing his eyeballs and Aleksander Kolevatov was missing his eyebrows.
Obviously, this case is a breeding ground of conspiracy theories because it doesn’t make any sense. Some surmise that the group was attacked by the region’s Indigenous People. Others point to parachute mine military exercises. There’s even speculation of katabatic wind, which is a rare occurrence of wind carrying high-density air down a slope, occasionally reaching hurricane force. You could spend an entire day diving into all of the theories. The cause of deaths were officially ruled as a “compelling natural force.” In 2019, the case was reopened but officials said they will only be considering the possibility of an avalanche, “snow slab” avalanche, or a hurricane.
Yuba County Five
On February 24, 1978, five men disappeared after attending a basketball game at California State University, Chico. Gary Mathias, 25, was an Army veteran who was discharged due to psychiatric issues. At the time of the incident, he was said to be doing well in his outpatient treatment. The other men were Bill Sterling, 29; Jack Huett, 24; Tedd Weiher, 32; and Jack Madruga, 30. The latter were all reported to have learning disabilities. The group were close friends who often went to sporting events together. They all lived with their parents and only Madruga and Mathias had driver’s licenses. Madruga drove them to the game, which they decided to attend on a whim.
Madruga’s abandoned car was found on February 28th near the Sierra Nevada mountains. This was 70 miles from Chico and not on the route back to the men’s homes. Their parents couldn’t think of a reason they would have travelled this way. The car seemingly got stuck in the snow, but police noted that five healthy men could have easily pushed it out. The door was unlocked, a window was down, and the keys weren’t present. An officer hotwired the car and found that the gas tank was a quarter full. Two employees at a store 30 miles away contacted police claiming the men had come in a couple days after disappearing. They recognized them from the missing persons fliers and family confirmed that the mannerisms described by the employees were consistent.
On June 4th, Weiher’s body was found in a trailer with the front window broken out. A search commenced and Madruga and Sterling’s remains were found on the opposite side of the road from where the car was parked. Autopsies showed that they died from hypothermia. Huett’s bones were found 2 miles from the trailer. Gary Mathias has never been found.
The trailer where Weiher was discovered belonged to the Forest Service and it was stocked with heavy clothing, matches, and there were plenty of items that could have been burned. Yet no fire had been set in the trailer’s fireplace. Empty C-ration cans were found, but a stockpile of dehydrated foods were left untouched. It was enough to feed all of the men for a year.
Weiher had clearly lived for sometime after the disappearance. He had lost 100 pounds and had substantial beard growth. His shoes weren’t found and his feet were so severely frostbitten that they were almost gangrene. The case remains unsolved and it’s often referred to as the “American Dyatlov Pass.”
The Jamison Family
In 2009, Bobby and Sherilynn Jamison, along with their 6-year-old daughter Madyson, disappeared in Red Oak, Oklahoma. The family was checking out a 40-acre plot of land that they were considering buying. When their truck was found, police discovered that the family’s dog was still inside, severely malnourished by then. Their cell phones, IDs, wallets, GPS, and $32,000 in cash were also found in the truck. In 2013, the Jamisons’ skeletal remains were found only 3 miles from where the vehicle was recovered. They were too decomposed to determine cause of death.
Investigators believe drug dealing is a possibility based on the large amount of cash and reportedly erratic behavior prior to the incident. In addition, Bobby had been involved in a lawsuit with his father, Bob Dean Jamison, during 2008. He claimed Bob Dean had struck him with a car, threatened his family, and was involved with drugs and gangs.
The Unknown Harasser of Bill and Dorothy Wacker
Beginning in 1984, Bill and Dorothy Wacker became the victims of a mysterious stalker. Their Massillon, Ohio home had already been ransacked on three separate occasions when the terror amplified in July of 1985. Dorothy was home alone recovering from heart surgery when a man knocked on their door. He said his car had broken down, so she allowed him inside to use the phone. After the man was thought to have left, Dorothy was bludgeoned from behind. Once she regained consciousness, the bound and gagged Dorothy managed to get a neighbor’s attention through an open kitchen window. A composite sketch of the perpetrator was drawn and Bill realized several pricey items had been stolen from the home, including a .22 caliber revolver. A message was written on their kitchen wall in crayon, “Cheaper, but will do.”
After the incident, the Wackers received threatening phone calls and sometimes their tormentor would just breathe into the phone. Bill and Dorothy would occasionally be woken by someone pounding on the exterior of their home. After installing security lights, Bill found a note on the porch that said, “Your lightz are a laugh.” One morning, the stolen gun turned up on their front porch concealed in a shopping bag. Eventually all of the long lost items were returned in this manner.
Dorothy was attacked again in 1993 and treated at the hospital for skull lacerations. This prompted a stakeout to try and stop the torment once and for all. The Wackers’ son-in-laws parked down the street while Bill hid in a trailer in the driveway. After four hours of waiting, they called the surveillance off. Late that night, they heard banging on the porch and found a note reading, “get the message.”
The Wackers’ stalker was never identified, but many suspect it was a close friend or family member.
Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers
In December 1900, a ship arrived at the Eilean Mor lighthouse in the Flannan Islands carrying the replacement lighthouse keeper. The ship was due to arrive six days earlier, but had been delayed by bad weather. When no one came out to greet the ship, the captain blew the horn and even lit a warning flare. Still, the three keepers didn’t come out, so the replacement lighthouse keeper, Joseph Moore, rowed to shore.
It was immediately clear that something was wrong. The door was unlocked and two of the three jackets were missing from the entrance hall. There was uneaten food in the kitchen and an overturned chair, as if somebody had jumped out of the seat. Strangely, the kitchen clock had also stopped.
Investigations found peculiar entries in the lighthouse’s log. On December 12th, the second assistant, Thomas Marshall, wrote that there were “severe winds the likes of which I have never seen before in twenty years.” He also said the Principal Keeper, James Ducat, had been very quiet and the third assistant, William MacArthur, had been crying. MacArthur was an experienced seamen and a known brawler. There were no reported storms in the area until December 17th.
The final log was dated December 15th. It said, “Storm ended, sea calm. God is over all.” Ropes that were normally kept on a supply crane 70 feet above were found along the landing platform. Investigators couldn’t understand why one of the keeper’s had left their oilskin coat behind if they ventured out in the freezing cold.
The official reports concluded that the staff were most likely trying to retrieve the fallen ropes when a wave washed them out to sea. But it’s hard to wrap your mind around three experienced lighthouse keepers being scared of a storm from 150 feet above sea level, leaving their posts unattended, and not noticing an incoming wave. And those journal entries…
Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake
Technically, investigators have deemed this an open and shut case. But there may be more than meets the eye. Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake were well-known, successful artists when they ended their lives in 2007. Duncan’s blog had a large following in addition to her being a game designer and rising filmmaker. Blake was a digital artist and painter, with work featured in Punch-Drunk Love and Beck’s album Sea Change. The couple had been together for 12 years.
They moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2002, and this is when many acquaintances noticed a change. They often ranted about the Church of Scientology, claiming they were targets. Their relationships and achievements dwindled due to the paranoia. Eventually, they were evicted from their L.A. home when neighbors contacted the landlord in fear, ready to seek police protection from an onslaught of bizarre outbursts.
They returned to New York in 2007 and moved into an apartment at St. Mark’s Church. Frank Morales, a leftist priest that the couple befriended, put in a good word for them and helped secure the residence. But the odd behavior persisted. In July, Duncan committed suicide by ingesting a lethal dose of alcohol and Tylenol PM. Seven days later Blake went missing off Rockaway Beach. His body was found and the cause of death was presumed to be suicide by drowning.
Documents were discovered that showed Blake was planning a lawsuit against the church. In it, he accused Tom Cruise of shutting down production on Duncan’s film Alice Underground, which had initially been picked up by Fox then turned over to Paramount. Duncan asserted that Beck, who is affiliated with Scientology, had agreed to be in the film but unexpectedly backed out. Beck has long denied these claims.
The most comprehensive reporting on the couple was written by Nancy Jo Sales for Vanity Fair. In an unusual coincidence, Sales is the ex-wife of Frank Morales, which allowed her a more intimate position for her story. Did we mention that Morales is friends with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones? And interestingly, the piece was originally assigned to John Connolly, a Vanity Fair editor that was later reported to be a paid informant for the church.
Folie á deux (or shared psychosis) has long been considered a factor in the couples’ suicides. But given what we’ve learned about Scientology in recent years, it certainly makes you wonder.


thoughtcatalog--2020-04-16--My American Girl Doll Tried To Kill Me

My American Girl Doll Tried To Kill Me

When I was younger , my best friend had dozens of American Girl Dolls .
They lined the shelves in her canopied , bubble gum pink bedroom .
I always wanted one of my own , but they were expensive , so it took me a while to convince my parents to surprise me with one .
Then , on my eighth birthday , they gave me the greatest present of my young little life .
I can ’ t remember ever being more excited than I was on that August day .
My doll was blonde and blue-eyed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same set of freckles .
For months , I brought her everywhere with me .
I carried her around in a toy stroller , and when that wasn ’ t acceptable , she was stuffed in my backpack .
I refused to leave the house without her .
But then something weird happened .
My friend came over to my house one day to play with our dolls .
I don ’ t know if she was jealous of mine ( it was a customized version my parents had ordered special , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generic names millions of other girls had ) but she started acting strange .
She put my doll ’ s mouth to her ear like it was whispering a secret to her .
Then my friend looked me dead in the eyes and said , “ She told me she wants to kill you.
” I didn ’ t laugh .
Didn ’ t smile .
Didn ’ t respond .
My friend went right back to playing like normal , as if nothing creepy had happened , but I never forgot those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , I started to get paranoid .
I would place my doll ’ s glasses on my dresser , and the next morning , they would be perched on her nose .
Or I would put her hat on her head , and the next time I looked , it would be on her lap .
I figured my friend was playing tricks on me somehow , or maybe my parents were just moving things around while I was asleep , but just to be safe , I packed my doll away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t understand my sudden change of heart .
They knew how much I loved the doll , how long I ’ d begged to have one , but I never told them the problem .
I felt too silly .
Too psycho .
I ’ ve been bored out of my mind lately , so I decided to go through some old boxes my parents gave me when they sold my childhood home .
I dug through old Nickelodeon Magazines and Magic 8 Balls , Tamagotchis and Furbies .
Then I found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about her seemed even more ridiculous now that I was older , so I placed her on my bedside table for decoration .
I never thought it would be a problem .
I never thought it would put me in danger .
But the next morning , the doll was sitting at the foot of my bed .
Watching me .
I had a few beers the night before , so I assumed I had moved her for some reason and forgot about it .
Or maybe she fell off my table and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was obviously an explanation .
But the next night , it happened again .
She moved to the kitchen this time .
Close to the knife block .
I was living alone , so there was no way anyone else could have touched her .
I started freaking out .
I stuffed her back into her box .
I sealed it with duct tape .
I planned on bringing her to the dump myself , once the quarantine was over and it felt safe to go outside again .
In the meantime , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I wiped her from my mind .
Until I noticed a chunk of duct tape hanging from my refrigerator .
The same kind I had used to wrap the box .
I stepped closer and slowly opened the freezer .
Inside , there was my doll ’ s head .
Her eyes were cut out of her skull with a blade , holes poked through the center of her flesh .
Her mouth was scribbled over with marker .
Her body was missing .
No torso .
No limbs .
I screamed and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me a while to gain the courage to step near the fridge again , and when I did , I realized there was writing on the duct tape .
In the same marker that gratified the doll , it said , “ You ’ re next.
” It was signed by my best friend .

When I was younger, my best friend had dozens of American Girl Dolls. They lined the shelves in her canopied, bubble gum pink bedroom. I always wanted one of my own, but they were expensive, so it took me a while to convince my parents to surprise me with one.
Then, on my eighth birthday, they gave me the greatest present of my young little life. I can’t remember ever being more excited than I was on that August day. My doll was blonde and blue-eyed, like me, a miniature version with the same set of freckles.
For months, I brought her everywhere with me. I carried her around in a toy stroller, and when that wasn’t acceptable, she was stuffed in my backpack. I refused to leave the house without her.
But then something weird happened. My friend came over to my house one day to play with our dolls. I don’t know if she was jealous of mine (it was a customized version my parents had ordered special, while all of hers were pre-built with generic names millions of other girls had) but she started acting strange. She put my doll’s mouth to her ear like it was whispering a secret to her.
Then my friend looked me dead in the eyes and said, “She told me she wants to kill you.”
I didn’t laugh. Didn’t smile. Didn’t respond. My friend went right back to playing like normal, as if nothing creepy had happened, but I never forgot those words she said to me.
After that, I started to get paranoid. I would place my doll’s glasses on my dresser, and the next morning, they would be perched on her nose. Or I would put her hat on her head, and the next time I looked, it would be on her lap.
I figured my friend was playing tricks on me somehow, or maybe my parents were just moving things around while I was asleep, but just to be safe, I packed my doll away in the closet. My parents didn’t understand my sudden change of heart. They knew how much I loved the doll, how long I’d begged to have one, but I never told them the problem. I felt too silly. Too psycho.
Fast forward to 2020.
I’ve been bored out of my mind lately, so I decided to go through some old boxes my parents gave me when they sold my childhood home. I dug through old Nickelodeon Magazines and Magic 8 Balls, Tamagotchis and Furbies. Then I found my doll.
All of my worries about her seemed even more ridiculous now that I was older, so I placed her on my bedside table for decoration. I never thought it would be a problem. I never thought it would put me in danger.
But the next morning, the doll was sitting at the foot of my bed. Watching me.
I had a few beers the night before, so I assumed I had moved her for some reason and forgot about it. Or maybe she fell off my table and rolled onto the bed somehow. There was obviously an explanation.
But the next night, it happened again. She moved to the kitchen this time. Close to the knife block.
I was living alone, so there was no way anyone else could have touched her. I started freaking out. I stuffed her back into her box. I sealed it with duct tape. I planned on bringing her to the dump myself, once the quarantine was over and it felt safe to go outside again.
In the meantime, I tried to forget about her. I wiped her from my mind. Until I noticed a chunk of duct tape hanging from my refrigerator. The same kind I had used to wrap the box.
I stepped closer and slowly opened the freezer. Inside, there was my doll’s head. Her eyes were cut out of her skull with a blade, holes poked through the center of her flesh. Her mouth was scribbled over with marker. Her body was missing. No torso. No limbs.
I screamed and slammed the door shut. It took me a while to gain the courage to step near the fridge again, and when I did, I realized there was writing on the duct tape. In the same marker that gratified the doll, it said, “You’re next.”
It was signed by my best friend.


thoughtcatalog--2020-04-16--16 True Crime Docuseries On Netflix To Keep You Binging For Months

A nun who taught at a Catholic high school disappeared .
Two months later , her body was found .
Many students believe this was a cover-up , and one even claims that she was taken to see her then undiscovered body after she accused the school ’ s chaplin of sexual abuse .
A woman falls down her stairs and no one witnesses it .
Not even her husband who was home at the time .
This would be a one-in-a-million tragedy if something similar hadn ’ t happened to his first wife .
A series of murders keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known as the “ Emerald Triangle ” for its massive growth of marijuana .
This docuseries explores 6 true stories of people who feel they were coerced by police into believing they were guilty of a crime they didn ’ t commit .
An elderly man living in Cleveland is arrested and brought to Isreal accused of being a Nazi death camp guard named Ivan The Terrible .
Henry Lee Louis confessed to hundreds of murders and became an informant for the police as an “ expert on serial killers.
” But did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two girls are murdered in a small town , and four boys confess to doing it .
But is it really that easy of a case to solve ?
This docuseries analyzes old videos and news reports in Mexico in 1994 during the rise of a rebellion group and the assassination of a presidential candidate .
A man is accused of killing his wife who has been missing for 11 years .
Almost 30 years after her initial disappearance , their daughter is still searching for the truth .
A working class family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person .
First with phone calls , then letters .
After months , their four-year-old boy is tied up and drowned in France .
Now , the police must parse through the calls and letters to try to solve the crime .
This docuseries takes a look at how accurate forensic science *actually* is .
A man working for a research group is taken by the CIA on a Tuesday and murdered by Saturday .
This conspiracy includes mind control , government secrets , and beyond .
Three teenage girls disappeared in 1985 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there are secrets that have yet to be uncovered .
In 2014 , a group of American college students went to Mexico to participate in a political protest .
They have not been seen since , and the government does not want to help .
What really happened ?
Steven Avery served 18 years in jail for a crime he didn ’ t commit .
He is arrested two years later for murder .
Is he being used as a scapegoat ?
A 13-year-old girl is found dead in a locked bathroom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A Ukranian immigrant working as a temp is arrested , but others have their own theories about what happened that day .

The Keepers
A nun who taught at a Catholic high school disappeared. Two months later, her body was found. Many students believe this was a cover-up, and one even claims that she was taken to see her then undiscovered body after she accused the school’s chaplin of sexual abuse.
The Staircase
A woman falls down her stairs and no one witnesses it. Not even her husband who was home at the time. This would be a one-in-a-million tragedy if something similar hadn’t happened to his first wife.
Murder Mountain
A series of murders keep happening in a lawless section of California known as the “Emerald Triangle” for its massive growth of marijuana.
The Confession Tapes
This docuseries explores 6 true stories of people who feel they were coerced by police into believing they were guilty of a crime they didn’t commit.
The Devil Next Door
An elderly man living in Cleveland is arrested and brought to Isreal accused of being a Nazi death camp guard named Ivan The Terrible.
The Confession Killer
Henry Lee Louis confessed to hundreds of murders and became an informant for the police as an “expert on serial killers.” But did he actually do what he said?
The Innocent Man
Two girls are murdered in a small town, and four boys confess to doing it. But is it really that easy of a case to solve?
1994: Power, Crime, and Rebellion in Mexico
This docuseries analyzes old videos and news reports in Mexico in 1994 during the rise of a rebellion group and the assassination of a presidential candidate.
The Investigator: A British Crime Story
A man is accused of killing his wife who has been missing for 11 years. Almost 30 years after her initial disappearance, their daughter is still searching for the truth.
Who Killed Little Gregory?
A working class family in France is harassed by a mysterious person. First with phone calls, then letters. After months, their four-year-old boy is tied up and drowned in France. Now, the police must parse through the calls and letters to try to solve the crime.
Exhibit A
This docuseries takes a look at how accurate forensic science *actually* is.
Wormwood
A man working for a research group is taken by the CIA on a Tuesday and murdered by Saturday. This conspiracy includes mind control, government secrets, and beyond.
The Alcàsser Murders
Three teenage girls disappeared in 1985, and even though there were suspects, there are secrets that have yet to be uncovered.
The 43
In 2014, a group of American college students went to Mexico to participate in a political protest. They have not been seen since, and the government does not want to help. What really happened?
Making A Murderer
Steven Avery served 18 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. He is arrested two years later for murder. Is he being used as a scapegoat?
Shadow Of Truth
A 13-year-old girl is found dead in a locked bathroom stall of her school in Israel. A Ukranian immigrant working as a temp is arrested, but others have their own theories about what happened that day.


thoughtcatalog--2020-04-16--20 Ways To Get Over Your Crush (Because He Doesn’t Deserve You Anyway)

1 .
I remember how many times I have been “ in love ” in my life , totally convinced that I would only ever have feelings for this one person , and then remember how in each and every one of those cases I ended up getting over them .
There are a lot of beautiful , interesting , smart , wonderful people in this world , and the only way to meet the ones that are interested in you is to move on from the ones that aren ’ t .
2 .
You shoot your shot knowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Do it anyway to get it over with .
Then you can move on forever .
3 .
I remind myself that they aren ’ t perfect .
They have flaws !
It might seem rude , but I ’ ll point out aaaaaall the things that annoyed/bothered me about them .
I remember things they did that were toxic or mean , and that shines a different light on them .
4 .
Sometimes when you actually get to know a person , you realize that you had an unrealistic or idealized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that things didn ’ t work out ( which is one of the harder things to do ) .
Then find better things to do .
Hang out with friends , go to parties , listen to songs you like .
Have fun .
See how life is still enjoyable without them .
Or decide to spend the time you ’ d spend thinking about them on something new and worthwhile – catch up with your family , learn a new hobby .
Do something that will make yourself proud of you .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ skill-set , your current friendships .
6 .
Time .
Generally it takes me a year to get over a crush , give or take .
7 .
I just try to think that there ’ s plenty of other people I can crush on who might actually like me back that I can be with instead .
I don ’ t waste my time mulling over someone who ’ s not interested .
8 .
Sometimes , it just takes time .
Sometimes , you just have to get to know them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” happen because people fall in love with their idea of who someone is , only to find they don ’ t like who they actually are .
9 .
Distance .
The less I see them , the less I think about them .
Out of sight out of mind .
10 .
Focus your feelings to something you ’ re passionate about and can work at .
Art , music , anything creative or anything you love .
Focus your feelings there and then whatever the outcome of your relationship , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end .
Maybe even learn to put your love into that instead .
11 .
Time , and meeting someone else who is amazing , kind , and patient , and who I love far more than I ever did the first guy .
12 .
Understanding he ’ s not worth my time and if something will happen it simply will .
I ’ m not gon na waste my time and let my happiness be dependent on a boy .
13 .
Talk to them authentically .
If you say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the stuff you think they want to hear ) and they don ’ t connect , it becomes very easy to move on to the next .
14 .
Wait for them to say something painfully stupid .
Focus on that .
15 .
Sometimes the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else .
16 .
Getting over it doesn ’ t necessarily mean never thinking about them .
Give it time .
17 .
Sit down .
Take a pen and a paper and write down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Read them whenever you ‘ miss ’ them .
18 .
I learned more about him as a person and realized that we would never work as a couple .
Logic outsmarted lust .
19 .
There ’ s a book called “ How to Fall Out of Love ” which details all the way you , too , can get rid of that pesky crush .
Basically , it gives you tools to change your obsessive thinking pattern about that particular individual .
Behavioral modification does work .
20 .
By @ @ @ @ @

If you can’t get over your crush, no matter what you do, take some advice from these people from Ask Reddit.
1. I remember how many times I have been “in love” in my life, totally convinced that I would only ever have feelings for this one person, and then remember how in each and every one of those cases I ended up getting over them.
There are a lot of beautiful, interesting, smart, wonderful people in this world, and the only way to meet the ones that are interested in you is to move on from the ones that aren’t.
2. You shoot your shot knowing it won’t hit target. Do it anyway to get it over with. Then you can move on forever.
3. I remind myself that they aren’t perfect. They have flaws! It might seem rude, but I’ll point out aaaaaall the things that annoyed/bothered me about them. I remember things they did that were toxic or mean, and that shines a different light on them.
4. Sometimes when you actually get to know a person, you realize that you had an unrealistic or idealized idea of them.
5. Accept that things didn’t work out (which is one of the harder things to do).
Then find better things to do. Hang out with friends, go to parties, listen to songs you like. Have fun. See how life is still enjoyable without them.
Or decide to spend the time you’d spend thinking about them on something new and worthwhile – catch up with your family, learn a new hobby. Do something that will make yourself proud of you. Build up your self confidence, your skill-set, your current friendships.
6. Time. Generally it takes me a year to get over a crush, give or take.
7. I just try to think that there’s plenty of other people I can crush on who might actually like me back that I can be with instead. I don’t waste my time mulling over someone who’s not interested.
8. Sometimes, it just takes time. Sometimes, you just have to get to know them. A lot of “crushes,” happen because people fall in love with their idea of who someone is, only to find they don’t like who they actually are.
9. Distance. The less I see them, the less I think about them. Out of sight out of mind.
10. Focus your feelings to something you’re passionate about and can work at. Art, music, anything creative or anything you love. Focus your feelings there and then whatever the outcome of your relationship, you may have a new skill by the end. Maybe even learn to put your love into that instead.
11. Time, and meeting someone else who is amazing, kind, and patient, and who I love far more than I ever did the first guy.
12. Understanding he’s not worth my time and if something will happen it simply will. I’m not gonna waste my time and let my happiness be dependent on a boy.
13. Talk to them authentically. If you say the stuff you want to say (not the stuff you think they want to hear) and they don’t connect, it becomes very easy to move on to the next.
14. Wait for them to say something painfully stupid. Focus on that.
15. Sometimes the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else.
16. Getting over it doesn’t necessarily mean never thinking about them. Give it time.
17. Sit down. Take a pen and a paper and write down all the negative things about your crush. Read them whenever you ‘miss’ them.
18. I learned more about him as a person and realized that we would never work as a couple. Logic outsmarted lust.
19. There’s a book called “How to Fall Out of Love” which details all the way you, too, can get rid of that pesky crush. Basically, it gives you tools to change your obsessive thinking pattern about that particular individual. Behavioral modification does work.
20. By finding a new one.


thoughtcatalog--2020-04-16--25 Wholesome Facts That Will Make You Believe The Best In People Again

1 .
In Amsterdam , if someone has no next of kin or close family and dies , then a poet will be asked to read at their funeral .
2 .
The Netherlands sends Canada 20,000 tulip bulbs every year to thank them for their help during WWII .
3 .
In Germany , they have these “ frog fences ” .
These fences keep the frogs from crossing the roads and getting run over .
At the end of the day somebody comes by and gathers the frogs and helps them cross the road .
4 .
Bob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his regular viewers .
When a regular would stop writing to him , he would call them and make sure they ’ re ok. 5 .
Bob Ross also once got a letter from a colorblind viewer who said they can ’ t paint due to their colorblindness .
He then did an episode where he made a painting entirely out of gray colors to prove that anyone can paint .
6 .
Children who are deaf , and raised by deaf parents will sign repetitive sounds and words at about the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ babies basically sign goo-goo ga-ga the same way hearing children babble when developing language .
7 .
Billy Joel never sells front-row seats .
Instead , he gives them away for free to fans who can ’ t afford them .
8 .
You know when babies are smiling and laughing , but then they suddenly turn away ?
They ’ re having a happiness overload !
Basically their brains can ’ t handle all the excitement they ’ re experiencing by what they see , so the only remedy is to just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ train station in Japan had plans to close but noticed a student was the only one using it .
They decided to close when she graduates from high school .
10 .
The last time Lichtenstein went to war they sent out 80 men and returned with 81 because the soldiers made a friend .
11 .
The number of public libraries in the US is far greater than the number of McDonald ’ s .
12 .
In some countries , they have “ wildlife crossings ” which are just grassy green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cross , so they don ’ t have to cross the highway .
I think it ’ s the purest thing in the world .
13 .
My favorite is the Christmas Truce of 1914 .
Basically during Christmas Eve and Day , German and British soldiers had multiple soccer games against each other in no man ’ s land during the cease fire .
Just shows that soldiers are people and not extensions of their country ’ s ideology .
14 .
Volvo was going to patent the modern seatbelt , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of saving lives .
15 .
In New Zealand , if you need to call the Emergency Services you can just ring the number you would use in your own country and you will get through… 911/111/999… it is so that in a situation when you are panicking , you don ’ t need to remember a new number to get help .
16 .
Gunfire around Dublin ’ s St Stephen ’ s Green during the 1916 Rising was stopped every day to allow for the ducks to be fed .
Park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daily to feed the waterfowl .
Every time he did this , the opposing sides of the Irish Citizen Army and the British forces would cease firing to allow him to do so .
17 .
Looking into your dog ’ s eyes produces the same brain chemicals for you and the dog that mothers feel when they stare at their babies .
18 .
People in long-term relationships ( whether romantic , friendly or professional ) subconsciously form a macro-organism together .
Your brains work together to determine each other ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more efficient and tightly bonded functioning unit , where your skills are maximized and you can save effort on the stuff your partner kicks ass at .
You share a joint superbrain .
19 .
Blind people smile like everyone else , even though they ’ ve never seen anyone else smile .
It ’ s just a natural human expression .
20 .
On the Great British Bakeoff , when a baker really started crying/breaking down , Mel and Sue would shout obscenities to spoil the footage so that it could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are volunteers who will sit next to hospice patients who don ’ t have any friends or family to be with them when they take their last breath .
At the hospital we call it no person dies alone .
22 .
Mr. Rogers hand-wrote letters back to everyone who wrote to him .
23 .
In the 80s , a man asked his waitress to help pick his lottery numbers .
When he won , he came back and tipped her $ 3,000,000 .
24 .
The voices of Mickey Mouse and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Wayne Allwine , the voice of Mickey for more than 30 years , married the woman who voiced Minnie , Russi Taylor .
25 .
Most humans are inherently good and willing to help you in any way .
You ’ ve been helped by a stranger more often than you ’ ve been hurt .
( Online too . )
We just remember the bad ones .

There’s still plenty of good in the world. And Ask Reddit can prove it.
1. In Amsterdam, if someone has no next of kin or close family and dies, then a poet will be asked to read at their funeral.
2. The Netherlands sends Canada 20,000 tulip bulbs every year to thank them for their help during WWII.
3. In Germany, they have these “frog fences”. These fences keep the frogs from crossing the roads and getting run over. At the end of the day somebody comes by and gathers the frogs and helps them cross the road.
4. Bob Ross would receive letters every week from his regular viewers. When a regular would stop writing to him, he would call them and make sure they’re ok.
5. Bob Ross also once got a letter from a colorblind viewer who said they can’t paint due to their colorblindness. He then did an episode where he made a painting entirely out of gray colors to prove that anyone can paint.
6. Children who are deaf, and raised by deaf parents will sign repetitive sounds and words at about the same rate hearing babies acquire language. Deaf babies basically sign goo-goo ga-ga the same way hearing children babble when developing language.
7. Billy Joel never sells front-row seats. Instead, he gives them away for free to fans who can’t afford them.
8. You know when babies are smiling and laughing, but then they suddenly turn away? They’re having a happiness overload! Basically their brains can’t handle all the excitement they’re experiencing by what they see, so the only remedy is to just not look anymore.
9. A train station in Japan had plans to close but noticed a student was the only one using it. They decided to close when she graduates from high school.
10. The last time Lichtenstein went to war they sent out 80 men and returned with 81 because the soldiers made a friend.
11. The number of public libraries in the US is far greater than the number of McDonald’s.
12. In some countries, they have “wildlife crossings” which are just grassy green bridges running over highways for animals to cross, so they don’t have to cross the highway. I think it’s the purest thing in the world.
13. My favorite is the Christmas Truce of 1914. Basically during Christmas Eve and Day, German and British soldiers had multiple soccer games against each other in no man’s land during the cease fire. Just shows that soldiers are people and not extensions of their country’s ideology.
14. Volvo was going to patent the modern seatbelt, but they revoked the patent in the interest of saving lives.
15. In New Zealand, if you need to call the Emergency Services you can just ring the number you would use in your own country and you will get through… 911/111/999… it is so that in a situation when you are panicking, you don’t need to remember a new number to get help.
16. Gunfire around Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green during the 1916 Rising was stopped every day to allow for the ducks to be fed.
Park keeper James Kearney would enter the Green daily to feed the waterfowl. Every time he did this, the opposing sides of the Irish Citizen Army and the British forces would cease firing to allow him to do so.
17. Looking into your dog’s eyes produces the same brain chemicals for you and the dog that mothers feel when they stare at their babies.
18. People in long-term relationships (whether romantic, friendly or professional) subconsciously form a macro-organism together. Your brains work together to determine each other’s strengths and assign tasks accordingly to become a more efficient and tightly bonded functioning unit, where your skills are maximized and you can save effort on the stuff your partner kicks ass at. You share a joint superbrain.
19. Blind people smile like everyone else, even though they’ve never seen anyone else smile. It’s just a natural human expression.
20. On the Great British Bakeoff, when a baker really started crying/breaking down, Mel and Sue would shout obscenities to spoil the footage so that it could never be aired.
21. There are volunteers who will sit next to hospice patients who don’t have any friends or family to be with them when they take their last breath. At the hospital we call it no person dies alone.
22. Mr. Rogers hand-wrote letters back to everyone who wrote to him.
23. In the 80s, a man asked his waitress to help pick his lottery numbers. When he won, he came back and tipped her $3,000,000.
24. The voices of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse got married in real life. Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey for more than 30 years, married the woman who voiced Minnie, Russi Taylor.
25. Most humans are inherently good and willing to help you in any way. You’ve been helped by a stranger more often than you’ve been hurt. (Online too.) We just remember the bad ones.


thoughtcatalog--2020-04-16--When You’re Scared About Your Future, Remind Yourself The Present Matters More

When you ’ re scared about your future , remind yourself that there ’ s no possible way to know what ’ s going to happen to you tomorrow .
You can never predict the right move , you can never be one-hundred percent sure you ’ re making the right decision , which is why you need to follow your heart .
You need to choose the path that will make you happiest , because the path you believe is the safest might not be safe after all .
You might as well listen to your gut .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes you the most excited .
When you ’ re scared about your future , remind yourself the only thing you can really control is your present .
You can make good choices today to increase your chances of succeeding tomorrow .
You can start taking little steps toward completing your goals .
Being productive in small ways , for even ten or twenty minutes per day , might not seem like a big deal — but all of the effort you put into your goals is going to add up .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You just need to stay consistent .
You need to pour your heart and soul into whatever you are hoping to accomplish .
You can not keep procrastinating .
You can not wait until tomorrow to start what you should ’ ve begun yesterday .
When you ’ re scared about your future , take a look at your past .
You ’ ve made mistakes , but you survived .
You ’ ve embarrassed yourself , but you survived .
You ’ ve lost people , but you survived .
Every single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past , you have endured .
And you have what it takes to endure tomorrow , too .
After everything you have been through up until this point , you should feel confident you ’ re going to get through anything life throws at you in the future .
Of course , you shouldn ’ t assume the worst .
You shouldn ’ t be terrified about what is waiting around the corner .
There could be something great right outside of your reach .
You could be headed toward something beautiful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep going .
You can never give up .
When you ’ re scared about your future , remember you ’ re not the only one with those types of worries .
No one has their life completely figured out .
Even the people who seem like they know everything have moments when they question whether they ’ re on the right path .
They aren ’ t as put together as they seem on social media .
They aren ’ t as far ahead of you as you might think .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ yourself to them anyway .
Their path is not your path .
You are meant to hit different milestones at different times .
Getting there earlier doesn ’ t make them superior to you .
It just means they ’ re on a separate track .
You can ’ t let their accomplishments discourage you .
If anything , they should encourage you .
When you ’ re scared about your future , remember planning is important , having hopes and dreams is important , but you need to think about today first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can be doing to better yourself right now .

When you’re scared about your future, remind yourself that there’s no possible way to know what’s going to happen to you tomorrow. You can never predict the right move, you can never be one-hundred percent sure you’re making the right decision, which is why you need to follow your heart. You need to choose the path that will make you happiest, because the path you believe is the safest might not be safe after all. You might as well listen to your gut. You might as well take the risk that makes you the most excited.
When you’re scared about your future, remind yourself the only thing you can really control is your present. You can make good choices today to increase your chances of succeeding tomorrow. You can start taking little steps toward completing your goals. Being productive in small ways, for even ten or twenty minutes per day, might not seem like a big deal — but all of the effort you put into your goals is going to add up. It’s going to pay off. You just need to stay consistent. You need to pour your heart and soul into whatever you are hoping to accomplish. You cannot keep procrastinating. You cannot wait until tomorrow to start what you should’ve begun yesterday.
When you’re scared about your future, take a look at your past. You’ve made mistakes, but you survived. You’ve embarrassed yourself, but you survived. You’ve lost people, but you survived. Every single thing you’ve been through in the past, you have endured. And you have what it takes to endure tomorrow, too. After everything you have been through up until this point, you should feel confident you’re going to get through anything life throws at you in the future.
Of course, you shouldn’t assume the worst. You shouldn’t be terrified about what is waiting around the corner. There could be something great right outside of your reach. You could be headed toward something beautiful. That’s why you need to keep going. You can never give up.
When you’re scared about your future, remember you’re not the only one with those types of worries. No one has their life completely figured out. Even the people who seem like they know everything have moments when they question whether they’re on the right path. They aren’t as put together as they seem on social media. They aren’t as far ahead of you as you might think.
But you shouldn’t be comparing yourself to them anyway. Their path is not your path. You are meant to hit different milestones at different times. Getting there earlier doesn’t make them superior to you. It just means they’re on a separate track. You can’t let their accomplishments discourage you. If anything, they should encourage you.
When you’re scared about your future, remember planning is important, having hopes and dreams is important, but you need to think about today first. You need to focus on what you can be doing to better yourself right now.


thoughtcatalog--2020-04-16--The Relationship Reminder Each Zodiac Needs In April 2020

If your connection is real , physical distance isn ’ t going to pull you apart .
Your relationship status is unrelated to your beauty , your intelligence , or your sense of worth .
Space can be healthy .
Time to yourself can help you grown , mature , blossom .
Don ’ t rush the natural progress of your relationship .
You don ’ t have to get married tomorrow .
If you ’ re wrong for each other , the timing is never going to be right .
People who want to be in your life will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .
Missing them isn ’ t an indication you belong with them .
You have the rest of your lives to spend together .
You still have plenty of time to do everything you want to do in the future .
Their love shouldn ’ t have conditions , it shouldn ’ t feel so restrictive .
Your love alone doesn ’ t have the power to change them .
If they really loved you , they would never ask you to put up with poor treatment .
Don ’ t think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Maybe it ’ s a sign you are finally ready to accept love .

Aries
If your connection is real, physical distance isn’t going to pull you apart.
Taurus
Your relationship status is unrelated to your beauty, your intelligence, or your sense of worth.
Gemini
Space can be healthy. Time to yourself can help you grown, mature, blossom.
Cancer
Don’t rush the natural progress of your relationship. You don’t have to get married tomorrow.
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Leo
If you’re wrong for each other, the timing is never going to be right.
Virgo
People who want to be in your life will actively make space for you in their life.
Libra
Missing them isn’t an indication you belong with them.
Scorpio
You have the rest of your lives to spend together. You still have plenty of time to do everything you want to do in the future.
Sagittarius
Their love shouldn’t have conditions, it shouldn’t feel so restrictive.
Capricorn
Your love alone doesn’t have the power to change them.
Aquarius
If they really loved you, they would never ask you to put up with poor treatment.
Pisces
Don’t think of your loneliness as a bad thing. Maybe it’s a sign you are finally ready to accept love.


thoughtcatalog--2020-04-16--The Bullshit Each Zodiac Sign Doesn’t Have Time For Right Now

They don ’ t have time for insignificant , petty drama .
They don ’ t have time for people @ @ @ @ @ meaningless shit .
They don ’ t have time for the same exact arguments with @ @ @ @ @ They don ’ t have time for mixed messages and playing modern dating games .
@ @ @ @ @ time for worrying about materialistic bullshit .
They don ’ t have time for emotionally @ @ @ @ @ .
They don ’ t have time for negative people who only think the worst @ @ @ @ @ have time for feeling sorry for themselves and moping around the house .
They don @ @ @ @ @ mindlessly scrolling through social media .
They don ’ t have time for ignorance and @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have time for dwelling on past problems they can ’ t do anything @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t have time for people who don ’ t make time for them @

Aries
They don’t have time for insignificant, petty drama.
Taurus
They don’t have time for people who whine about stupid, meaningless shit.
Gemini
They don’t have time for the same exact arguments with the same exact people.
Cancer
They don’t have time for mixed messages and playing modern dating games.
For the person who is always googling astrological compatibility when they meet someone new. How You’ll Do Everything Based On Your Zodiac Sign includes an exhaustive analysis of each sign’s personality. You’ll learn which high school clique represents them (Pisces are the cool art kids), who would get eaten first in a scary movie (Gemini, obviously) to how each sign prefers to say ‘I love you’ (for Taurus, it’s with good food). Alternating between silly, sweet, and serious, this book is filled with deep dives into the mind of everyone whose birth chart you can get your hands on. Buy now
Leo
They don’t have time for worrying about materialistic bullshit.
Virgo
They don’t have time for emotionally exhausting people who drain them.
Libra
They don’t have time for negative people who only think the worst.
Scorpio
They don’t have time for feeling sorry for themselves and moping around the house.
Sagittarius
They don’t have time for mindlessly scrolling through social media.
Capricorn
They don’t have time for ignorance and general stupidity.
Aquarius
They don’t have time for dwelling on past problems they can’t do anything about now anyway.
Pisces
They don’t have time for people who don’t make time for them.