[ SECRET POST #3117 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3117 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02. http://i.imgur.com/j8N0B0a.gif
[linked for gif, OP's request]


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03. http://i.imgur.com/k16VpGi.gif
[same as above]


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[Dark Tower]


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[Ring of Honor Final Battle 2010, Steen vs Generico]


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11.
[Fallen London]


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12. [SPOILERS for Orphan Black]



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13. [SPOILERS for Welcome to Night Vale]



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14. [SPOILERS for 999 and Virtue's Last Reward]



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15. [SPOILERS for Hannibal]



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16. [WARNING for incest]

[The Grifters]










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Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Comments

Re: NERVOUS/ANXIOUS

[elaminator]

"what's the worst that could happen?"

Ho boy, do I feel you there. I hear that question and cackle nervously, because I can always come up with some terrifying, far fetched series of events.

I'm sorry your flight was cancelled, but it sounds like you got to your destination safely! (Which would be the part I would worry about...dying, lmao.) Which, yes, is what matters. It IS stressful when things go wrong, even if it isn't anything serious.

I think because there's something you can do about it, it's a problem you can solve, you know?

I think I get what you're saying. If you can easily see a solution it isn't quite as bad, but if it's something you have no control over (and can't reasonably prevent) then it's nerve-wracking. Chaos!

Re: NERVOUS/ANXIOUS

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly! Which is silly, because the only time it makes sense to worry about something is if you have some element of control over it. Irrational emotions are irrational.

I also often think that there's an element of... like, you spend so much time waiting for the worst to come that when it does you're hardly surprised, you know?

Re: NERVOUS/ANXIOUS

[elaminator]

Yup yup. The best thing to do is try to distract yourself or keep yourself busy so you don't have 'time' to worry, but sometimes you get yourself so worked up that you can't even fully concentrate on any other tasks because like you said, the anxiety is still there lurking in the back of your thoughts.

If you can overcome it with logic then that can throw it off momentarily, but irrational emotions are stubborn.

you spend so much time waiting for the worst to come that when it does you're hardly surprised, you know?

In a way that's almost a blessing because I think part of the bit I hate is the surprise. I mean, sure, I like good surprises (like finding money I misplaced, or an unexpected announcement for a piece of media I like, random compliments, etc) , but surprises usually aren't good in my experience, lmao.

But then there's a flip-side, where, like you said, you spend so much time expecting the worst that when the worst actually happens you feel like you were right all along and that you're fucked. Your worries end up feeling kind of legitimate, even if you know rationally they weren't.