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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
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[–] sircac@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought that part of being a narcissist implies the lack of self accountability to begin with, a narcissist cannot recognise the problem by themself, only external agents can induce them to it at best, and the moment they acknowledge it... is not narcissist anymore, right?

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It's messy. Kinda like knowing you have anxiety disorder doesn't make you not anxious. Knowing is a big step but from there you have to work out the behaviours and viewpoints that come from it and fight the instinctual drive to respond that way.

I was raised with some heavy narcissistic tendencies and my first response when I hear about people growing up with power ragers is still to assume they're trashy and beneath me despite knowing more examples to the contrary than the supporting. I have to stop myself and actually remember not to be judgmental every time. Eventually it becomes your nature, but dome things will always put you in that head space.