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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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[–] Quokka@quokk.au 14 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Being afraid of needles is fine though, right?

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago

My mother has become, in her later years, a "well idk if they definitely cause autism but I did vaccinate all of you and I do have a kid with autism..." which like. whatever. I've been over talking to them for a while now anyway.

But when I was younger and getting vaccinated she always said,"you're gonna look at the wall in the other direction, it's gonna hurt for a few seconds then it'll be over and there's an ice cream place next door." And I have almost 0 medical anxiety, like I'll let new grads I'm precepting practice on me before I let them stick a real patient.

vs I remember when I was a swimming instructor in my early 20s sometimes a kid would start crying and their parent would come over to scream at them to behave and then it would take waaay longer to get their body to relax enough to float.

So while I'm sure it doesn't make or break every fear of needles or medical anxiety, I do think a LOT of it comes down to how the parent handles and ideally normalizes routine medical care.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

I hope so. Irrational fears are really hard to control.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

There is reasons to be afraid of needles. Courage is not having no fear, its facing your fear.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

I remember the nurses just belittling me when I was like 10 and like I was scared of needles...

Something something "boys need to be brave" or something