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to ask you to tell us something you’d never admit IRL Thread 2

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GooseAndSandals · 17/09/2025 23:24

Continuation of previous thread.

OP posts:
HectorPlasm · 18/09/2025 10:25

catzrulz · 18/09/2025 09:06

My neighbour was caught drink driving, I'd phoned the police as she could hardly string 2 words together.
She lost her licence for 2 years and hasn't had a drink since.
I've never told anyone but I'm secretly proud of her for stopping drinking.
I'm glad she didn't kill anyone driving as it could have been awful.

Good for you

catzrulz · 18/09/2025 09:06

My neighbour was caught drink driving, I'd phoned the police as she could hardly string 2 words together.
She lost her licence for 2 years and hasn't had a drink since.
I've never told anyone but I'm secretly proud of her for stopping drinking.
I'm glad she didn't kill anyone driving as it could have been awful.

TempName444567 · 18/09/2025 08:59

I told everyone I gave up drinking because I just went off it.

What really happened was, one evening during the Xmas holidays I drank too much vodka too quickly so became very, very drunk. I was going to be sick so got up to go to the toilet but staggered and fell over onto the TV. Managed to make it to the toilet where I was sick and also filled my pants with diarrhoea. I remember sitting on the toilet shitting myself and throwing up into my cupped hands and onto the floor, thinking I was going to pass out and die.
I must have had a shower and gone to bed.
It was fucking terrifying.
I live alone so nobody will ever know the truth.

NewAgeNewMe · 18/09/2025 08:43

Thank you for the new thread. I hope some people who posted on the previous thread near the end find their way here.

CoffeeCantata · 18/09/2025 07:52

Whichone2024 · 18/09/2025 07:01

I like to make faces at myself in the mirror when no one is looking. I often go to the bathroom just to do it.
Sometimes I just feel I need to and I don’t know why

Your facial muscles will be nicely toned!😄

Helplessandheartbroke · 18/09/2025 07:36

colouringindoors · 18/09/2025 00:39

I'm done.

Hope you're ok? Do you want to talk?

Whichone2024 · 18/09/2025 07:01

I like to make faces at myself in the mirror when no one is looking. I often go to the bathroom just to do it.
Sometimes I just feel I need to and I don’t know why

Katemax82 · 18/09/2025 06:52

OneCrabbyPattyPlease · 18/09/2025 00:32

That I am happy with my life on benefits.

I am disabled, and every attempt to work has left me facing a series of capability hearings, strings of meetings about reasonable adjustments that get nowhere, targets that seem to be unachievable and designed to catch you out if you're disabled, dealing with shithead customers or uncooperative departments, or fucking obnoxious colleagues that seem to get away with doing fuck all and acting like the class clown and avoiding disciplinary action by charming the pants off (sometimes literally) the management while I gave 110% of my effort and time to end up underperforming anyway. It left me feeling so depressed that I wanted to do a backflip off a motorway bridge. I'd even planned go get a full Toby carvery and a plate full of Yorkshire puddings first.

People tell me working gives your life purpose and it's proven to aid depression recovery but I've never felt more free or happy.

Can't say that to anybody though otherwise I'd get the whole "I'm not paying my taxes so you can be happy" bollocks.

I also am happy living on benefits, my husband works but I get disability benefits for my 2 sons, I use it for what I used to pay for when I worked. I can't hold down any sort of jobs as my 7 year old is incredibly difficult with school and I have no skills so would struggle to get a job with decent wages anyway...even self employed cleaner didn't work out

Rainbowcat77 · 18/09/2025 06:39

PollyValente · 18/09/2025 00:31

I am not loved, and it's me. I'm just not lovable.

I'm quite useful, though, so that's something.

Oh gosh me too…useful rather than loveable!
I wonder if that’s quite a common feeling.

colouringindoors · 18/09/2025 00:39

I'm done.

Wynter25 · 18/09/2025 00:32

PollyValente · 18/09/2025 00:31

I am not loved, and it's me. I'm just not lovable.

I'm quite useful, though, so that's something.

I don't think I'm lovable either.

OneCrabbyPattyPlease · 18/09/2025 00:32

That I am happy with my life on benefits.

I am disabled, and every attempt to work has left me facing a series of capability hearings, strings of meetings about reasonable adjustments that get nowhere, targets that seem to be unachievable and designed to catch you out if you're disabled, dealing with shithead customers or uncooperative departments, or fucking obnoxious colleagues that seem to get away with doing fuck all and acting like the class clown and avoiding disciplinary action by charming the pants off (sometimes literally) the management while I gave 110% of my effort and time to end up underperforming anyway. It left me feeling so depressed that I wanted to do a backflip off a motorway bridge. I'd even planned go get a full Toby carvery and a plate full of Yorkshire puddings first.

People tell me working gives your life purpose and it's proven to aid depression recovery but I've never felt more free or happy.

Can't say that to anybody though otherwise I'd get the whole "I'm not paying my taxes so you can be happy" bollocks.

PollyValente · 18/09/2025 00:31

I am not loved, and it's me. I'm just not lovable.

I'm quite useful, though, so that's something.

OrangeCrushes · 17/09/2025 23:30

Hai

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GooseAndSandals · 17/09/2025 23:30

YumYa · 17/09/2025 23:28

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5410631-to-ask-you-to-tell-us-something-youd-never-admit-irl?page=40&reply=147218210

Fred 1

Thanks @YumYa 😀

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YumYa · 17/09/2025 23:27

Hi @GooseAndSandals .