Come and tell me your unpopular opinion- something up til now that you’ve been scared to say...

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I HATE prosecco- it’s horrible- it’s tastes like fizzy piss. (No i’ve never tasted urine before but this is how I imagine it would taste)

I also hate crisps. They are the opposite of cake- mmm cake.

Mrs Browns Boys is not funny whatsoever. I tried to watch a few episodes but my eyes started bleeding.

I hate watching people dancing. It’s boring. I do not understand why Strictly is so popular.

Please tell me your unpopular opinions?

Toddlers are mini psychopaths, they also look odd because their heads are too big for their bodies.

@Terralee - so, I have schizoaffective disorder and I genuinely do this when I'm in a bad way. I have lists of practical things I do in a day to distract myself from the voices or intrusive thoughts, I make lists of small practical positive things to focus on, I rely hugely on running to just exhaust myself so I can't be agitated.

I get it doesn't work for everyone but I get very frustrated when I see people act like making yourself take a shower is as impossible as it would be if you did have a broken leg. Sometimes "fake it til you make it" is effective and the only thing I can do. But, as I said, unpopular opinion.

People who don’t like dogs have no soul

In the same vein, I think people who don't like the Pink Fairy Armadillo have no soul. I hold this completely arbitrary and ridiculous opinion because I really like Pink Fairy Armadillos, and am too absorbed in them to consider that others might not hold the same opinion, therefore a failure to adore Pink Fairy Armadillos simply must be reflective of a deep moral failure. There's no other explanation for somebody disagreeing with my opinion, after all.

/s of course

I can't stand dog people who think everybody has to like dogs.

Canned ceiling lights/recessed lights are not stylish - they're *king ugly and make houses look sterile and soulless

Radio presenter on LBC early morning is such a ghastly pedant , always sneering at his listeners for any percieved wrongs .

He says the text number 8485ohhhhh and I scream at the radio
It's 8485zero you fucking prick. "Oh" is a letter Zero is a Number

It's the sleazy way he says Ohhhh that pisses me off too.

Coffee is absolutely repulsive and smells like shit 🤮🤮🤮🤮

@AlternativePerspective

I think those comments are meant to be lighthearted tbh. I don't think anyone seriously expects a trigger warning for mention of spiders..? Years ago I saw someone say on a spider thread there should be a trigger warning and I responded to it with “it’s just a spider,” or something like that, and more than one poster came back and said that I clearly didn’t understand the sheer terror someone goes through with a spider phobia and how posters should bear that in mind when posting about them.

I’d imagine people do take the piss off the back of those types of responses though, but they certainly exist.

There was a thread on here recently about a giant rat which, perhaps unsurprisingly, included a pic of said rat.

One poster complained that it needed a trigger warning. Maybe if you're that phobic of rats, don't open a thread with the word in the title.

The VAST majority of people who ‘can’t’ wear a mask are lazy, ignorant, selfish fuckers. The very few who can’t should stay at home and if Boris has anything like a backbone, there would be strict enforcement and convictions for endangering public health.

‘Reality’ TV shows are a scourge on society and that the likes of Kim Kardashian and Katie Price have been given platforms shows how low humanity has sunk.

Dogs are disgusting, filthy animals. They eat their own shit, why would you let them lick you and your children? Dog licences should be brought back and you should have to prove you have your own land for it to be exercised on and for it to toilet on.

People who eat meat but love animals are lacking in brain cells.

Transgender people have a serious mental health condition and should be treated as such.

The ‘nuclear’ family is a concept designed to protect children so they are brought up by both parents and don’t end up in relationships with half siblings, cousins etc. It is something to be encouraged and to aspire to, not maligned and denigrated.

Ditto marriage. Women who don’t ‘believe’ in marriage won’t realise how much that piece of paper is worth until it’s too late.

All religion should be outlawed. Places of worship should turned into yoga/meditation/self improvement centres.

Capital punishment should be brought back. We have the technology these days to make it humane and DNA testing to ensure no miscarriages of justice.

Some women really take the piss with CSA payments.

I really like camp straight men like David Williams.

Slimming World is shit really. You shouldn't pay to lose weight.

Males should'nt be able to learn to drive until they turn 21.

I hate Ant and Dec. So annoying!!!

Those elasticated ‘decorative’ baby headbands look shit and are dangerous

I dislike Christmas and have volunteered to work night shift xmas eve, day and boxing day (pre children) several time’s to avoid it while telling extended family that I had drawn the short straw and had to work

ice cream leaves me dissatisfied and bored.

I don't like to listen to Beyoncé. I think skiing is overrated. I don't watch reality TV and have never seen the Kardashians. AirpPods are ridiculously uncomfortable.

I think ear piercing under 16 should be illegal.
I think circumcision of babies, unless medically warranted, should be illegal.

The culture or religion of parents should not give them legal protection to inflict pain on or mutilate their child.

I haven’t even bothered to NC

[quote NameChange9824]@Terralee - so, I have schizoaffective disorder and I genuinely do this when I'm in a bad way. I have lists of practical things I do in a day to distract myself from the voices or intrusive thoughts, I make lists of small practical positive things to focus on, I rely hugely on running to just exhaust myself so I can't be agitated.

I get it doesn't work for everyone but I get very frustrated when I see people act like making yourself take a shower is as impossible as it would be if you did have a broken leg. Sometimes "fake it til you make it" is effective and the only thing I can do. But, as I said, unpopular opinion.[/quote]
@NameChange9824my mental health diagnoses aren't the same as yours but I do relate to what you posted I do feel the same way a lot of the time. . Having said this I have always considered the broken leg thing to mean that mental health issues are just as legitimate as a broken Leg.

I think the SNP are the most dangerous political party in the UK. Rabid nationalism.

@AlternativePerspective

The fact it appears to now be wrong to talk about people’s weight is a huge contributor towards the obesity crisis. It’s no longer acceptable to be fat, you must have an eating disorder and no-one should ever mention it for fear of upsetting the individual. And hence they get fatter.

But although not all obese people have binge eating disorder, many do or are close to fitting the diagnostic criteria. But many don't seek help and if they do the help isn't there unless you.join Overeaters Anon and many aren't aware su such groups exist. The trouble is if you notice an obese person you aren't going to know why they are fat, or if they do have a reason for it

Ok seen as my early crows that these threads never go l well were ignored....

I don't think the few trans women who claim to be women to commit crimes (normally sexual) mean all trans people should be treated as if potentially deviant. There's nutters (for want of a better word) in every demographic group.

@NameChange9824 actually I have Schizoaffective disorder too! Glad to hear you have ways of coping with your symptoms.
I'm on a high dose of anti psychotics but get breakthrough symptoms when I stressed or tired like with work. My psychiatrist recently prescribed prn promethazine for when I get paranoid at work. Luckily I'm only part time.

I find getting a shower can be hard when I feel depressed or just very flat (the 'negative symptoms' of the disorder).
Yes it's not the same as having a broken leg but its still an issue for me.
I have to really push myself hard to do things.

Masks offer as much protection against COVID as does having a sieve sellotaped your head.

The Chinese videos of people falling dead in the street that were shown on U.K. news were fake.

Animal print scarfs are shit.

Snide UGG boots look snide.

@Terralee @Mcarthurpark - yeah, I get why people say it. I guess I just ended up finding it a really misleading comparison. Like...a broken leg you can't fake or live with. You just have to lie down and wait for it to heal. But MH issues are chronic and fluctuating and subjective. I don't know. I guess it's just a comparison I found ultimately misleading.

Like Terralee I am on anti-psychotics but they kind of only work up to a point, which is where my 'fake it til you make it' thing comes from. It's shit. Definitely shit. Not saying it's easy at all. Just that I think it can help.

Plussizejumpsuit i have no problem with trans men as they are female but i have a massive problem with trans women in sex segregated spaces also taking resources meant for females away from them.

@SallySeven I'm so glad you and DH found each other!

[quote NameChange9824]**@Terralee* @Mcarthurpark* - yeah, I get why people say it. I guess I just ended up finding it a really misleading comparison. Like...a broken leg you can't fake or live with. You just have to lie down and wait for it to heal. But MH issues are chronic and fluctuating and subjective. I don't know. I guess it's just a comparison I found ultimately misleading.

Like Terralee I am on anti-psychotics but they kind of only work up to a point, which is where my 'fake it til you make it' thing comes from. It's shit. Definitely shit. Not saying it's easy at all. Just that I think it can help.[/quote]
Yeah, I see what you mean. You can't just fake seeming well with a broken leg. I think many of us with mh issues feel we have to pretend we better than we are. I know I do, sometimea. Ok, often.