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To feel cursed because I broke the bathroom mirror?

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Badluckstreak · 19/12/2024 22:30

Seven years bad luck right? I’m not a superstitious person but I broke the mirror about a month ago and it’s been absolutely endless bad luck for us ever since that I am absolutely terrified for what’s lurking around the corner…
our dog died very suddenly (heartbroken doesn’t even cut it), our cat has been diagnosed with early kidney disease and our other cat had been at the vet for an infection (we are swimming in vet bills), my husband has taken a pay cut, I had to call in sick at work due to flu (I am never sick), and tonight my car broke down on the a1. I feel like I have gone into a state of fear at what is about to get thrown at us next. We are not bad people, I don’t feel like we deserve such bad karma. Is there anything I can do to break this streak of bad luck?

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Zone2NorthLondon · 19/12/2024 22:37

Let’s be clear there’s no such thing as karma
Breaking a mirror is clumsy,it’s not going to jinx you
no causal relationship between bad luck and broken mirror. Nada. Nowt. So stop stressing

Catza · 19/12/2024 22:43

Superstitions are not real. Karma is not real. There is no such thing as "deserving" or "fair" when it comes to life events. What your mind is doing is looking for patterns to confirm your biases. I am certain plenty of good or even neutral events have happend in the last few weeks but your brain ignored them because they don't fit in with the pattern you are focusing on.
I broke zero mirrors but the last month was quite rich on shitty events from relationship breakdown to friends announcing life-changing illnesses. It happens. It's random chance. There is no pattern, no cause and no karma.

LovelyDaaling · 19/12/2024 22:47

These misfortunes would have happened anyway, broken mirror or not.

DatingDinosaur · 19/12/2024 22:57

Apparently if you bury the broken mirror in the garden it cancels out the bad luck.

Which makes about as much sense as the 7 years bad luck from a broken mirror, but that's superstitions and old wives tales for you Grin

I've also heard that for every bit of bad luck you will receive a bit of good luck to balance the books. So good times are coming OP Xmas Smile

Zone2NorthLondon · 19/12/2024 23:11

bury toilet duck with a packet of quavers in garden sure to ward off any ghouls

LostittoBostik · 19/12/2024 23:13

Of course you're not bad people. These things aren't punishments, it's just a run of shit stuff as sometimes happens.

Half the country has flu, just look at this board over the last few days...

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 19/12/2024 23:15

Thé curse is lifted 🍀

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