Patricia Grisafi
You know how sometimes you just feel like screaming into the void? That’s why we have social media. Whether it’s something joyful that you want to share, something you feel proud of, something that’s bothering you, or something that’s scaring you, it can be hard to keep that inside. And it can feel good to tell strangers online about your latest victory or even how your mood is. It makes us feel less alone.
On Reddit, people are sharing random things they want the internet to know.
Maybe you want to, too.
1. Last Payment On The House
“Next month is the very last payment on my house. Pretty excited about it…” — Slingblade1170
2. Mom Is Sick
“I spoke to my mom yesterday and she shared with me that she wasn’t feeling well and will be going to the ER today to check things out. She seemed strange and even said her goodbye to me as if she was worried she was going to die. It freaked me out. I tried contacting her today but had no luck. I’m worried. She lives in a different country.” — plukhkuk
3. Birthday!
“It’s my birthday today.” — raghavrrs3
4. Quit Smoking Weed
“I quit smoking weed after writing a contract to myself on the 19th of August. It’s been 23 years of daily smoking. I am proud of myself for this short time.” — haizeybat
5. Alcohol Free
“I’m 244 days alcohol free and 46lbs down.” — Dydey95
6. Mental Health Improving
“I haven’t had a suicidal thought in about a month. Still not doing well, but it’s nice not wanting to be dead all the time.” — meowing_cat93
7. Excited About Learning
“I started to learn coding this year and I did’t expect to love it to the point I am skipping lunch because I forget because I am caught in the flow and don’t want to cut it and can’t wait to get a job at this so I can make money which I will invest into learning more which will give me more job and so on and so on until my brain turns to mush. I haven’t felt this way since I was in high school 10 years ago and I used to grab my textbooks of my favourite subjects and read them before class!” — NosoyPuli
8. Deleted The Ex Off The Phone
“Deleted all the pictures of my ex off my phone. Also dolphins get high off of lightly squeezing a blow fish in their mouth and then they play a game of pass the blow fish.” — warwolfpilot
9. Going Back To College
“At the age of, well, 35+ I’m facing the prospect of going back to college and starting life all over again. It’s terrifying.” — FlufflesMcForeskin
10. Got Some Digits
“I got a girl’s number today, which is suuuper uncharacteristic of me. F*ck yeah me.” — Bip-bis
11. A New Job
“I just got an email for a job I applied to. I got passed the HR screening so I’m expecting an interview with a manager I used to work for, so I’m incredibly confident I’ll get the job. It’s so small, but that email lifted me out of a deep depression. I’ve been trying to get out of my current job for over 3 and a half years. It had absolutely ruined my mental health to the point of contemplating suicide. But now there’s hope. And the new job is one that will not only be tolerable, but fun. I can’t wait for the interview.” — afisher1995
12. A New Haircut
“I got a haircut and nobody noticed.” — NerdPerson10
13. Fun Astronomy Facts
“Astronomer here! Clap your hands once, and then a second later, clap them again. The distance between your hands when you clapped them is about 530 miles (850 km), due to the Earth’s motion in space (around the sun, sun around the galaxy, galaxy moving through space towards the Virgo cluster, etc). I did the calculation once, to figure out where the different components are, and the interesting thing is pretty much all of it is from the motion of the Milky Way, and a tinier part from us going around the center of the galaxy- speeds like the Earth spinning are just too small to matter. Space is awesome!” — Andromeda321
14. Feeling Low
“I’ve been pretty depressed lately, I need a hug.” — Iamtim92
15. Left An Abusive Relationship
“I finally left my abusive ex and have gone no contact. Moved out last week.” — cemeteryvvgates
16. Back To The Covid Unit
“I am a nurse and after taking a much needed break for 3mos…I am headed back to my hospital’s covid unit in the am for a 12hr shift…trying to gather my strength and get my head right.” — Itiswatit_is
17. Lost In Life
“I experienced coma after a heart attack at the age of 24, just before starting my PhD and a promising career, 5 years later i’m still so f*cking lost about what I should do with my life.” — Labriciuss
18. Got A Driver’s License
“I overcame a personal fear, and got my driver’s license a few weeks ago at the age of 27. The celebration got overshadowed by my family’s mental health. I’m super proud of myself.” — faelady176
19. Bought A First House
“I bought my first house! I’m moving in today!” — Dukeman330
20. Existential Dread
“I got my first real job after graduating but less than a month in and I’m already over the whole 9-5 lifestyle and don’t know how I’m going to survive the next 40 some years doing this.” — Ok-Cabinet3252
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