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Whenallhellbreakslose

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Being broke. I had a friend that was always broke. I thought she just was mismanaging her money. Although she told me her paycheck was eating up by her rent and expenses, I kind of didn't believe her. She had nice cloths, so i though she was taking too many shopping trips. I was young and in a different financial situation than her. When I finally experienced being broke for myself, I felt so judgmental. I did call her and apologized for passing judgment and not trying to really understand her perdictament. Boy, did I feel like a jerk! You live--you learn!!!🙂
 

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Panic attack. I am not the kind of person who, until that particular moment, ever panics so it took me totally by surprise. My son and had taken a tram ride to a mountain observation platform. It was a huge platform and maybe 30 people were there and as soon as I got off the tram and saw that everything was seemingly miles down, I was in trouble. Had to sit on the floor and try to not act like I was feeling for the twenty minutes or so it took for the tram to return. If I hadn’t been able to get on it I knew I would be hyperventilating or worse. Needless to say, never again to both visiting a mountain top or having a panic attack.
 

Maria Bayote

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Well I have experienced getting broke, depression and anxiety attacks but still I cannot understand why its happening to me. I mean, the Universe is so unfair at times.

Also, somebody I love passing away. I know it is sad when having to look at others experiencing it. But when one goes through it like losing a mother, or somebody very close to you, it hurts like hell.
 

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Divorce, I couldn't understand how they got so messy. In my head you just split assets and made sure the kid's were okay. Well as okay as they could be. Boy now I know how wrong I was. It took years for me and my first husband to be civil afterwards. Such a shame our kid's didn't get to see it when they were younger. Sad because we get on better as friends than we ever did being married.
 

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Military life, especially during wartime. There is no understanding of it from the outside; it has to be experienced.
Yes. Being a military spouse vs a military brat vs a civilian is a whole different ballgame as well. Living it is the only way to understand it.
 

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My stress response tends to run in the direction of high-strung, but I had chemo-induced depression when I had cancer treatment about 12 years ago (it's a thing!) and I was like "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I see! THIS is why you would not get out of bed / take a shower / do anything at all." I "understood" on a very superficial level that some people are prone to bouts of depressed mood, but I had NO IDEA that it can feel like flames lapping at your feet & you cannot escape, but instead you are stuck in that Hell. It was a REAL eye-opener for me.
 

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Also, somebody I love passing away. I know it is sad when having to look at others experiencing it. But when one goes through it like losing a mother, or somebody very close to you, it hurts like hell.
This. I always felt bad for someone that lost someone close but never truly got it until I experienced it.
 

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You guys might laugh but snow and ice..
Lived through 2 winters in the USA and spent most of my time on my butt falling down icy steps and paths, putting out the trash was a major adventure, trying to get in the car when the door locks are frozen, opening the car window and a sheet of ice falling in on you and all the other things that an Aussie just cant cope with..lol
 
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