Bad Luck vs Catastrophizing

‘…And I was like: BUT WHAT IF YOU’RE SOMEONE WHO THIS SH** HAPPENS TO?!’

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Warning: this post discusses: Anxiety, intrusive thoughts, cognitive distortions, catastrophizing, knives, spiders, video game deaths, and brief references to mouse killing and car crashes

Disclaimer time: I am not any type of mental health, psychological, scientific, or medical professional.

I am someone with a blog and personal experience of mental health problems.

One time, when I was drying the dishes, I set off a mouse-trap* style chain reaction and a sharp knife whizzed past my head before clattering to the floor.

Because that’s the kind of thing that happens to me.

*The game, not the mouse murder device.

Recently, I’ve been watching Sanders Sides — a web series from YouTuber Thomas Sanders, where he plays a variety of characters who represent different aspects of his thoughts and personality.

The first video I actually watched was from the spin-off Sanders Asides series, because it popped up on my YouTube recs.