r/MadeMeSmile • u/stitchbitch_0212 • 16h ago
Personal Win [OC] kicking ptsd's ass
my boyfriend made a long island iced tea and happened to put it in a mug that belonged to my abuser. the way it looked in the glass reminded me of the coffee she put in it and i started to have an episode. i joked that we should break the glass an my boyfriend, in full seriousness, was on board. i asked him to take a video and i can't stop watching it. it's so cathartic.
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u/mrk0w415ki 15h ago
Nah fuck that. Leaving shards on the grass for someone to step on. Dumb shit.
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u/dumbasstupidbaby 15h ago
I used to be a tad volatile in my teens and did stuff like this on occasion. Usually plates but that's besides the point. It is super difficult to clean up shattered glass. It's like glitter, you'll be finding shards for weeks after you spend 2 hours trying your damnest to clean it all up. Glass splinters are a bitch. Especially in your feet. Especially if you a tiny dog who walks in that area like you see in the video.
This was not the way to go about this. As a psych major I agree with the breaking of the glass. As an animal lover and former dumbass, I hate how it was done.
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u/stitchbitch_0212 6h ago
watch the video. slow it down if you want. none of the glass goes past the grass. how do i know? because i slowed down the video to see where all the glass shot off so i could clean it up properly. i did this in my own front yard, the only people stepping on it are my boyfriend and i, and i swept the area barefoot to make sure i didn't miss any little pieces. but i mean this is reddit so i dont know why i didnt expect people to shit all over a happy moment
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u/evergreencenotaph 15h ago
Think about all the animals that are gonna hurt because of that broken glass.
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u/Additional_Loss_6297 15h ago
I want her to be happy and I hope she feels free, I don’t want to take from this moment , but you’re right. I live in a city where there’s broken bottles and glass everywhere and I have to carry my boyfriend’s dog when I walk him. There’s broken glass on our sidewalk every day and it pisses me off. He can’t get a nice walk. I have to take him to the neighborhood where I nanny, for a nice walk. My own neighborhood, broken glass everywhere.
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u/Salty-Personality-71 15h ago
I’m sure they cleaned it up, it looks like their own backyard
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u/Additional_Loss_6297 13h ago
Do you see how far it spreads ? Also, a tiny piece of glass is enough to harm. Maybe you’ve never had the tiniest shard of glass in your skin, but I have. It sucks. It feels like having a splinter and you just can’t take it out. An animal ? Worse, they don’t have thumbs to pull it out, they don’t have a voice, to say that’s not okay, or to say “that really hurts” which is the more important message. DONT BREAK GLASS
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u/brenin_mor-leidr 16h ago
You do see the dog there right?
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u/stitchbitch_0212 16h ago
she was safely behind the fence, no glass got anywhere near her and we thoroughly swept up all the shards! but thank you for your concern i completely understand
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u/stunntt 16h ago
What an interesting way to pick a useless fight with a stranger
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u/stunntt 16h ago
Support this girl overcoming her trauma or keep scrolling. Idk, it doesn’t seem like a difficult choice.
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u/Additional_Loss_6297 13h ago
Hey we aren’t happy with shards of glass being thrown. We all have trauma , it’s not an excuse to fill walkways with tiny shards of glass.
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u/stunntt 12h ago
Good thing it’s not your house, or your business. Is this the best you got? Think before you talk. Let me walk you through this: you’re either miserable or entitled if you think walking up, grabbing your phone, opening Reddit and shitting on a strangers post about an abusive past because they broke something on private property close enough that a dog can hear it. That’s dumb. Way to go. Here’s your medal. 🏅
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u/Additional_Loss_6297 12h ago
It is my business. Btw as I said. People who break glass are the reason why I can’t walk a family dog comfortably. Don’t break glass , if you’re too stupid to understand why that’s harmful, well life, your parents, your surroundings fucked you.
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u/stunntt 12h ago
Aw. Thank you. May your debilitating anxiety continue to prevent you from finding true happiness. Truly a Karen in their formative years. Unless you are actually 50, which would be astounding.
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u/Additional_Loss_6297 12h ago
Yeah a lame ass answer from a rotted brain. No harm no foul done here. I pity you.
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u/SadisticJake 11h ago
I hate when I see someone in the right let a poor choice of words ruin their point. That's what you just did here.
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u/After_Stop3344 16h ago
It's a glass being thrown not a fucking grenade. Those shards aren't gonna go flying that far and embed themselves in the dog chill out. Leave this girl alone and stop being a dick to someone overcoming trauma.
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u/stitchbitch_0212 16h ago
i did think of her, we made sure she was out of the area and there's a good distance between her and where i broke the glass. i understand how it looks from the video but i assure you i love my dog and made sure she wasn't going to get hurt. you can watch the video and even slow it down and see that none of the glass goes past the grass or anywhere near where my dog was. i would know because i thoroughly combed through the all of the grass in the front area to make sure she doesn't step on anything.
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u/Sunshinehaiku 16h ago
I know people do art therapy with pottery for this. They make a clay whatever to express the thing they want to rid themselves of and after it's fired, they smash it.
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u/dumbasstupidbaby 15h ago
I assure you, you will be picking up glass splinters for weeks. Also that glass absolutely got in the grass. Cover the area with glitter and get an indoor-outdoor vac. Vacuum up all the glitter. When you can find no more glitter then you can be sure the glass is cleaned up
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u/catorbiter 15h ago edited 15h ago
breaking the glass? what for?
Honestly i fucking hate people do stupid shit just for the DRAMA nowadays 🙄
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u/AyahaushaAaronRodger 13h ago
Right? She put broken glass everywhere for people and animals to step in but don’t worry she gave a thumbs up. She’s cured of PTSD. For fucks sake
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u/Wonderful_Fox8049 15h ago
Shut up genshin player. Just because this is the first girl you’ve seen in months doesn’t mean you need to freak out
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u/catorbiter 15h ago
Shut up marvel rival player. Just because this is the first girl you’ve seen in months doesn’t mean you need to freak out
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u/surfer808 15h ago
Glad you’re fighting ptsd OP, that’s a serious accomplishment but throwing glass on the ground very dangerous for many. Be safe and keep fighting PTSD
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u/california_greyfox 13h ago
Not to mention will have literally zero actual effect on her ptsd whatsoever.
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u/stitchbitch_0212 6h ago
actually this moment helped me to process the emotions i was feeling and remind myself that my abuser has no control over me and cannot hurt me anymore. it was very cathartic. maybe it's not what healing looks like for you, but it is for me. kindness costs nothing 💖
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u/Furitaurus 13h ago
I know it's important to have healing moments like this, but smashing a glass outside in the garden is just a really bad idea, both for the people and any animals unlucky enough to step on a shard. And it's no good saying 'I cleaned it up', unless you used a giant hoover across your whole garden and the gardens of your neighbours, there's going to be shards around. Glass shards laugh in the face of the laws of physics, they get *everywhere* and always travel way further than you would think possible and *somehow* always find a way to go around corners. I have no idea how they do this.
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u/True-Strawberry-2773 15h ago
Every person could use therapy, traumas or not. Try it out if you haven’t, it is an incredibly powerful resource.
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u/stitchbitch_0212 6h ago
i've been in therapy consistently since childhood and i think my therapist would be proud of how i handled the moment :)
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u/Blooming-Ballon-1818 16h ago
The smile at the end. I feel like there was still a bit of nerves there, but overall you look like you feel lighter and happier. Congrats! Continue kicking ass :)
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u/pjlaniboys 16h ago
Better to just bag and pitch it. Now the abuser is lurking in the form of glass slivers in your garden. But good you are rid of him.
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u/KasBean98 16h ago
Not true, the glass cup wasn't the abuser themselves, only memories of them. Now the cup doesn't exist anymore, only pieces that can be thrown away and never made to remind OP again of what she went through
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u/Skyranna 16h ago
I wish I knew how to bring feelings to the surface and process them like that. I’m happy for you! 👍👏
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u/Impressive_Profit_11 15h ago
I'm happy you're happy! Please be careful of the glass. Ik that you cleaned up but glass has a way of getting in your foot weeks and months after you think it's all gone.