• thefartographer@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    That sounds like a really good way to accidentally drink antifreeze.

    Not that I’m judging. If antifreeze weren’t secretly delicious, then why do they color it like Jolly Ranchers???

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      2 months ago

      Air cooled, I’m safe this time!

      Wanna come ride with me? I promise I probably won’t take you to the murdering woods!

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        2 months ago

        I don’t ride things with motors and fewer than 3 wheels.

        It’s not the motorcycle that’s untrustworthy, it’s me and my highly questionable choices. When I was young and riding my bicycle, I became curious enough to stick my foot on my front wheel to see if I could manually brake like that. Of course I instead got my foot lodged inside the yoke and ended up limping my bike home with a concussion.

        The concern is never if I’ll let the intrusive thought take over, it’s merely what will the context be.

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          2 months ago

          I remember having that same thought the first time I was going faster than 35 on my scoot. I had to fight that intrusive thought.

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            2 months ago

            Drinking gives me nightmarish acid reflux, so I’m always absurdly sober. Obviously alcohol is your superpower.

            My superpower is taking enough medications and talking to enough therapists that I don’t act on every intrusive thought and stopped actively trying to kill myself.

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              2 months ago

              But not on the motorcycle! That terrifies me. I’ve watched people have a few and hop on and I’m scared for them every time. Been that way since I was 16.