Sometimes, it’s easy to believe you’re the only one in the world who’s ever had a particular idea or opinion. Or that nobody else does things in the manner you do, for the reasons you do. But whether it’s a specific way you listen to music, get out of bed in the morning, or generally approach life, it can feel isolating to think you’re different from everyone else. The chances are, however, that at least one person understands what you're going through. They're only sometimes a bit hard to find.
If that’s the case, then you’re in luck! There’s a 2.3 million-member powerhouse over on Reddit dedicated purely to this cause. Aptly titled "Does anybody else...?", this online community invites people to anonymously ask burning questions they’re curious about. Then it helps them find-like minded individuals to share experiences, spark rich discussions, and make them feel less alone.
We’ve scoured the group to find the most interesting posts you might relate to all too well. So sit back, buckle up, and get ready for a wild ride where "DAE" was only the start of the conversations that followed. Be sure to upvote the entries that hit close to home and share your thoughts with us right below in the comments!
#1
DAE restart a good song if they are distracted and not appreciate the song enough?
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#2
DAE get so anxious about the stuff you need to get done in your day that you end up just wallowing in a cesspit of procrastination as your anxiety continues to grow while you sit there doing nothing, rather than just getting up and doing it?
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#3
DAE get weirdly anxious before a planned phone call, video call, or meeting even if it is very casual and even your friend?
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#4
DAE sometimes get halfway through writing a comment or reply, only to say "eh, screw it." and just move on?
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#5
DAE not feel comfortable if they have things to do later in the day?
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#6
DAE stay up too late despite needing to sleep because you don't want your free time to end?
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#7
DAE really love extreme stormy weather—Dark clouds, lightning, rumbling of thunder?
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#8
DAE ever just suddenly loose interest in everything and everyone and just want to spend your days alone in silence with no human contact ?
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#9
DAE say to themselves, “Wed-nes-day” when you’re writing down Wednesday?
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#10
DAE have in-between clothes? I wake up, put on hang around clothes...but if I have to go out in public I have another level of clothes for that. Then when I come back home I change back to the crappy comfy clothes. Anyone else?
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#11
DAE hate having to make an account for pretty much everything online these days?
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#12
DAE when your pet is cuddled with you, try to explain to your pet the reason you’re getting up and that you will be right back and not to move?
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#13
DAE get sad because you feel that everyone else is closer to each other than anyone is to you?
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#14
DAE feel attractive when they look in the mirror, but feel hideously ugly when they see/take a photo?
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#15
DAE get pre-annoyed before someone starts talking because you already know how annoying they are?
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#16
DAE rarely take breaks when doing physical labor around the house because the second they stop to rest they lose all momentum and won't start up again?
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#17
DAE think the elderly should have to take periodic driving tests to insure they can still safely drive?
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#18
DAE used to count the people in front of them when reading out loud in class to see which sentences you had to read and practice before it got to you?
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#19
DAE intentionally look away from those video ads that they force you to watch for 10 or 15 seconds before you’re allowed to click “skip ad” in order to not give them the satisfaction that they got you to watch?#20
DAE actively not want to use a product if it’s advertised too much or forced down your throats?#21
DAE wait to eat their meal until they have found the right show or movie to watch on tv?#22
DAE think that it's not "tomorrow" until you go to sleep, no matter how late you stay up?#23
DAE ever hear their alarm go off in the morning and immediately start rationalizing quitting your job or dropping out of school in order to stay in bed?#24
DAE like sleeping with a fan blowing on them but being burried under the covers?
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#25
DAE get into random spurts of motivation to be productive and just starting doing things that need to be done all at once and if you stop for even 5 minutes you go back to procrastinating/laziness?#26
DAE think the music they listen to is really good while listening alone, but when showing it to others, they get extremely self-conscious about it?
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#27
DAE get lost in nostalgia while cleaning out storage and then spend the whole time looking at old photos, playing with old toys, etc instead of actually cleaning?
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#28
DAE get frustrated when watching someone Google something less efficiently than you would?
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#29
DAE get annoyed when looking at recipes online and before they get to the recipe you get this whole backstory about growing up in Kansas and every Sunday......#30
DAE have their phone permanently on silent?
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#31
DAE say 'Hi' to their pets whenever you walk by them around the house?#32
DAE try to catch actors “breathing” during scenes where they’re supposed to be dead during movies/shows?#33
DAE sleep better when they hear rain or know its raining out?#34
Does anybody else's blood run cold when someone says "we need to talk" to you?#35
DAE check their pee color and feel proud of themselves when they see that clear hydrated urine?
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#36
DAE practice fictitious arguments in their head in order to be prepared in case the imagined situation manifests itself for real some day?#37
DAE not ever watch movies because 90mins is “too much of a time commitment”, but easily watch 4 to 10 hours of tv in a single sitting with no issue?
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#38
DAE occasionally come across a distinct smell that immediately takes you back to some vague childhood memory that you can't quite put your finger on, and you're overwhelmed with a beautiful sense of familiarity and nostalgia for a few seconds until it vanashes?#39
DAE when they notice someone's typo, look at their keyboard to see if the wrong letter is near the correct letter?#40
DAE go to the bathroom at gatherings just to get away from people for a minute?#41
DAE eat the worst parts of a plate of food first so you can enjoy the rest of your meal?#42
DAE feel guilty when a repairman is over and you're not helping him/her, even though the reason you're paying them is to do a job you don't want to do?#43
DAE continue to type their full sentence even when their keyboard freezes so they can watch the sentence type itself up when it unfreezes?
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#44
DAE purposefully not look at a flashy car so the driver doesn't get an ego boost?#45
DAE pay attention to how long the driver's eyes are off the "road" when they are talking to a passenger in a movie/ tv show?#46
DAE sometimes try to use a word you don't use very often in a post or comment but quickly google it first to make sure you are using it correctly and don't look like a dumbass?#47
Does anybody else order food online and then stare out the window waiting for the delivery person. Then once you see them pull up you hide so when they ring the bell you can act like you weren't staring out the window waiting for them?#48
DAE think it’s absolutely insane that police are using pepper spray and tear gas on protestors, which affect the respiratory system, when we are in the middle of a respiratory illness pandemic?
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#49
DAE imagine what the exact location you are at looked like thousands of years ago before it was discovered by humanity?#50
DAE carefully skip the first "results" on google that are marked as ads, even if the first real result is the same as the ad, just to keep your click from giving someone else money?#51
DAE randomly lose all motivation to do something because you briefly become hyper-aware that existentially there's like no reason to do anything ever?#52
DAE still not have tiktok downloaded and isn't planning to?#53
DAE find it almost impossible to fall asleep without at least a sheet covering you#54
DAE feel a sense of shock when they became an adult and realized a lot of adults in this world are pretty fucking stupid?#55
DAE just allow people to repeat something they’ve already told you without saying “you told me this already”?#56
DAE always say "ouch" whenever you bump into something even though it didn't hurt?#57
DAE feel like they can’t enjoy their day if they’re expecting something or doing something later in the day?#58
DAE (when reading a book) find themselves lost in thought and then catch themselves still scanning down the pages as if they were reading
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#59
Does anybody else find it irritating and even suspicious that the Depp - Heard trial has an absurdly huge media attention while the case of Ghislaine Maxwell (Epsteins wife) wasn’t even broadcasted?#60
DAE carefully choose their last bite of a meal just to make a specific taste linger a while?#61
DAE ever hide food wrappers underneath existing trash in the trash can so that your family doesn't see the carnage from your snacking the night before?#62
DAE put on a sock and discover a hole, but decide to wear it one last time since it's clean? So you intend to throw it away after wearing it. But you forget and wash it again, and repeat the process?#63
Does anybody else actually like being locked up and gets anxious when thinking about things going back to “normal”?#64
DAE immediately change back into their PJs as soon as they get home, regardless of what time it is?#65
DAE feel like they have entered this weird depressive hibernating state during lockdown and have no more motivation left to do anything and even watching a tv show feels draining#66
DAE forget to listen to the other person's name when introducing yourself?#67
DAE feel a slight bond with the car you've been driving in front of or behind for a long time, and feels kinda sad when one of you eventually turns off?#68
DAE (Did) used to think, when you were a kid, that stop lights were controlled by somebody sitting in a room full of surveillance monitors pressing buttons to change the lights when they felt it was time?#69
DAE, when packing, take at least 2 times more underwear then you would ever need for that trip, 'just in case?'#70
DAE pronounce "ur" and "your" differently in your head?#71
DAE hate when books are adapted into movies and then reprinted with images from the movie on the cover?#72
DAE ever look in the mirror and think things like “I’m really this soul inside of this body, with this appearance, living this life, thinking these thoughts about myself”#73
DAE get annoyed when an announcer says "I can't hear you" in an attempt to get an audience to cheer louder#74
DAE take their pets collar off and exclaim that they are naked?#75
DAE put "reddit" at the end of their search on Google when looking for an answer because they trust reddit more?
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#76
DAE hate when they have to sh*t right after taking a shower?!?#77
DAE wear the same pair of jeans, like, everyday?#78
DAE forget the Internet has ads until they use someone else's computer?#79
DAE actually read “owo/uwu” as “Oh-woh/oo-woo” instead of seeing faces?from Bored Panda https://bit.ly/3PX7D7R
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