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daninmontreal t1_j1yvbb3 wrote

I almost did the same thing once when I had a gas stove. Made dinner, forgot to turn the lever in the back (it was an older model) and went to bed. Woke up in the morning (luckily), took a shower etc. Didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary and went to work. At 4pm my landlord downstairs calls me and says they can smell gas in the stairway. Fuck. They went in, shut it off and opened all the windows. I came home 3 hours later and the smell was still really intense. I could have killed not only myself but also caused the house to blow up and wipe out my landlords as well. Fuck gas stoves.

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TucuReborn t1_j1yugru wrote

It's definitely a process for sure. Whenever you think of your ex, try to find something nearby to distract yourself for a moment. Maybe a Youtube video or a game, or a movie you adore. Literally just anything to push it out of your mind. Activities are the easiest since they require constant attention, but eventually you just learn to push it out with something else.

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ka1lu t1_j1ysmlr wrote

This reminds me of a story...

a guy wanted to basically burn down his house, so he left the gas element on. He forgot to leave windows open for at least some sort of airflow. He rang the phone, but nothing happened...

Anyhow..,... He wound up going home to check why..... and opening the door and the house exploded....

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ka1lu t1_j1ysbew wrote

And here I am thinking how often I leave an element active on my stove.... Hours.... It can also kill people in their sleep.......

And don't feel so bad, yeah you kind of fucked up. But it's not like you meant to do it... And had the time been right, it would have been right...

Things happen for a reason

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Zeta_Mythoclast63 t1_j1ys2tr wrote

I see. The thinking about it can't be helped but the act of dwelling on the thought can be avoided. Gotta be honest, Im going through some shit right now and Im doing a lot of self improvement but the thought of my ex keeps popping by every moment im idle. It's an extremely shitty pestering feeling that I cant get rid of. I was able to improve my physical healthy by immersing myself in the gym but my mental health is at a shitty state.

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Lined_the_Street t1_j1yrd54 wrote

She would've run elsewhere or not she had the skills. Hopefully she learned enough to survive, if so then this might be a better alternative

Imagine if instead of running to the woods she ran off with some random dude she met online. This is what several people I knew did in highschool, one of them literally ran off with a 34 year old dude who ended up getting arrested cause he was a straight up sex offender.

Point is if she is surviving on her own then she is in a sense of the word, safe

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