r/CasualConversation • u/ideklol_xD • 5h ago
Life Stories I cried while doing laundry and honestly that's peak adulthood
Have you ever been so done with life that you started crying while doing the most mundane shit imaginable?
I genuinely had a moment where I was crying while doing laundry 😭
Like damn, bro, I'm really out here fighting for my life AND making sure my clothes are clean for tomorrow HAHAHAHA.
Adult life is actually insane.
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u/KarmaChameleon520 5h ago
I used to cry on my way to and from work in my van for my 15-20 minute drive. Pretty cathartic. Love being an adult lol.
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u/ideklol_xD 5h ago
Damn I hope things are going a little better for you now 🙏
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u/KarmaChameleon520 4h ago
Well my van doesn't work anymore so I've been too depressed to have a good stress cry but I'm working back up to it. But thank you ❤️
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u/WidelyMisunderstood 5h ago
I would say doing it while driving is also a good one. Not speaking from experience or anything....
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u/DependentReaction896 4h ago
Yes, I just have to refrain from actually talking to myself while driving. Somehow that's more distracting than just thinking miserable thoughts.
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u/weirdlittledude 5h ago
Not crying but randomly went and took a nap in the middle of deep cleaning the bathroom. Shit had me exhausted, I’m getting old it’s not funny anymore
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u/playr_4 4h ago
This is coming from someone with a deep history of mental issues including being diagnosed with depression 19 years ago before I was even in high school....few things to me feel better than when I actually have the mental energy to do chores. Makes it actually feel like I'm actually doing alright.
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u/NotBorris 5h ago
This one time I was cleaning my room and bought a new bottle of air freshener and as soon as I sprayed it and the new scent was inhaled I just had this draining feeling come over me and all I could think was "Damn...this is all there is."
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u/phantomphaeton 5h ago
I see you, friend. Two nights ago I felt a mental breakdown coming as I was winding down for bed. I just thought 'God, get me through wrapping up my hair at least'. Proud to say I made it all the way until I'd tucked myself in to violently cry into my pillow.
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u/ideklol_xD 5h ago
I'm glad you made it through the night, hopefully things are going better for you 💙
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 4h ago
When my mother was dying under hospice care, I kept it together when I was with her.
However, every time I left her home, I'd sob in the car.
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u/ideklol_xD 4h ago
I'm so sorry you went through that. Sending you a hug 🫂❤️
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 4h ago
It was how I coped.
Both my parents died from yobacco-induced cancers. I'm still pissed off that they made me go through it twice. I used to beg them to stop smoking, if not for themselves, for me.
Addicts don't care about other people.
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u/ideklol_xD 4h ago
Damn, I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how painful it must've been to go through that twice, especially after trying so hard to get them to stop
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u/Slow_Weakness_500 3h ago
Laundry's a sneaky trigger, it's quiet enough to let your brain run wild. Crying over socks is a rite of passage.
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u/Killer_Kass 4h ago
Not laundry, but shortly after I bought my house we had torrential rain storms and it started flooding my basement. I was trying to use a carpet cleaner to suck up some of the water then blew a breaker and the breaker box was screwed shut and I didnt have a drill. I cried and called my dad lmao.
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u/Ok_Solution_6532 3h ago
I started putting on a podcast during chores so my brain has something to chew on besides the dread. Doesn't fix everything but it stops the spiral.
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u/smalltown_dreamspeak 5h ago
Nothing to add here except support for you, friend 🫂