Great tip, thanks

Anonymous - 11/07/2013 07:10 - United States - Cedar Crest

Today, my therapist told me to write any negative thoughts that I had on a piece of paper and then set fire to it. When I lit it in the trash can, huge flames broke out and I had to throw the trash can out my window to keep from setting my house on fire. FML
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DocBastard 38

Your therapist obviously thought you were a lost cause and was trying to get you to end it all. I'd check to see of she took out an insurance policy on you recently.

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Pleonasm 35

It might have been a pane in the ash, but I bet that it was relieving throwing your worries our the window like that. Nothing to get burned up about.

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fljp 18

that's because you're not supposed to throw burning paper in the trashcan... you're supposed to release the burning paper and let it be blown away by the air, as if your worries fly away.

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JimberlyHope 9

That's what starts fires. The burning piece of paper goes and lands elsewhere and then catches that on fire.

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empbob 20

And remember, as Smokey the Bear says, "Only you can prevent forest fires"

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fljp 18

the paper will have burnt up before hitting the ground. i have experience, haha. i use that kind of personal therapy a lot.

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alycion 38

Ash tray or sink on the future works way better then a trash can

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ScarletBloom 14

It's supposed to work this way. Burn and throw away your negative thoughts!

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banemask 14

Today, I was hanging out in my back yard when out of nowhere my neighbor threw a flaming trash can out of his widow. FML

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caitiebug1119 15

Didn't you worry about setting your yard on fire? Wouldn't it have been easier to just get a cup of water and put it out? You can carry it to the window while it's on fire, open the window, and throw it out without burning yourself or anything but you can't get some water?

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Altrnate_Reality 14

those must have been some pretty negative thoughts!

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xXNerrrdXx 16

Sorry OP but u could have done that out side, or just lit the paper with a lighter not set up a real fire xD

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thew_fml 14

how many negative thoughts did you have, to go up like? seems like you used a ream of paper.

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lwonderful 11

Thus the reason why you do it outside, in your sink, or in a fireplace

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