$20 says you raised your eyebrows and opened your eyes before opening the comments to see how you felt
this post was submitted on 18 May 2025
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Look up Facial-Feedback Theory. Studies have shown that manipulating your expressions can modulate your emotions.
I just did it and it's not exactly emotional, it's like I get a little more aware for 30 seconds
Brain juices does stuff
If I keep them there long enough, the response becomes "my eyelids hurt and my eyes are drying out."
That tracks.
I’ve been getting Botox for migraines for over a decade and I mentioned to my neurologist how this seems to have impacted my personality. He was unsurprised.
When your face does things without your input, you might find yourself feeling angry or sad or something, and not actually know why. We have some pretty good mirror neurons that make us share physical signals with other people, and we take on their emotional state sometimes as a result.
13-some years ago I started getting Botox for migraines, and my neurologist is…. Thorough. He likes doing a bit extra for cosmetic reasons… not with me; I actively decline cosmetic injections, even when he asks about my lopsided expressions (nah dude, that’s just how I use my face -lopsided- and I genuinely like those use lines; they tell you who I am. I’m not trying to look young forever as my body degrades around me..). I need some of my expressions, like anger and confusion..
But I noticed after my deep forehead wrinkles faded (when I was 25.. so not normal age stuff) that I’m just calmer in general without the full range of expressions. I don’t get flustered the way I used to. It’s like paralyzing my facial muscles dulled my response to things that would normally elicit a strong emotional response.
This is obviously anecdotal, but it really convinces me that emotions are as much about bodily response as actual response.
Not to shit on your theory but that sort of calmness tends to develop in a lot of people around that age. It's like the last bits of residual teen angst leaving your body 😄 (Having a migraine remedy probably helps with temper too ngl)
Pretty sure that guy is about to rape me.
Tell me you've never watched the show without telling me.
.......what show?
Apparently it's called Mr Inbetween. Never heard of it before either, but this is what yandex reverse image search told me.
Yeah, it creeps people the fuck out.