A rather kind woman I know called me creepy the other day. I admit I was drunk dialing her but my jokes were about my addiction, depression, anxiety, and unfortunately abortion is the one that pushed things too far.
That being said, these are all things I’ve been through personally. (abortion not personally as I’m male but the woman I was with was my partner and my queen, we stayed together for another five years after but broke up due to other stuff (my addiction if I’m being honest.) This woman I lost reminds me so much of this lady I initially mentioned so those words cut deep. My ex of 9 years used to say I was depressing and it was her most disliked quality of mine…
I never joke about rape or racism. These other dark jokes are my way of coping with things in my life. And i always try to read my audience but we all make mistakes.
I also have a nervous laugh that I wanna stop but that’s another post for another time.
How do I curb my dark sense of humor?
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Practice gratitude boi
Mindfulness, dedication and discipline. I am naturally negative, nervous and cynical. I have worked on this for yearrrrs now and I’m still not the guy I want to be but I’m much better. If a battle best fought one moment at a time, there’s no quick fix here. Just be mindful of the impact of your words.