Better safe than sorry

[Kandy-Sugar]

Do you ever go to do something just to be on the safe side and then say to yourself, 'It'll be right.'

And then moments or hours later you really wish you had listened to your first train of thought?

This happens to me occasionally but I've learnt to listen ALOT more now to my thoughts at the start as it does save me a lot of trouble.

Things such as when I first set up my new internet connection.

I had the USB router stuck in the computer down near my foot. I thought to myself at the time that maybe I should move it to the back of the computer in case I kicked it out by mistake or whatever. I heard of a few friends doing the same thing before.

But then I thought, 'Nah. I'm always careful. It'll be right there.'

Within the week I had snapped it out by accidentally kicking it with my foot as I sat in my chair. =/

If I had listened to my initial thought on the matter I would have saved myself the time and money.

I had to go and buy a brand new USB router which cost $80 and then set it all up again, which meant I had to disconnect my entire desktop, move it out to the kitchen where the main modem is (because the cable wasn't long enough to reach the computer room) and reset my connection with the new router. =/

This has made me a little obssessive to an extent but I'd rather be safe then sorry.

Things like, 'Did I turn the hair straightner off?' (as I'm locking the front door and about to head off for work) pop into my head.

At first I start to ignore it and think to myself 'Of course I did.'

But in the end I think, taking those few seconds to run back in and check is much better than coming home to my house in ashes. >.<

So what about you?

Do you find yourself in situations like this all the time?

Or do you take the necessary steps to ensure you're always covered from causing yourself such heartache? XD

 

[Bambi]

ugh im always in these situations, you'd think, me being me, I would take all the necessary precautions. but no. i find myself out of pocket after beraking something else when it could be easily avoided

 

[alec]

I get these moments all the time.
Usually happens when I answer tests, and I feel like leaving something blank b/c it requires extensive thinking. I think to myself, "Maybe I'm going to run out of time, so I should probably fill this in." But then I think, "Oh whatever, I'm not going to run out of time. I'll just work faster."
And, of course, I run out of time... and I end up just shading random circles and filling in blanks with random words.

 

[Lirael]

Reviving some old threads! =]

I often find myself in these situations. The straightners one is a particularly good example. If I've used them, I'll always have to check they're off and unplugged before heading out. I will also check that my sockets are off as laptop cables and whatnot COULD overheat and cause a fire. I know this isn't too likely, but my previous laptop heated up tremendously to the point it was painful to touch and made my legs go bright red.

I also worry about the windows being open and have walked around the entire house before to check they're closed.

 

[Tyler Breeze]

I'm such a horrible decision maker. I always go back and forth with my thoughts. It's like I have the angel Kronk and devil Kronk on my shoulders at all times. They're constantly trying to get me to go with their opinion.

Uh.... Yeah. I'm always telling my self I should do something, but it off by saying it'll be okay. Bam! Little brother dropped the glass beer bottle on the floor, that I should have moved, but devil Kronk told me not to. So now I'm feeling bad, because I should have went with my first instinct and fucking moved it out the way.

 

[ff1-10]

Yes. The worst thing is, it involved someone's feelings...meaning, I asked someone out knowing that there was a voice in me telling me not to because it knew that my feelings had already faded but I asked them out...because I believed...that I just wouldn't admit that I was in-love with them or loved them very much. Something happened, and I started bawling out about this person and was told by the only person there who I could cry to that I was in love. I remember telling them, "But I don't know if I am!" and they said, "Well, I do." And I took it and ran off with it. To this day, when I look back, I'm not sure if I was or not...a part of me definitely felt like it, but I was basically unsure and indecisive about him, probably because right off the bat when I saw him I knew that we should not go out because of a certain vibe that I got that meant he was not going to be good for me. He was a good person, but...just some negative things. Because I was indecisive, I knew that it meant I should not go out with him, but I convinced myself that I was in-love and went for it...and, well...it ended up with me asking myself the same night, "What the HELL did I just do?" and wanting to just break up with him the very first day. It was so confusing...and mind aching for me. It hurt me because I cared about this person very much and didn't ever wanna hurt them, but...alas, Idk...my actions just caused damage between us and for ourselves individually, I think. It's funny how if only I had not made that mistake, my life would be so different. Yet, I'm not sure if it was a mistake either. It taught me a lot of things...but at a great expense that I am still somewhat being affected by. It's kind of shocked me, really, and put me into a numb state of being. I feel...like a douche and a bastard and all those bad things you can call a person. I won't say that it was completely my fault, but I feel that most of it was me...I know it was. I just know that this person will find their true love one day and really be and fall in love. I'm not sure how I will feel about that. I mean, I hope that they do, but I want to as well, you know? It's just that after this happened, I feel like an evil cunt who doesn't deserve anything, not even to get better. Idk what I was thinking or doing...and when they do find that person, it'll be too late for me. Well...I just don't know how to feel or think of it anymore. But to think that if I had just listened to that inner voice that was telling me to let go of this person and not go out with them...EVERYTHING would be different.