Share your saddest story

[rinaric15]

One thing useful in sad stories is getting courage to express anxiety in some way. Ive found a way to care less about the double edged sword of "everyone will know how anxious i am." in my desperate need to avoid certain situations. So in cases of rading an essay id let my Deer In Headlights look show or just mouth that i cant, at least (because I might not be able to talk xD).

I actually think this is a pretty important skill. If you skip it and focus on trying to feel less anxious doing the tasks themselves only, what if that doesnt work in time? You at least have something to fall back on - flaunting your weakness. Showing them how sadistic theyd be if they made you do the task at hand. So, try your hardest to stare frozen as an ice sculpture in front of the teacher staring at your desk and gripping it until your knuckles are white - or at least power walking out of the door! ;D (PS - i havent seen if i can apply any of these yet. I might end up mouthing like a fish out of fear of giving such a silent display.)

 

[krela]

I'm sorry rinaric15, I have no idea what you're talking about, or what it has to do with this thread?!

 

[Paulytwotanks]

What an interesting thread! Good idea of the initiator.

 

[Paulytwotanks]

.Lifted up the slab and guess what - it had gone .

Absolutely surreal.

 

[Infraredd]

I managed 3 flats in West Hampstead for a while and had to get them furnished to let, so the estate agent I was working for let me go to another building to take whatever furniture I needed. When we got there he told me an old woman had died in the house the night before and all her possessions were still there and were not part of the deal. Ok fine, so me and another guy went through the house and took anything half decent. After a couple of hours I had worked my way to the very top of the house where there was an attic door. Having forgotten all about the old lady I pushed it until it opened about 6 inches. It was dark in there but within reach was a really nice silver teapot. So I reached in to get it. Then I noticed the feeling of utter sadness coming out of that room and remembered what I had agreed. I left it and shut the door. I felt so ****** after that experience and that's why I don't do shots of dead people's personal possessions...........................

 

[Avengerius]

That paperwork about Kingsley is really powerful. I can imagine how finding that stuff would be emotive. I wonder if the family would have appreciated that documentation being returned?
I don't know anything about the history to the beekeepers cottage though, am really new here.

 

[TeeJF]

I dunno about a sad exploration but I do remember seeing some rather ancient graffiti once which graphically brought it home to me that people are much the same irrespective of the era in which they live, their circumstances, surroundings etc.

This is cut into the stone of a door lintel within a particularly ancient structure in Egypt.

For those of you not familiar with Latin it says:

"B. Mure is really stupid"... ​

I rather suspect it may also be interpreted in a somewhat courser fashion if you chose to use "the vernacular"!

 

[ZeaJane]

My most emotional experience through exploring has to be this one:
http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=22097#.UiEjQ9I3u8A

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnyYmF_7qfk

The thread is closed now but I still feel the need to let you know that it had such a huge effect on me! The way you wrote about his reaction to you drinking his wine, it felt so raw that I may have cried a little..
Thank you.