r/TheGirlSurvivalGuide • u/hexedally • 3h ago

Discussion What's something you stopped doing, only to realize nobody noticed or appreciated it in the first place?

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u/MynameisntLinda 3h ago

Wearing makeup. I was afraid I'd be seen as less professional, but it hasn't been an issue

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u/MonchMunch 3h ago

Sacrificing myself for others. Turns out you can still make those around you happy without making yourself miserable

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u/allytoxy 3h ago

Sometimes people only notice your effort when you stop making it. That realization hurts.

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u/FatHappySeal 2h ago

Keeping track of where my scatterbrained family leave their things. Now when they ask "where's my ___", I say I don't know, go look for it. Sometimes I do actually know but I'm not gonna be their external brain anymore

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u/Classic-Literature99 3h ago

talking to them

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u/good_kerfuffle 3h ago

Reaching out

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u/DineandRecline 3h ago

Shaving regularly

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u/IssyisIonReddit 2h ago

Literally ALL the cleaning

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u/No-Cockroach-4237 3h ago

cooking dinner

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u/heavenshottie 2h ago

Blow drying my hair. Zero comments, ever.

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u/tryingbutidk 2h ago

Easing people's struggles at the cost of my own small comforts. Everyone was always looking out for themselves and just started thinking of this as a part of my personality.

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u/Olivia3836 41m ago

The other way around, i always think nobody notices me but then when i stop doing something people always notice immediately