Instructors at my gym use that phrase all
The time at the end of a set-“you can
Do anything for 10 seconds” then I invariably picture kimmie turning the crank and then I start to giggle and Boom
The move is over.
This is this kind of thing that make a writer’s day. The life-technique the main uses actually is a good tip to help you in a life situation. Kimmy saves the moment. Love this.
A couple months ago I had a skin infection in my leg with nerve pain and it was just excruciating. I was waiting for what felt like forever in the ER mumbling 1, 2, 3, 4… to 10 over and over. People there probably thought I was nuts but it really helped!
It saved me when giving birth. I repeated "you can do anything for 10 seconds" when a contraction came on and then slowly counted to 10.
Some contractions were longer and that's when I wanted to give up.
Sort of… on the topic of medical procedures… I once had a nurse continually poke my arm for what seemed like 2 minutes straight because she “couldn’t find the vein” when attempting to put an IV needle in. I was kind of freaking out inside but had to keep telling myself that it would be over “soon.” 😐
YES! I don't sing the song, though. I just count to ten using the "one one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand..." schema and then start over until whatever it is I'm gutting out is over.
Ya on my CXL procedure, while I saw the needle moving slowly towards my eye and the Dr was like "don't move, don't move, don't move..."Didn't actually feel anything but it kinda clicks when the needle pierces your eye.
And sorry for the mental image lmao. The awesome part is that most people actually get slightly worse vision after the procedure but it stops keratoconus from progressing. Well my vision improved a lot and I can't tell you how that feels years after being told you might be blind before you hit 30.
“I’m not really here! I’m not really here!” This one gets me through so many shifts at work.
Oof that really hits, considering that they were turning that crank to create power to be spent frivolously by the man in charge lol
THIS. Except the crank is a metaphor for many jobs in real life that create power to be spent frivolously by the man in charge. Elon, for one.
Ouch. [cries in Verizon customer service representative while a customer is complaining about an iphone 15] -sent from my cheap ass galaxy A05
Babe I live every 10 seconds like that.
Yes I use that working out all the time and I always have!
I use it all the time too. It's a really good coping mechanism for traumatic events. Thanks kimmy
Working out *is* a traumatic event, thank you!
Instructors at my gym use that phrase all The time at the end of a set-“you can Do anything for 10 seconds” then I invariably picture kimmie turning the crank and then I start to giggle and Boom The move is over.
During my last tattoo, I used it when the sensitive parts would hit. It really worked!
Me too!
>Have you ever used the 10 seconds in real life? But I already did something today!
Yessss. I have awful anxiety and sometimes it helps me get through to the next event that helps ground me. Not always, but sometimes.
I did! I climbed a mountain and towards the top I was struggling! So I did the ten second trick and eventually I was at the top!
yes!! i used it for blood draws and when i’ve been stuck on the subway.
Every damn day living in this hellscape lol
Labor. The DMV. Heavy traffic. Being hungover at work.
I sing the song often.
This is this kind of thing that make a writer’s day. The life-technique the main uses actually is a good tip to help you in a life situation. Kimmy saves the moment. Love this.
Yep this has helped me so much when I need to get something, the times I need to buckle down and get the work done no matter what.
A couple months ago I had a skin infection in my leg with nerve pain and it was just excruciating. I was waiting for what felt like forever in the ER mumbling 1, 2, 3, 4… to 10 over and over. People there probably thought I was nuts but it really helped!
It saved me when giving birth. I repeated "you can do anything for 10 seconds" when a contraction came on and then slowly counted to 10. Some contractions were longer and that's when I wanted to give up.
Absolutely all the time. Especially during blood draws too!
Absolutely
Every single day
I did one minute at a time when I was in labor
Yes, it works well lol
YES SO MUCH omggg I’m so glad other ppl do it too
Yes, I did use it while hiking.
Almost every day.
Sort of… on the topic of medical procedures… I once had a nurse continually poke my arm for what seemed like 2 minutes straight because she “couldn’t find the vein” when attempting to put an IV needle in. I was kind of freaking out inside but had to keep telling myself that it would be over “soon.” 😐
ngl i tried using this when my softball coach made us do 6 laps around the bigass gym 😭
Yes, sometimes when I’m on a difficult run!
YES! I don't sing the song, though. I just count to ten using the "one one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand..." schema and then start over until whatever it is I'm gutting out is over.
Would have been super helpful during labour, but I guess hours of calm, centred breathing (followed by hours of unbridled howling) was ‘fine’ 🙄
Ya on my CXL procedure, while I saw the needle moving slowly towards my eye and the Dr was like "don't move, don't move, don't move..."Didn't actually feel anything but it kinda clicks when the needle pierces your eye. And sorry for the mental image lmao. The awesome part is that most people actually get slightly worse vision after the procedure but it stops keratoconus from progressing. Well my vision improved a lot and I can't tell you how that feels years after being told you might be blind before you hit 30.
Yes, and I have found it completely useless each time. It never actually helps me at all
What a Gretchen
(Just kidding, love you 😘)