Staying in the bushes, observing everyone:
- Good for Depression (is outside)
- Good for anxiety (no direct contact with people)
- Good for serial killer vibes (+10 creepyness)
this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2025
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Among the bushes.
I'm not qualified to touch grass, or anything grass-adjacent like a bush.
Why, which qualifications does one need other than having enough weight to not float away?
Consent seems pretty important, and I know one or more parties that dose not want to be outside.
Maybe that’s why people hangout on porches & stoops?
Exactly my thought. This just sounds like being in your garden/porch/balcony/... and I totally agree that it is superb for your mental
Probably also why eating outside on the restaurant porch/terrace is better than just inside the restaurant.
This is why people hang out on the stoop.
Staying at the house is absolutely not good for anxiety.
That's how you get to phobic
I've been told that going outside and having a walk is good for anxiety as well, though.
that's a patio
Now I know why my cat does this!
Also, safety from earthquakes.
Cat
I loiter about the front yard drinking beer. That shit works.
Giving into anxiety doesnt make it better.
Or it becomes bad for both 😓
I think this is what French balconies are for. You are still under your roof but also kinda outside
So that’s why everyone in the family stands in doorways!
Have a cig, or if youre in the UK, clap the NHS.
Jokes aside, how do we solve this?
...with your willy hanging out. Maximize that confidence too. If they're offended, they are perverts for looking.