From walking into a glass door to forgetting the word "door" when you want to tell your friend about it, everyone has their moments.
So to make peace with our collective stupidity, we at Bored Panda have an ongoing series where we share pictures of the people's funniest shortcomings we can find online. (In case you haven't seen it, I recommend you check it out here and here, and catch up.)
I hope this latest collection reassures you that nobody's perfect and allows you to look at your failures with a little less embarrassment. Or at the very least provides you with an opportunity to distract yourself and forget about it!
#1 Just... What?
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#2 It's Just A Really Common Name
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Psychotherapist Amy Morin, LCSW, who is the Editor-in-Chief of Verywell Mind and the author of the bestselling book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, believes that failure is something we all endure and it's important to know that there are things we can do to feel better about it.
First off, embrace your emotions. Morin highlighted that failure is often accompanied by a variety of emotions, including embarrassment, anxiety, anger, sadness, and shame, just to name a few. Those feelings are uncomfortable, and many people will do anything they can to escape the discomfort they cause but according to research, allowing yourself to feel bad is actually motivating. It can help you work harder to find better solutions so that you'll improve next time.
#3 Kids Got To Learn
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#4 Awww. Wait, What?
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#5 Gotta Be Prepared To Deal With Any Unwanted Terminator
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Next up, we should make an effort to recognize our unhealthy attempts to reduce pain. "You might be tempted to say, 'I didn't actually want that job anyway,' but minimizing your pain won't make it go away," Morin said.
"Distracting yourself or filling the void you feel with food, drugs, or alcohol won't heal your pain either. Those things will only provide you with some temporary relief."
#6 My Dad Says, “Google Is Doing This Stupid Thing Where The Blur The Top Left Part Of The Results. Facebook Is Doing It Too Actually.” He Melted The Top Left Corner Of His Screen
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#7 30 Years Later I Still Cringe
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#8 My Mom: The Moon Looks So Pretty Tonight
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#9 A Customer Called Asking If We Were Practicing Social Distancing With Her Sandwiches. I Told Her We Are, But To Be Honest Guys I'm Running Out Of Space
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After that, we can start focusing on healthy coping skills instead. "Calling a friend, practicing deep breathing, taking a bubble bath, going for a walk, or playing with your pet are just a few examples of healthy ways to deal with your pain," the psychotherapist explained.
"Not every coping skill works for everyone, however, so it's important to find what does for you."
#10 You Have To Remove The Protective Coating. Please Can Someone Shut Down The Internet
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#11 He Needed To Put A Lil Bit More Effort
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#12 Not A True Catholic
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#13 I Can't Stop Laughing At This. I Have No Words
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A 2016 review published in Clinical Psychology Review that looked at 46 studies examining reactions to failure found that a "more positive attributional style" was a strong factor in how resilient people were to the emotional distress caused by failure.
In other words, they saw failure as a result of something specific and external rather than something internal.
#14 Does Seem Kinda Controversial
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#15 I Have Been Buying Bay Leaves When There's A Bay Tree Outside My Front Door. I've Lived Here For Over A Year
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#16 Pretending To Be A Chess Player Without Learning A Single Rule Of The Game
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#17 Who's Gonna Tell Her?
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"When you find yourself thinking that you're a hopeless cause or that there’s no use in trying again, reframe your thoughts," Morin suggested.
"Remind yourself of more realistic thoughts about failure such as: a) failure is a sign that I'm challenging myself to do something difficult; b) I can handle failure; c) I can learn from my failures."
#18 Get This Guy A Clock
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#19 Y'all Need Jesus
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#20 Next Level Stupid
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#21 We All Make Mistakes
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However, you will probably need to repeat a phrase or affirmation more than once in order to ward off negative thoughts or to reinforce to yourself that you can bounce back.
#22 “I’ve Wasted Days Of My Life Washing Up”. Me Too, Tom, Me Too
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#23 Mazel Tov Cocktail
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#24 My Friend Got His Braces Off Today
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#25 The Cult Will Cult
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If you've spent most of your life avoiding failure, it can feel really scary when it finally catches you off-guard. However, facing your fears can really improve your quality of life.
Practice stepping outside your comfort zone, and over time, you'll learn that messing up isn't as bad as you thought!
#26 This Just Made Me Laugh, Thought I'd Share
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#27 What Was He Expecting?
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#28 Incredible
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#29 What If I Decide To Let My White Dog Out After I Mow My Lawn?
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#30 Was At My Kid’s School For A Costume Parade. One Dad Misunderstood In The Best Way Possible
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#31 Date Said Her Favorite Food Was Blue Cheese Pizza. I Guess I Misunderstood Where The Emphasis Was Supposed To Be
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#32 They Definitely Need A Disability Advocate
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#33 Dumbest Guy Ever
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#34 I Couldn't Move My Old Mattress Down The Flight Of Stairs To Take It To The Tip. My Dad Suggested Taking It Apart. I Asked If This Is What He Meant. He Said He Was Joking
Now I have a room full of springs.
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#35 This Is How Drunk Me Sets His Alarm Clock
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#36 My Sister Went To Paris And Saw Sean Connery Taking Pictures With All These People. She Muscled Her Way In And Asked For A Photo, All Pleased
It wasn't Sean Connery. This man had been taking pictures with his family.
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#37 Concerned Citizen
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#38 Siding With Seidel On This One
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#39 You Know... The Other Mariah Carey
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#40 How Can People Break Up For Such Stupid Reasons
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#41 That's The UK Parliament
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#42 A True Liberian Patriot
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#43 When Your Friend Cancels Cause She's Having "Lady Problems" But U A Feminist & Know There Are A Lot Of Lady Problems
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#44 No Lie, Masks Will Help Out The Listerine Sales
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#45 My Mom Works At The Bank, Today An Elderly Couple Gave Her Microwaved Money, Thinking It Will Clean It From Coronavirus
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#46 How Is This Possible
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#47 Poor Guy
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#48 Unpopular Opinion: We Should Make Crime Illegal
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#49 I've Read The Bible Cover To Cover, But I Think I Missed The Part Where There's Dinosaurs
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#50 Diesel In A Prius
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#51 Starch Your Engines
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#52 Important Question Indeed
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#53 Oh Dear
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#54 Trying To Figure Out What Xam Meant
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#55 I Guess Stupid Questions Are A Thing After All
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#56 Next You’re Going To Tell Me Jason Momoa Can’t Breathe Underwater
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#57 What Could Go Wrong If My Dumb Neighbor Put Hot Charcoal From His Grill Into A Trashcan
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#58 What Could Go Wrong If I Drain A Deep Fryer Into A Plastic Bucket?
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#59 My Team Said We Were Dressing As Dominoes
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#60 “Why Isn’t There Beef Burgers”
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#61 People Can Be Really Stupid Sometimes
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#62 Oh Well...
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#63 I Might Not Have Thought This Through
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#64 Classic Mistake
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#65 New Guy Tried To Empty The Fryer Grease Into A Plastic Bucket
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#66 We Got Our Doors Painted During A Remodel And The Painters Forgot To Put The Plastic Covering On The Ground
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#67 The Result Of Posting Your Driver's License And Social Security Number On Twitter
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#68 School Superintendent Showing Off An Alumni
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#69 I Prefer To Get My Diet Coke At Home
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#70 And I Thought Americans Only Knew American Geography
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#71 What A Clown
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#72 Part Of The Control Group
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#73 Pinnacle Of Dumbness
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#74 Stupid Comes In All Forms
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#75 Please Open Schools
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#76 Just In Case You Still Had Any Faith Left In Humanity
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#77 Can You All Confirm For My Wife I'm Not Dumb And It Could Have Happened To Anyone?
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#78 Not The Crystals
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#79 I’ll Just Do My Makeup In The Car Like A Stupid Idiot
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#80 I Did Not Order A Concrete Driveway Or Any Other Type Of Driveway. When The Person That Laid It Came Back To See If I Was Happy With The Job, He Realized It Was The Wrong Address
I now have a free concrete driveway.
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#81 Apparently, Europe Has No Food And No "Tech"
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#82 So Silly Though
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#83 Rise And Grind Guy Acting Like Farming Is Some Kind Of Lifehack To Make Infinite Money
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#84 The Wrong People Have Money
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#85 How Anyone In Government Could Be So Clueless
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#86 Ridiculous
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#87 Drove 45 Mins To The Store Thinking I Had My Mask In My Pocket. It Was A Baby Sock
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#88 My Wife Said "I'm Going As Belle, Get The Matching Costume." I Didn't Understand The Assignment
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#89 It’s 70’s Day And This Kid Is Dressing For The 1770’s
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#90 My Uncle Was Clueless
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#91 Time To Move
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#92 She Forgot
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#93 Wooosh
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#94 Installing A Door Stopper Without Checking To See The Height
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#95 Yes, Much More Christian To Just Let Them Starve
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#96 Now What The Heck Is This
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#97 Just A Bit Of A Difference
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#98 My Old Neighbor And Fellow Board Member Just Sent The Entire Board This Text. He Clearly Didn't Realize As He Took A Picture Of His Computer Screen
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#99 Doing Extra Doesn't "Require Effort"
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#100 I Just Sat In The Backyard For Ten Minutes Watching “Heat Lightning” Then Came Inside To Find My Wife Photographing Our Son’s Preschool Artwork With The Big Flash
Friggin’ idiot I am.
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#101 So My Friend Is Bragging About How He So Pro Black So Much So He Got Malcom X’s Face On His Forearm. And I Just Can’t Break His Heart... So Yeah Bro You Got “Malcom X”
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#102 When You’re This Offended By The Word Karen
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#103 It's For People Like This, That The Rest Of The World Thinks Americans Are Stupid
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#104 Tomi Being As Stupid As Usual
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#105 Just Pay Your Student Loan
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#106 When You Believe Politicians Over Doctors
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#107 Anti-Vaxxers Are Stupid. We Need To Stop Giving Them The Attention They're So Desperate For
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#108 Clueless
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#109 Tomi With The Unsurprising Stupid Take
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#110 Plot Twist: He’s The Only One There
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#111 Yes. Sunlight In Florida Is Definitely A Paranormal Event
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#112 Picasso Was Alive When Snoop Dogg Was Born
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#113 Cis Graduate Co-Worker, In His 20s, Professional Software Developer
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#114 This Is How Being Dumb Feels, I’ve Never Done Something Stupider Than This, I Could’ve Burnt My Whole House By Just Putting A Plastic Cover Over My Ham Into My Oven
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#115 Found On The Internet Itself Which Is Funny
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#116 To Censor A Man's Face
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#117 Hallmarks
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#118 Gab’s Founder Is A Clueless Idiot
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#119 My Aunt Got Me This "Easter Bunny"
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#120 See How Silly That Sounds?
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#121 Roommate Jammed AA Batteries In The Smoke Alarm, It Takes A Single 9 Volt
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#122 When You Want Some Steak But Are Too Stupid To Realize Tupperware Is No Match For 300f Heat
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