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[-] Luccus@feddit.org 5 points 4 months ago

The initial comment resonated so much with me, that I feel the need to answer, even though I wasn't even asked: YES

A few years ago I was in a really dark place. I lost 3 kg in 2 months and when I wasn't at work, I was lying in my bed on the verge of crying, half-listening to YouTube just to scare the thoughts away.

But the thing, that finally got me out of the loop, was getting myself a houseplant, after watching a plant YouTuber for a while. And when I got home, rather than cry, I obsessively cleaned every speck of dust off the leaves, measured the soil moisture with a stick and just watched it be. And something just clicked inside me and I realized that I had found something I wanted to do; probably forever, if given the chance.

Still have the same plant; cut, repotted and propagated. And while I'm at a much better place now - physically, mentally, financially - just thinking about giving that (houseplants) up feels like going back.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I love this story. I'm so glad you found something that made a difference for you!

[-] hate2bme@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago

Nice story but not the same thing at all. If you already had the house plant and watched a video about not having a houseplant and got depressed, that would be the same thing.

this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2024
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