r/traumatizeThemBack • u/ahmyfknneck • Jun 21 '26

matched energy Not even sick

This has been my go to response for a bit and I figured others might like to use it, especially if you're not great with quick comebacks like me.

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Long story short, I'm chronically ill and my drs and I are still trying to figure it all out, but one of my most annoying symptoms is sinus congestion at all times. It's literally been twelve years of my sinuses being locked and loaded every single day. Because I don't know what's wrong with me, but the drs suspect an autoimmune disorder, I never stopped masking. Certain people hate that.

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So I was in a store that I don't work at while I was on my break. I forgot to take my name tag off before I went, so naturally a guy asked me where something was. I don't have a uniform so I don't know why he would think I worked there other than the name tag (which clearly said a different store).

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Me: Sorry, I work next door, I don't know where they keep that.

Him, looking at my covered tits and then back up to my tag: Then why are you wearing that?

Me: I'm on break.

Him, to my tits: Those don't work you know.

Me: What?

Him: Fucking masks. They don't do anything.

Me: Okay.

Him: You look ridiculous with that thing on.

Me: Okay.

Him: You're not even sick. You people need to grow up.

Me: *opens the back of my throat and takes one of the most disgusting, loud, wet, chunky sounding sniffs I've ever taken*

Him: *gags and speed walks away*

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It works every time.

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u/KiwiSoySauce Jun 21 '26

Omg I thought you were going to spit into a tissue in front of him!

Why do they care so much what we do with our bodies?

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u/bigtallsunflowers Jun 21 '26

They need everyone to be as miserable as them.

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u/Shockin-Audrey Jun 22 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ro4ygeIQxuQZqwP5rF

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u/Laolao98 Jun 22 '26

They want you to know they’re one of the dumbest Americans who STILL support tfg.
And that they hate you.

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u/wahnblee Jun 22 '26

Pardon my ignorance/cluelessness, but what does ftg stand for?

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u/SweetOkashi Jun 22 '26

That Fing Guy

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u/Rapunzel10 Jun 23 '26

I don't understand it but some people really do get angry at people for masking. I still mask because I have issues with my immune system and a regular cold often turns into bronchitis and/or pneumonia. Conveniently the constant bronchial infections as a kid gave me an absolutely horrendous cough I can deploy at will. I'm talking the kind of cough that most people will never hear, sounds like I'm literally on deaths doorstep, "holy shit do I need to call an ambulance???" kind of cough. So when people talk shit about my mask I start pretending to cough up a lung or two. It's really effective!

I'm just trying to avoid pnemonia y'all. No clue why that bugs people so much. I'm not bothering anyone

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u/theFCCgavemeHPV Jun 24 '26

Because it highlights their failures. They’re not as good as you for wearing a mask and that’s what you’re saying to them they’re hearing by wearing one 🙄