People are revealing the everyday things they tried once and immediately knew weren’t for them

As we move forward in life, there are things we will try for the first time and be completely discouraged by the experience. So when Reddit user u/Pokeking44 asked, “What’s something you tried once and immediately knew wasn’t for you?” more than five thousand people shared their ideas. Here’s what they said below:

1.“Haunted houses. Seeing people jumping out of the dark and screaming in my face as I walk through cheesy scenes of violence wasn’t fun at all for me.”

2.“Mushrooms. The first part was really good, but then, as I was lying in bed, my Kurt Cobain poster fell on top of me. I was freaking out thinking why Kurt Cobain came out of the sky to specifically attack me. Still, I killed him a second time.”

—u/PresentationTop6097

“I’m a huge UCLA football fan and ate mushrooms before watching a game once. We were absolutely terrible and getting destroyed, but I was under the illusion that our players were just being classy and missing tackles on purpose because the other team was their best friend, I was literally commenting to my friend, ‘We have the classiest team in the NCAA. .’

—u/-BetterDaze-

3.“Being a teacher. I love the teaching part. I hate being a teacher.”

4.“Dancing in a nightclub. It seemed fun, but then I discovered I had absolutely no idea what to do with my arms and legs on the dance floor and I looked and felt ridiculous. It wasn’t fun.”

—u/Leipopo_Stonnett

5.‘Dating again after my divorce. I realized that I really wanted my own space, my own home, my own finances, and my own freedom. my marriage lasted 14 days, I tried, but I couldn’t, I’m very happy alone.

6.“Crumble cookies. Expensive, too sugary and just meh. Never again.”

—u/beepbopboopbop69

“I don’t understand the hype. $12 for four cookies that you have to cut, coming in a random assortment of flavors every week that may or may not be unpleasant.”

—u/Butterfly Empress

7.“Outdoor festivals. Disgusting chamber pots, no water to wash your hands, smell of marijuana, smell of piss, people smelling of BO and alcohol, pushing each other to get ahead, heatstroke, people unaware of what’s around them around you, minimal seating areas, no shade, drunk adults bringing their kids while they waste themselves, and overpriced food, haha.”

8.“For me, it was dating apps. I tried one and instantly felt like it wasn’t for me. The endless swiping and superficial interactions left me feeling more lonely than connected. Plus, most people there only want one thing.”

—u/franchmarlboro

“I agree. I came back because I was feeling alone. The guy tried to convince me to go camping for our first date. I blacked out so quickly.”

—u/Meowserspaws

9.“Wine. I still have no idea how people can drink it.”

10.“Meditation. I can’t sit still for anything.”

—u/Fun-Comfortable-9028

“I have ADHD and I can’t think and sit still. I’ve tried meditation several times and tried still mind once – just because the guided meditation said, ‘slowly let your thoughts come back’ (after thinking about clouds or something). And because like, a million thoughts were trying to come to the surface at the same time, my brain froze for five whole seconds. It was the most peaceful five seconds of my life, haha.”

—u/stoomlocomoteef

11.“I was shocked at how much I hate weighted blankets. People say so many good things about them! I got it on me, boom, instant claustrophobia. I don’t even have claustrophobia except with weighted blankets.”

12.“Exercise right after you wake up in the morning. FUCK IT.”

—u/musickismagick

“Same, same. Not a big fat one. I wish I could be a morning workout girl, but I end up hating it. But when I exercise after work, it’s a little pleasure that I look forward to every day and that gives me helps you get through work.”

—u/cactogirl69420

13.“Olives. I had one when I was much younger and never tried it again.”

14.“Camping. I spent a night in a tent and knew that I belonged in a closed environment, with air conditioning and a refrigerator.”

—u/Vestido_limpo_8555

15.“Bowling. I suck. I’m a pretty decent athletic guy, but I knew that wasn’t my thing right away.”

Is there something you tried once and immediately knew wasn’t for you? Tell us what it is and why in the comments below.