Today I Was Shot.

[Charli]

I don't even know how to rationally explain what was said to me to invoke that kind of emotinal response in a way people can actually understand. But know that yes, I have indeed had that kind of Shock thrown at me like an ice sharpened bullet shot from the worlds fastest gun.

It's rather mind numbing.

That day I did realize the true meaning of the word dumbfounded. And then a whole lot of pain followed. Won't soon forget it.

 

[Gambs]

I am indeed your long lost twin. Unfortunately for you, I'M THE EVIL ONE! NOW GET IN THE FUCKING BOX SO I CAN ASSUME YOUR IDENTITY.

er..I mean...yeah, fuck women.

 

[Slayer_2]

Yeah, I broke my leg once. The shock allowed me not to feel anything until a few minutes later. Oh wait, we're talking about emotional pain. Well a few girls (and guys) have called me cold-hearted. Personally I don't think that's true, I'm just not openly emotional. Although I've messed around with a few girls, I've never actually felt anything that could be called "love" or "heart-break".

 

[klakkat]

Having actually been shot (range accident) I was all prepared to offer up some medical advice to help the wound heal faster. Seeing that it was metaphorical, all I can say is: no, I've never been emotionally shocked. However, since bleeding isn't an issue, you can safely revert to my one-size-fits-all remedy: Alcohol.

 

[Rigs83]

In situations like that I go with the sound advice of General Ackbar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNLuq0lW50k[/youtube]

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Girlfriend of mine with whom could have been "the one" we connected so well. One morning we wake up next to each other, everything is hunky-dory, and her husband from Iraq calls! Oddly things did not degenerate the way you might have expected. No,; "she's MINE" was my reaction. Sadly, she wasn't mine. Apperently a little homosexual fling wasn't marriage shattering enough to seperate them... (gawd, I'm awful). To this day, I have dating problems as a result of the emotional trauma I experienced.

Oh! That same exact thing happened to me, I mean, I didn't really think she was "the one" but I liked her alot. She told me about him the day before she was supposed to go to the airport to pick him up. Talk about haning in there until the last minute. It was weird because we spent alot of time together for about 2 months and then all of a sudden... nothing.

Someone has to be Jodi, huh?

Jodi?

Spoiler

Wait, I think that's the wrong one...

If you are in the military and go off to war, the guy back home that fucks your wife is called Jodi. I have no idea why they use that name but it's universal throughout the US military. Seriously watch a few military movies and the name will be referenced I'm sure.

Okay. I think Enemy at the Gates is about the most modern war movie I've seen recently, so I wouldn't know.

I'm more of a The Hunted kind of guy.

Modern? That movie was set in WWII...

... And thereby you arrive laboriously at my point.

 

[Erana]

Eh, the hopeless romantics are typically the ones with the highest standards-
Just be patient and don't loose faith; someone will come.

I believe people can have more than one soul mate.

 

[Christemo]

when my 1 of my 2 guinea pigs died of age. she was so adwowable.

 

[dthvirus]

I have almost the same reaction, but it feels like a hairline shatter someplace deep in your chest, then you grit your teeth, swallow hard, and look away. Then the delayed reaction hits you a day or two later, usually when you're trying to sleep.

Sucks, man, and good luck with your problems.

 

[Captain_Caveman]

I'm like an android. I have no feelings.

 

[pyrod]

Yea I really have no stories to tell of when emotion struck me like a weapon. All I can tell is an on-going story about a realization having almost the same effect. I like this girl and she had a boyfriend he messed with her heart was pretty messed up. She's since moved on but I had a good month or two to say how I felt but I didn't. When she got a new boyfriend, there was a part of me that was sad that I lost that opportunity but kinda glad at the same time cause I realized I would suck as anyone's boyfriend. I just could never do it. And this shattered a bit of my desire of romance (at least as it pertains to ever having it for myself). And to this day I continue to think about these things all the while masking myself with cold logic and all but hiding a good chunk of emotion from everyone else (to the point that even my friend is surprised at my fascination with romance).

 

[LimeJester]

I was expecting a cool war story, instead I find something from twilight. Oh young foolish "love". How I don't miss you. Sweet sweet jaded adulthood, gotta love maturity. LOL.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

No. I don't think I have ever felt anything like that.
Or like anything else that's been mentioned in this thread, really.
I am a soulless monster. I lack the capacity to ever experience emotions that strong over anything.
It's pretty excellent.

 

[Mcface]

No, not actually physically shot. Allow me to explain.

I've made it pretty clear on the big E that I'm a hopeless romantic. And while I've had my share of break-ups and bad days as every pursuer of that fickle ideal has, today was different. The girl I'm with had recently been dumped by her ass of an ex-boyfriend, and I stepped in on instinct and things just sort of happened. This went on for a couple days as we got to know and grow on each other, until today I had trouble thinking because of my typical lovestruck euphoria. We'd been flirting for a while now, but nothing was official. I was going to change that tomorrow because, let's face it, I truly love this girl. And when I love, dammit I love.

And then she announced that she was getting back with her boyfriend.

Bang.

It wasn't the news that hurt so much the shock of going from one emotional extreme to the other in under a second. It hurt badly. It literally hurt. Not the kind of despair that you normally feel. It literally felt as though I had been shot. Still does, really. I still don't know what to make of it. On a happier note, she did finally decide to part ways once and for all with her ex, so things are back between us. I'm still pretty shaken, though. I suppose that my emotions are my greatest weakness after all.

So have any of you had an experience that really stunned you or made you feel actual pain from the shock? What was it for you?

((Edited because too many people were thinking this is a 'What Went Wrong?' thread. I know this method's risky and unorthodox, but that's beside the point and it worked anyhow. Now shut up about the whole nice guy thing and answer the question.))

You dont love her, your fond of her. I bet your in high school? You wont remember her name in 3 years. Get over it.

 

[Skarvey]

I was expecting a cool war story, instead I find something from twilight. Oh young foolish "love". How I don't miss you. Sweet sweet jaded adulthood, gotta love maturity. LOL.

Hey now, we only get one chance to be young and idealistic, I say run with it as long as you can, and as a hopeless romantic myself, I sympathize. I just got dumped from a 2 year long relationship, not only that but she let me down HARD, like "I don't enjoy your presence, our personalities clash, I don't love you at all" I dunno how, but it was like my head was in this little fish bowl and someone smashed it about my ears. Hurt like nothing else, I mean, every guy knows that kick to the chest feeling, but it was incredibly liberating. I woke up the next morning and thought "Wow, that really happened" and then I was just really happy, euphoric, even. I don't know why, but everything just seems better now

 

[Haunted Serenity]

1)First a accutally thought you'd been shot and i was thinking "finally someone else knows the feeling(even though alot do)"
2)yeah that feeling and the way it happened to you almost exactly happened to me once or twice before
3)it happens alot when you find out someone you know and love dies...from reading a few posts on here i know alot of you fellow escapists know death all to well. My grandpa(the mosts recent) passed away on wednesday last week. It sucked majorly and still hasn't hit me fully. Funeral is tomorrow...hey funeral has the world fun in it....Irony

 

[microwaviblerabbit]

I had something like that happen but in the opposite.

Context: My girlfriend (lets call her Girl A) had broken up with me, and one of her friends (lets call her Girl B) started to take an interest in me. We would all hang out in a group. Myself, her, one of my close friends, her boyfriend, another one of my friends, his current girlfriend of that moment (Changed pretty frequently.), my Girl A, her new boyfriend, another one of my ex's, her boyfriend, (I didn't care about her. They day she broke up with me, I waited until I was out of sight and pretty much danced off smiling. I later found out she had told people that I was heartbroken...weird.)

So I did the natural thing and stayed away from my ex (Girl A) making out with her new guy, and hung with the people I could stand to see making out. Eventually, Girl B invited me over for a party. At the end, everyone had left, so She and I were alone together. She snuggled up to me and went for a kiss. That was one of the worst timed moments to suddenly figure out my romantic feelings. I turned to her and said, "I can't do this, I still love Girl A" and left. I turned down a Hot girl who was coming onto me in a empty house.

I apologized to Girl B many times for doing that to her. She understood, and was nice about it.

However, there was more. A couple months later, Girl A said this to Girl B, "I think I love Henry, (that is me), but he will never take me back, he must hate me now."

Girl B was completely over me since she said, "The Last I heard, he still likes you."
A few days later, Girl B told me this, through the power of 'HINTS!' via direct questions asked them by "a friend".

Thus began my current relationship.

(This was 2 years ago, still going strong.)

 

[lizards]

just be like me have no emotions

seriously my last girl dumped me because "you have no emotions" "you never say im pretty" "yoiujaeoirnfoaenhgaeormnhke"

just say dont mean nothin to everything and life is so much easier

 

[dududf]

Another ****ing relationship thread?

Jesus christ what is this, some sort of self help website?

Erm yeah if she can't decide who she likes, the person who generally cares about her or the person who keeps dumping her, then you should pick better women. No sarcasm in that I'm being dead serious (I should get a medal for not brining up attention ***** )

 

[ottenni]

Yeah I've had something very similar. From my experience id say don't trust her. But good luck to you.