Lady Who Has "Broccoli Related Trauma" Shares Her Funny Story About When She Vomited On Her Therapist Because Of It

"She had broccoli plushies, and she incorporated it into every meal we ate."

Maryjane

• Published in Funny
• April 5, 2022

Don’t be so obsessed with a single ingredient so much so that you incorporate it into every dish, whether it belongs there or not. It’s said that too much of everything isn’t good, and that goes for a particular meal or ingredient as well.

Something similar is what a Redditor named u/Root_Head found herself in, so she had to share her funny story with the TIFU subreddit community. The story is funny because of the way she strategized her words and Redditors didn’t fail to notice and call it out. 

The OP first gave a background story of how her grandmother loved broccoli and made sure to infuse it into every meal and into their lives practically. The OP thought this was normal until her classmates started questioning her "t-shirts which all featured cartoons of broccoli."

So she grew to hate broccoli and boycotted eating it even though her grandmother persuaded her to clear her plate of broccoli. The OP is all grown up now and seeing a therapist for "unrelated reasons," to which she mentioned her broccoli issue too.

As they talked about it, the OP discovered that she was still sensitive to the issue. Everything went south when the therapist asked her to "a small portion of broccoli as a way to challenge and overcome these negative emotions."

Scroll down to find out what happened during the broccoli challenge.

The headline...

Some background info

I assumed this was normal

Stopped eating it at dinner

Fast forward to the present

I arrived for the session

I might need a new therapist

The Reddit post got more than 12.1K upvotes and over 500 comments. Here are what some of them had to say:

1. It is indeed a rollercoaster

2. That part was just too funny

3. We need more of this abstract art

4. Lol... Well, at least we all had a good laugh about it

5. The mighty dinosaur who ain't traumatized of no vegetables

6. Really intense

7. Getting people close to their pain is accompanied by intense emotions

8. They just had to improvise

9. It all starts from the little things and boom, it's broccoli themed things everywhere

10. I'm just as curious as the second commenter

11. And I thank you for them too

12. Let's put the blame where it really is

13. Ate broccoli once and it's a terrible, dreadful thing

14. Keep doing your work and goodluck

15. The 0 years old did get me too

16. Your therapist pushed you too far

17. Wearing a t-shirt that says BROC ON!

18. Don't get a new therapist since this one has your number

19. Going back will help you both

20. Me as well... Lol

Everyone loves a good meal, and while some derive joy in trying new things, others stick to the same old menu. There is nothing wrong with sticking to your menu, but at least let it not be a particular type of meal every day.

What are your own thoughts about this broccoli adventure? Drop your comments below. 

Maryjane