Lady Who Has "Broccoli-Related Trauma" Shares Her Funny Story About When She Vomited on Her Therapist Because of It

Don’t become so obsessed with a single ingredient that you incorporate it into every dish, regardless of whether it belongs there or not. It’s said that too much of anything isn’t good, and that applies to particular meals or ingredients as well.

Something similar happened to a Redditor named u/Root_Head, who felt compelled to share her funny story with the TIFU subreddit community. The story is amusing due to the way she crafted her words, and Redditors didn’t fail to notice and call it out. 

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

As a result, she grew to hate broccoli and boycotted eating it, even though her grandmother urged her to clear her plate of broccoli. The OP is now all grown up and seeing a therapist for unrelated reasons, during which she also mentioned her broccoli issue.

As they discussed it, the OP discovered that she was still sensitive to the topic. Everything went south when the therapist asked her to try 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...

u/Root_Head

Some Background Info

u/Root_Head

I Assumed This Was Normal

u/Root_Head

Stopped Eating It at Dinner

u/Root_Head

Fast Forward to the Present

u/Root_Head

I Arrived for the Session

u/Root_Head

I Might Need a New Therapist

u/Root_Head

The Reddit post received more than 12.1K upvotes and over 500 comments. Here are some of the responses:

1. It Is Indeed a Rollercoaster

u/chicken-tiddies

2. That Part Was Just Too Funny

u/majorkim1

3. We Need More of This Abstract Art

u/IH8BART

4. Lol... Well, at Least We All Had a Good Laugh About It

u/Fusion075

5. The Mighty Dinosaur Who Isn't Traumatized by Vegetables

u/Quickthoughtslowjots

6. Really Intense

u/elzaidir

7. Getting People Close to Their Pain Is Accompanied by Intense Emotions

u/JohnArce

8. They Just Had to Improvise

u/BonesChimes

9. It All Starts from the Little Things, and Boom, It's Broccoli-Themed Things Everywhere

u/RealMercuryRain

10. I'm Just as Curious as the Second Commenter

u/S_A_R_K

11. And I Thank You for Them Too

u/MinisterOfMagic

12. Let's Put the Blame Where It Really Belongs

u/Layne205

13. Ate Broccoli Once, and It's a Terrible, Dreadful Thing

u/Outside-Leg3220

14. Keep Doing Your Work, and Good Luck

u/T-Rex_timeout

15. The 0-Year-Old Did Get Me Too

u/FkUKVN

16. Your Therapist Pushed You Too Far

u/Unreflected

17. Wearing a T-Shirt That Says BROC ON!

u/Ejsberg

18. Don't Get a New Therapist Since This One Has Your Number

u/LikelyLioar

19. Going Back Will Help You Both

u/Agustusglooponloop

20. Me as Well... Lol

u/jstaples404

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

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