u/crushles2

Hey guys, I literally just got the numbing shot less than 10 minutes ago and am still riding the high of conquering my fear.

For context I got an ingrown surgically removed when I was 11 and that shot literally was one of the worst things I have ever gone through. Traumatized me to the idea of any needle even near my body for YEARS after the fact. Finally got over my fear of needles through exposure therapy, but, about 2 months ago, I did a stupid thing when cutting my nail and got a pretty wicked ingrown from it.

Immediately I’m freaking out because this was literally a surgery that traumatized me. I knew it wasn’t going to get better if I waited so I bit the bullet and about 2 weeks ago I called and scheduled an appointment with a podiatrist. I even tried (and botched) an at home removal and

I come in here freaking out and ask the doctor if he could do it without the numbing shot, and he says he could probably try but the discomfort would be way worse. I say fuck it and go for it.

Long story short, it was not bad at all. I see some people freaking out and telling horror stories, and while yes I can definitely see how this was unpleasant, it was not NEARLY as bad as I remember it being.

So, for anyone out there who needs this, you can do it! Just be honest with your podiatrist about your anxiety and I’m sure they’ll be extra careful for you.

Title basically explains my situation and I swear to god I might just be losing my mind.

I stopped playing MCOC a little over a year ago (March 2025ish). I recently have been getting the itch to play again, and when I reopened the app, I swear to god there are way more champions/newly awakened champions on my account than when I stopped playing. The weirder part is I think I’m in the same exact spot in the campaign as I was when I stopped playing last year.

I know this sounds like an “oh nooo my steak is too juicy and my lobster is too buttery” situation and when I think about it yeah, it definitely is. But I’m curious, does this game have any progression system like clash of clans where you automatically get champions added to your account after a long period of inactivity to incentivize returning players? There are way more 6 star champs on my account and champions I SWEAR I did not have awakened when I quit that are now awakened.

So is there any auto-progression mechanic? Is it possible I got hacked and somehow didn’t get locked out of my account? Or should I check my house for a carbon monoxide leak?