Hi Everyone, I just want to introduce myself. I'm Freek, long time happy bunqer. I look and act like a normal guy but inside I have to live with overwhelming feelings of shame. You see, I have 0 trees. My therapist tells me that, even though my bank constantly reminds me of this fact, it is not something to be ashamed of. But I disagree. I see that big 0 everyday and I'm reminded of what a loser I am. For comfort I turn to the "Us" tab, looking to see if there are others like me. But all I see is beautiful people with colorful lives. No doubt these people have many, many trees. These people do seem to travel a lot, so perhaps they need the trees more than me to save CO2, still I only wish I could be so virtuous.

I'm writing this in a desperate attempt to find other shameful humans that have 0 trees, and I want to ask them: "How do you live with yourself?"

    @Freek#181973 No worries! Even for you it's possible to get a lot of trees, by referring friends! 🌳🌲🌴
    Go to "Us" -> ⚡-> "Get 10 Trees by Referring a Friend" 👍

      Wouldn't it be great if users who don't have supergreen or don't want to see it, can just hide that counter :)

        I’m just as horrible for the environment as you are with 0 trees. I have also spoken to my therapist about this and she recommends me to focus on other things

          I also feel ashamed of myself.. I would like to know from Bunq if they're gonna help me feel better about myself and implement a toggle to hide this feature.

          The shame is actually making me consider switching to another bank.

            Ik wil graag af van die laffe teller.

              Actually I’d like to hide all the 3 circles, not just the trees... by the way I rather have the trend chart instead of those bubbles

                @Freek#181973 Hi 👋🏼

                I feel for you guys. I isn’t fun to wake up every single day with the knowledge you still didn’t contribute in helping Mother Earth 🌍 and your forest 🌳 keeps on being nothing more then a sad piece of ground 😔 where even the most tough plant 🌱 won’t grow. Every day you wonder, what will my parents think of me? What do friend say behind my back? Ow boy, I can only imaging how tough you lives must be right now.

                Is your life completely worthless now? NO THERE IS STILL HOPE! Here are some tips to survive this crisis:

                • Listen to your therapist (or even get a second opinion)
                • Invite friend to bunq! You will magically get trees!
                • Comfort your self by daily look into the mirror and repeat “I am a green superhero 🦸‍♀️ because I already have selected Green Companies in Freedom of Choice”
                • For less then then the price of one ☝️ creasy pizza 🍕 per month, you can go for SuperGreen! (Also great idea for loosing weight)

                And if all the above doesn’t work:

                Just cover up the 0 with colourful tape!

                  Who wants trees with bunq😂🙈🤷‍♂️

                    @Stevin-Aquamarine-Dragon#182255

                      You’re all seeing it wrong. You have contributed infinite trees :) Well done! :)

                        Finally a group session for those whom have zero trees planted and have to face this horrific fact every day in shame.

                        Hi, I’m Sam and this is my story.

                        I started using bunq at Black Friday 2018 via a promotion. Things went south from there. After one month I was so hooked to bunq, I started using Premium. After two months, I had already opened 5(!) bank accounts and had three cards.

                        When the TravelCard was introduced, I had to have it, at all costs, so I ordered one. After that it only got worse. I started to open more and more bank accounts, until I had full overview of my financials.

                        Then bunq came with the Metal Card, which allowed you to plant threes as you spent your money. I was about to order it immediately. As I do endorse green goals and I am addicted to fancy things like a metal bank card, it was something I had to have.

                        Then it hit me.

                        I reached out for help and got it. It was just right there in the math. For €100 I would have a card which I would rarely use, so I wouldn’t be able to plant much trees. As I live in a Meastro-country, I would only be able to plant like a few threes per year for that €100.

                        When the SuperGreen subscriptions arrived at bunq, I sought for help in math again. For €5 extra per month and with €2000 to spend each month, I would only be able to plant 20 threes. Thus paying 25ct per three.

                        The benefit would be that I would never ever have to face the confronting fact that I still haven’t done anything in my life to help the environment. My banking app (of all places) confronts me every day with a prominent zero, whenever I open it.

                        Although I live in a very environment friendly houseboat, I use very little energy, very little clean water, use public transport or my bike to go to work instead of a car and I donate to various charities, I still haven’t done anything to make this world a better place, according to my bank.

                        As my bank is the only place where I can do something to save the world, I feel really ashamed of the zero threes I’ve planted so far. The daily confrontations start to hunt me. And there is something I can do about that, I know. But the math just isn’t working.

                        I am Sam, and I haven’t done anything to save this planet.

                          Ich hab nicht nur das Problem mit den 0 Bäumen. Mich plagt auch die Sorge wie ich die gesparten 33€ Anlege und wo ich die gesparten 2 Monate verbringen soll.

                            @JohnDo#182240 good job Bunq for not taking your customers seriously. It is clear to me that I need to look for another bank.

                              Ich habe diese Woche mehrere Bäume in meinem Garten gepflanzt. Kann ich die Bäume in Bunq hinzufügen? Dann würde ich mich auch besser fühlen.

                                @DanielL#182373 Ich habe mittlerweile mehrere Stunden mit v3 vergeudet. Die werden leider noch nicht abgezogen

                                  My therapist diagnosed me with V3’ophobia. Maybe our therapists should get in touch with each other and share their insights. 🤷🏻‍♂️

                                    Thanks for sharing such a vulnerable situation with us.

                                    You’re very courageous for seeking out help with a therapist. And I honor you for sharing that here as well.

                                    I think being able to talk about it like this means you are very far on your journey. You will get where you want to be, trust me.

                                    Don’t get fooled by the supposed size of your therapy group, judging from the amount of people speaking up here.

                                    There are many people suffering from the same shame. Most of these people are still in neglect. They are unconscious of their feelings called shame, and try to revert to other means to outlet this emotion.

                                    Their behavior is often very counter productive, as it is very aggressive in nature. Throwing with mud creates distance.

                                    They make it difficult for people to connect with them and see what’s really behind their obsessive behavior. They push people away.

                                    They make it difficult for anyone to see that it’s a cry for help. They just want to be be heard and understood.

                                    I honestly believe every single person has the right intention. Even when you fall into the trap of abusive behavior to cope with the shame. All it takes is seeing through to the heart of the matter.

                                    I salute you for sharing your story. You’re setting an example. For the many people who deal with a similar condition. For the many people who are looking for ways to deal with other conditions. And for the people that can listen and can help them because they are in the position to offer solutions.

                                    Thank you 🙏