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Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

Hey. There's a lot there. It sounds like you just want more connection with your partner and also to know that they aren't going away. If the digital self harm is making you feel worse, perhaps try no…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment9/4/2025
my mind knows I’m trying to “trick” it

my mind knows I’m trying to “trick” it — i was reading the power of your subconscious mind by dr. joseph murphy and found it super interesting. it talks a lot about how feeding certain thoughts to your subconscious can shape your reality, ki…

r/JosephMurphypost4/23/2025
Saw the same man I've been seeing as a kid

Saw the same man I've been seeing as a kid — I'm sorry about the use of A.I but my drawing skills are bad and I don't know how to explain this but I've seen this man in my dreams ever since I was a child. I remember seeing shows like Tom and Jer…

r/experiencerspost3/7/2026
Heart Chakra opened, and I feel very very calm

Heart Chakra opened, and I feel very very calm — Last night I laid down to meditate. After a while, my thoughts began to drift away again. They felt strangely random almost like they didn’t belong to me. I saw a woman and her child. She looked noth…

r/Meditationpost3/13/2026
Traditional meditation feels like a chore, but my own 'quiet mind' method feels amazing. Am I missing something?

Traditional meditation feels like a chore, but my own 'quiet mind' method feels amazing. Am I missing something? — I have a particular style of meditation which I can't explain very well, but I just allow my mind to go quiet. I still have similar thoughts to daily life, but I feel like I'm only very partially enga…

r/Meditationpost3/13/2026
I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work

I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work — **My Journey** I can’t remember not being depressed. I have some memories of the time before, but they are pictures, frames of a child enjoying life. But I’ve struggled with depression almost my enti…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost3/16/2026
Something mentioned but not talked about, Serotonin.

Something mentioned but not talked about, Serotonin. — What do we know about Serotonin? \-Its produced in the gut, \-Low levels often correlated to anxiety and depression \-Happy hormone, not to be mistaken with dopamine , the pleasure hormone where …

r/Meditationpost3/19/2026
Finally detached! Flying, static vision, and a sudden "lust-induced" snapback. Advice needed!

Finally detached! Flying, static vision, and a sudden "lust-induced" snapback. Advice needed! — Hey everyone! I’ve been actively practicing for a while now—listening to 6 Hz theta waves and binaural beats, focusing on breathwork, and consciously lowering my heart rate. This morning around 9:00 A…

r/AstralProjectionpost3/22/2026
Day 12 The best day of all the days

Day 12 The best day of all the days — day 12 today no craving, no wanting to go to the shop, no thoughts of I want to smoke just one cigarette. I just felt like I controlled the thoughts today. although it was a sleepy day as it was a …

r/selfhelppost3/29/2026
Why are people so cruel? - Day 13 of Recovery

Why are people so cruel? - Day 13 of Recovery — Had a bad day today... *Really* bad... People are so fucking cruel. First someone sees my scars at church of all places... Not that I'm Christian, but isn't it called a sanctuary for a reason? Anyway…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost3/30/2026
I just realized how simple shifting is

I just realized how simple shifting is — I just realized that I don’t need to learn how to shift because I already know how to do it. I am doing it right now. I’m just not shifting to the reality I want. So really all I have to do is align m…

r/realityshiftingpost3/30/2026
How do I stop oversharing and being talkative

How do I stop oversharing and being talkative — Hey guys, I really need help. I’m a little bad organizing this into words, so please bear with me. For a little background info, I had a bit of a strict upbringing (and its made me isolated for my pee…

r/selfhelppost3/31/2026
Have a bit of free time for next couple hours, tell me your manifestation roadblocks and I'll try to assist

Have a bit of free time for next couple hours, tell me your manifestation roadblocks and I'll try to assist — Nothing to say that hasn't already been said on this forum, so I'm just here with a few quiet hours of no work and feeling inspired to help others lock in and achieve their goals. Ask me any questions…

r/nevillegoddardpost4/1/2026
Overcorrections 2 Electric Boogaloo

Overcorrections 2 Electric Boogaloo — This time I'm focusing on the way things are phrased in this subreddit's Read Me First. The problems I'm noticing can be either attributed to right understanding but wrong phrasing, or wrong understan…

r/Stoicismpost4/2/2026
How do you decide how to act or what to say in daily life situations?

How do you decide how to act or what to say in daily life situations? — The question may be a bit vague, so let me expound on it. I’m very mindful in daily life — I’m very aware of not only my internal monologue and cognitive movements but also the present moment and th…

r/Meditationpost4/3/2026
Astral projection is not an illusion of the mind

Astral projection is not an illusion of the mind — ​ Astral traveller is somebody who leaves this physical dimension behind, and establishes full waking conciousness, on another level of reality. and this level of reality is very real, its as …

r/AstralProjectionpost4/3/2026
TW!!! How common are long term passive suicidal thoughts?

TW!!! How common are long term passive suicidal thoughts? — **TW: suicidal thoughts/ sh** Hi everyone. I wanted to ask if it is normal to have suicidal thoughts, like wanting to unalive yourself or just disappear when you are stressed. I know this question c…

r/therapypost4/4/2026
A one month experiment

A one month experiment — It is April 4th, 2026. I’m 18 years old and have been studying book after book and all these different philosophies and rules about manifestation for years. I’m deciding now that I make the rules, I a…

r/Manifestationpost4/4/2026
How should I know which thoughts to look at and which to ignore?

How should I know which thoughts to look at and which to ignore? — So I tend to overthink things a lot during the day and I’m usually aware of it but I can’t help but think it might be important. People say think of thoughts as clouds in the sky but what if that clou…

r/Meditationpost4/5/2026
It's really hard to come back to the present when things feel uncertain

It's really hard to come back to the present when things feel uncertain — I try to put my mind away from a narrow focus on thoughts to a broader awareness but at times, it's really hard. The pull is so strong, as if my soul is asking for some processing, some clarity, some …

r/Meditationpost4/5/2026
My Fiancé (M36) thinks im overreacting (f26)

My Fiancé (M36) thinks im overreacting (f26) — I’ve been angry with my fiancé for the past two days after something that happened at a pub. We were with some of his friends who turned out to be extremely homophobic (I didn’t know beforehand that t…

r/relationship_advicepost4/6/2026
Question about inner work?

Question about inner work? — So basically how do I start by getting to know my true self? what questions to ask myself, what habits and thoughts to take note of etc. I've been trying to work on myself for a while now (about 3 y…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost4/6/2026
Hooked up with a friend—should I tell him he has room for improvement?

Hooked up with a friend—should I tell him he has room for improvement? — I [29F] hooked up with my good friend [38M] and it left a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth, not between us or for our friendship, but for the other women who have sexual encounters with him. Ba…

r/relationshipspost4/6/2026
A prose writing about crying one too many

A prose writing about crying one too many — He's someone sensitive. Her verdict is that he's a gentle animal. Clearly that sensitivity is why he wept so often, and clearly it's because of why she's sensitive that he's sensitive. Sensitivity mea…

r/CPTSDpost4/7/2026
Anything in my chart that would point towards going into law for children’s rights? I’ve always felt I’ve needed to do something “bigger”

Anything in my chart that would point towards going into law for children’s rights? I’ve always felt I’ve needed to do something “bigger” — I know sun on mc is a big reason I feel pulled to have a bigger purpose for example. But when I was a kid I thought writing and film would be enough. As I’ve gotten older I’ve kinda realized that that…

r/AstrologyChartSharepost4/7/2026
This is a TEST: Did You Change Yourself Yet?

This is a TEST: Did You Change Yourself Yet? — I posted about a month ago on revision work and how it changes everything. It truly IS so beneficial because it allows you to realize how much control you have over EVERYTHING. This brings me to the r…

r/nevillegoddardpost4/8/2026
In desperate need of replies as distractions please, I can’t take the pain

In desperate need of replies as distractions please, I can’t take the pain — **The affair / cheating:** * Affair Partner (AP) is a friend he knew before me through his ex-gf, they reconnected \~2019 * I’ve known they’ve been on phone calls together throughout end of 2020, som…

r/survivinginfidelitypost4/8/2026
How I Overcame Limerence

How I Overcame Limerence — This is a story of how Limererence negatively affected me for years and how I overcame this madness.  When I was 15, I fell in love with a women who was six years older than me. However , she rejecte…

r/Codependencypost4/10/2026
When is a hard day not a bad day?

When is a hard day not a bad day? — Today has been a struggle. I didn't get very much sleep last night, but I managed to take a nap and felt a lot better afterwards. I'm alone in my apartment, but one of my friends reached out to me to …

r/CPTSDpost4/10/2026
Artemis was better than therapy

Artemis was better than therapy — it was so emotional and inspiring. I didnt want it to end. the pictures that came from their journey. seeing the earth and moon. it was bittersweet. thats where I am. that was me. no matter how ba…

r/CPTSDpost4/11/2026
How do you handle unwanted intrusive thoughts and rumination?

How do you handle unwanted intrusive thoughts and rumination? — I’ve been dealing with intrusive thoughts and rumination since I was a teenager. I’m 34 now, and while the frequency and intensity have fluctuated over the years, they’ve never fully gone away. Someti…

r/CPTSDpost4/11/2026
I try to relax and end up thinking more Meditation for sleep - how to get started properly

I try to relax and end up thinking more Meditation for sleep - how to get started properly — Every time i try meditation before sleep it backfires. like i suddenly become aware of every thought instead of calming down. i notice my breathing too much, my body too much, random unfinished tho…

r/Meditationpost4/12/2026
How do I (20M) stop comparing myself to my partner's (18F) deceased boyfriend?

How do I (20M) stop comparing myself to my partner's (18F) deceased boyfriend? — My girlfriend had a previous partner who passed away over 2 years ago. They dated for around 6 months. I often compare myself to him; the thought of him pops up in my head multiple times a day, and it…

r/relationship_advicepost4/12/2026
1st acid trip

1st acid trip — the first time i did it , it was like quarter of this really strong blot maybe i tripped balls cause i was 3-4 days sleep deprived cause i was snorting (was on a trip w my friends , a lil weekend get…

r/Psychonautpost4/13/2026
REMINDER: be kind to yourself. This is hard, and you’re handling it with grace and strength.

I’m sorry you’re feeling this way and going through this. It sucks she wouldn’t give therapy a chance. You can’t control others actions and feelings. I hope you can find meaning and joy in your kids …

r/Divorcecomment7/10/2023
To the former LOAPorn folks here

Actually, I have read the index and the POSM, and I've been doing training for 5 days so far, but I still have intrusive thoughts about hurtful events like his elder sister saying crap about me and ge…

r/JosephMurphycomment11/6/2024
Manifestation coaches have not refuted any anti-loa arguments

There’s so many that I’ve posted on nevillegoddardcritics over the past year. Can I get my thoughts together then make a separate post?

r/JosephMurphycomment1/23/2025
Quran and LOB

Salam, I am a Muslim too. Here are the references: *“Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (Quran 13:11) ☪️* *“Allah would never change a blessin…

r/JosephMurphycomment2/10/2025
Law of Belief - Relationships

You’re welcome. A lot of people in these communities shut down questions and are quick to say “you’re not doing it right” which is just nonsense. Of course you can change people. There are infinite …

r/JosephMurphycomment9/13/2025
Law of Belief - Relationships

No… this is all about changing your thoughts. Think about it - what got you into this situation in the first place? It wasn’t listening to negative subliminal tapes lol. It was thoughts that didn’t se…

r/JosephMurphycomment9/13/2025
How to deal with triggering situations

Thank you so much for this🩷 ill attempt to feel things around me when the thoughts flare up next time! Ive already tried to shift my inner thoughts to more healthy ones. Instead of "he doesnt want to…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment10/9/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

Do you have a problem or some emotional attachment to this issue because you seem very bothered lol. Like I said he had a medical condition which is what caused my thoughts to spiral. I never didn’t t…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment11/5/2025
Anxious Attachment Injury - Nervous System Stuck in Fight/Flight

How long did the intense grief + obsessive thinking last? The grief stopped when I allowed myself to understand what exactly I was grieving for. Was it that version of me, was it the safety, was it …

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment2/1/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

My brother-in-law always poked fun at me when I gave him one of those lines "anything is fine". I would ask him for help, then he asks me what time. I tell him any time is fine. Only for him to reto…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/8/2026
We live in a culture that glorifies self-sufficiency and punishes inter-dependence and needs. That impacts what we start labelling as anxious attachment, and how we are encouraged to heal.

Thank you for this post, I was thinking something like this before but you helped me put my thoughts together.  Western culture, especially in North America, is extremely individualistic, bordering o…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment2/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

He cares about you and values the time you spent together. Maybe doesn't have great boundaries when it comes to keeping these very natural thoughts to himself, though. But his feelings mirror mine exa…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/12/2026
r/datingoverthirtycomment2/15/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

This is so weird to me! Do people really just keep all of their thoughts to themselves and not send them to their best friends and/or boyfriends? 🤔 See how I couldn’t even keep this question unasked?…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/18/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

What makes you think that he settles though? Is it some persistent unexplained gut feeling? Or does he just not speak your love language? My bf sounds similar to yours (non verbal and not emotional) b…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
how to be "chill" in early stages of dating?

THere is no chill... you have to keep all your thoughts to yourself and drive yourself crazy... NEVER act on your impulses or emotions.

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment2/22/2026
ways to stop ruminating on past relationships/friendships/situationships/etc?

My therapist just taught me this trick this week: thought-dumping onto paper. Grab a small notebook and write out every single thought you’re having (I write in very small handwriting and fill up en…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment2/24/2026
DA’s - Do You Know When You’re Deactivating?

How do you carry on every day and get through the feelings of not loving your wife? How do you know what’s your real feelings vs what’s your deactivation brain speaking? Do you play along like every…

r/attachment_theorycomment3/4/2026
Best pointers for Do Nothing meditation

I have meditated for 3 hours a day, for 4 years now. When I started, I walked 12 hours a day, until I lost 60 pounds and ended in the hospital. You don't have to do that. The big thing is to be gentle…

r/Meditationcomment3/7/2026
Do you think we’re all in the same physical reality?

The idea described here is called replication. Client receives input, that input gets computed locally, then sent to the server. When multiple clients send conflicting computations to the sever, it pe…

r/experiencerscomment3/8/2026
Has anyone else experienced something very feeling strange ever since the election of the current American President??

what if, and hear me out, the vibrations of your environment ACTUALLY INCREASED which brought all those dark and negative thoughts to the forefront so that you can deal with them and let them go? wha…

r/experiencerscomment3/9/2026
Letting go of LUST

Lust is a human emotions, if you kill it you kill a part of yourself, the creative side of life. It's totally ok to have lustful thoughts to act on it is alright as long as it's consensual, your absti…

r/Meditationcomment3/9/2026
How to get rid of cuckold thoughts

OCD gives you thoughts that you don't want the more you don't want them. This means you don't want those thoughts and this isn't what you're becoming interested in at the moment. OCD just gives unwa…

r/selfhelpcomment3/12/2026
Anyone find narcs to be entirely boring?

Dull and boring. No real interests of their own really. Conversations always felt so shallow. I could tell when he would piecemeal a string of thoughts together from something he heard from somewhere …

r/NarcissisticAbusecomment3/12/2026
Men having rigid body type preferences

Sorry you have been through this. I think it is characteristic of emotionally immature, or narcissistic, or toxic people no matter their age. I experienced this same thing with the last man I dated. …

r/datingoverfortycomment3/12/2026
The secret to manifestation

Great post. Its all about what you know, what you believe is true and your faith that it is true. An important piece for me is watching my inner conversations and thoughts, and immediately stopping …

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/13/2026
Traditional meditation feels like a chore, but my own 'quiet mind' method feels amazing. Am I missing something?

Thanks for your thoughts! Let's say in general waking life my thoughts are really running the show. In meditation they run for a little while and lose steam and when I drop into a more settled state.…

r/Meditationcomment3/13/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 13, 2026

My thoughts too, I personally at least would want to kiss goodbye, I think, but don't want to presume too much!

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/13/2026
I wanted to be recognized as an artist

Your dream is still real, art, creativity the need for expression through an outlet exists. Meditation does help clear the mind, the anxiousness is cured through stability of being able to sit through…

r/Meditationcomment3/13/2026
My 22F boyfriend 22M is scaring me

I have intrusive thoughts too and sometimes they upset me, and I will say something without meaning to just to get it to stop. It’s really not fun. It rarely happens when I’m around people, and no one…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/14/2026
Aphantasia

This is what I do: Find an empty wall (I have an empty white wall in my apartment, there is nothing hanging there etc.). Clear your head. Make sure the lighting is dim, and with your eyes open start t…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/14/2026
Why is it that when I visualize about something that I really want to happen, it doesn’t work out and goes the complete opposite way?

Unfortunately many of us habitually think negatively about our desires. "I'm not good enough for him/her", "They'll never give me that promotion", "I'll always be struggling to pay the bills" etc etc.…

r/lawofattractioncomment3/14/2026
My 22F boyfriend 22M is scaring me

Yup, I suspect I have OCD and I sometimes have to tell the intrusive thoughts to stop, out loud. It feels incredibly overwhelming at times, so it feels like I can't just "mentally" brush it off and HA…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/14/2026
I just lost my brother. Is listening to the tapes a bad idea?

Please seek the help of a grief counsellor. Even just Meditation can surface lots of unresolved issues that we may not be prepared to handle. I had to take a pause on meditation and I took up journal…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/15/2026
my "method" to manifest everything

Doubts and negative thoughts are completely normal. And if you decide that they have no power over you personally, then they won’t. Believe me, the power of your mind is so strong that you can choose …

r/Manifestationcomment3/15/2026
Is there anything about my chart I should keep in mind or be aware about?

You were born right after the new moon. You’re a Leo and you’re meant to shine. ✨ With so much energy in your 10th house, and 5 placements in Leo, your public image and life’s work are VERY importa…

r/AstrologyChartSharecomment3/15/2026
Saturn in the 4th House – How to Overcome It?

damn that saturn-moon combo in 4th Gemini on the IC sounds draininglike family convos always turn heavy or restricted. Pluto opp just cranks the power struggles with your public life. Lean into ground…

r/AskAstrologerscomment3/16/2026
My ex wife changed after the divorce and I don’t want her back but I am angry

Yesterday I was just reflecting on my own life, the shifts over the years. I was discussing with a friend how I’m not the same person in each relationship I ever had. I maybe am like your ex wife. S…

r/Divorcecomment3/16/2026
Why does nobody talk about unsuccessful manifestation journey?

Personally, I don't feel like you should try to manifest a specific person into your life. The other person has their own free will. They have their own life path, their own lessons to learn. That may…

r/lawofattractioncomment3/16/2026
All is now. Be Here Now.

Cool seeing this based on my thoughts today. I’m not sure why I’ve been thinking about things in a future tense. If I think about something that’s very much happening now and if I truly believe my th…

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/16/2026
My husband [M31] let slip in a compliment that he thinks his ex was prettier than me [F28] and I can't stop thinking about it. How do I let it go?

He’s an Ah. He owes you an apology and he needs to learn to keep done thoughts to himself. Unless he’d like to hear about your super hot ex who was great in bed too. 🙄

r/relationship_advicecomment3/16/2026
[Update] She [F25] withdrew consent after the act, how do I [M26] move on from this?

This message is complete mess. You made bunch of claims, unsubstantiated, while being condescending, emotional and jumping from topic to topic whose relevance to this exchange is tenuous at best. If y…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/17/2026
I was the husband who didn't do enough. Sharing my perspective

I've had those existential thoughts too of how despite our striving for otherwise how one day nothing we did will matter or have any utility. We'll be forgotten in four generations. But until then I…

r/Divorcecomment3/18/2026
I (19F) told my boyfriend (19M) it’s not my job to prove I won’t cheat.

Thank you for this!!! My personal situation is a little different but I’ve been having trouble trying to explain my thoughts to my girlfriend in a similar situation and reading this is like i finally …

r/relationship_advicecomment3/18/2026
39M 34F. Partner of 18 months says unless I propose with a 40k real diamond, don't propose at all?

I’d say have some third thoughts too. She’s not in it for the love. Her motives suck, and I think so,e relationship examination on past ignored red flags might help you make the decision

r/relationship_advicecomment3/18/2026
r/relationship_advicecomment3/18/2026
It unfolds so naturally

I have similar thoughts to this but the difference is: (You/awareness) + X = (you feeling the fulfillment of having desired car) Then, as if something has suddenly gone out of order, reality or th…

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/19/2026
Does robotic affirmation really helps?

this mindset is exactly why, btw. you have to persist in changing your thoughts not spam a bunch of techniques on your brain and expect them to do the job for you. YOU have to put in the work and chan…

r/Manifestationcomment3/19/2026
Goodbye. I wish I never meet you or anyone else like you ever again.

Ngl. You sound like my ex 😭😂. Whether you are or not, I think you should say this if you’ve never said it before. You don’t know if they are feeling the same way but just didn’t know how to convey …

r/BreakUpscomment3/19/2026