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Does anyone else’s experiences seem to get minimized a lot with toxic positivity?

Interesting people call that positivity: the "others have it worse" mentality I mean. To me proper positivity would be acknowledging it could be worse, but also that it could be better and not to sell…

r/CPTSDcomment4/8/2026
I think I might have really bad work/academic anxiety [rant ig]

I think I might have really bad work/academic anxiety [rant ig] — I'm a sophomore at HS and I've noticed I suffer from really bad anxiety, its never relationships or health related, always something work related like "Finish 4 chapters of discrete math by the end of…

r/Anxietyhelppost4/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Hi I've literally never posted on reddit before but I think I hit my final straw today. I just found out a coworker got engaged. I am one of only two single people at my job. And it seems that most of…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/9/2026
I'm 26 and i'm lost.

Just this that don't compare your life with other it will only makes you miserable from the inside you will never know what they are going through and they will never know what you are going through t…

r/selfhelpcomment3/9/2026
I'm 26 and i'm lost.

Try to find a better job, start a small project, it's not too late. Everyone has their own life and circumstances. Don't compare your life to others.

r/selfhelpcomment3/9/2026
why are they able to put in more effort with the affair partner than in their own relationship?

I hate that this happened to you. It boils down to dopamine rewards. It's not because she's special or better than you. It's because cheating gives them a drug like dopamine high. That dopamine motiva…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/14/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 16, 2026

If you're not ready yet, then it's totally ok. Say it when you feel it and are ready. My bf and I both started feeling it about 3 months in, but didn't say it until 4 months, after we both went throu…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/16/2026
Anyone find overly strict Asian Parenting methods don't build discipline

APs want you to be a robot basically. I don't think they know exactly what builds discipline. All they expect from you is: Make lots of money; get married to/marry a rich person; make babies; make me …

r/AsianParentStoriescomment3/18/2026
Anyone find overly strict Asian Parenting methods don't build discipline

> Also, I think it's best that u don't compare your upbringing to your white friend's. That is just gonna send you down a rabbit hole full of depression & agony. Asian culture & white culture are too …

r/AsianParentStoriescomment3/19/2026
Why do people always say “everyone has trauma”

This is much more succinctly put than I can muster this morning..bravo to this comment. I don't compare my trauma to anyone else's, it's all trauma. Full stop. It's all impactful in the same ways in …

r/CPTSDcomment3/22/2026
Meditation hasn’t worked for me

If you're basically a beginner and have OCD, meditation techniques will indeed require consistent practice and repetition and experimentation on a daily basis before any lasting benefits become undeni…

r/Meditationcomment3/23/2026
Coda Slogans

I started step 4 this week and I loved the line "don't compare your inside to other people's outside".

r/Codependencycomment3/24/2026
I [29M] lost my girlfriend [27F] of 5 years two years ago. I feel like I can never be in a relationship again. How do I move forward?

It's understandable you feel like a piece of you died with her. In a way that's beautiful, maybe that piece left to follow her into heaven. Try to remember what used to give you joy. All the things b…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/5/2026
Insecure (F6) about partners (M56) previous girlfriends based on their outward beauty.

They are exes for a reason. He's with you. He wants to marry you. Don't compare yourself to other women. I'm sure you're beautiful in your own right. Start being kind to yourself and giving yourself …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/6/2026
idk how im going to take care of her in her old age

"Gave up everything to become a mother". You make it sound like having kids is such an awful thing and you end up living in misery, missing out on stuff. I'm a mother and I have never felt this. I go…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/8/2026
I'm tired of living this miserable life and not finding direction in my life

You need change. And I applaud you for realizing this at 23. I only did in my 40s. Couple of things. Firstly: Read "the game of life - Florence Scovel Shinn" if you can't find it, I have a link to it …

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment4/10/2026
The worst part about discovering yourself later in life…

Been there, done that (well, still trying to do it). My 20s were stolen from me - because of all the psychological and emotional abuse, my health collapsed, so for 10 years I was basically a puppet of…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment4/10/2026
Is it possible to gain good social skills as an adult?

23 is absolutely not too late. Most people who seem naturally social just got more practice earlier, that's literally the only difference. One thing that actually works is putting yourself in situati…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment4/11/2026
r/datingoverthirtycomment4/13/2026