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Is the only way out to die?

I have had a really good therapist the last 2 years. That's privilige, I know. I couldn't always afford the co-pays though. I plan to prioritize that expense now that I have financial help. I had to …

r/CPTSDcomment4/7/2026
So Called "Punishment" or "Discipline" My Parents Did To Me

So Called "Punishment" or "Discipline" My Parents Did To Me — Hello fellow Asian folks, I have been lurking here for very long time, and I want to share with you all about some of my early life. (Trigger Warning) I (17M) did have some of happy moments in my…

r/AsianParentStoriespost3/23/2026
16M mental health declining

16M mental health declining — I think that really, there are around 4-5 things I can think of that contribute to my mental health declining,mostly rooted in isolation, so this might drone on. Firstly, in the about year & a half i…

r/selfhelppost3/29/2026
Chronic illness

Chronic illness — Did anyone have that strong urge to commit suicide with chronic illness? It's not as prevalent now But the level of vitriol from society in combination to lack of health and resources really put me …

r/CPTSDpost4/5/2026
Bullied Out of my Family

Bullied Out of my Family — I've never fit in with my family. My mom had post postpartum depression, so she didn't really love or connect with me as a baby. She struggled a lot and had no support network, so I don't blame her fo…

r/CPTSDpost4/5/2026
does anyone else feel like they have a way of existing and can’t go out of it?

does anyone else feel like they have a way of existing and can’t go out of it? — i’m 16 and 6 years passed from my trauma, i don’t have certificates that proves exactly that i have a trauma/c-ptsd but i have all the symptoms, i am going crazy cs just now i’ve realised how many tim…

r/CPTSDpost4/5/2026
Does anyone else feel like they’re trapped in a version of themselves they can’t escape?

Does anyone else feel like they’re trapped in a version of themselves they can’t escape? — Hi. I’m 16 and I feel like I’m stuck in a “mode” of existing that I can’t get out of, no matter how aware I am of it. I went through something traumatic when I was 13 (humiliation, isolation, sexual …

r/CPTSDpost4/5/2026
why do i absolutely not get along with any family?

why do i absolutely not get along with any family? — immediate family (parents and siblings) and other family (cousins). i always feel like the outcast or that i’m always made out to be evil or jealous. even though i have lost many friendships i genuine…

r/AskAstrologerspost4/9/2026
Went to a comic book store today and... I'm seeing a stark contrast between my family and strangers I happen to share something with

Went to a comic book store today and... I'm seeing a stark contrast between my family and strangers I happen to share something with — I (23M) went to a comic book store earlier today and actually had a great time. Even though I got there over 3 hours before it opened because I thought the bus ride was going to take longer than it di…

r/CPTSDpost4/10/2026
I realised that I self sabotaged myself between genuine people

I realised that I self sabotaged myself between genuine people — I just realised that I have been self sabotaging people around me and thought that nobody wants to be friends with me. so, I have been a kid who has been bullied by classmates in childhood so it has i…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost4/10/2026
Me and my husband are the black sheep of the family

Me and my husband are the black sheep of the family — I always grew up to be the black sheep of the family, always the outcast. My parents love me very much, but rest of my family always treated me like an outcast cause I always did things differently an…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/10/2026
Did I make the right choice ending things with my situationship?

Did I make the right choice ending things with my situationship? — I'm writing this post an ultimatum to myself that I won't think about this anymore. I (24 M) found myself falling in love with a (23F) and ended up having a situationship with her which I ended recent…

r/ExNoContactpost4/11/2026
I want to get my parents out of here.

I want to get my parents out of here. — Hello! Ugh... I'm desperate. To sum it up: We live in my paternal grandmother's house,I have a super awful family on both my mother's and father's sides (with very, very small exceptions, as always).…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/12/2026
How to stop ruminating over highschool despite becoming incredibly successful after it

How to stop ruminating over highschool despite becoming incredibly successful after it — Long story short, I had a few rough years in high school. At the beginning, I had black hair and a combination of poor eyeliner and chipped black nail polish. I never considered myself “emo”, I just …

r/selfhelppost4/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Wow, I bow before this very scientific-minded deconstruction of this situation as described by some particularly mope-y fellow. Of course you are absolutely right that my "lens" through which I perce…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

I been in prison a long time. I paid my debt to society. I am a changed man. Can someone change and be a productive citizen again or is popular opinion that we should remain an outcast. I am trying to…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/23/2026
Her body😫

I miss his freckles, his hands, his eyes, his smile, his toned legs, his mannerisms, and he genuinely had a big size down there too. He had the most beautiful side profile as well. Could not stop star…

r/BreakUpscomment3/10/2026
What are the most infuriating sentences your ex has said to you during or after the breakup?

thank you for saying this, as the “dumper” I often feel like an outcast in this group, and like I don’t have a right to hurt because I ended it..

r/BreakUpscomment3/10/2026
Dissociation and disorientation to the year: people with CPTSD ever struggle with realizing how many years passed in survival mode?

(52M) I have lost so many years of my life due to my Dad's constant anger outbursts to me throughout my childhood,and being an outcast for most of my school years.I didn't self diagnosis myself as bei…

r/CPTSDcomment3/11/2026
Behavior of Asian boys vs. White boys?

I grew up in a 50/50-ish community (Irvine). General trends I've observed: * Tiger parenting makes a difference, and the Asian kids were always far more stressed. But they also dominated the Honors c…

r/AsianMasculinitycomment3/11/2026
Please share your CE5 experiences!

At daylight,but reptilians shapeshifted at night cause many eyes will see them. It is physical but ive got some with hologram tech. Yes i touched them,that skin was as it was said to be,reptilians sna…

r/experiencerscomment3/11/2026
Friends/Coworkers joke about my Sobriety

Sounds like a toxic group of people that want to justify their addictions by putting you down. Deep down they feels jealous or embarrassed about their own addictions, to validate their addiction then…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/14/2026
[Crosspost] Hi /r/movies! We're Amy Wang (writer-director) & Shirley Chen (co-lead actress) of SLANTED, a body-horror satire that's out in theaters now. Ask us anything!

> Stories like these are often praised and paraded around as representative of the average AsAm woman’s experiences. And unfortunately a lot of women on social media claim it represents them. But it d…

r/AsianAmericancomment3/17/2026
Why have I always felt like the black sheep?

Seeing you say it shows up particularly with family, even before I read that I was going to say it’s your Capricorn moon on your IC conjunct Chiron. Chiron can often make us feel outcasted or ostraciz…

r/AskAstrologerscomment3/17/2026
Does anyone else feel like they were robbed of real socialization?

I’m realizing that what I was fundamentally robbed off, was the feeling of being safe in myself. Safe enough to be present, safe enough to show up as I am and safe enough to take risks. I kept dissoci…

r/CPTSDcomment3/18/2026
destined for loneliness?

Uranus right on your Aquarius Asc can def bring an “outcast” vibe….but allll those planets in your 7th house are getting a Jupiter transit v soon so hold tight..,,I’m sure your luck will change

r/AskAstrologerscomment3/18/2026
destined for loneliness?

Nope, not at all. Where the loneliness comes from is Uranus right on your ascendant in Aquarius. People likely view you as strange, unique, or even chaotic at first glance especially. The ruler of y…

r/AskAstrologerscomment3/18/2026
Those of you who were blindsided, discarded, or abandoned- how are you doing now?

Wait then this is extra wild bc. While I am nonbinary and he is a cis man, he also attributed a lot of his sudden change in behaviour in part to his father’s death as well. He called it death anxiety.…

r/Divorcecomment3/23/2026
"You'll find someone eventually"

God I HATE to hear all that above.  "Love yourself first", there's two things to this: I do love myself, and I'd even argue, more than some of the people I know who are in relationships. How come th…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/23/2026
They try to ruin your appearance

Same logic applies when they do everything in their power to outcast you , but blame you for being outcasted.

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/29/2026
NATAL SATURN SERIES: IN THE 4TH HOUSE

1. ⁠Cancer 2. ⁠Saturn is retrograde at 3 degrees Libra 3. ⁠7th and 8th 4. ⁠Jupiter Conjunct Saturn (applied); Sun trine Saturn (applied); Venus Sextile Saturn (applied); Fortune sextile Saturn (appli…

r/astrologycomment4/1/2026
Parents failed to realize I had ADHD

My parents are a doctor and a nurse, I wasn't diagnosed until my 20s, and added autism in my 30s. I don't remember a whole lot of my childhood, except feeling outcast and angry a lot, but my younger s…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment4/3/2026
What were seemingly "normal" things you experienced growing up, that you now realize is narc abuse?

My experiences are similar  Bullied then told it was my fault and to be quiet  Told anyone that could be a support I’m mentally ill  Outcasted for telling the truth  Trying to be the good one letting …

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/3/2026
3 months later

This but with my zookie. She was my everything. Me and her were always bullied outcasts. I remember the times people kept telling me shes a weirdo annoying loser who doesn't deserve friends, but I lik…

r/BreakUpscomment4/3/2026
Does my chart suggest any childhood trauma?

Your chiron in capricorn can add to the blacksheep thing, and provide healing. Alongside that moon in aquarius that also feels like a outcast in the family. Mars is conjunct lilith too.

r/AskAstrologerscomment4/4/2026
Anything related to shame wounds based on my chart?

Lilith + Saturn in Leo (debilitated sign, causes obstacles due to feeling unimportant) in 5th house (how you express yourself authentically), which makes it feel like you don't need to express yoursel…

r/AskAstrologerscomment4/4/2026
How do I stop being an alien?

I'm not autistic but i get this feeling and oh my god it stinks. I can't give a solution or anything like that but what really helped me feel better about seeing myself as an outcast/alien was just.. …

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment4/5/2026
The worst part is having people your age around you who are all doing better than you.

This. I feel so behind my peers and I'm only 24. I don't feel like an adult and yet they all look put together, prettier, more successful than me. While I can barely hold down a job and struggle to be…

r/CPTSDcomment4/6/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 06, 2026

Not just that the trope / reality of Japanese salary men is they hardly see their family of they even have one or dont get divorced because of it. and a big cause for their declining birthrate. (Tho I…

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/6/2026
My (21F) partner (20M) can no longer see me the same way

You sure about that? You might believe in the same things, but with different levels of conviction. For example, if you're a liberal but working for law enforcement, many liberals will outcast you fo…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/7/2026
‘Not having long-term friends is a red flag’

Loners and outcasts are misunderstood and deserve compassion and care. many people fear being alone or feeling rejected, ostrasized and excluded, and they project that insecurity on those outcasts bec…

r/CPTSDcomment4/7/2026
Do guys in relationships still talk like this about other girls?

Hey, a man (M26) here and I'd like to let you know that this is not normal and if in anyway it is, it shouldn't be. Maybe I am in a circle where this isn't normalised but I'd like it to be in such t…

r/relationshipscomment4/8/2026
Former “hot girl” that was used and coerced to the point of trauma - how do I fully heal?

Idk if you're in America where healthcare is an insane cost, but consider that your mental health is just as important as your physical health. If you were in a traumatic accident, you would (theoreti…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment4/10/2026
After three years, I just realized that not everyone with C-PTSD has the same type of hypervigilance.

Yeah I'm fine with loud noises, it's anger that gets me worst. A raised voice or an annoyed sigh or frustrating organizing sets me on edge so badly. And I used to be highly guarded and vigilant in alm…

r/CPTSDcomment4/10/2026
Me and my husband are the black sheep of the family

I now take being a "black sheep" or "outcast" as a compliment and good. I'd rather be a black sheep or an outcast than an enabler or in denial

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/10/2026
Which transits do you consider to be the most challenging?

I figure out I am autistic during when Chiron opposite my natal Sun. It gave me a lot of clarity, but you grieve at the same time the pain you could have spared yourself in the past and the future you…

r/astrologycomment4/11/2026
How often did you experience racism for being Asian?

Hm... Overall, I'd say things have gotten a lot better. As an infant in the 80s, there was a cross burning across the street from our Sunland home. I've been told my parents moved us within a week.…

r/AsianAmericancomment4/11/2026
parents always making you feel dumb about your interests

Yes, and some of it was my parent due to being looked upon with judgement (such as when I was playing with dolls), but most of it was from my classmates and that they just automatically hated whatever…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment4/12/2026
How often did you experience racism for being Asian?

>As an infant in the 80s, there was a cross burning across the street from our Sunland home. I've been told my parents moved us within a week. What does a burning cross mean? >After we moved to Hawa…

r/AsianAmericancomment4/12/2026
Why is it so normalized for people to gang up on a victim?

It is unfortunately built into the fabric of our culture. People conform to the norm and banish/bully/outcast anyone who deviates from it, including anyone who is lower on the power ladder. And if you…

r/CPTSDcomment4/13/2026