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I'll repost what I typed so you may read it. It's an interesting sort of fun story. I started early, at 13 with my first dose of LSD. I have physical experiences with NHI since I was 9, these visit…
We Fired a Developer But Not Because He Was Bad, But Because He Wasn't Right. Only 2 Legit Reasons to Fire Anyone. (i will not promote) — After building a small team and running a startup for a while, We’ve come to a hard conclusion: There are only two legitimate reasons to fire someone. 1. They are not the right fit for the company.…
For having struggled with an anxious attachment in an earlier relationship, how does it feel for you to become more secure in a much different or more compatible relationship you are in now? — I am quite curious to hear if there are others who are at a place in their life still in their own "wound care" (healing) of being outside of an anxiously attached situation or of a previous unhealthy…
Mom self harms in front of us since I was 8 yrs old. I haven’t been able to stop doing the same. — My mom would start beating herself whenever something tragic happened to her (failing an exam, fight w father etc.) or even because of me sometimes, she’d tell us (when my siblings and I were still ki…
Experienced ego dissolution and timelessness while a friend spiraled into a bad trip believing we were communicating through “waves” — I wanted to share a recent experience because the contrast between my trip and my friend’s bad trip was extremely interesting, and I’m curious if others have seen similar dynamics in group trips. We …
F**CKKKKKKKKK — I don’t really have anywhere to say this, so I’m just putting it here. I was with someone for a long time who I truly believed was my person. From the beginning, there was just something about her th…
My biological mother sexually abused me in such weird sadistic ways throughout my childhood and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this — For context I am a 20 year old girl I was raised by my two lesbian parents they got a sperm donor and had me and my twin sister. Starting since I’m assuming a toddler up until about 13 my biological m…
Ex confronted me, then broke down. — About a month ago, my ex broke up with me because she said she was "confused." I immediately went No Contact. didn’t beg, didn’t text, just started focusing on myself and moving on. Last night, we bo…
Had a shocking vision during a golden light meditation anyone else seen their 'future' family’? — I wanted to share something that just happened to me during a meditation that honestly shocked me. I was lying in bed, focused on my breathing, and imagined a golden light starting at my feet. I felt …
My wife finally admitted an affair that happened 9 years ago — This is my first post on Reddit. My spouse and I are both 44, and have been married since 2014. We met and started dating when we were 26. In late 2016, her cousin, who was her best friend, was killed…
Carl Jung wasn't a psychologist. He was a shaman. — Carl Jung quietly wrote one of the most profound esoteric texts of all time, at least in my own personal opinion. Seven Sermons to the Dead was written in 1916, privately shared between a handful of J…
New to CE5s Should I be concerned? — Hi everyone. I’m new to the CE5 community, though I’ve seen orbs throughout my life. For years, I’ve followed Dr. Steven Greer’s work, believing that advanced intelligence must be peaceful or they wou…
Processing my NDE and the paranormal experiences that followed — I can’t sleep and i’m feeling the need to document a sequence of experiences I had from February 2019 through 2020 that forever changed my life. I’ll try my best to keep each section somewhat brief, b…
My Experience in Intro Focus 21 Odyssey Wave IV, Movement to Locale 2 — Last night I was in a meditation session (Wave IV, Odyssey, Movement to Locale 2), and after the part where you’re guided to move toward and through the white light, I ended up somewhere that felt ver…
Confused if my therapist is just not the right fit. Am I the problem?? Do I just need to work harder? — My diagnosis is Bipolar 2, heavy on the depression. I’ve been seeing a therapist for a few months now. A few things I’m confused about that I need advice on. 1) I feel like he doesn’t understand my …
For anyone who struggles to believe in Manifestation. Read this. — (Apologies in advance for the long post) Okay so I used to be that person who would physically cringe when someone said “manifest it.” Like, I get it. The whole world around this thing is just deepl…
My friend/coworker (26F) didn’t invite me (26M) to her birthday party after I helped her get her job. How do I handle this? — My friend who is also my coworker (26F) is having a birthday party this weekend and I (26M) just realized I wasn’t invited. This is especially weird because I literally recommended her for her current…
Writing about my experience with Iboga medicine 🌱 — Earlier I made a post and someone commented that they didn't want to watch a video. Understood! Here is an account of what I saw during my time with ceremony number one with iboga. It was not what I i…
I thought I died last night. — (For background) In college - about ten years ago - I took an interest in lucid dreaming for a few months. During that time and since, I've had a few lucid dreams. Not often at all, but enough so that…
I (f 22) tested positive for an std after years of being clean and consistent testing and my bf (m 24) of 2 years says it’s “impossible” it’s because of him despite not being tested for 5 years and now we’re not okay. — \*\*\*UPDATE\*\*\* After a long 3 days my results came back and they were all negative. I, of course, told my boyfriend and he was relived much like I was. He was supportive of me and he apologized …
eye experience — About a year and a half ago I was meditating in my room and had a very amazing experience that I still can't wrap my head around. I had been using Tom Campbell's binaural beats for a while and practic…
i broke up with my partner of 3.5 years - advice? — burner acc as i just need to get this out and it’s kinda long, but would appreciate queer perspectives as it’s kinda relevant. but on friday, i broke up with my partner of 3.5 years (basically out of…
tw: abuse — hi. id like to start off by saying i was in a 9 year relationship with my ex. he was my best friend. i guess i’ll say everything good about us first. we laughed a lot, played a ton of video games toge…
How did you cope when you realized that the person you loved was never really "there"? And that what happened between you, was mostly in your head? — An eerie and disturbing feeling crept in the moment the mask slipped. At first I was confused, but during the next days I came to the harrowing realization that she was wearing a mask all along, and t…
I dont know if this was AP — I had some AP in 2020. One of them was super clear. I was flying in my bedroom and I knew it, everything was dark. I felt that I was floating. But other times It has not being that clear. There was o…
I dont know if this was AP — I had some AP in 2020. One of them was super clear. I was flying in my bedroom and I knew it, everything was dark. I felt that I was floating. But other times It has not being that clear. There was o…
The importance of Asian male role models — I'm a long time lurker and I'd like to share my perspective as a half Asian millennial guy in the US. Having strong Asian male role models has been key to my development as a person. My dad was Chine…
Ramblings of a lunatic (me) — This is gonna be extremely long so I don’t blame you if you don’t want to read it but I’ve been writing about it for a while and struggled with meaning and found this Reddit and thought I’d seek out s…
Things I want to tell you. — Todays the first day I haven't cried. It's been a month since you left me, I can't believe it's been this long already since I last saw you. You told me to move on from you and I guess that's what I'm…
Am I [26F] waiting for a future that will never come with my boyfriend [28M]? — My \[26F\] and my boyfriend \[28M\] have been together for 5 years. I feel that we are at a plateau in our relationship. I feel like we are in the roommate phase and that there isn't an inkling of eng…
Real of fake memory? — I need your help to understand whether I might have had contact with alien beings in the past. Ever since I was a child, I’ve been extremely curious about this topic. My father says I used to constan…
I have this question all the time, and would someone, PLEASE answer it?! Why my body isn't there whenever i astral project? And why I can see in the dark, although my room is pitch black darkness? — I didn't planned to astral project, just awake up to do something else entirely, because for some unknown reasons when I tried to astral project multiple times in the past 2 years, I usually end up…
How to forgive myself and stop ruminating over lost sentimental items? — I've struggled for years with ADHD and OCD. I like material items because they each hold a memory that I might otherwise forget, not because the memory doesn't matter, but because my brain is chaos an…
Trying to process the severity of my mothers actions — I’m 37 weeks pregnant and I genuinely think I’m done with my mother, and I should have been years ago. We haven’t spoken in months, basically since she left my apartment. Before that, she stayed with…
20 years and want out — Ive been married to my wife for 20 years, and we have 2 grown up kids, 20 and 28, both of whom live in different countries now for study and work. My wife and I run a family business, so we have spent…
Possible Alien experience? Has anyone experienced this/something similar? — hey guys, i want to know if anyone else has experienced something like this before. and before anyone says sleep paralysis, the reason i’m questioning that is because the person in the room with me ex…
Saw my narc mom for the first time in 2 years. The night ended in tears. I feel like I messed up? — I'm 28, married and have a 4 year old. I cut my narc mom off 2 years ago because she is verbally, emotionally, and financially abusive. She was/is an addict, a habitual liar, and someone who has made …
This might sound stupid! — Hey all! This really might sound stupid or uneducated, since I don’t really know what classifies as OB but I have been doing the following as a child and what to know if this might be something like a…
Is my partner cheating or am I crazy? — I first started noticing weird things on my outdoor Ring camera at the end of December 2025. At the start of the new year, I began to see changes in my girlfriend’s behavior. We had just bought a hou…
I APed into what I'm guessing was a monster, and also visited a weird blue building — I just had the WILDEST experience, I really can’t put it any other way. Most of this is from my journal where I wrote it all out, the stuff in (these) is my personal thoughts or something that occurre…
Why not just end it? - emotional cheater — My three-year relationship ended two weeks ago. She initially broke up with me in January. I couldn’t believe it. There had been signs building up to the breakup for months. But I was still shocked. …
Terrified of having a MRI and need help — Hi everyone, About a month ago I (27f) had a routine appointment with my neurosurgeon for a hydrocephalus check up, and they ordered an MRI (since I haven’t had a brain mri since 2004 and apparently …
I [M23] am facing a decision that might cost me what I think is the love of my life [23F] — TL;DR: After a wonderful but complex 4.5 years, me and my partner separeted. We then kept spending a lot of time with each other and stayed exclusive, before completely ending our contact for a few mo…
How do I feel less guilty after hurting a kind person in a relationship — Hi, I, 22F, met a guy 32M last year May and we started talking. I never had relationships before and I usually don’t talk to men so it was new. He made it very clear from the beginning that he’s in l…
Terrified of having mri and need support — Terrified of having a MRI and need help Hi everyone, About a month ago I (27f) had a routine appointment with my neurosurgeon for a hydrocephalus check up, and they ordered an MRI (since I haven’t h…
My ex-husband is borderline stalking our kids — I don't know how I got into this situation, but I feel like no one is able to understand or give advice, so I thought I would try Reddit. For legal advice, I will mention that I live in Germany. So…
Getting closer — Wanted to share some of my progress. I’ve been attempting to project for about 6 months. Just recently I had I believe a dream where I did a short astral projection (in the dream world). I was vaguel…
A Stanford professor published peer-reviewed research showing human intention can change the pH of water from 2000 miles away — In the late 1990s, William Tiller, a professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University, designed an experiment that sounds like it belongs in science fiction. He had four experi…
Meditation has started to make me wonder if im actually crazy. — I enjoy practicing sound meditation. While im practicing sound meditation, my thoughts can become so convincing and loud that it literally feels like I cant hear the sound I'm supposed to be focusing …
How do i move on? — Hey guys, i have a slight dilemma. Let me just say my entire story. When I was 17 i was w my partner for almost 5 years. I love him but it became toxic, he cheated and what not. I fully trusted him he…
i think i hate my brother — everyday he keeps treating me like i’m an incompetent idiot who isn’t worth his time. everyday he keeps reminding me more and more of my mom which doesn’t help. all he does is criticize and lecture me…
Yes— multiple reasons I’ve noticed for this: 1. Easy an obvious, needing time away from them is seen as rejection because they don’t want time away from you 2. One of the things with us is that we …
I personally have always offered at least some simple explanation. I’ve felt that much need for social acceptance in terms of my “honor”, and respect for others. I’m in my forties, and whether it’s ge…
I want to tell you as a female, I feel you. But I also want to point out to feel the void of the ex is a statement where maybe the problem is from. Also how do you approach women? I think some people…
Wow I am sorry. I have felt similarly before and it is such a terrible thing to experience. There was a time, even, where I was paranoid that I was NPD (despite being, if anything, the complete opposi…
Hi, with all due respect - I'm formerly disorganised, and with some secure-leaning (work in progress). This being said, I have been in therapy with regularity for 11 years (I had seen therapists and …
Edit: Sorry you got downvoted for a genuine question. Someone else responding, but yes, absolutely. Anxiously attached parents can be terrible! My mom is still emotionally taking up all of the space …
It is never going to happen for this guy. He runs with ignorant assumptions and assumes that he’s the smartest guy in the room. Nothing wrong with asking - I think of tech as a male dominated field, w…
Expectations for date 6 on valentines day? We have not discussed exclusivity yet, but I have lost interest in considering new potentials. Last night we agreed to see each other on Saturday, but did no…
Specifically I'm on the hardware side of tech and in a pretty specific niche I won't go too deep into for privacy, but as an example, I work a ton with WatchGuard products, which is obviously based in…
To add, the ambiguity quantity is more common when we are younger (more time to duck around), but in our 30’s I agree by “date 2/3” you have to either address the elephant in the room or move on as is
Okay, there's a BIG difference between avoidant attachment style and someone who gets extremely immersed in their hobbies and/or work. I'm someone who is extremely immersed in my work and hobbies and,…
love this! - leaf peeping, ideally via trail, skybridge, or both - boudoir photoshoot, get a bound book of the photos printed - candle making workshop, burn it & think of them - drive-in movie, seats…
Go to AlAnon. A handle by himself is really intense alcoholism. And, you know what? Let your toddler wake him up at 7. His choices, his consequences. Don't just let him sleep it off. You can't chan…
Yea real glitch in the matrix type stuff starts happening regularly. I was watching some geese, glanced away from the sky for a second and looked back, all 8-10 geese had just disappeared. Was cooki…
The biggest things I've seen that work for me is that having a decent amount of confidence, reading the room, and just being funny is what get people to really like you in dating. I'm not attractive…
Some people are like cockroaches. They live comfortably in the dark. When the light of truth shines, they start to panic and scatter. And the person who brings the light automatically becomes their…
Makes me wonder if he’s got a girlfriend and she’s using his phone when he’s not in the room to message her and then deleting the messages before he can see them. That’s the only thing that makes sens…
I have done both for years with the same therapist, and there is definitely a distance there. Some people like it better, but those people usually cite the disconnect as a reason for liking it--it ca…
Sun conjuncts Jupiter and Venus and Mercury in Scorpio here. Big personality, and in the 10th house even... Have had a bit of trouble with humility at workplaces. Or rather, they have trouble with…
I had something similar happen two weeks ago, I was in a deep sleep paralysis with vibrations and psychedlic visions and I heard a radio in the room with a male voice but couldn’t make out what he was…
Maybe you just need to get away for a bit. When I go out and I know that I have gone out, everything is dark in the room, I have to feel with my hands to feel the door, at first I opened it but now I …
I stopped seeing a woman who would quietly say "sinners" under her breath in a hushed, quiet voice every time we had sex. It didn't make sense to me because she was not, as far as I knew, religious. S…
Yeah nah ngl id leave as a guy if she never initiates im out that shit makes you feel like a rapist. Like is she even attracted to me? I’m the one that has to come and “do the sex to her” that shit ge…
Tbh honest I don’t want to exaggerate but hear me out. My parents are so f abusive. I’m sorry my bad English. My father is abusive and my mother manipulative. 2021 me and my sister decided that we can…
A lot of my CPTSD came from a therapist who had me convinced I was “a failed narcissist.” he had me completely brainwashed for years. He came well-recommended and told me that it was all part of the t…
I personally think that it is problematic that you feel that your wife “completely replaced you with the kids”, and that “all of her affection and love just went to them”. Have you spoken to your own …
I don’t actually know how many dogs my ex had but I had to care for ALL OF THEM. Animal or person, it didn’t matter, you would be thrown away. He would buy a dog from someone and then give it back 2 w…
Woah what do you mean? is it that you can overlay an apple into your room just by imagining it in the room. You can actually see the apple in the room as if it was there in real life?? 🫨 (full aphant…
Not sure what's normal but does it matter? Communicate and tell him sex isn't the dealbreaker, your pleasure during intimacy is. I think most women and men would hopefully agree. I believe in s…
I think I'm a little confused on what exactly you expect from a therapist. One to agree polyamory is a "cult" (in your own words) that should be condensed by society? Because that's unrealistic. Thera…
Oh holy shit you've kicked off such a thought spiral for me, thank you so much for this post!! Really, us being "healed" instead of just existing as we are, who wants that? People who don't want …
You can see the full counting of the vote [here](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2020193). My understanding is that “not voting” doesn’t mean an abstention but rather that the Congress member was not pr…
When someone is happy to tease others but is absolutely incapable of rolling with a gentle ribbing my spidey senses begin to tingle lol They are also the people in the room who DO NOT LIKE when you t…
I admire you for asking this question and strongly recommend AlAnon or NarAnon for you and your wife. My parents struggled with this with my brother. My Mom perceived my Dad to be cold, he thought s…
I received enemas as a kid and I never even thought to mention it because I just assumed no one can relate. It really helps to know other people did too. What the other commenter said about narcs bein…
I've seen shadow people once when I was a kid too. I thought it was my dad's friend so I had no fear. I kept telling my sister that the shadow male figure was standing at the bathroom door watching us…
I think the creator had to address the elephant in the room. The reality of our society is that the Asian community does center whiteness. And we can’t move past that without meeting that head on. T…
It’s the double standard to keep control and power and be the biggest victim in the room. You can’t stand up because it’s rude but you can’t sit down because it’s rude to take up the chair. You can’…
If you find out the cat isn’t vaccinated there’s low cost and income based clinics to provide vaccines. It doesn’t take long for an animal to get caught up. I really hope you’ll leave today. I fear fo…
my dad told me when I was 4 than when he was little he used to unalive the baby farm animals by a certain type of vicious death, and he could remember thinking that he hoped he would have a baby he co…
Is the “amazing” part here in the room with us?
Great advice but the concern is the other person in the room!
Saturn in the 3rd made me overprepare every conversation as a kid. The gift is that once you stop second-guessing your words, you communicate with a precision most people never develop. Late bloomer s…
The part that gets me even more is that he constantly made sexual jokes or innuendos. Like there wasn’t this giant elephant in the room that we weren’t having sex or failing at it. I talked to him abo…
I honestly wouldn't stay with somebody like that. My husband and I have had two and he takes them as seriously as I do. losing a baby is heartbreaking and it seems like everyone else in the room under…
Jokes are supposed to be funny. Nobody was laughing. Everyone else in the room knew it was unacceptable, but he still tried to make her the problem.
As a woman I kind of get where he’s coming from. I always find it shocking how different men are when they are together with no women in the room. I work with some men that are total jerks but when …
I was hospitalized at 5 years old for four weeks. I was left alone in the hospital for very long periods of time with my mother just “dropping by” once a day to talk to the doctor. I only remember my …
I’m a woman, and I forgot about it because my memory sucks after trauma. Not just this though. I also intentionally, never thought about any of the memories I had of going to mental health institution…
That's the thing I noticed about my husband, - even while I processed some things my ex did that were morally bankrupt rupt. He let me get it all out. He didn't judge me or turn my grief into a joke.…