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I quit smoking weed and it was the best descion. If you are thinking to quit-Do it today — Hello. If you are a heavy smoker - This is for you. I want to share my experience and get some advices and motivation from people, who could quit smoking. I'm 28, female, I've been smoking weed for 10…
REMINDER: be kind to yourself. This is hard, and you’re handling it with grace and strength. — I know of what I speak. I held so much guilt, sadness, anger, and regret for so long. I hated myself for failing to make my marriage work. That mindset was getting me nowhere good. Do the little thing…
How should this sub respond to reddit's api changes, part 2 — We stand with the disabled users of reddit and in our community. Starting July 1, Reddit's API policy blind/visually impaired communities will be more dependent on sighted people for moderation. When …
Happy New Year and Bye-bye 2024: 6th Kill - $20,000 from Futures Trading — # 6th Kill: $20,000 Money Mission **Mission**: To make $20,000 from futures trading **What I achieved:** I made $20,000 from futures trading **How long did it take:** 5 and a half months **Backgro…
My arguments against manifestation — 1. **Maladaptive daydreaming proves that manifestation isn't real**; Manifestation doctrine teaches that what you focus on expands and manifests in your physical reality. Do not split hairs and try to…
A Procedural Update for the Continued Health of Our Subreddit. — Hey everyone on r/NarcissisticAbuse. We get it, we really do– the U.S. political situation right now is a bloody mess with further escalation, rather than some kind of stability, on the horizon. W…
Post-quality time cool down? Is this a pattern for DAs? — My (FA) therapist and I (lol) may have noticed a pattern with my partner (DA); after an increased amount of quality time together (compared to our usual 1+ times per week), or increased amount of mess…
Handling another crush as a FA — Hello all, spring is here and so is a new crush. I really can't get used to how excited but anxious my butterflies and fantasies make me. Sometimes they make me so anxious to the point I get dysfuncti…
Long road to dream job and instant healing. — Bestcub called me to write this, I hope it will be helpful to someone. A story like many others. After years of wandering around shitty loa and other stupid spheres, books and forums I finally start…
I got ghosted and I feel blindsided — I (26F) met a guy (26M) 3 months ago who was in every sense of the word my dream guy. We spent 1 week together before he left back to his country. Ever since we have Facetimed every single day, and we…
Why do so many websites of major companies suck? — I just went on [sephora.fr](http://sephora.fr) for the first time in years (I don't really shop there anymore, or I go in person). The website not only looks like it was designed 15 years ago and has …
5 Best SQL Books for Web Development - JV Codes 2025 — Welcome to the [SQL Books](https://jvcodes.com/category/free-books/sql-books/) section on [JV Codes](https://jvcodes.com/)! If you’re starting with SQL or want to strengthen your skills, you’re in the…
Lately, it seems like every new client I get is either a weed company or a yoga/spiritual guru. — I’ll trade you for a good old-fashioned plumber or landscaper—seriously, I’m offering a two-for-one deal. Also, a friendly reminder: a yoga mat does *not* make a good logo background. And no, “Namast…
Cannot stay attracted to dating app matches — I've never been in a relationship but I've been working on myself a lot and trying to put myself out there to find love. And I've just noticed a pattern of mine. But I just keep losing interest or ge…
Is it worth it as a new Laravel coder to buy PhpStorm? — I've been developing Wordpress sites and started branching off into Laravel. Having a great time but a friend said I should ditch VS Code and move to PhpStorm. I'm curious what your opinions are. At $…
Is There A Way To Automated Internal Linking on Shopify (w/o having to pay a monthly fee for an app?) — As the title asks. I use an internal linking plugin on Wordpress that's free. However, I'm working on a friend's site for them and can't seem to find a free way to automate internal linking on Shopif…
How come designers aren’t considered engineers ? In all industries. A designer is an engineer except when it comes to tech — My friend is a designer ( in construction) and he’s considered an engineer as well.
What AI Assistant can I use to copy or clone a website? — Hey everyone! I’m looking for an AI tool or any easy method to help me copy or clone an existing website—mainly for learning purposes or to use as a template. I don’t have much experience with web dev…
My co-founder decided to quit: I'm stuck and could really use some advice | I will not promote — Hey All, A few months ago, I shared my story here (original Reddit post in comments) about starting an IT consultancy business in the Netherlands with a friend right after graduation. At that time, w…
Can someone explain to me why my competitor is ranking second on Google when the homepage is just the shop with no text and his menu has the shop and a contact us page? — I’ll DM links if that’s allowed and anyone would like to see both sites. I’m currently building out a site (it’s basically finishing just setting up payment gateways and adding product to the shop on…
Landing page review for a brand new ecommerce store — Hi all, Beginning of this year, me and my best friend decided to launch a pickleball brand that focus more on feminine side (you see what I mean when you visit the website), as we see the market is f…
How to Wreck Your Career: a cautionary tale from someone who has 5 years of experience.. — Context:- I am a 31 year old UX designer with a masters degree in industrial design from one of the top design schools here in India. I have almost 6 years of experience on the paper of which I hav…
How do you deal with the spam? — I recently (4 weeks ago) started a shopify store in a niche market with my handmade products. Doing organic advertisement with product videos on tiktok, facebook, instagram and youtube. Generally spea…
From Rejection to Redemption: How I Broke Into DevOps — Guys, I'm here sitting on my back yard on a beautiful Saturday and I am about to sign an offer letter with a Fortune 500 company — with a 25% salary increase. But just a few months ago, I was getting…
[I will not promote] curious does affiliate marketing still work for early stage startups? — hey folks just wanted to share something i’ve been building on the side i’ve been trying to grow an affiliate program for a while but finding the right people is tough outreach feels like yelling in…
Rating my website + getting help with ad setup — Hello! Ive started a small workshop where i produce and sell lamps. A lot of my designs are based on already existing popular ones but most of them ive come up with myself. I never expected to becom…
So we have an app.. — My friend and I made an app. We published it a year ago as an experiment, didn’t pursue proper discovery, zero marketing, just left it on the App Store. Now, watching analytics, not much going on, fi…
Help with my website — Hello friends, I could really use some help with my website. I provide content localization services, but my website does not rank well. I barely get any impressions, and even less clicks. [https://…
Help with my website — Hello friends, I could really use some help with my website. I provide content localization services, but my website does not rank well. I barely get any impressions, and even less clicks. [https://…
Unsecured Capital Raise "i will not promote" — Hello, first-time poster looking for creative fundraising recommendations. I’m working to open a recreation + F&B "eatertainment" facility inside a large leased space. I anticipate traditional invest…
Why do people in LOA communities ALWAYS go to Reddit for their problems when JM advised against that? — Hello everyone. I've been into JM's (and NG's) teaching for quite some time. I enjoy it thoroughly and dipped my toes into the subreddits, so hence why I'm here instead of the NG subreddit since I wo…
Failing to Find Google Maps Scraper (that does everything) — I've built a directory listing website and I'm using WP All Import plugin to pull in data from a spreadsheet (which consists of scraped business info from their Google Maps / GBP listings). Being tha…
Things to do with my non technical cofounder "i will not promote" — Hi all i will not promote So i have a startup / side business im working on, I bought a friend in as a cofounder as he's generally useful in going out making connections, someone to help with site …
Equity with new cofounder and fundraising. I will not promote — I'm starting a tech startup company. Currently outsourcing the tech team to build the app - every tech person I met wanted to be paid cash and wanted to take up to a year to get the platform up and ru…
What are good examples of “How will you acquire users?” i will not promote — From what I hear, YC advice kinda scoffs at paid ads — the logic of “you need to own your acquisition” makes sense to me, but I wonder what’s the answer they’d love to see? Offline events? Founder pe…
Is WooCommerce the Right Fit for Your Wholesale Business? — If you're a wholesaler considering WooCommerce for your B2B operations, it's essential to weigh its capabilities against your business needs. Here's a concise breakdown based on insights from Qoblex :…
Marketing for startups (I will not promote) — (I will not promote) Proven strategies to take a startup from zero to scale ($10M+ ARR). As a 3X startup CMO, I have experienced tremendous success and a ton of failure. I have been involved in th…
What's your opinion on custom radio select inputs? — Hey folks, I'm currently working on an interface that lets users choose between two options. Technically, this is a radio input. But I've used Tailwind's peer classes to create a custom interface for …
E-commerce Industry News Recap 🔥 Week of May 5th, 2025 — Hi r/ecommerce \- I'm Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter. Every week for the past 3+ years I've posted a summary recap of the week's top stories…
This Week's Top E-commerce News Stories 💥 May 5th, 2025 — Hi r/Shopify - I'm Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter, which I've published weekly since 2021. I was invited by the Mods of this subreddit to s…
Shopify Free Plan? — Hey friends! I used to run my online store via Shopify (sold it last year), and now I’m recommending it to a lot of people in my marketing course. I *thought* there used to be a free plan, or maybe I’…
Question on initial release of product/service (I will not promote) — I’ve been working on a web app for a while now as a solo developer, and I was wondering how any other founders here have gone about releasing their own apps for the first time. So far I’ve only shared…
Would people pay $5 to protect a restaurant reservation from no-show fees? Testing a micro-cancellation MVP. (i will not promote) — Hi all - I'm working on a simple MVP and looking for early feedback: **Problem**: Some restaurants on Resy and Tock now charge $50–$100 per *person* if you cancel too late or don’t show. Totally fair…
LogWhisperer – AI-powered log summarizer that runs locally (no OpenAI keys, no cloud) — I built an open-source CLI tool called **LogWhisperer** that uses a local LLM to summarize Linux system logs into human-readable summaries. It’s useful for triaging noisy logs, quick postmortems, or j…
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.…
Marketing Digest: Google tests new AI mode outside Labs along with more features, ChatGPT introduces shopping features with personalized product recommendations, Google confirms search signals used to train Gemini AI — Hey guys! A new week means a fresh batch of marketing insights. Google’s keeping us on our toes as usual, and AI is busy finding new ways to take over the digital space. Let’s read: **SERP features /…
Looking for marketing strategy tips for our startup(I will not promote) — Hey all, My friends and I are currently building a startup. We’re in the preparation phase now and plan to go live in about 3 months. While we’re handling the operational and technical side, we’r…
Looking for marketing strategy tips for our startup — Hey all, My friends and I are currently building a startup. We’re in the preparation phase now and plan to go live in about 3 months. While we’re handling the operational and technical side, we’r…
Looking for marketing strategy tips for our startup — Hey all, My friends and I are currently building a startup. We’re in the preparation phase now and plan to go live in about 3 months. While we’re handling the operational and technical side, we’r…
MySQL Database Quota Reached - Clean database — Hey everyone, I’m currently hosting several websites on SiteGround’s GoGeek plan which comes with 40 GB of web space. Most of my websites use between 1–3 GB, with one around 5.3 GB. However, one of m…
Best low-effort analytics tools for Shopify optimization? I'm drowning in data... — I'm struggling to make sense of all the analytics data from my store. The native Shopify reports give me tons of information, but I'm finding it difficult to determine what metrics I should actually f…
Just a few questions Mr Moonbeam. If you are so against the “act/live as if” what do you have to say about Dr. Joe Dispenza, Gregg Braden and Dr. Bruce Liptons, Napoleon Hill, Jim Rohn, Eckhart Toll…
The very first paragraph really struck me. I haven’t learned how to copy text here yet since I’m new to Reddit. But “Non-intrusive and engaged curiosity from parents about what you were feeling and ex…
Haha what an honour to be compared to Uncle Iroh! 😆 yes I understand and I debated whether to put that in, however there are some people who get frustrated with their attempts and prayer can actually…
Just a few questions here - I'm new to lucid dreaming. I garden quite a bit, so I can grow Artemisia douglasiana and a few other helpful herbs and make a poultice or something. I usually don't rem…
I’m new to this forum. I want to ask you guys something. I’m embarrassed plus I don’t know who else to ask. I started seeing a reiki therapist/psychic about 2 years ago. When I first met her I felt I …
hey dont do the rope thing it doesnt work , first , you have to be extremely tired first in oder to do it , you cant do it without feeling tired , train your body for a second sleep over , do …
I had a really concerning dream just now and fear of my boyfriend didn't wake me up something bad was going to happen to me.. It started off in a house I've never seen before the kitchen was upstairs…
sharing recent experience and soliciting feedback from the experienced people here... I live in Phoenix, AZ but have close friends in Richmond, VA. On this particular journey, I had a vivid experien…
Have been feeling this heavily lately. Ex has moved on but is keen on maintaining friendship. My logical side has moved on. When she's open about personal things in her life, I become convinced that…
It's not my way unfortunately. I am still heartbroken 3 years on. I can't move on mentally. Physically I'm great going on dates, meeting new friends and working out 5 x a week.
What if I ruined the chance of possibly not getting back together due to me being an emotional abuser??For example, she broke up with me because of unhappiness, goal of finishing her college degree, a…
Me and my ex was together 2 years, really amazing time but she changed My ex left me for someone else and moved 3000 miles to be with him. She said to her friends she’s so lonely because he’s at work…
I’m right with you on this one. Well said my friend. Well said
Astral projection was always a part of me even in my youngest of days. Falling asleep trying to wake myself up. With time and I must confess it Keeps perfecting in me..Decades ago I died and was defi…
I wasn’t even in a gf/bf relationship but we were really good friends. I made a move when I was feeling myself (wasn’t bad) and then that changed things. Ever since, communication hasn’t been the same…
Hi guys, I started 2 Youtube series to help new people getting into devops. The first one: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-WCaWbINSZ6tTkXVYXKvB7oC7-t19rHF revolves around containers and kubernet…
Omg that’s horrible. I was ghosted to, that feeling of no clarity hits. You get so desperate that you reach out in so many ways in the beginning just to get an answer onto why?. I was never able to mo…
Omg yay, how long did it take? Who reached out to who? If they reached out what did you do and say? Did you become friends again and work at a relationship or were u straight forward?
It’s hard moving on when you’re still so in love w/ them. I can’t get him out of my head. Idk how to move on and thinking about it hurts more bc I never wanted it to end to begin with. I lost my soul …
I’ve had this pulling sensation happen to me before. It feels really scary tbh. So scary that you feel yourself gripping your bed so “it doesn’t take you.” “It” being this invisible force trying to li…
Anyone still posting on here? I drove my ex away with my insecure attachment style, looking back he kept putting in little effort and I felt as though I was trying very hard to change. I’m sure he wa…
I don't have any options. I've worked and improved Myself a lot these past 7months. She found someone else at the 3rd month mark. I'm drinking with a few friends right now and I can't help but think…
Yeah, it's fucking hard. I don't think I'll ever get closure because she's never been the sort of person to really make an effort to give that to me. I obviously can't be inside her head and speak for…
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 …
I understand. Just a week before my wife left me she said “I’m so glad we are such a strong couple that if we needed counseling we would go to couples therapy” however what she really meant was “ plea…
Much better at dealing with my emotions. I think of her every hour and it's been 11 months. My birthday was 2 days back and she didn't wish me. Sucks how easily replaceable/forgettable iam ,did I not…
Wow I’m so sorry you’re going through this! It’s nuts how common our stories are. I always felt like I was being dragged around by Eric and he could never just tell me “it’ll never work out” Just brea…
I've tried to stay of Social Media as much as possible. Not easy when other friends are trying to reach out to you l, especially for events and birthdays. Checking my birthday messages triggered me, I…
I hear you buddy. I loved my ex so much, and still love her, even though I could never take her back. But what really hurts is as you described - she blind-sided me and could not care less. I, on the …
Hi! So one thing I can tell you from lots of therapy and recently spending time around her is I realized I had been only remembering her good qualities and putting her on a pedestal in my mind. When w…
Yes, especially with Divorce. There are SO MANY variables, there is no way you know everything there is to know. The poster is here because the attorney will charge them $500 for the email, their frie…
Exactly, I'm having the exact same struggle. The kind of personal growth that I need to make now is exactly the kind that I need my best friend/partner/cheerleader to help me through, but he's the one…
So I just wrote a comment today on another post that might help too: You’re being too hard on yourself. Your divorce is completely fresh and you need to give yourself grace and allow yourself to feel…
Thank you for sharing this 🙏 I have a follow up question if anyone could help answer. I've been trying to heal from this, and I want to be able to share my journey with friends and extended support n…
None of it *should* stop you from moving forward and healing, but for some people it still nevertheless does. I'm sorry, I know you said this more than half a year ago but I'm going through my situati…
I cheated on my wife back when she was still my girlfriend. I found out that my girlfriend of a couple months was pregnant. I lost my mind for a couple of weeks and went and cheated with my ex. I lied…
Ew. I hate an ex who breaks up with me but wants to stay friends. You cannot have your came and eat it too and you cannot have me whatever way you want and demote and downgrade me after my investment …
Omg I relate SO much to what you are saying. When my ex's affair was discovered he was remarkably cruel to me. He wasn't sure he wanted to continue in our marriage and refused to cut things off with h…
Wonderful information in the introduction. I would love to get some personal insight from people who are familiar with Astal Projection. I'll keep it as short as possible. I have recently discovered t…
Ive had female friends who can dettach and drop a guy as easy as theyre changing clothes and would always tell me to be like them so I dont get hurt, but the thing is I would rather be hurt than hurt …
This is the way. My ex broke up with me last week on the phone before my dentist appointment. I had to cut the call short because I needed to make my appointment. I lied about watching a sad show on m…
I totally agree that there is a general trend to project personal issues and give drastic advice, especially since... well, it's not your life. I particularly notice it when it comes to fear of a par…
Hello 👋 Good to find some new friends on here. I've personally never used discord or anything other than Reddit but I'll be joining the discord indefinitely 🤗
I've seen the opposite. I've seen people encourage illegal acts. It was a recent post about a PS5. The girlfriend bought their boyfriend a PS5 for his birthday and like a week later he said he wants …
I can lucid dream and I do sleep paralysis which can be very scary. Being thrown against walls etc. always a dark swirling cloud and a deep vibrational mode.. I just took it as ptsd as stated. Until…
Yes, the moments before falling asleep and waking up have you naturally in your alpha state, but they're not recommended because they can disrupt your sleep (nightly method) or lead to inconsistency (…
That was an instant example I was giving as of today. Well, on bigger stuff: getting into Harvard with shit gmat scores on a full ride scholarship (miraculously some rich dude donated to the school, a…
Love these arguments. Point 1: There is a difference between hypnosis (true authentic feelings of experience of here and now of the desired outcome) and daydreaming. When you give your mind and your…
1. Mental thoughts don’t become physical reality. Beliefs do. Repetitive mental thoughts turn into beliefs. 2. People in your world reflect your beliefs. Perhaps upon meeting someone you had an origi…