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I want to learn a new skill, where do I start?

I want to learn a new skill, where do I start? — Right now, I bed rot all day and I'm not happy with myself. I am starting my journey of self improvement, and also want to learn a skill. Currently my list of things to do is entirely health related: …

r/selfhelppost4/11/2026
pros/cons of different vc programs for deep tech (i will not promote)

pros/cons of different vc programs for deep tech (i will not promote) — I know there are many specialized accelerators and venture programs tailored to different types of startups. For AI startups — especially those with a strong research orientation — what are the top pr…

r/startupspost5/6/2025
My mom called my son’s birthday party “f***ing embarrassing” because she cares more about what people think than celebrating him

My mom called my son’s birthday party “f***ing embarrassing” because she cares more about what people think than celebrating him — **UPDATE:** Thank you to everyone who commented and shared advice. A lot of people suggested going no contact with my mom to protect myself and my son. I understand why people said that, but I want …

r/raisedbynarcissistspost3/10/2026
Self improvement ideas that aren't wake up at 5am and take cold showers

Self improvement ideas that aren't wake up at 5am and take cold showers — If you need someone to tell you to drink water and journal at this point you haven't been on the internet. Here's stuff I never see in those threads that actually moved the needle. Tell someone speci…

r/selfhelppost3/18/2026
dealing with jealousy/comparison

dealing with jealousy/comparison — I have a cousin who is one year older than me and I struggle to have a relationship with her because I am jealous. I’ve always felt like we were being compared growing up especially in looks because s…

r/selfhelppost3/21/2026
Manifested 10k in weird circumstances

Manifested 10k in weird circumstances — About 3 years ago i discovered manifestation thanks to reddit. At the time i made a list of things i wanted to manifest. I wanted to be debt free and i assumed that manifesting second job will make th…

r/Manifestationpost3/27/2026
stop calling abuse survivors “strong” when what we needed was help

stop calling abuse survivors “strong” when what we needed was help — stop calling abuse survivors “strong” when what we needed was help whenever an abuse survivor shares their story, people respond with things like “you’re so strong”, “you’re so resilient”, “that’s in…

r/CPTSDpost3/29/2026
the veil dropped

the veil dropped — So, I am in a new layer of integrating my dimi break through (3 months ago), and the experiences and lessons (hell) I had are revealing themselves to me in new ways, expansive ways, however there is e…

r/experiencerspost3/30/2026
800-1000ug+ FIRST acid trip complete ego loss most terrifying thing ive ever had

800-1000ug+ FIRST acid trip complete ego loss most terrifying thing ive ever had — Before I get into this, I want to make something clear right away. I am not encouraging anyone to do this, and I am definitely not presenting this as some cool or impressive story. This was not enjoya…

r/Psychonautpost4/1/2026
With the moon mission, what are we feeling from our visitors?

With the moon mission, what are we feeling from our visitors? — When I reach out I'm feeling "it's about time they went back officially" and "it's impressive use of chemical rocketry, very ingenious design". Genuine praise feeling for the complex (for us here on E…

r/experiencerspost4/2/2026
My first experience!!!

My first experience!!! — This night I had my first lucid dream, and it was a really crazy experience because my whole life I wanted to have lucid dreams and I never could—not because I didn’t want to or didn’t have enough wil…

r/LucidDreamingpost4/2/2026
Bless Another—Bless Yourself

Bless Another—Bless Yourself — Hi everyone, So today I'd like to talk about a nice situation I manifested for someone else. **Context** For a long time, my mom's husband has tried to build his own business and also to purchase o…

r/nevillegoddardpost4/3/2026
Update: I finally got the job!!!! 🧿☺️

Update: I finally got the job!!!! 🧿☺️ — *It’s going to be a long post so sit tight hehe* Hello everyone I am sure some of you may remember my post from around 5/6 months ago complaining about how I felt defeated and wanted to manifest a j…

r/nevillegoddardpost4/4/2026
Day 8: Big Progress

Day 8: Big Progress — # Hi everyone! I’m continuing my daily log to track my progress with lucid dreaming. Today I made great progress. I repeated yesterday’s results—I woke up and set a 30-minute mark after waking, th…

r/LucidDreamingpost4/5/2026
Went on a date and could only think about my ex

Went on a date and could only think about my ex — I went on a date today and the only person I could think of was my ex and how great my first date with her was and how much I miss her. We were long distance but even our regular goodnight calls (whic…

r/BreakUpspost4/6/2026
Venting…

Venting… — Long post incoming. I just started writing and figured I’d post… enjoy the read. I (30s, F) have had a challenging relationship with my parents (mom usually, but sometimes dad) for a long time. They…

r/EmotionalNeglectpost4/6/2026
How do I (20F) get out of a 10-month lie I told my boyfriend (23M)?

How do I (20F) get out of a 10-month lie I told my boyfriend (23M)? — me (20F) and my boyfriend (23M) have been together for about 10 months. when we first started dating, i thought it would be short term because he was leaving for med school in another state in like 2 …

r/relationship_advicepost4/7/2026
“How things went when dad cheated” :(

“How things went when dad cheated” :( — I’m sorry for any grammatical error or punctuations, i just wanted to express myself. 🤍sorry if it’s long i hope you can help me. this might be a sensitive topic☝️ It was December when everything …

r/survivinginfidelitypost4/7/2026
Self improvement ideas that aren't taking a cold plunge or going for a run at 5 AM

Self improvement ideas that aren't taking a cold plunge or going for a run at 5 AM — If you need someone to tell you to drink water and journal at this point you haven't been on the internet. Here's what I never see in those threads that moved the needle for me. Compliment people wit…

r/selfhelppost4/12/2026
One Sentence Encheiridion (16-30)

One Sentence Encheiridion (16-30) — Hello! I'm doing a personal challenge to paraphrase the Encheiridion chapters using a single sentence. I did 1-15 in a different post, and I'll link below. Constructive feedback is absolutely welc…

r/Stoicismpost4/12/2026
How do you accept that you’re enough if you’re not perfect/the best?

How do you accept that you’re enough if you’re not perfect/the best? — I (25F) have been spiraling and obsessing over being the perfect girlfriend in every aspect lately. I feel that if I’m not literally perfect/the best, I’m simply not enough. Despite reassurance and lo…

r/relationshipspost4/13/2026
My arguments against manifestation

Impressive, really. 1 upvote is not enough but nvm, take it

r/JosephMurphycomment1/23/2025
Backstage feels like a fools errand

Hey, [OpsLevel](https://www.opslevel.com) CTO here. We have a ton of respect for what the Backstage community has accomplished. It's impressive how they've expanded the IDP space and created a vibra…

r/DevOpscomment5/7/2025
Fed up with scattered UK property data, I built an AI tool that combines everything into one smart search

This is super impressive! I relate to that frustration with fragmented UK property data soooo much. I'm actually working on automating my own property investing workflow (tho not nearly as sophisticat…

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
Fed up with scattered UK property data, I built an AI tool that combines everything into one smart search

This is super impressive! I relate to that frustration with fragmented UK property data soooo much. I'm actually working on automating my own property investing workflow (tho not nearly as sophisticat…

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
Excessive Rumination

>The no contact has been brutal. As if none of it meant anything. Especially when all you hear is so much “if they wanted to they would” and “they always come back” rhetoric. For me it was confusing a…

r/attachment_theorycomment6/6/2025
Physical Reaction

Anxious attachment does indeed show up at work The issue is to look at scenes from your childhood where these issues originate from The sense of being abandoned . Anxious attachment is indeed cyc…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment10/21/2025
Physically Reacting to Jealousy

I have been in work situations where a lot of boundaries were crossed Indeed some people are really adept at being fruends in a work.setting Obviously this situation is bringing up flashbacks for …

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment11/14/2025
Successes - this really works

Impressive about selecting your child's gender. Thanks for sharing your success.

r/JosephMurphycomment11/23/2025
Both best friends got engaged

It feels pathetic to be searching for a boyfriend because it feels desperate. If I’m being honest, I do judge the type of girl who makes it her mission to find a man or a husband. I guess I feel like …

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment12/23/2025
Both best friends got engaged

I know the feeling...I used to turn up my nose at the idea of seeking a relation cuz it seemed so needy. When I was a teen/young 20s I felt superior to the girls who were boy-crazy or "pick-me"s. I th…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment12/24/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

My gut is telling me he’s letting go since I haven’t heard from him still. But I am glad for this reminder. Now that it’s been almost two days, I feel a lot less panicked about it and more okay with l…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment12/25/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

You're right, this stuff is hard - that's why we're all here <3 Remember that being single is far better than being with someone who's half in, or who you have to shrink yourself for. I'm betting yo…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment12/25/2025
r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment12/27/2025
If my nervous system is used to interpreting intensity as chemistry, then...am I just supposed to settle for love where I don't feel any "fuzzy" feelings? Like is love supposed to be boring? Then how do I even know the difference if a relationship is boring but good vs. boring but bad??

I used to only feel intensity and the push/pull of chaos as chemistry. Like Spiritual Twist said, I had to heal my own wounds and nervous system to be attracted to peace. If you haven't read it, I HI…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment1/20/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

I saw someone's profile who also lost a lot of weight, they didn't mention anything about it but one of their pictures was a before/after. I think that's a smart way to go about it and gets the point …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/9/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

This is a doozy - met a very impressive guy, great job, amazing experience, family man, funny, fun to be around -but very low tolerance for ‘female hysterics’ - my words not his - he is pressing me in…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/11/2026
I'm deactivated right now and not sure it's worth trying to save my marriage

wow... thats a lot, in the sense that its not enough are u both in therapy? and couples counseling on top of that? we hear about avoidants with anxious attachment a lot.. but what about da and fa? i…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment2/18/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

God no. If anything, in my 30s, it was raising the bar / being more honest about what i truly need on a compatibility basis to make ME happy and no longer opting in to performative dating (putting o…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Has anyone here just gotten back with their ex after seeing what’s out there? Lol

Wow impressive! I struggle to find someone I want to go on a date with!

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/7/2026
Did your Narcissist gift you a " Trash " gift?

Mine would send impressively weird and cheap things commingled in newspapers or bubble wrap. Things found on the curb, or a toy guy thrift store, significantly less nice than garage sale finds. They’d…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/8/2026
Parents spending all of their inheritance

I keep getting stuck on your word "irritated." Not to sound like Dr. Phil here, but you sound like you are really stifling your emotions with such a minor word. What you are describing is not "irritat…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/8/2026
42M. Do these things basically disqualify me entirely?

If the D good a lot of us women will look past more than a few of those easily. Good D? I'll gladly pick you up in my car. Good D hell yeah let's stay in a watch a movie. Good D? Doesn't get rejecte…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/8/2026
Are Asian men at a disadvantage in dating in the US?

Tall Asian men have an even bigger advantage than tall white men imo. Let's say you're a 6'4 Asian guy. That would be much more impressive than a 6'4 Scandinavian guy because their average height is a…

r/AsianMasculinitycomment3/9/2026
r/datingoverthirtycomment3/9/2026
scary how astrologers predicted war in end of february

I think the fact though that it lined up almost exactly with the Saturn/neptune conjunction though is what is fascinating like sure, yeah war was close by, but to have it actually happen right at the …

r/astrologycomment3/10/2026
r/gatewaytapescomment3/11/2026
I almost shifted and i’m TERRIFIED

wow congrats! on your first try is very impressive

r/realityshiftingcomment3/11/2026
Therapist told me I was a narcissist during a session, completely shutdown.

Hi! Thank you for sharing! This might seem lazy but the information in these links I feel could validate and clarify what you are experiencing. First, the narcissist professor Sam Vaknin who gives…

r/CPTSDcomment3/12/2026
A Lucid Dreaming Technique I Accidentally Discovered (Using Multi-Sensory Daydreaming)

This is basicaly WILD but with extra sensory layers, pretty smart. The part where your brain starts generating the scene on its own is the exact moment most people cant reach so thats impressive. I've…

r/LucidDreamingcomment3/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 12, 2026

Oh, I misread originally That's very cool and impressive! I'm also glad it's warming up

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/12/2026
My partner’s 18-month cough is affecting our relationship but she refuses to discuss it

That’s a pretty impressive amount of fluid! Good lord. How are you doing?

r/relationshipscomment3/13/2026
Finally sober, but I bedrot every day and can't do anything... need help

Cats are great too! I’m sure they help keep you out of the deepest of holes. But yeah, something that forces me to go outside is really helpful. I also recommend if you usually get things delivered,…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/13/2026
Realized in a lucid dream that my brain was generating both sides of the conversation

This is one of my favorite rabbit holes in lucid dreaming. That recursive moment where you realize the DC's reaction to your insight is ALSO you... it's like holding two mirrors facing each other. I …

r/LucidDreamingcomment3/13/2026
Anyone find narcs to be entirely boring?

Mine never grew past age 30. He regales everyone who will listen with tales of his adventures - from 50 years ago. I know this because I met him when he was in his thirties. When we were dating, he to…

r/NarcissisticAbusecomment3/13/2026
My (F28) partner (M28) gave me an ultimatum: him or my birds. Idk what to do

"he also told me he cannot promise the relationship will work long-term even . . ."  Bf wants you to get rid of creatures that make you happy AND he says he'll probably leave you.  You've had 3 yr…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/13/2026
Friends/Coworkers joke about my Sobriety

Sounds like they’re jealous of your sobriety tbh. You do sound really strong and impressive for being able to start and hold onto your plan. I would move away from this toxic place. Even if they were …

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/14/2026
Aphantasia

I’m at about a 4.5 on this scale. Been doing the tapes since 2020 regularly and have never sensed or seen a thing. I’ve felt the vibrations starting years ago but that’s it. I’ve never seen anything w…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/14/2026
32 years of marriage, but I'm still unsettled by an affair from 2006. Is it too late to ask for the truth?

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r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/14/2026
32 years of marriage, but I'm still unsettled by an affair from 2006. Is it too late to ask for the truth?

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r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/14/2026
I will stop using ai.

I'm completely blind to what's happening in fields such as writing, as well as design etc. The layoffs in tech are curious, with GitHub quality becoming measurably and substantially worse, and Amazon …

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/15/2026
I look very successful to the outside world, but when I’m alone I feel like something is deeply wrong

I think it’s mostly just growing up and starting to see things differently. When I was younger, I had a very clear picture of what success and a good life looked like - travel, money, impressive caree…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/15/2026
I look very successful to the outside world, but when I’m alone I feel like something is deeply wrong

It's impressive you have reached this realization this early! Some people realize it much later, or never. I think this turning point frees a bit of your capacity to search for what is actually impo…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/16/2026
The #1 predictor of lucid dreams isn't any technique

Five in a month with only a month of journaling is impressive. Makes me wonder if the meditation and clean lifestyle is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. When you do go lucid, do you find it easy to s…

r/LucidDreamingcomment3/16/2026
Anyone NOT having a rough time dating?

I am new to it but I had a much better experience than most of the stories here. I waited until I was separated for 2 years and divorced for 6 months.  I am mid 40sM, in large VHCOL city that is not…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/16/2026
Starting over at 32, jobless lost 20s to sickness

The best thing you can do is stay positive. You can only play the cards you were dealt, if you're drowning in shame and regret, you're not likely to play those cards very well. The positives are you'r…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/16/2026
Some men have questionable hygiene and it has made dating even more challenging than it already is.

Um…some guys grow beards because they like them. Your jump from beard -> trouble dating -> video games -> loneliness was impressive though.

r/datingoverfortycomment3/16/2026
I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work

Yeah, this hits. I spent a long time thinking I could structure my way out of everything. Better systems, tighter routines, more discipline. And it worked... until it didn't. Because the thing underne…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/16/2026
I was going to be incredible

Mood. I’m not yet 30 but soon. I’m living with my parents at a dead end job with teens for coworkers and a miserable boss. I failed out of college. I’m AuDHD. As a kid I always thought I’d be some so…

r/CPTSDcomment3/17/2026
6'4" ✅ Jacked ✅ Veteran ✅ CEO ✅ ... Dating Stills Sucks ✅

It's more of a face issue. He's significantly below average facially In addition, "jacked" seems to have a low standard. His physique isn't super impressive. Height is important but face is way more…

r/AsianMasculinitycomment3/17/2026