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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…
Success Story: FA/Disorganized Attachment Healing Roadmap, Resource Recommendations — **Hello, fellow Fearful Avoidants! The below post has grown out of almost 3 years of research and healing this attachment style, which in my case was coupled with Relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD is a vi…
Global Policy Journal: “Don’t look up?“ – Why it is past time for serious holistic research into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena — Karin Austin, Michael Bohlander and Kimberly S. Engels have contributed an excellent article to the Global Policy Journal. Two of these people I've met personally and they are experiencers who are doi…
stopped trying to "fix" my adhd and started doing this instead — If someone is in a wheelchair, and they encounters stairs, they aren’t just gonna try their best to get down the stairs, they’re going to use the ramp or elevator. why should we keep trying to do thin…
I made the worst mistake ever — Me (47f) and my partner (45m) met in April 2024, started seeing each other in August 2024 & moved to a serious status in March 2025. I had moved in as a roommate but now we share a room as partners. …
Would the 6th house represent mental illness as well? — The 6th house is intimidating to review in a chart and I wanted to know if it can represent either physical OR mental illness or is physical illness always an trait of the 6th house??? (I know how it …
Anyone else have a parent with an undiagnosed mental illness? — Growing up my mom was always physically there but never emotionally present. She has never been able to admit to things she considers embarrassing (even if they're really not), being wrong or When I …
Found out my husband resents me a lot for my mental illness — Let me start off by admitting I did something wrong. I looked at his Reddit history after seeing his username on his computer. Yes, that was wrong of me. Basically, I found his post on depression\_pa…
How to deal with strong intrusive thoughts? — Hi everyone, I have a problem I'd like everyone's advice/insight on. I've had a very suppressed/repressed mind since childhood, which eventually precipitated in mental illness at the age of 33 (I'm 40…
How do people become emotionally immature? — I was raised by and surrounded by emotionally immature adults my whole life, while living in a toxic and abusive household created mainly by my father’s abuse towards my mother, and her compliance and…
Floating white glowing dots — So i was taking a shower & for like 5 seconds I saw these tiny white glowing crystal (?) like dots moving around left & right really fast but they were also floating upwards & this was happening in on…
Seattle man who killed pregnant asian woman and shot her husband found NOT guilty due to mental illness — [article](https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-man-cordell-goosby-found-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity-in-2023-killing-of-pregnant-woman-eina-kwon-belltown-shooting-case) [article 2](https://www…
Husband (46M) keeps "helpfully" rearranging, hiding, and disposing of my (46F) stuff--what tactic or wording can I use to stop it? — **I'm getting private messages now so I'll add: please don't repost or use this anywhere else.** TL/DR: husband keeps "helpfully" rearranging, hiding, and disposing of my stuff--what tactic or wordi…
the narcissist catchphrase bingo list — edit 1: jesus christ my initial 32 I wrote already look like they arent a lot lmao (the comments in total added 45 UNIQUE PHRASES HOLY JESUS) , okay heres the updated list (most of the updates will be…
Art and study of the Gateway tapes and general connection to the Universe (with my own experimentation) — \- I WILL BE UPDATING THIS POST EVERYDAY. LINKS WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF POST WITH LOG NUMBERS AND DATES - 🌠 Log. 00 \[Tuesday, March 24th, 2026\] So far, I’ve been repeating the same first 3 tape…
Physical exercise can improve mental health — I have struggled with anxiety and been diagnosed with a mental illness. The struggle has been very real. Most of the time I was just feeling like shit. I was lazy, had issues falling asleep and then w…
Physical exercise can improve anxiety — I have struggled with anxiety and been diagnosed with a mental illness. The struggle has been very real. Most of the time I was just feeling like shit. I was lazy, had issues falling asleep and then w…
Why are koreans so class/status conscious? — \*\* here, 'koreans' mean korean-koreans or first gen korean immigrants, not korean americans who tend to be more chill in my experience. I'm a first gen immigrant. I'm posting it here in a hope to ge…
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…
If your parents (somehow miraculously) believe mental illness is real, what do they believe caused yours? — I find that often the case if parents actually believe mental illness is real instead of you being lazy; they have no concept of them being the cause. It's some mysterious outer force, it's the devil,…
How to/ should I make peace with having a mother who appears to care but doesn’t want to spend time with me — In some ways I wonder whether my situation actually constitutes an emotionally neglectful one, or at the very least on the milder end of the spectrum. I’m a grown woman who lives with my parents due …
My (27F) mom (60F) tries to get me alone to confront me and have uncomfortable conversations — I have a very complicated relationship with my mother. She struggled with addiction and mental illness for much of my childhood and I’ve always been put in a position of taking care of her or anticipa…
Is this claim about psychedelics and psychosis accurate? (From How to Change Your Mind) — Hi all, I’m reading *How to Change Your Mind* by Michael Pollan and came across this line early in the book: “It is true that the terrifying experiences some people have on psychedelics can risk flip…
feeling a bit hurt after my session yesterday — i have this flaired as advice cause im hoping someone has anything to say. Apologies if this turns into a rant in advance… So, six years ago i sort of “officially” started my self growth journey- it …
porn and gore ruined my sense of self, i will never be normal. no matter how much you force me to. — hefty rant, but does anyone feel the same way. i never feel normal compared to other humans, like a roach and light, i always avoid things that would make me feel "normal" (socialization, befriendin…
Do you guys say goodbye before unmatching? — Hi beautiful people, As an empty nester, 43F, Bumble and Hinge user, I'm finding myself in situations where I match with a gent, and have an interesting back and forth and great vibe, which starts pe…
Why do I dislike my mom so much — Im not a very good speller but essentially im 14 and I live with my grandma I dont really do much all day I kinda just go to school then go home play games and sleep but basically I lived with my mom …
I didn't fail at life. But life failed me. (TW) — I am fundamentally exhausted. Every cell in my body is tired. All I feel is anger and grief, and then the sudden crash of exhaustion that comes after. The sheer statistical improbability of my life,…
Anyone else wish they were adopted by decent people? I dropped out of high school due to mental illness when I got older I asked why they didn't care they said my education something I was suppose to care about, mind you they dont believe in mental illness. — Im in my 20s and its so painful knowing I have to grind the school system out for many years to even begin making above poverty money. Much of my life was straight up wasted. I also got brain damage…
How do I detach from people who have an on and off pattern with me? — 23(f) I have always been emotionally invested in my friends. The thing is, my friends are either really good at filling there void with company or their family. Being a motherless child who is only su…
If we all got sent back to our "native" countries, how would you feel? — Asian American here. I often have these thoughts, or in my case "fantasies" of my family returning back to their native lands. I was born and raised in the US but my life has been a perpetual identity…
He didn’t change, I hate myself. (D-Day 2) — We’ve been trying to make it work on and off since the first D-Day 2 years ago. This time I find out he’s been leading on 3-4 people at once, online AND in person. I have never felt such shame and emb…
How to cope with how much of my life I’ve already wasted — Logically I know there’s a sunk cost fallacy going on, and the only direction to move from here is forward. But I’m grieving who I could have been and it’s swallowing me up. Part of my inaction is due…
Tips for when they won't negotiate in good faith? — Typical abusive dynamic being spun as mutual high conflict, but I'm a licensed mental health professional so when I say I am divorcing a covert abuser who may actually fit the definition of a pedophil…
No Contact for Good? — Hi, sorry, I know there are probably a million other posts about this, but I could really use a sound board to bounce my thoughts off of. Let me just say I’m 24M and my boyfriend of over a year just …
Got told "it's all my perception" — 4 months ago, i vented to someone. My vent was about my psychiatrist who misunderstood something about me, and the person i vented to, gaslighted me by saying "it's all your perception" "you have a me…
My parents ‘trained’ me like an animal, how do I undo that? — Hello everyone! TW for multiple kinds of abuse and self harm. I was unfortunately a victim of FDIA (also known as Munchausen by Proxy) and it’s still affecting my daily life. When I was a young kid…
STBX saying "I love you" to their internet "mirror match" (known each other under 2 weeks) — Didn't expect that but after hearing that it solidified that we love differently and maybe that the divorce isn't the worst thing in the world despite me being under 25. To think that it feels like th…
My “dad” always audibly sighs and shakes his head whenever I’m within vicinity of him… — For context I’m “emotionally estranged” from my dad. I would’ve left the title at estranged but since my life hasn’t really gone ideally… I’m currently and reluctantly living at home with my “parents”…
My “dad” always audibly sighs and shakes his head whenever I’m within vicinity of him… — For context I’m “emotionally estranged” from my dad. I would’ve left the title at estranged but since my life hasn’t really gone ideally… I’m currently and reluctantly living at home with my “parents”…
Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with my parents, especially my semi-absent father? — I’ve come to certain conclusions recently. Not only do I not enjoy having a relationship with my parents, but it seems I become a very terrible version of myself when I’m around them. I am 27m. I a…
I think I need to leave — I (19M) have been dating my partner (18F) for almost a year. My partner has severe BPD, Anorexia, and Major Depressive Disorder stemming from a more than difficult early childhood, and also suffers fr…
I don’t think I like my father. — I (M19) am beginning to hate my father (M45). He would always get frustrated with me and my age. He would claim that I do nothing with my life and have no goals or aspirations to do anything for mysel…
i miss him so much after 6 months — i wish he would just talk to me one more time to patch things out. he was more than just my boyfriend, he was my best friend. when he cut me off i completely lost control of my life and i am still suf…
I just realized this possibility today. — Literally no Idea why CPTSD was never on my list of things that could be my problem. Borderline wouldn't fit really, It's not a depression, could i be on the spectrum or is it ADHD? Sometimes I thin…
The trick to make FM disappear actually works! — Want to share it as it can be helpful for you too. Also, I have found it here so it's me returning the favour. I was too anxious and people pleaser and basically a doormat (mostly because of my an…
How to Change Your Mind sparked my psychonaut journey. What are good next steps? — I finished *How to Change Your Mind* by Michael Pollan a couple of weeks ago, and it was mind-blowing (pun intended). The history, the research being done to help people with mental illness using mush…
How do I put it nicely that I dont want to be with a recluse? — Me (20m) and my boyfriend (20m) have been dating for 5 months now, but before that we were close friends for 3 years. Even though we haven’t been seriously dating that long, we’re very close and it st…
being "tolerated" hurts so much — I don't think this will ever get any less painful. The idea that people have to tolerate my mental illness, feels like such a deep wound that i don't know what to do. Ive always been a person with the…
I haven't talked to my friends in months and I don't understand why; but it hurts them regardless and I want to change. — I've been ignoring and putting off any form of conversation with my closest friends for months on end. I make promises that I inevitably don't keep, I hurt the people around me, and then I sit in my o…
Hi, I do lucid dream most of the time. But last night I knew I was lucid dreaming and I was stuck in a loop where I couldn’t wake up for real. Like every time I woke up I was still in a dream. I was r…
Thank you. I will ask the op to insert these links into her other post. They are a good addenda and are a beneficial part of the record. We may make her post a part of our index as well. It is a very…
Irritating the ones you love, polysecure (because it deals with a lot of attachment education), women who love too much, polyvagal theory and exercises, legit anything to do with different therapies— …
I gotcha. I asked because I was just curious. Your boyfriend sounds a lot like how I used to be. I never realized I had DA until a couple years ago. Most of what I attributed to depression and anxie…
That’s how my last ex was it’s like he refused to understand my anxious attachment issues sometimes it felt like he didn’t even think something like that could exist. It makes matters worse when said …
I haven't read a ton on attachment theory, but I've listened to hours upon hours of videos from Heidi Priebe (love her), Thais Gibson, and Teal Swan. I recently watched one of Teal Swan's vids on emot…
Hi OP, very sorry to hear you are going through depression. If you have any mental illness, this sub has always advised for people to seek therapy. Additionally you can consider to seek MC out for Vip…
28m) met this girl (25f) over hinge and we hit it off really well over a coffee and a walk. We disclosed a lot about our pasts and have a lot in common. We complimented each other a lot and went back …
Okay, I will look into this person more but Steph Anya is an LMFT. You might want to search again bc dismissiveness pulls right up as an avoidant trait only. Cognitive empathy is very limiting in true…
You do not need to wish her a happy birthday. If you are no contact, stay no contact. Her actions likely have nothing to do with you at all. She actually sounds like she has a mental illness on top of…
You can’t fix her mental illness, she needs to work with a therapist and it will likely take years. Don’t set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm.
This is a little mean to poke fun at because I know it's like, mental illness but I gotta share... guess who was so not mad about me setting a boundary and disengaging that they stalked my comments in…
good points, thanks, that actually does help clarify a lot. last ex broke boundaries left and right, lots of threats and intense emotional reactivity which he claimed was love and i naively mistook fo…
As someone who’s been dealing with mental illness for 20 years, we all deserve love, even those of us with chronic illnesses that might never be “fixed.” You can still be a good partner and be mentall…
(34F) met this guy (37M) at the end of December when I was out to dinner with a close friend (who’s gay). As we were being seated, someone called out my friend’s name—it turned out to be a longtime fa…
How do you feel about someone disclosing their mental health issues in the first message? My prompt was "what are your green and red flags" and they listed their mental illness as red flag but working…
I think it can be good because full disclosure but also potentially worrisome because I fear "do they that feel their mental illness is a defining characteristic of their identity?" Rather than just p…
I have a mental illness and it’s good to just get it out there before I get too attached and the other person can’t handle it.
I had big breakups around Pluto and Uranus transits squaring my moon. When transiting Neptune was conjunct my moon, I was hospitalized for mental illness! Don’t have any bad experiences with my sun. M…
Lots of venting (as I started writing this I just spiralled into journaling I guess) I am only venting as obviously I am doing things wrong. On Sunday, the guy I was / am seeing and I had a call for…
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Dude get a divorce for your sake and your kids sake. There is a history of mental illness and substance abuse this could get ugly for you child that's who you need to protect right now
Jesus dude. History of family mental illness and Alcoholism. Your post reads more like you’re venting. So I hope you plan to divorce her. I also think you have a good chance at full custody by the sou…
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Mental illness in general does not spare anyone. Humans are judgemental by nature because that's how they survived at the very early stages of human existence. Now that judgement is used to ostracize…
…is this mental illness, a bot, or some kind of attempt at art? Hard to tell. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the OP‘s intention.
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Dude… this can’t be real… if it is I would shop a new lawyer that is more engaged with a strong sense of urgency for you and your child’s best immediate interest. She’s gonna drive drunk with him in t…
Good job! These toxic positivity, spiritually bypassing people need to shut up with their invalidating and victim blaming BS. Some of this shit is taught by abusers themselves in order to gaslight the…
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This honestly sounds like some form of very subtle psychosis or maybe even something similar to split personalities. Is your husband a drug user, on or recently off some kind of medication? Does he h…
When you go to him with it all, does he say that you both need to figure out where the messages have come from? Is he showing signs of mental illness at the moment? How has he reacted to you leaving…i…
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None of this would be reasonable to put down to mental illness or substance abuse. Someone in psychosis or active addiction would be unable to maintain normality consistently in person and only slip w…
Oh wow. For me, I got a massive download in August that took a month to percolate in my subconsciousness, until it started spilling out in September. This led to rapid progress on my philosophical the…
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Does he not care how upset you are that you’ve left the house? Why has he not offered solutions?? Getting a new number, giving you his phone for a few days (he can get a temp one for work) it’s concer…
This comment. If this was happening in my relationship and I was innocent I definitely wouldn’t let my partner move out. Your husband has a really weird mental illness I recommend you watch “unknown n…
I relate to what you wrote, except for me the abuse was less extreme and the realization more early. I thought when I left my "parents" home at 24 I would finally heal, but all that's happened is gett…
As a Psych nurse I have an opinion. It would be absolutely bizarre to not have had any issues in the 10 years married. This is too late to have an onset of mental illness at 35. I can only think it'…
Yes I understand that it is seen as mental illness, but it is not all mental illness. It is a personality trait. Other personality traits are not seen as mental illness. She is happy and perky, it …
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