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Similar boat. Master degree, career in education, was loving it all. I knew I had ptsd, i didn't know cptsd even existed until last year, months into my most recent breakdown and no answers of what th…

How to Build a Site for Both Art and Ecommerce? — Hi everyone, I’m a freelance graphic designer and currently have my portfolio site on Squarespace, which also includes a small e-commerce shop for art prints. I originally chose Squarespace because …

Overtraining and being effective — Wanted to share about a recent breakthrough I had in being effective and getting things done. Like many of you, I believe that being physically fit is a huge part of operating at peak efficiency. Whe…

If I could just stop deactivating!! (FA) — Follow up from some of my previous posts. I’m deactivating again. I think? Or maybe lost feelings for my partner and I’m just lying to myself and not wanting to let go. The thought of that makes me cr…

A little positive reflection for anyone feeling they’re in the trenches right now. — I only learnt what attachment theory was during a breakup with my most recent ex 2 years ago. When he dumped me seemingly out of the blue because ‘I deserved better’, ‘he needed to be alone.’ Etc etc …

I (re)earned my secure attachment this week. What a journey this has been. — I just wanted to share this diary dump with anyone who wants a success story. I believed myself to be FA/A for a long time, and this week I can finally call myself secure. TW: sexual assualt Despite …

Having trouble differentiating between anxious attachment / normal needs, feeling lost and alone — First Reddit post here! (It's a long one, I just really need a place to put it all down and get some support, so thank you). I (19F) got out of my first long term relationship about 3 months ago. It l…

Anxious Attachment Injury - Nervous System Stuck in Fight/Flight — TW: attachment injury, trauma-bond withdrawal, panic attacks, obsessive rumination I think I’m in severe attachment-injury / trauma-bond withdrawal and I’m struggling to function. I’m asking for nerv…

How do you think this Total Lunar Eclipse on march 3 might interact with an already high-activation zodiac year? — With the Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3 coming up, I’ve been thinking about how eclipses function when they occur during a year that’s traditionally considered fast-moving or catalytic within the 60-y…

The Shift at Age 30: Did you feel a stronger connection to your Ascendant or your Sun sign as you got older? — There is a common belief in astrology that we grow into our Ascendant sign as we get older, especially after our Saturn Return. Over the years of studying and observing birth charts, I've seen so many…

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 …

Break up + no contact update (post 4 months) — I thought I’d give an update into my healing progress since my breakup, in hopes to shed a little light on the small positives that can come from heartbreak. For context, my ex and I broke up in Octob…

My (26/M) Girlfriend (26/F) Of 6.5 Years Emotionally Cheated and I Don’t Know What To Do — My (26/M) girlfriend (26/F) and I met our first year of college and started dating shortly after. We went through Covid together, graduated together, and started living together about 2 years ago. We…

Does anyone else find that exposure therapy and putting yourself in social situations literally fries your brain instead of making you stronger? — People often say things like "just work for a month and it'll get easier," "don't give in to your avoidance," "go where it scares you." I really tried to follow this advice, and it didn't get easier.…

Growing Up With a Perfectionist Parent Is Messing With My Sense of Self — Recently I’ve started noticing a pattern in the way my mom treats me and my siblings, and it’s been messing with my head a lot. I genuinely love my mom and I know she loves us deeply—she’s the kind of…

Update: I received 3 opportunities in one day after months of nothing! (self-concept shift around money) — A few days ago I made this post about feeling stuck with money even though I had success manifesting other things: [https://www.reddit.com/r/NevilleGoddard/comments/1rm8jfl/success\_with\_loa\_in\_man…

(trip report) Telepathic communication through high doses of psilocybin — Dose: 8g (Myself), 5g (Brayden, first time), others 3–4g Setting: Friend’s house, nearby park, neighborhood walk Time: 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM Participants: 5 friends So a couple years ago me and my …

Favorite sexual experience while on psilocybin? — For me, I loved how much more enhanced it was. That feeling when you’re close to orgasm, and you know that if you don’t get there asap—if you hit that wall—you’ll lose the ability to get there? (in t…

After 30 years of being a people pleasing, peace-keeping, manipulative, caretaking, dysregulated, codependency "addict," I've finally reached a point where I have enough control to simply STOP. In a very short amount of time, my whole entire life has changed. It's nearly impossible to describe. — The first part of this post is just context, and you can skip it all by scrolling down to **The Proof** I'm not going to go into much detail, but just for context: I experienced some pretty major chi…

A couple great tips for easier Revision. — Revision is an extremely important yet underrated technique. After going through an event that "future" manifesting just wouldn't solve, I knew the only thing that would fix this situation is to chang…

Hard times. — Hello team Stoic, hope you guys are having a nice, peaceful day! Currently, I am, after a bit more than half year, on one more crossroad of my life. Last year I went through getting fired, moving c…

Energy Exchange: How We Give, Take, and Protect Our Vital Force — Energy exchange is, essentially, communication. The energy a person generates is given outward. But, in accordance with the laws of conservation of energy, a person must receive energy from outside. …

The Double Body Technique : A Great astral projection method. — # The Double Body Technique: What is The Double Body? **The double body** is a visualized form resembling yourself, created through imagination. This construct can be inhabited and used for astral pr…

Were you basically surviving your entire childhood? — I’m an adult now but holy shit… thinking back to my childhood… I made myself seem incredibly small so I didn’t piss off my dad. By the time I hit my teenage years, I had no self esteem, no confidence,…

Breaks are as important as the attempt - from an experienced shifter ⋆˚꩜.ᐟ — hi gorgeous souls! I have seen some posts about people feeling demotivated after a lot of failed shifting attempts and I wanted to give a bit of advice on how to navigate this as somebody who used t…

An update : Projected twice since meeting my wife’s deceased great/great great grandmas and it was not a good time — Hello my fellow travelers. Since my first post I’ve projected two times and both of them were not the best time to be honest. To pick up where I left off here is a link to my first experience [The G…

Heroic Dose Trip Report — Took 6 g of PE yesterday and had one of the most profound experiences of my life. I used Orange Tek method. Now, onto the trip! Zero nausea on the come up and the come up itself was very fast. It wa…

Which method is better? — I always thought do i manifest by imagining i already have it or i imagine myself going towards that manifestation goal for example suppose i am 5feet 8 inches tall and want to be 6 feet,do i imagine …

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…

The Astral Plane: its Nature, Structure, and the Unseen’s Map found in world religions — *Disclaimer: The views expressed here are my personal opinions, except where excerpts are quoted.* # Nature of the Astral Plane The Astral Plane is the wider dream world. It’s a constant place that …

She came back — Hello, My girlfriend of 8 years broke up with me last year due to one specific problem I had/have. I griefed, I mourned, I moved on (kind of) and after 10 months of breakup and 8 months of NC (she in…

My Orb experience as a kid and what it did to me — Hello everyone, ive been lurking here for a while and i thought id finally share my first and only ever orb experience. i remember this day very vividly and i have pretty much 0 recollection of any m…

It's never too late — After 33 years of marriage, I just hired an attorney. I am divorcing my narc. After years of being on this sub, I always thought my circumstances were too complicated to ever be free of him. I didn't…

I messaged my EX and I feel better :) — Its been a LONG journey, but last night I was playing Farcry 5 on my PC for the first time in a while and I noticed my EX was on (we played together a lot and I helped buy the game and her laptop). An…

They are back — Hello! So I had a break with my beings for like 7 months. Since September last year until maybe 2 weeks ago I couldn’t connect with my beings (Orbs appearing reacting to my thoughts, weird stuff in t…

Navigating ego, experience, and opportunity in the music industry (Stoic advice needed) — I don’t know if this is the right place to ask this but here we go! I work in the music industry and recently I’ve started getting some real opportunities, like working with more established artists.…

Thought Breathing (imagining breath sounds playing) as a potential hybrid meditation +breathwork combo! — Thought Breathing (imagining breath sounds playing) as a potential hybrid meditation +breathwork combo! Hello! I wanted to ask in and share and/or ask around about a kind of meditation I haven't real…

BF of 3.5 years broke it off. I'm so happy and free. — Sooo these last couple of days were a lot. I (29M) have been with my boyfriend (27M) for 3.5 years. If you asked me a week ago, I'd say our relationship had its ups and downs, but we were generally ha…

Help me get my life back on track — I’ve been struggling with doomscrolling, masturbation, and laziness recently. I’m a great student and athlete. Recently, though, I’ve been getting home, hopping on video games, doomscrolling, then goi…

M30, no direction, no future. Just surviving on autopilot. Have I wasted my entire life — Hi everyone, M31. Since childhood I grew up in a dysfunctional family: my mother was always absent because of work, and when she came home she was stressed, irritable, angry at the whole world, and v…

Shrooms vs. LSD Explained by Experienced Tripper — **WARNING:** All information provided is based off of my subjective experience from my use of psychedelics over the years. Experiences will vary greatly, do not take this as factual or gospel. This is…

I think I manifested way more than I thought was possible — Okay… so I think I just came to the realization that I manifested ALOT more than I actually knew was possible…. Whether it was positive or negative. For instance. My elementary/ middle school crush…

Chest "phantom" hole — Hello everybody, Since childhood I've been experiencing a feeling of a hole in my chest. It's sometimes empty but also it feels like it holds my whole energy?? I also feel energy shifts here I've also…

April 2026 Astrology: Key Dates, Weekly Forecast and Mundane Astrology World Events — April is one of the most active months we’ve seen. Not one planet is in retrograde. Aries fire and cardinal energy sets the stage for initiation, assertion and spontaneous energy. There is a bit of na…

You Cannot Achieve Success by Slapping Positive Thoughts on Top of a Lifetime of Empty Expectations... — Here’s the truth most “experts” won’t tell you: Thinking positive, setting intentions, and believing the universe will deliver? **Not enough.** Manifestation only works when **you’re truly aligned**…

Is it ok to seek validation/support here...? — I am a mid 40s woman that historically had always wanted to have a biological child. In recent years I did a lot of work/therapy to let go of that as I was single for years and getting older, and I be…

Plain "lost feelings" or might she be an avoidant?! — We were together eight weeks. No conflicts, no issues. She was fully invested, she initiated equally (or even more), said "I love you" first after one month, made future plans for the summer and easte…

I figured out why my affirmations weren't working and most folks miss it. — For two years I did everything right. Access state, feeling it real, present tense, thinking from not of. My sessions felt good. Nothing moved. Then I found something in Murphy that nobody in this sp…

breakthrough trip & the bigger picture — Hello, it's me again. I know that there are people here who enjoy reading my experiences so thus my posting. Obviously a disclaimer is this experience is under the influence of a psychadelic, but it t…

first breakup and i feel so stuck in my head — i’m going through my first breakup and i feel really stuck in my head. we dated for almost 2 years (met sophomore year of high school, now both freshmen at the same college and live really close), an…

I cant get back with my ex — Repost from a different sub but i really do need input or just someone to talk to about this* My ex broke up with me a few weeks ago, and this past month has honestly been the hardest period of my li…

Fortunately I've taken my separation (and inevitable divorce) as an opportunity to quit drinking and make healthy lifestyle choices. I've been working really hard to practice mindfulness and radical …

I’ll take a crack at it Point 1: The answer is sm vs cm thought. Daydreaming is not focused with intent, the mind often wonders and you still feel it’s not true in the end or with emotions that are …

I've been in therapy for over a year for various reasons, and for me the first thing I needed to work on was my self image. Understanding and accepting myself, building confidence and a stronger sense…

>Not saying you’re entirely wrong but that wasn’t the point of the ladder experiment. The point of the ladder experiment was to teach about awareness. > Ah. Conscious awareness. Complete rubbish and…

Indeed. They just became stronger with a perm ban for you. lol

This isnt wrong. Think about the way we used to punish people in our societies of the past - we would exile them. Being socially ostracized used to mean certain death for us. Somewhere in our genes we…

It’s a common challenge. It sounds like you might need a stronger structure for cross-functional communication. Try setting up clear documentation (like a shared roadmap), defining goals for each team…

A lot of the times and I wanna say like 60-70% of the time this is usually the case. Attachment theory is good to gauge connection on a more longer term basis people may say “I knew he was DA in the f…

Did leaving this comment make you feel better or stronger? Because I don’t really see a point in coming under a post where one DA asks other DAs about their experience. Your lack of empathy and knowle…

Look, I do understand where you're coming from. And I can tell you're only looking out for me. But think about it this way. Things have been really good, really stable and I do feel genuine connection…

We desperately want reassurance in relationships because ultimately there is no real reassurance that can be given. People break up after 1,5 30 years! What our partner wants now in a relationship mig…

I think it is possible to have earned security on the same level as secure attachment, especially if you have the access to secure attachment figure at the times of need. I actually think you can have…

As someone who is a few days on the other side of the “I need space” deactivation, withdrawal whatever you want to call it. This will only end with an ugly break up (past week) I wish I had been stro…

Great job!! Thanks for sharing Question: Regarding the improvements you made to your PSP, did you struggle with generating the feelings at all? Currently I'm finding it difficult to generate any feel…

Honestly? It's mostly up to her to resolve that issue, not on you. But somethings you can do to help is tell her you like when people are being real, it doesn't matter if that's a bit imperfect. I al…

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…

Long walks with the dog Shorter walks around the block when I’m busy or low energy Going to the beach and smelling and listening to the ocean Bath with epsom salts and essential oils Going to bed …

You’re really doing great - this is just so hard! I’m gonna say something that might sound counterintuitive and blasphemous, but I hope you’ll stick around to read my long winded explanation of why 😅…

When I find myself caught in an anxious spiral, these are the things I've found that help me most: 1) Get moving - I pop in my earbuds, turn on a true crime podcast to engage my brain, put the leash …

I appreciate how much time you put into this. It’s well written and you’ve got some genuinely interesting ideas here. That said, it’s important to add some context so people don’t mistake this for set…

When do I ask for help and when should I be self-reliant? I feel like I hold on and try to make it through each day. Then after a few months of this, I have a breakdown. After the breakdown, people a…

Sure, here is a portion that resonated with me a lot and made sense on what attracts me to the avoidants or unavailable or troubled people. Shall share more if you are interested: The need to be need…

I love that you’re practicing vulnerability on purpose. It’s exposure therapy at the emotional level, and honestly one of the hardest things someone with FA wiring can do. Sharing, staying present wit…

Like all skills. Practice is what makes them stronger

I feel like going prolonged periods without that contact makes my anxious attachment that much stronger because I’ve made myself wait, then I go “I actually wasted so much time? I forgot what it’s lik…

That’s a good question, thank you. That still feels so hard. There are things I miss. And the longing still feels like part of me was ripped away, so it still feels like part of the anxious attachm…

It wasn’t disrespectful at all and I know exactly how you feel and it sucks having to navigate life in a constant state of wanting If he’s just an acquaintance and you feel it’s too intimate, is the…

Not that it is a requirement, but is there any chance you could work with a therapist? Preferably one who works with people on their attachment wounds. I've found it really helpful in my healing journ…

\- You can absolutely fully break down in front of someone. Yes, people are fully breaking down in front of the people close to them - just not, like, all the time. Most people cry a little bit regula…

Hi everyone. I’m posting here because I genuinely want outside perspective and grounded advice, not validation. Background I (male, 22) have known my partner (female, 19) for about 3.5 years. We are…

It is unfortunate that as we get older we do tend to grow apart from old friends. It is a normal part of life. It still sucks, but it helps to keep the perspective that all people (even secure ones) g…

Ooh yes I see. Yes, I had that feeling that she didn’t want to be friends anymore, and I said “hey so I have this feeling — I don’t know if it’s true, so you tell me — but I feel like you in your gut …

Here's my thoughts after being on this subreddit for a while, and I am someone who has been daily practicing for the past 8+ months with no physical results. 1. Maladaptive daydreaming proves that ma…

This is probably not the answer you want, but it could be the one you need. With 8,3 billion people on the planet. It is to be expected that a few of them doesn't get the same emotional response as o…

ugh i know!! its like i know there is nothing wrong with being uncomfortable and it makes me stronger and blah blah blah but i do not enjoy it. lol

thanks for taking the time to write such a well-thought response!  for me i didn't worry about romance for a good while, assuming it would "become stronger" in the future. also things like never havi…

Text of original post by u/rainbowjungle: TW: attachment injury, trauma-bond withdrawal, panic attacks, obsessive rumination I think I’m in severe attachment-injury / trauma-bond withdrawal and I’m s…

I'm currently at the tail end of the same experience. I had been orbiting a FA since March of 2025. The connection repeatedly hit my abandonment wound when she would suddenly withdraw on me just as I…

Going through major life events alone kinda sucks. But it is what it is and I have no choice but to move forward. It just makes me stronger at the end of the day. I’m tired though.

Aww. I'm sorry. It definitely makes things more difficult to get over if you are going to be forced to see him while at work. But it's not your fault that he is seeking a different emotional experienc…

Man I get that, unfortunately we just have to be stronger and braver than anyone should have to be until we are surrounded by safe people. You have to fake it, act like nothing gets to you, and like y…

I grew up under almost the same conditioning. It took therapy for me to realize something unsettling: for years, I was missing entire chances to feel like myself. Somewhere along the way, I learned h…

Sorry for the double post, but I’m feeling insightful. I have been through so much at my age in the past 6 months, and I hope that no one here or that I know IRL has to endure it. It has however m…

I love this feeling. It's not about being defiant and proving something to THEM, but rather myself. It's almost like every time I wait and they eventually text me, I can feel my (content warning: anno…

I agree! There's an abundant amount of attachment style information out there but not much that demonstrates secure attachment style. Although this lady is not a psychologist or therapist, I think her…

The fact that he was hanging out with friends on Valentine's Day is a much stronger signal than whatever you saw at the event. People go to events with all kinds of people — coworkers, friends of frie…

Oh boy. I hate this feeling. You might read up on attachment theory for romantic relationships (I have mixed feelings on pop psychology, but many people find it helpful).  The only thing I can say i…

Each experience makes you stronger is one way to think about it!

Well, I'm in a spot today I wasn't sure I'd find myself in for several reasons. I matched with someone on Hinge last summer and we really hit it off, we're both divorced parents living in the same sm…

It sounds like things were moving along nicely until your birthday, when you became overwhelmed. But what was the overarching feeling there that you were overwhelmed by? Was it that you felt like she …