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Hello, this is the first time i write on Reddit, i have a question: what should i do with a dear friend of mine(to whom i confessed my feelings to) which i think is an FA? Basically we met around Jun…

Why are so many brands still sleeping on real customer video reviews? — Building an ecommerce tool and diving deep into reviews lately. It’s wild how many brands obsess over “testimonial-style” content, yet totally overlook the power of real reviews & content from their …

Building My First B2C SaaS Product – Learning, Struggling, and Still Going — I’ve been working on my B2C SaaS app **Gamify** for a little over a week now. It’s a habit-tracking, gamified to-do list app — a mix of fun and structure I’ve always felt was missing in other tools. …

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 …

I have become obsessed with finding someone. — After my breakup in winter of last year, I went through a long period of mourning and not knowing what to do or how to move forward. Now, over the past 2-3 months, I have become obsessed with finding …

This situation is too messed up — Hi everyone, I (20F) really need some guidance about my SP (19M). We’ve been on and off for the past 2.5 years, and our relationship has always been very messy constant fights, unnecessary arguments, …

Not wanting to sleep in same bed as partner — Idk why but I feel so uncomfortable sleeping in the same bed, but it makes me literally cringe. Im struggling trying to find ways to WANT to sleep next to my partner, I struggle with this so much. Id…

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…

Trying to navigate a "casual" relationship — Hi everyone, I (30F, trans) have been talking to/seeing a woman (24F, cis) for about 5 months. The chemistry is legitimately the strongest I’ve ever experienced - emotional, intellectual, creative, s…

Specific Person (SP) Manifestation: No Magic, No Supernatural Forces. Just Proven Science — Hi everyone, It’s been a long time since I last posted, and honestly it was overdue. I keep seeing the same recycled LOA bullshit everywhere. Endless manifestation porn, more unqualified people calli…

Women keep telling me I need to date younger and now my daughter has too. — I (39m) look young for my age and have been dating for the last 4 years. I have mostly dated women in their 30s and about half of them have told me to date someone younger after things didn’t work bet…

Is there a way to manifest myself to STOP being attracted to someone? — I’m curious if anyone here has used manifestation or LOA techniques to intentionally lose attraction or romantic interest in someone. There’s a guy in one of my classes that I find really attractive.…

I’m 20 and my mom still asks for my phone and laptop every night or there's consequences — I'm 20 (F) and turning 21 in a few months. My mom recently started asking me to surrender my laptop and phone again. "Again" because she did this to me as well when I was 13-18 years old. Before, she…

DDay - 2/19/2026 - Online Emotional Affair Led to Full Blown Infidelity — I found out my wife was going on “solo” concert trips, but was also using them as a way to vacation with a guy she had been talking to online for years. Seventeen years together and seven years marri…

How do I beat decision paralysis? — My entire life I've struggled with making decisions, whether it's choosing what food to buy at the shop, which route to take on a trip, or more important things like what job to take, or what I should…

I told them that I know it was a dream… — I told them I knew it was a dream. Today, while scrolling through Instagram, I stumbled upon a video about "what happens when you tell dream people that you know it's a dream," and a creepy Lovecraft…

My dad (56M) cut me off (21) for sleeping over at my boyfriend’s house. Now he’s blowing up at me and ruining our relationship beyond repair. — \-Sorry had to repost due to not having line breaks. I’ve always had a complicated relationship with my dad. He’s very controlling and has always been a “helicopter” parent when I was growing up. I a…

My Fiancé kicked me out with only a few hours notice — This is the situation I am in. About a week ago my fiancé (25 M) brought up how he has some problems with me (25 F). We have been together for almost three years. He said he cant bring up sensitive to…

My (28F) boyfriend (26M) has recently got back into religion and it’s affecting our relationship. — I’ve listened/watched so many Reddit podcasts, but this the first time posting. This a weird situation and I have no one to talk to about this, I’m left feeling quite numb about everything. My boyfri…

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. …

Random lucid dream after I stopped practicing? — I stopped practicing lucid dreaming about a month ago. No reality checks, no dream journal, nothing. Yesterday before sleeping I was talking a lot with an AI about lucid dreaming and how I wanted to m…

Caught myself falling asleep and slipped into another OBE/AP (details + what helped) — So last night (11/3/2026) I had another experience. I can't say for sure whether it was AP or an OBE — I'm not sure if they are classed as the same thing or not. I’ll be looking into that later. Befo…

Struggling to wake up even with 5 alarms set — would you pay for something that actually calls you and doesn't stop until you're confirmed awake? — No matter how many alarms I set, I still end up sleeping through them or turning them off half asleep without realizing it. I'm exploring whether a service that actually calls your phone — and keeps c…

Is it possible to feel extremely terrified of a parent even if they never hit you or directly insulted you? — My father always seemed to have this kind of “sinister aura.” Being around him felt tense, like walking past a sleeping tiger you absolutely must not wake. Like one wrong move and he’d be ready to tea…

Accidentally Forced Into Astral Projection, Now A Beginner Who Has Several Successful Intentional Attempts — I am a beginner in astral projection and only started to AP in Dec of 2025. I have progressed rapidly within the last 2 months in intentional attempts. I was forced into experiencing "symptoms" of A…

As a Codepedent I have bad routine, trying to change it now. — I am a Codependent. I realized one of the signs of healing is that you tend to want to sleep earlier. Before healing, when I was in CPTSD mode, which is all my life for the first 35 years of my life…

What was happening to my Codependent mind? — I am a Codependent in recovery, and as I heal my emotions, I do realize a lot of difference in how my mind used to operate back then and how it is now. And I wanted to share about my experience becaus…

Even though I am aware of my anxious attachment and dependency in relationships, I don't see the point in relationships unless we are enmeshed — A secure relationship just doesn't sound fulfilling. All my past relationships have been unhealthy, beginning with us spending most of the week together and speaking almost constantly. Always progress…

why are they able to put in more effort with the affair partner than in their own relationship? — In December, I found out my partner of 12 years was having a 3 month affair with a coworker 5 years younger than us (we're 28). We were high school sweethearts and only ever had been with each other s…

When does “just being single” cross into being non-monogamous? — If someone is having sex with multiple people, on an ongoing basis, I always thought that was polyamory/ENM. I myself automatically go exclusive after the first time I sleep with someone, and verball…

My Mom Doesn’t Remember My Attempt — (trigger warning) When I was 21, I was back home for a bit and things escalated between me and my mom. One night, we got in a big fight and I got so depressed and mad that I od on pills (tbh idk what…

What can I do when my (20F) husband (20M) is convinced I cheated on him because I’m pregnant again and refuses to listen to me. — Me (20F) and my husband (20M) both just turned 20. We have a baby boy who just turned 1 in January. We had been dating in high school for 2 years and I found out I was pregnant in May of our senior ye…

My parents raised me to just serve people — I'm 22(F) and have moved away from my parents place but might have to go back because it has become too expensive to live alone and my parents bought a bigger house so it would all work out for me if …

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…

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…

I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work — **My Journey** I can’t remember not being depressed. I have some memories of the time before, but they are pictures, frames of a child enjoying life. But I’ve struggled with depression almost my enti…

Did any of your parents purposely scare you? — My cousin had an anecdote a few years ago (he’s a bit older than me) where me, my Dad and him were at the motorway services. Apparently I was in the toilet a bit longer than them, my Dad and cousin we…

Mugwort & Lucid Dreams — Let me start off by saying, you can take this as a “how to” guide or a warning, honestly either way works. So in 2020, I was obsessed with having lucid dreams. I did the YouTube meditations, never w…

THINGS TOXIC "SHIFTERS" SAY/DO (they are more normalized than you think) — Soo days back I made a post voicing frustrations about my shifting experience and mentioning a few a of my roadblocks. Two days ago I shifted successfully to the Odyssey and when I came back to my cr…

Almost enlightened — Been doing my regular sadhana for a few years. One fine day, I did my morning sadhana and was sitting there watching my breath and boom! I was there! No need, no cause, no feelings or emotions. Only v…

BF stayed in contact with an old hookup. Should I be worried? — Dating a wonderful man for almost two years. We both are divorced and were cheated on. So we’ve both come into this acknowledging that trust is hard for us but we’ve consistently communicated well. I …

need help protecting + restoring — so due to a family emergency about a year and a half ago, my partner, 2 kids and i moved in with his family. he’s always lived in a multigenerational home—culturally the norm. i’ve been so anxious &…

I made my husband confess to OBS and here’s what happened — For your education and entertainment purposes, this is the story of what happened when I forced my husband to confess to OBS. Quick backstory: (you can read the full post on my profile) my husband h…

[Update] My (24F) Husband (23M) Faked Fainting After I Gave Birth — It’s been almost a year, so I thought I’d give an update in case anyone is wondering. First, I want to thank everyone who took the time to comment, message me, or simply read and reflect on the post.…

Caught wife with her best friend (F) — Im looking for advice, just this past weekend I discovered my wife with her best friend. I had previously never had any reason to believe that anything like this would happen and have left her with he…

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…

OBE first time — I’ve been reading about astral projection and OBEs on Reddit for the last six months. I wasn’t sure if it was legit,but now I’m 100% sure it’s real. I had an OBE this morning at 8:00 AM. I was sleepi…

Husband always accusing me of cheating. — \*\*TL;DR;\*\* My husband (29M) and I (26F) have been married for almost four years, and we’ve been through a few trust issues since we got married. We’ve both been known to paint things a certain w…

I finally went to therapy and I'm angry at myself for waiting so long because of stupid stigma — For five years I told myself I didn't need therapy. I told myself I could handle everything on my own. I told myself that going to therapy meant I was weak or broken or dramatic. Meanwhile I was bare…

AP this morning. — This morning I woke up a whole hour before the alarm was set to go off, so I focused on trying to AP and I managed to do it. It was 2/3 times, as I kept waking up. Nothing much happened however, I d…

Is it a thing that when you find something out that they did, they become almost fake normal with you? — But it feels off. It feels different. I have discovered my partner has been sleeping with massage girls and was on tinder at some point. Since discovery, he says all the same things, but in person, …

Well. I've learned something new today. I had no idea. I've always known when I'm dreaming. Always. I've always known it's my dream, I've always had control. On the rare occasion I haven't contr…

I've never attempted astral projection while awake, usually I do it by accident when I'm sleeping and I always run into these human -shaped white light creatures (I don't know how else to describe the…

I’ve been practicing crystal medication and spiritual healing before I go to bed and last night while I was sleeping, I felt an intense vibrating feeling/ringing in my head and throughout my body. The…

How often do you astral project? Also how do you get back to your body and wake yourself up? Also how much time passes while your projecting? Is it infinite like a dream. Can it feel like lots of time…

I have a question. My mom has told me various stories of when she was a child, that she would just dream that she was floating outside her body, going through the window, etc. She is a very spiritual …

The Guardian today [ps. I'm a totally lucid dreamer though can't choose what I dream, however every night is movie night and as graphic, in colour and sometimes I can change the dream by waking or sle…

yes you can simply train your body to go back to sleep for another time around 6:05 ,and you will notice that you are still tired , then lay down and look up ,soon it will get to a point where you can…

this has happened to me several times as well. I specifically remember a time I was sleeping, and suddenly felt the sensation of being pulled "up" by my wrist at a tremendous speed. It's never really…

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…

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…

Following the instructions, I was able to AP, however when I looked at my sleeping body, I noticed that my body was just a dark black figure with no discerning features, just the outline of my sleepin…

its very tiring for me and i would feel like i havent slept at all bc im living in my dream so intensely that its like my body is asleep but my mind is awake consiously dreaming and doing stuff in my …

True. About 7 weeks almost NC. I can feel it leaving. Sure I still feel down sometimes. But I haven’t felt as deep anymore. I’m loving and picking myself first now. I can feel the detachment. It isn’t…

i am a 51yo married man and educated with a professional degree but stuck in middle management which is fine. I have become more or less an alcoholic in some respects because i love sleeping and my…

Yeah, and if any of you from this sub are on Year 3 with nothing to show for it but some stranger on Reddit screaming at you about how you're doing it wrong (when they themselves haven't manifested an…

Moonlight here is talking about dreams you have while sleeping. He is not talking about daydreams. Why do you talk about daydreams, and then link this comment that's irrelevant to your point ?

Before you post about an avoidant ex, ask yourself: Did you guilt trip them into only sleeping 4 hours a night because you need constant reassurance for hours on end? Did you blow up and verbally a…

I've been in this exact situation when I was an FA in a LDR with another FA in another country. And our f2f time was very little like yours but we spoke daily, intensely and talked and had plans. I kn…

Man, this post hits SO hard. Running a business is absolutely brutal, and I think we need more honesty about the real toll it takes on founders. I've gone through some of these exact same experiences…

I don’t think there’s any reason to leave if you’re happy. More just don’t expect things to be perfect. Recovery is a journey. I had anxious attachment and consider myself secure now, but not eating o…

My last astral projection experience well it's pretty intense. I was going super sonic speed up into outer space beyond the cosmos and all of a sudden I heard a pop and my eye was opened and I was in …

This definitely feels familiar from times in my past as well. The problem is, when we are so inward looking, and introspective about things, while that carries some really strong benefits, it can also…

Yeah… I had a rough time with my DA ex but he never suggested sleeping with anyone while we took some time apart. As for how long, it depends on the person. He usually didn’t need more than a week b…

I think the tricky thing I’ve experienced with DAs is that avoiding labels feels protective for them, while it creates confusion. Because if you liked each other, hung out, and had sex, you’re basical…

Yes I know this feeling. A big thing that helped for me was to actually notice when I'm picking my partner apart in my head or feeling some ick. I have to objectively observe those feelings and ask if…

Yeah I’ve been on this cycle many times with my ex. We were friends for a long time before we ever got romantic. And even looking back at those days, he was subtly doing this cycle even then - we woul…

So me and guy are talking, been about a week. He asked to be exclusive with talking and I said yes because I don’t usually talk to many people at the same time so he would be the only one I would be t…

So I’ve been talking with a guy for just over a week now. And we have at least talked a little every day. Not a lot but a little. He lives around 2+ hours from me and we met online. So texting and on…

Text of original post by u/nintendonaut: After my breakup in winter of last year, I went through a long period of mourning and not knowing what to do or how to move forward. Now, over the past 2-3 mon…

I think my boyfriend (33M) and I (30F) might break up and I can’t tell if it’s my fault. This might be a long story so I’m sorry in advance. My boyfriend and I usually text most of the day, every day…

i think it was as attempt to get the " daddy dont wants me" wound solved . i was physically attracted, never had proper social contact in my life and wasnt able to read between lines. he was always …

I often do ask direct questions or address things (eg. ‘I’ve noticed you’ve been a bit distant lately, is everything okay?’ and such) but it still doesn’t relieve the anxiety or stop me from overanaly…

I think i fucked up.... So I (32F) just ended things with a guy (33M) that I've been seeing for 2 ish months. I cant tell if my anxious attachment style got the best of me or of there were genuinel…

Hello, I’m going through an extremely difficult time as someone who was previously anxious avoidant now more anxious secure after a year of therapy. And I have been in a relationship with someone for …

Anxious avoidants are not a monolith. Everyone is unique in their attachment issues and how they manifest and their threshold for triggers etc. No one can tell you what it is like to be this person an…

Same. I was begging and crying the 1st day. One day I woke up not feeling any particular way. All I could think of is "I am tired of this pain, I don't want to go back to feeling this way ever again. …

About a year ago, we got new seasonal hires at my job. One of them ended up being this woman. I usually chitchat with new hires if they have questions regarding the job and that’s about it. I would ch…

I'm on the opposite side in the sense I've slept with people at hobby groups that I still see regularly and am still friends with. I have absolutely zero interest in sleeping with any of them ever aga…

I’ve been dating an avoidant woman for 4 months, we’ve been through two short break ups (2 days and 5 days long respectively). We’ve been together for about a month since the last break. Last week, a…

I not only inadvertently rescued a clingy dog, but am the indoor home of last resort for a clingy cat. I'm suffocating. Children need lots of physical contact, supervision. You can't take time off fro…

I’m 22 this month and had to breakup with the only person I’ve been in love with back in September. I originally ended the relationship due to too much toxicity and fighting, the usual bs At first I …

Due to trauma, I struggle to share sleeping quarters with anyone. Even in the same room on a hotel for vacations, etc. it’s very difficult for me. I am not sure I would call this an avoidant tendency.…

I could. But the cycle will happen again. I would like to find ways to want to feel comfortable sleeping in the same bed. In relationships, I start off good, want to sleep im same bed, show affection,…

Thank you for responding to me. Making this post was incredibly embarrassing for me because this entire situation feels absurd and the fact that it’s making me spiral so much has been really confusing…

Going no contact. Am I making a mistake? Relationship since January died in October/November. Reasons are her journey/healing made her "rebellious" (her words) which meant she was pulling away to f…

My mom used to do the narration thing when I lived with my parents. It's so hard to coherently describe *why* it feels so bad when all they're really doing is just narrating out loud what you're doing…

Personally I think if you’re securely attached you won’t sleep around or have casual sex. There’s a level of self respect securely attached people have that they would think before giving their body t…

I have been harmed by avoidants I’ve dated in the past, but I’m pretty damn secure and on this thread to let avoidants know when their weird ass behavior is weird. I don’t think it’s attachment specif…

I’ll admit, I’m not some manifestation master as I still consider myself a beginner. That manifestation is really the only significant one I achieved. I basically only have that one under my belt. B…

I definitely struggle with this as well. I think I went from being anxious to secure to anxious again in relationships. It gets to a point where I’m so stressed out that all I want to do is leave and …