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I am realizing I use ChatGPT almost constantly.

Geez, I don't have any idea how to use ChatGPT but I ask google complicated, detailed questions and get fantastic information. This IS a valuable service. I am not sure that libraries CAN do all that.…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment4/11/2026
Lessons Learned from Recreating a Styled Dialog

Lessons Learned from Recreating a Styled Dialog

r/web_designpost4/22/2025
🕊️ Community Reminder: Respectful Dialogue & Open Exchange

🕊️ Community Reminder: Respectful Dialogue & Open Exchange — Hey everyone, We just want to take a moment to thank all of you for helping make r/AstralProjection one of the most interesting and supportive spaces on Reddit. Every day, people from around the worl…

r/AstralProjectionpost10/17/2025
Feeling alone because my partner lives in his own Fantasy World

Feeling alone because my partner lives in his own Fantasy World — Recently I discovered I am a Codependent. I've been with my boyfriend for about six years, and he has this habit of always engaging and interacting by talking a lot about marvel or superpower fantas…

r/Codependencypost3/7/2026
A Lucid Dreaming Technique I Accidentally Discovered (Using Multi-Sensory Daydreaming)

A Lucid Dreaming Technique I Accidentally Discovered (Using Multi-Sensory Daydreaming) — Last night I accidentally triggered sleep paralysis while drifting off, and it made me realize a pattern that has happened during several of my past lucid dream or sleep paralysis experiences. I thin…

r/LucidDreamingpost3/11/2026
Potentially unpopular opinion re: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Potentially unpopular opinion re: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents — Just finished “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” by Lindsay Gibson after seeing several recommendations for it on subreddits like these. I thought the book had some good info, and I’ll a…

r/EmotionalNeglectpost3/17/2026
Insane Similarities between Gateway Experiences and Vedic Hinduism

Insane Similarities between Gateway Experiences and Vedic Hinduism — So I asked Claude to cross reference all the gateway documents and manuals I uploaded to it with Hindu Vedas, Upnishads, Puranas and Patanjali’s book on Yog and only limit itself to these sources. He…

r/gatewaytapespost3/18/2026
Something mentioned but not talked about, Serotonin.

Something mentioned but not talked about, Serotonin. — What do we know about Serotonin? \-Its produced in the gut, \-Low levels often correlated to anxiety and depression \-Happy hormone, not to be mistaken with dopamine , the pleasure hormone where …

r/Meditationpost3/19/2026
How do you approach talking about sex in a new relationship?

How do you approach talking about sex in a new relationship? — I (23F) have recently started dating someone (25M) for around two months now, and we recently had a conversation explicitly about us being exclusive. Our sexual chemistry is definitely there, but we h…

r/relationshipspost3/23/2026
The western treatment of Korea's feminism in hindsight.

The western treatment of Korea's feminism in hindsight. — A Korean feminist's post that I encountered on twitter made a good analogy. If a group labels itself a disability rights or working class organization, it doesn't tell you about their full political l…

r/AsianAmericanpost3/29/2026
She Came Back

She Came Back — She came back. Not in the traditional, melodramatic sense. Not after begging and pleading, or compromising, or settling. And not because she was bored, or guilty, or having a weak moment. She …

r/BreakUpspost3/29/2026
How to visualize effortlessly and vividl

How to visualize effortlessly and vividl — I want to keep it simple. Visualization should not be difficult. You should enjoy it. I often tried to force visualization to generate a feeling. But forcing visualization means you are trying to se…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/30/2026
Wave 1, Headed to Wave 2 Update: No “Clicking Out,” but dealing with the “Leaky Box” and intense spinning.

Wave 1, Headed to Wave 2 Update: No “Clicking Out,” but dealing with the “Leaky Box” and intense spinning. — Hello, I just wrapped up Wave 1. I’ve been consistent once or twice a day, and I just finished Track 6 (Free Flow 10) tonight. I seem to have a pretty high lucidity threshold—I don’t really have the …

r/gatewaytapespost3/31/2026
My ex (30F) and I (30nb) broke up 6 months ago and I want to vent about it

My ex (30F) and I (30nb) broke up 6 months ago and I want to vent about it — After dating for almost 2 years and living together for 6 months my ex broke it off and I had to move out. I am a trans nonbinary person (AFAB) and the day we met my ex knew I would be pursuing gender…

r/BreakUpspost4/1/2026
Breakup with fearful avoidant

Breakup with fearful avoidant — So I just want to tell my story of how the breakup is and how I assume that the person who broke up with me is fearful avoidant after analysing what happened and what was going on. I want to get some …

r/BreakUpspost4/1/2026
Looking into the Abyss

Looking into the Abyss — ​ For 15 years I lived with a man I considered responsible, honest, hardworking, and who loved me in a profound way, so profound that even facing unemployment, financial setbacks, what I thoug…

r/NarcissisticAbusepost4/1/2026
Welcome! Read Me First.

Welcome! Read Me First. — # Welcome to r/Stoicism. This community exists for serious discussion of Stoic philosophy. It is not a forum for general self-help, motivation, validation, or professional therapy. It is also not a p…

r/Stoicismpost4/2/2026
I’m trying to be healthy through a deactivation..

I’m trying to be healthy through a deactivation.. — I have somehow managed to be in a relationship for about 9 months. My partner is an anxious attacher so it has been tough, and I have currently hit a huge deactivation state. Obviously my social media…

r/AvoidantAttachmentpost4/3/2026
Continuous thinking and dialogue in brain

Continuous thinking and dialogue in brain — How can I reduce it ? I’m new to meditation as in 2-3 yrs. I do breathe meditation and body - main source is thich naht Han videos on YT. I’ve been able to do 25-30 mins sitting meditation a year …

r/Meditationpost4/5/2026
Picking a therapist feels like a shot in the dark. Would non-professional video help?

Picking a therapist feels like a shot in the dark. Would non-professional video help? — Finding a therapist is weirdly one of the hardest things ever. I scroll through a directory, read a few generic bios that all say "I use a holistic approach" and "I meet you where you are," then meet …

r/therapypost4/6/2026
Intense trauma externalisation integration experiences? Gestalt chairs

Intense trauma externalisation integration experiences? Gestalt chairs — I have started with gestalt so it is still my preferred trauma coping tool subset, it's pretty aligned with how I feel and with ig how I work in general. I have been going to psychodrama workshops und…

r/therapypost4/7/2026
When your partner breaks your trust!

When your partner breaks your trust! — I know I am very emotional and sometimes I just say certain things when I am very very emotional and eventually regret it and this led to a breakup This reminds me of a very famous dialogue from the …

r/BreakUpspost4/10/2026
Advice, Tips, Anything?

Advice, Tips, Anything? — My first time ever posting - I am at a loss and going through it. I was with someone for going on year 4, the past year and a half was VERY on and off again. This person is avoidant in nature. Has…

r/BreakUpspost4/12/2026
Therapists keep pushing SSRIs, but I want to focus exclusively on talk therapy. How can I set this boundary effectively?

Therapists keep pushing SSRIs, but I want to focus exclusively on talk therapy. How can I set this boundary effectively? — Hi everyone, I’m currently struggling with a recurring issue in my therapy journey. I have a strong personal preference for a non-pharmacological approach to my mental health. I value the process of …

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost4/12/2026
Unsure how to approach first contact after a traumatic breakup and structured no-contact

Unsure how to approach first contact after a traumatic breakup and structured no-contact — I’m looking for an outside perspective because I’m feeling really emotionally overwhelmed and I’m struggling to reality-check myself. I recently went through a breakup with someone who was both one o…

r/ExNoContactpost4/12/2026
🥹 heard someone from my DR while I was idly contemplating

🥹 heard someone from my DR while I was idly contemplating — I was sort of doing a half-serious walking-meditation to music and thinking of the scripted circumstances in which I arrive in my DR and when my mind went quiet for a moment I heard someone speak to m…

r/realityshiftingpost4/12/2026
The "and" theory...

thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. in my experiences i was chased and pursued. i think of my past romantic relationships as miscommunications based on skewed beliefs and perceptions …

r/attachment_theorycomment4/4/2025
The "and" theory...

Sure! Some happen in conversation Let's take the example of a simple question to which you can answer with a yes or a no Example 1: Question : - " Do you want to go to the movies tonight? " ( You…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/4/2025
Has anyone else gone from being dismissive avoidant to anxious preoccupied towards their therapist?

Oh man, I am anxiously attached and I act a bit avoidant now in dating. It always shocks me! My therapist is my securely attached figure. When I have some internal issues going on, I actually imagin…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/12/2025
Has anyone else gone from being dismissive avoidant to anxious preoccupied towards their therapist?

I understand. Glad you are working through those feelings. I hope I did not come off judgemental. I definitely don't think that your feelings are irrational (I might agree with the inappropriate part …

r/attachment_theorycomment4/20/2025
Marketplace Tuesday! - May 06, 2025

Sophia NLU (natural language understanding) Enging released, with full specs and online demo at: https://cicero.sh/sophia/ For anyone deploying conversational chat bots at all, and is alternativ…

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
My DA bf broke up with me Saturday morning.

Yes, I edited, and yes, my comment contains some judgement (besides mostly description and perception, ie. judgement-free language). Non-violent, 100% judgemental-free Rosenberg communication, to me…

r/attachment_theorycomment8/4/2025
A message to earnestly curious skeptics and non-experiencers: How to engage experiencers within this community and learn about the topic.

Highly suggest this for meditation. This is the description of the video and audio file. https://youtu.be/r6a_EnUG180?si=-x7_b4mf2JSIjBG2 Taygeta, one of the seven sisters bright star visible to the …

r/experiencerscomment9/5/2025
Help me to recognise my attachment style please!

Actually rn im thinking that im the mix of AA and SA. I reread many dialogues with my exes and came to the conclusion that my reaction to them pushing me away was actually very healthy. I expressed my…

r/attachment_theorycomment9/15/2025
The most painful relationship and breakup I've ever had, but it cracked me open so that I could heal. I created a text message llm analysis tool that revealed insecure attachment.

My partner is FA and I am a DA leaning earned secure. He definitely brought out some things in me that I had yet to address. We lived together for 1.5 years. Much of it was tumultuous. I moved out aft…

r/attachment_theorycomment9/27/2025
FA Ex who semi-ghosted me sent me this message 2 months later

I liked that message too, if in doubt I would have tried a dialogue

r/attachment_theorycomment10/12/2025
How to soothe myself when they say they aren't upset.

Thank you, this is amazing advice! I just have to be brave enough to ask for what I need even when my issues are telling me there's danger, because I know logically that there is no danger whatsoever …

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment10/14/2025
Is casual sex compatible with secure attachment?

I don't personally think this belief is accurate because as a gay person, pretty much every single couple that I know met by hooking up first. And I'm talking about people in long-term relationships, …

r/attachment_theorycomment1/10/2026
Weekly Rant/Vent Thread

If it’s happening on social media please consider avoiding this content to protect your mental health. I don’t think being carpet bombed in negativity is good for anyone, but if positive internal di…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment1/14/2026
How do you respond to people who are very quick to think that you’re angry at them?

To start as an anxious preoccupied attacher it helps to get into our heads. Avoidant types can have a disposition that leaves a more anxious person feeling unsure of their stance with them, leaving th…

r/attachment_theorycomment1/20/2026
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

Well. Like everyone in this sub I seem to have anxious attachment tendencies. While I do not externalize them I do struggle with periodically reoccurring „attacks“. These attacks aren‘t substantiate…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment2/6/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Thanks for the reply. Drew is fun and I think willing to compromise with me (as I am with his needs and preferences as well). But sitting on the couch and realizing you havent been able to say anythin…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/12/2026
Women keep telling me I need to date younger and now my daughter has too.

I don't have *any* issue with adults choosing to date other adults with a large age gap, but your conversation with your daughter... good grief😆 >*"You don't look like them, you don't act like them,…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/1/2026
How honest are securely attached people?

I've been practicing Radical Honesty (the branded modality you can learn from books & workshops) for a couple years now and it's been the #1 thing that's helped me. It's not "brutal honesty" or whatev…

r/attachment_theorycomment3/3/2026
Why do so many high achievers seem to have strong Rahu placements?

Can make famous suddenly Rahu is illusion, so rahu is hype, rahu is how u can show urself as high Like the game of thrones dialogue "Power is like shadow, and a small man can cast a very large shad…

r/vedicastrologycomment3/7/2026
Eat, Pray, Love for white men

lol so if u looked at my post/comment history then u will know what u said is not true😂and browsing through your comments you seem to make sweeping generalizations. I try to make my posts informativ…

r/AsianAmericancomment3/7/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 08, 2026

I think you should maybe try a different approach. It sounds like you internalized whatever the issue was and decided you were the problem. Saying “hey it sounds like I did something wrong and I’m sor…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/8/2026
How to unlearn?

active insight through dialogue via nenspace

r/Meditationcomment3/8/2026
If you are a dumper missing your dumpee you caused the pain

Hello. I don't think it's wild at all tbh. I am being told what I deserve, of course I am going to feel one way or another about it. And yes, I was not given a heads-up about many of my partner's feel…

r/BreakUpscomment3/9/2026
Specific Person (SP) Manifestation: No Magic, No Supernatural Forces. Just Proven Science

When I first came to this thread, I was a mess. It was about 6-7 years ago.. I finally sat down and did the real work. It’s gotten easier to develop new belief systems. I am definitely not the same pe…

r/JosephMurphycomment3/9/2026
My husband (29M) and I (29F) have a dead bedroom because he says I dont initiate

This is the best answer and yes, he’s not going about it in the best way. He should be trying to have more of a dialogue instead of just “testing”. However, he’s 100% feeling unwanted. And is 100% i…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/10/2026
Does anyone else watch nostalgic content to regulate their nervous system?

Same here. Plus the way they edit movies and shows now with so many cuts. It's too visually choppy for me to watch. I miss old movies and TV shows where the actors could have uncut dialogue with both …

r/CPTSDcomment3/11/2026
My husband (29M) and I (29F) have a dead bedroom because he says I dont initiate

“Hey, I feel like I’m always the one who initiates and it makes me feel like you aren’t attracted to me and that you acquiesce out of obligation, pity, or some other reason. Could you initiate more?”…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/11/2026
My husband (29M) and I (29F) have a dead bedroom because he says I dont initiate

Oh wow…. A universal example of every relationship ever…. Sarcasm aside: For every one failed relationship with people who tried to talk things out instead of secretly test each other, there are hun…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/11/2026
My husband (29M) and I (29F) have a dead bedroom because he says I dont initiate

"Grasping at straws" is hilarious coming from you right after you choose to home in on the meaningless semantics of "issue" versus "feeling" while ignoring the fact that he literally begins the very n…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/11/2026
Is it possible to manifest a better world

So far in the research that I’ve done on this and Neville Goddard stuff, Law of One etc. It’s fundamentally about changing your internal dialogue and perception of self and the events around you. When…

r/lawofattractioncomment3/12/2026
I miss you

Damn OP I wish my ex told me this fuck makes me spiral again into missing her... We shouldn't have ended like this 😔 this was fixable situation, just needed time and solid dialogue.

r/BreakUpscomment3/12/2026
self concept got me my dream life

Is it robotic affs, inner dialogue, SATS, meditation or what? Do you push the 3D or wait for life's green light?

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 12, 2026

>Should I just straight up say "I'm enjoying chatting with you, do you want to meet up sometime?" That's what I do after a variable amount of time that is different per person. I've asked some girls …

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/13/2026
Increased self-loathing

I had a really harsh inner-critic & focusing on others for years was an energy-consuming distraction from it. When I started to really listen to the Self-attacking voice, I was taken a back how much t…

r/Codependencycomment3/13/2026
Does anyone else watch nostalgic content to regulate their nervous system?

Agreed. Those cuts are so jolting in a way; like having someone hold up one picture in front of your face and suddenly switch to another and have a ribbon of choppy (sometimes even seeming more like p…

r/CPTSDcomment3/13/2026
My 22F boyfriend 22M is scaring me

My ex did the same thing. She was diagnosed with a lot of stuff but not schizophrenia, it could just be a trauma response from not feeling safe or just having a very negative internal dialogue with hi…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/13/2026
Aphantasia

my partner actually used to have aphantasia, though I believe it was dissociative in a sense because they also used to be able to visualize vividly before some trauma. With practice, they were able re…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/14/2026
A person who DMed me for support replied to my latest problem with "LOL". I am livid.

Oh wow, I'm so sorry you crossed paths with a sad lowlife like that. It takes genuine courage to reach out, and don't you dare let a disturbed asshat make you retreat. We NEED more people engaging in…

r/Anxietyhelpcomment3/14/2026
Does anyone actually trip without music?

Sit comfortably and allow the internal dialogue to stop, it's like a weight being lifted off of one's shoulders. Buddhists say that the mind is like a lake, when the lake has no ripples (thoughts) on…

r/Psychonautcomment3/15/2026
Which one trait helps you detect narcs early on?

Ppl who love to take what you just shared and makes a point to one up you for sympathy. The whole “Oh you have the flu, well I’m suffering from pneumonia” line of dialogue. It’s always about them.

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/15/2026
KPOP Demon Hunters wins best Oscars animated feature film

All right, I’m going to rant now: \-There are very few ways you can glean a good lesson from the film beyond the obvious and trite “don’t be afraid of who you are.” If Rumi is half demon, but we’re s…

r/AsianAmericancomment3/16/2026
Telepathic Contact with a Dimensional Entity

The entity (Interdimensional Non-Human Intelligence, INHI) must be the same for me and other colleagues who meet in the "MindIntrusion" subreddit. It manifests itself in different ways to each person,…

r/experiencerscomment3/16/2026
The trauma bond is wild

Right there with you. For me it’s my intelligence and wealth, I just don’t feel as intelligent and financially well off I drained my life savings, equity in the house to entertain the relationship, a…

r/NarcissisticAbusecomment3/16/2026
I will stop using ai.

>No doubt, passing knowledge down generations is immensely important. But I'm not convinced we're doing that any more. You have shoe-horned "and technology" into this sentence - quite literally, the g…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/16/2026
Don’t you fear being too isolated?

What you’re feeling is actually very human, and Stoicism doesn’t ask you to shut that off. Stoicism will bring you into more enriched relationships as you learn to manage what relationships are, what…

r/Stoicismcomment3/17/2026
Thoughts?

My thought is why waste time engaging in dialogue with a Redditor who believes that you’re not obliged to give a shit about what’s happening to your partner unless it’s serious enough to require hospi…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/17/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 17, 2026

Just because he’s your partner or you live together doesn’t mean he’d need to be responsible for your dog while you are away. You could have a friend or dog sitter look after them. The question is, wh…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/17/2026
Relationship worries — Challenging placements and aspects regarding 7H

Since no one else has mentioned it, let me point out that you have a 12th house sun very loosely opposite a 6th house moon in fall (conjunct the ruler of the 7th). Neither of these are placements that…

r/AskAstrologerscomment3/17/2026
I'm buying books but not actually reading any of them. How do I actually enjoy sitting down and reading a piece of literature?

Easier books help a lot. I can read a YA book in an afternoon. Graphic novels and other illustrated works can also help with engagement. I just finished one called "We Came Here to Starve", mostly tol…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/17/2026
I have to leave tonight, I'm not safe. Am I missing anything?

If your state says you are an adult after 18. You really need to contact police for assistance in helping you pack up you and kitty without being harrassed or assaulted. What your parents did by locki…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/17/2026