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Need the best advice I could ever get.

This is quite normal. I always say that the struggle of the victim of emotional neglect (and worse) at the hands of our parents is our persistent attachment to them no matter what. I understand your p…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment4/10/2026
E-commerce Industry News Recap 🔥 Week of May 5th, 2025

E-commerce Industry News Recap 🔥 Week of May 5th, 2025 — Hi r/ecommerce \- I'm Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter. Every week for the past 3+ years I've posted a summary recap of the week's top stories…

r/ecommercepost5/5/2025
This Week's Top E-commerce News Stories 💥 May 5th, 2025

This Week's Top E-commerce News Stories 💥 May 5th, 2025 — Hi r/Shopify - I'm Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter, which I've published weekly since 2021. I was invited by the Mods of this subreddit to s…

r/Shopifypost5/5/2025
What differences normal Saturn from retrograde?

What differences normal Saturn from retrograde? — Some sites say that Saturn represents obstacles that are encountered in a certain area, and when it is retrograde, it means those obstacles are psychological. What is your take on this? I have a hard …

r/astrologypost3/26/2026
TheTinder curse

TheTinder curse — I (M50) have matched with a very intriguing (F41). She is amazing in all ways and she has made it clear that she is married but she says we are inevitably drawn together. couple of basic meets. casual…

r/datingoverfortypost4/1/2026
My mom called me on my birthday to apologize for taking me to the hospital instead of bruising me when I was sick as a kid.

My mom called me on my birthday to apologize for taking me to the hospital instead of bruising me when I was sick as a kid. — My parents are in a cult that believes in bruising=healing. They are in china. In traditional Chinese medicine, some branch believe that the color of bruises are a sign of toxins, and by bruising your…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/3/2026
The Gaslighting is So Exhausting..

The Gaslighting is So Exhausting.. — After months of her blaming her affair on me and our “problems,” I realized she isn’t even lying anymore. Not in her mind anyway. She has thoroughly convinced herself. It took me many times of expla…

r/survivinginfidelitypost4/6/2026
NC since christmas. got ambushed at easter. abuser parent showed her colors infront of family(socially), first time ever. need emotional support. (struggling to come to terms with MBP,/captivity /starvation abuse and abusers complete refusal to acknowledge)

NC since christmas. got ambushed at easter. abuser parent showed her colors infront of family(socially), first time ever. need emotional support. (struggling to come to terms with MBP,/captivity /starvation abuse and abusers complete refusal to acknowledge) — to preface , id like to say some of my story/past (although, for those of u who are regular here im sure u have seen some of my olde rposts from 2 years ago) the easter incident will be at the bottom…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/8/2026
Manifestation help!

Manifestation help! — so my parents are religious (i’m muslim) and they’re not like super extreme but still strict enough where i can’t really do what i want w my appearance. like i don’t really like wearing the hijab and …

r/Manifestationpost4/10/2026
Is Astral Projection forbidden for some people?

Is Astral Projection forbidden for some people? — I tried Astral Projection back in 2018. Did not succeed, but after a few weeks of trying magic was done on me, and i got possessed by some entity. I dont know if its related, but I think I might have …

r/AstralProjectionpost4/10/2026
we’re any other daughters of nmoms not allowed to socialize with boys growing up?

we’re any other daughters of nmoms not allowed to socialize with boys growing up? — i’ve been realizing recently that i have a lot of trouble socializing with the opposite gender as a girl, mostly i get very anxious and awkward, and come off as “weird”. i wasn’t allowed to be friends…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/11/2026
Graduating to nGranny

Graduating to nGranny — I'll (\~30F) be a new mom soon (yay) but of course, I have an nmom who is over excited about the news because, Facebook bragging rights + new ways to be possessive. I've been working towards low con…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/13/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 08, 2026

Really appreciate the thorough reply, but I have questions about it if you don't mind. 1. You are talking about learning signals of comfort and signals in a general sense. Like, is a hand on her lo…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/8/2026
How to get rid of cuckold thoughts

I can feel the angst in your post, particularly between the lines as such. I hate that this society makes people feel so powerfully shitty over totally natural and the naturally variating sexual intri…

r/selfhelpcomment3/11/2026
When I finally understood the law

Well, I'm going to participate in this post because exactly one year ago, I received a Hashimoto's diagnosis, and I weighed 80 kilos, couldn't sleep, and was living like an old car on reserve fuel. I…

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/11/2026
Anyone else's parents never encouraged their hobbies?

Not only was not encouraged, but it was forbidden, taboo, avoided at all costs. I loved football (soccer). It was my one and only passion since I could walk. I wanted to play it all the time, and foll…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/11/2026
We’re in a computer simulation

This isn't how it works for me. I was brought up in a religion that I believe is false, even though millions of other people find it to be 'real' to them. Remember the old analogy about the blind me…

r/experiencerscomment3/13/2026
My (26/M) Girlfriend (26/F) Of 6.5 Years Emotionally Cheated and I Don’t Know What To Do

Either she needs to quit her job and get a new one or You need to leave the relationship. They still work together, their attachment is still activated and the “forbidden” nature will make it even mo…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/13/2026
Anyone had an encounter with a humanoid ( or creature pretending to be one) during their day to day life?

While playing hide-and-seek with friends, I went into this long forbidden closet that connected the office and his mothers bedroom. I pushed through a lot of clothes and came upon a empty space, I bel…

r/experiencerscomment3/14/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 14, 2026

I was reminded this week that my love is forbidden. Brought food to work for guy I’ve been dating 6 months. Met through his job. His work policy is to not date clients. Outside the building, I gave hi…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/14/2026
Wife Wants Divorce so She Can Be With Affair Partner

You need to have faith in yourself and trust that the things you cannot control will eventually break your way. APs, for better or worse, do not survive without the affair. They go from forbidden frui…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/15/2026
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.

Hon he just doesn't want another kid. He can't say, "let's get an abortion" because that's forbidden in your culture. So he says, "you are the villain and so you should terminate your adultery pregn…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/16/2026
I was the husband who didn't do enough. Sharing my perspective

I'm familiar with the "can't win for losing" concept. I remember one Saturday I was washing HER car. It was disgusting and desperately needed it. I told her I was going to wash it........two of th…

r/Divorcecomment3/17/2026
A simple example of how narcissists create no win situations.

He dumped me a long time ago. Even now as you clearly see I still filled with detailed thoughts on detailed every little thing he did and said to me. Many people said it was abuse, intentionally an…

r/NarcissisticAbusecomment3/17/2026
Why are people such sheep when it comes to drugs?

Hey good to know you came round in the end (; With me, I was always interested in drugs, as all of the musicians and creatives I read about said that they opened doors that were otherwise locked. I …

r/Psychonautcomment3/18/2026
My wife finally admitted an affair that happened 9 years ago

Hells bells, I'm in the EXACT SAME situation. Broke down after 9 years of lies despite evidence of cheating right when it happened and years of lies and gaslighting that followed. Said it was one time…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/18/2026
Despite every effort, I'm developing feelings for my boss. Am I cooked?

You're welcome. The forbidden fruit always looks sweeter, but it usually winds up being bitter.

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/19/2026
Were you basically surviving your entire childhood?

More mad about how they set me up to be abused and taken advantage of as a young adult. Men, bosses, coworkers, neighbors, friends. I was taken of advantage, mentally, physically, and financially by c…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/20/2026
She cheated after 14 years

exactly. she had all that and still cheated, the answer is: she’s selfish. she wanted all that plus extra forbidden excitement and attention on the side. her selfishness will not go away until YEARS o…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/21/2026
(tw: trafficking) I can't interact in queer (or even fandom) spaces because of all the sex

of course ! "i wish you all the best" is one of my favorite books about a non-binary teenager who goes through hardships with their parents and reconnects with their sister, and finds their people "…

r/CPTSDcomment3/21/2026
The thing with adenochrome is confusing to me - I always imagine people would harvest higher states like love - why would it be good to harvest the lowest of the low states?

Everything I've stated can be found in countless occult grimoires and forbidden sects across a wide variety of cultures. It's not new. The idea that powerful groups sacrifice children isn't some q…

r/energy_workcomment3/22/2026
The thing with adenochrome is confusing to me - I always imagine people would harvest higher states like love - why would it be good to harvest the lowest of the low states?

I apologize for being rude. I was doing multiple things at once and didn't fully read through what you were saying. I agree with you But energy harvesting and vampirism tend to be in the darker sid…

r/energy_workcomment3/22/2026
"Men Can't Be Men Anymore"

It does have a lot to do with it, and your response sort of proves that point. I have a great amount of respect for teachers, I was blessed to have many good ones throughout my childhood. Importantly …

r/Stoicismcomment3/23/2026
Question for AM: did your parents encourage you to socialize / date early? If you are a father, what's your opinion on early socialization / dating?

Not in any forced or direct -for-purposes-of-dating way, but my mom pushed me to socialize, so I was always put in social situations where I interacted with both boys and girls. And when I was older,…

r/AsianMasculinitycomment3/23/2026
Despite every effort, I'm developing feelings for my boss. Am I cooked?

Your boss is the forbidden fruit, and boredom is a dangerous spice for workplace attraction.

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/23/2026
inappropriate relationship with my therapist

What happened was wrong and was NOT your fault. Even if you were an adult, sex between a therapist and their client is forbidden. The relationship is inherently imbalanced because of the therapy dyn…

r/CPTSDcomment3/25/2026
30F My 30M keeps commenting on what I eat with a magnifying glass. How do I go about telling him how this makes me feel?

You haven’t been married to this cruel, abusive monster very long, look into if you can still get an annulment. The way he treats you is monstrous, not loving. You have an autoimmune disorder and he…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/26/2026
i (19f) cant have sex with my (19m) boyfriend and its causing issues

This is your natural inclination to the fact that fornication is forbidden and you should wait until marriage tbf, the body knows its rights and it knows that it’s not something you should be doing, i…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/26/2026
Surprise.. He did it again and even worse

I’m sorry you’re going through this. Short answer, he’s splitting his realities so he can fulfill his desires (to feel wanted and lusted for) while still presenting as the husband who is meeting your…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/28/2026
Whats the most hurtful thing a parent/caretaker has said to you?

Objectivly wasnt hurtful But what made it hurtful was how it was used She said my big butt will break the sofa For 8 years i was forbidden from sittin on the sofa (as an adult. Munchausen by proxy, …

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/28/2026
Please join me in listing things that you discovered aren't normal outside your own toxic upbringing

Insane food rules. I remember being 16 and over at my high school boyfriend’s house for dinner, and I looked like a deer in the headlights when his mom asked me if I wanted seconds. At home, this was …

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/31/2026
TheTinder curse

Original copy of post by u/Material_Wallaby_193: I (M50) have matched with a very intriguing (F41). She is amazing in all ways and she has made it clear that she is married but she says we are inevit…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/1/2026
I dreamed a word today that I didn't know. Its real world meaning is oddly specific to the dream.

Very interesting dream and message. I am one of many people who has had entities ask me for children and I'm child free for my own personal reasons. Doesn't mean I wouldn't adopt a child when I'm fina…

r/experiencerscomment4/2/2026
Does anyone else realize they were a weird kid because their parents did not teach them social skills?

I was forbidden from talking to women. She did this because she said I would get baby trapped. Never went to a prom or homecoming. Then use to complain I was home all the time. Married now. Very lim…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/2/2026
The thing cPTSD steals most of us is time

I felt time burning away when I was younger. I tried to be there for people and they did not care or reciprocate. I spiralled over my lack of control but I was forbidden agency growing up, had no clue…

r/CPTSDcomment4/2/2026
Does anyone else realize they were a weird kid because their parents did not teach them social skills?

Yep, I apparently "didn't pick good friends". I was supposed to only be friends with the daughters of her friends. As she only stayed friends with people who enabled her, that was never going to end…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/3/2026
“Kid Food”

There was two different kinds of milk in our fridge: the milk we weren’t allowed to touch and powdered milk. The forbidden milk was store-bought regular milk and we were not allowed to ask for it. …

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/3/2026
“Kid Food”

I had this too! Remember staring at the forbidden fresh berries in the fridge that would slowly mold over time because we weren’t allowed the “good” fruit or bread or whatever else my mother wanted fo…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/3/2026
I (30F) found out my husband’s (32M) fantasy through a couples app and now I feel weird

The fantasy threesome in his head can never happen because of the dynamic involved where you are not a couple as you are now. Fantasies are very commonly things that are risky or forbidden but they do…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/3/2026
Looking for videos, movies, music to look at or listen during a LSD trip

Back in the day we would watch the forbidden zone, ninja bachelor party and top it off with the overfiend, my friends were pretty weird.

r/Psychonautcomment4/4/2026
I was neglected as a kid and I feel like I don’t deserve to eat.

Very powerful stuff. It reminds me of how, in general, we sustain however our parents treated us. If they loved us unconditionally, then we love ourselves the same. If they abused us, that means we ab…

r/CPTSDcomment4/5/2026
Seeking advice about my wife's actions

Did she cheat ? Yes absolutely, it was at least an emotional affair Did you react badly ? Yes without a shadow of doubt , you permitted her to walk over you and you are still doing the pick me da…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment4/5/2026
Why is it so hard to restrain yourself from feeling guilty or bad for them?

Thank you for the reminders. I have to keep telling myself to stop and think. I’m journaling my thoughts, I’m trying to make friends (something that was forbidden by her, unless it’s someone she ap…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/5/2026
Triggered by cheating scenes in movies

Cheating & 'forbidden' relations are always romaticised in books and media. It really sad that its become the norm.

r/survivinginfidelitycomment4/6/2026
Astro-Seek.com is back online - behind Cloudflare protection and Google Trust SSL/TLS certificate

Hi ZodiacDax, **1) Error 400 - Bad Request** is usually a Browser/Cookie problem - which can be usually solved by trying diffrent browser or by clearing the cookies/cache in the browser. So thanks …

r/astrologycomment4/7/2026
"You'll find someone eventually"

that it's good talk but, you on the right way you know why because when you find the true love you will hold on it because you already know what dose lonely mean, i'm the Muslim guy and on my religion…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/7/2026
Are Astroligical predicitions always accurate?

Astrology predicts the exact roadmap you have to walk on in order to get to the destination of your life with the karma you act upon throughout. Consider this as a train with multiple stops and a 24 …

r/astrologycomment4/8/2026
23F going trough a tough time and wondering about my future spouse

Maybe but I know my family history and in my culture people don’t even marry estranged cousins, those things are forbidden

r/vedicastrologycomment4/8/2026
What did your parent(s) tell you about relationships and marriage?

"You're not supposed to marry for love. Marriage is not about love." "Divorce is not an option in this family. You stay for the kids." "Men will never want to be with a woman who doesn't smile [like…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment4/8/2026
Disagreement over Woody Allen with person I was dating. Am I overreacting?

YES. Exploiting young people is not forbidden only when you're biologically related to them. I worked as a teacher for years and the idea of having a relationship with one of my students makes me want…

r/CPTSDcomment4/8/2026
Boyfriend keeps secretly unblocking his ex. Am I wasting my time?

It could be as messed up as it just feels fun, taboo, forbidden and that makes it more exciting. He sees no future with her but he's enjoying himself enough to keep going back. Please be kind to your…

r/relationshipscomment4/8/2026
Did your nparent try to prevent you from having friends/destroy your friendships growing up?

Yes, I was forbidden to have friends and it was screamed in my face regularly that "friends are a waste of time". It took me years of effort as an adult to develop any social skills at all.

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/9/2026