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Feeling a bit conflicted after seeing so much criticism of Neville Goddard and the Law of Assumption — English isn't my first language, so please bear with me if my sentences aren't perfect. I first came across Neville Goddard and the Law of Assumption about five months ago. I’ve read a couple of his…
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…
Not spiralling for not talking to my bf for days now!! — Felt a lil happy so decided to share here. Few months back, if I was in the same situation as now I know that i would have been spiralling and spam calling him. I'm happy it's not the same now. Tho ye…
Life is too short to live in fear — Life is too short to live in fear. The fear of saying the wrong things and earning their scorn. The fear of ~~asking for~~ loving too much and being branded 'suffocating' again. The fear of a co…
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…
Saw the same man I've been seeing as a kid — I'm sorry about the use of A.I but my drawing skills are bad and I don't know how to explain this but I've seen this man in my dreams ever since I was a child. I remember seeing shows like Tom and Jer…
Growing my inner child feels like murdering my soul — So now my relationships,my desires in life,wants ,needs basically evolve around the little guy in me.And if I were to give up on them and tell him that its not a dream or a game anymore,we are adult n…
I astral projected last night.. — I astral projected last night... What was your first experience? Here's mine: We arrived in Tunisia yesterday, had some sleep, woke up, yawned, and my nose started bleeding, only mentioning this bec…
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…
Spiritual Awakening & Instant Manifestation (wtf???) — So as the title says, wtf? I've been using multiple different ways of manifesting, manifesting with feeling, robotic affirming, and I've realized one thing. Manifesting is an act of creation that …
I am successfully shifted — Hi! My English is bad sorry I wanted to shift my reality where my sister is alive and healthy with me. I started to robotic affirmation 24/7 and subliminal, I have been locked in my room since 1…
What if manifestation is actually people waking up inside a simulation? — I’ve been thinking about something and I’m curious if anyone else has had this thought. I came up with a theory that reality might be a simulation or something similar to a “matrix.” If that’s true, …
If you're immediately waking up after becoming lucid, try this — I heard someone talk about reduced screen time in the evening, so I gave it a go. I tried no screens after 7-8 pm and I must say I've noticed a big difference in my ability to stay longer. I haven't h…
Knowing the exact time when waking up - psychic or circadian? — Recently again I keep waking up at VERY different times every single day (anywhere from the range of 7am to 11am - UPDATE: actually 3-11am as covered later in the post) and as I'm laying there in tha…
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…
Six months after the worst breakup of my life, I finally understand why I couldn't heal for the first three. — I'm writing this because I wish someone had said it to me when I was in month one. For the first three months I did everything people tell you to do. I went to the gym. I saw friends. I kept busy. I …
Crazy experience “timeline hopper” — I’ve been lucid dreaming since I was about 12/13, and I’m now 23. I trained myself into it years ago and now I lucid dream every morning which sometimes can be annoying because it affects my sleep. I’…
Husband suddenly wants to end our marriage and says it’s because of sex. We have a toddler. I also discovered he’s been dishonest about where he’s been. Looking for perspective. — I’m 39F and my husband (34M) and I have been married a little over 3 years. We have a toddler (2). Recently, completely out of nowhere, he told me he thinks we’re “not compatible” and started talking…
Avoidant advice needed. I '28f' am worried my partner '29f' is distancing away — To start, we have lived together for 5-6 years and I believe my partner has an avoidant attachment style whilst I am anxious, although I have learnt and am learning to regulate it. Currently my partn…
Finally Got a Lucid Dream... So I Tested your Queries in it — Hey guys, this is gonna be a bit of a long one lol. \[CONTEXT\] For a while, I've been trying to lucid dream, but was too lazy to consistently do training, write in journals, or set multiple alarms …
Went to my first party sober last night — Quit flower months ago but recently decided to give alcohol a break as well because I get so anxious the next day and feel like garbage. I also make terrible decisions while drunk. Drank a few NA beer…
The Subconscious of the Universe? — This will sound extremely odd, and i am aware of this myself. It’s a bit startling to start being so receptive in this period of time. It feels intriguing, but at the same time - my mind cannot hold i…
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…
If anxiety had an “off switch,” what would you do first? — Imagine waking up tomorrow and your anxiety was completely gone. What’s the first thing you would do that anxiety normally stops you from doing?
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…
Why can't I astral project anymore? — I'm a 30-year-old woman, and I first astral projected when I was 17....I used to have lucid dreams naturally since childhood, but I didn't know anything about astral projection at the time. When I was…
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…
first shifting story i encountered — When i was a little little kid like 6 or 7 yo(yeah 67 whatever). I vividly remember that between us kid we told ourselves a story. We never repeated it to adults because they wouldn't understand. We …
Lived weeks of my life during a 2 hour nap — I had an extremely detailed dream of going on a cruise with a few members of my family (cousins who I usually spend free time with), and during the cruise I met and spoke to quite a few new people, ha…
Breakup with my partner and best friend — Its one of the first time im using reddit so im hope it'll be alright. I've had a best friend. He's been my confident for 10 years, he was my safe person, I was relying on him for everything. 3 year…
A Narcissus is an empty shell with no real existence — "A Narcissus, such as Ovid's Narcissus, is someone who thinks he has found himself by looking in the mirror. His life consists in searching for his reflection in the gaze of others. The other exists, …
Anybody else waking up earlier just because they love mornings? — I would like to join the 5 am club not for any productivity reasons, not to optimize my day or anything. But just because I love mornings and don’t get enough of them right now. I looove a slow morni…
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…
Seeing lizard-like eyes and being healed? — Hi everyone, I recently meditated for about 45 minutes to an hour in the \*very\* early morning a couple days ago (I never meditate that long) after waking up before the sun rose. I was in a supine…
New to CE5s Should I be concerned? — Hi everyone. I’m new to the CE5 community, though I’ve seen orbs throughout my life. For years, I’ve followed Dr. Steven Greer’s work, believing that advanced intelligence must be peaceful or they wou…
Shifting — Okay so during my life I’ve had multiple instances where I shifted without ever trying. The first time it ever happened I remember waking up at 11:42AM a couple years back. I was annoyed I woke up so …
Text that Blew Apart My Entire Life — Note: This is a repost of a post I made a couple of days ago. I deleted it because it was made from my 10 year old account and I needed to make a throwaway account to work on my issues in case my STBX…
After 10 years of doing the most, I (30F) told my husband (34F) that we needed counseling or separation. Help me process? — I met my husband when I was a 20 year old college student and even though he is 4 years older than me, I became a pseudo-mother upon meeting him. For the last 10 years, I have been the sole breadwin…
What's your post divorce update? (Positive stories only please) — Would love to hear from people who came from a very dark time with a divorce and are doing better now. I'm sure a lot of us could use that today. I'm still in the muck right now but I have a friend w…
Orange orb — Hello! I’ve been seeing an orange orb like thing during gateway meditations, and it started showing up very often. I started calling it, and it would show up immediately in the middle of my field of v…
I thought I died last night. — (For background) In college - about ten years ago - I took an interest in lucid dreaming for a few months. During that time and since, I've had a few lucid dreams. Not often at all, but enough so that…
Help! Feeling dread and doomed after sessions. — I’ve been using gateway tapes for over 5 years, not every day but I will say over 70 sessions or so. Over 2 years ago, I started to have OBE and I fought them (because I was worried about astral proje…
First provoked exit from the body, Raduga method, smart band analysis — Yesterday afternoon I received a smart band with a vibrating alarm on my wrist so as not to wake my partner. I had previously experienced two spontaneous OBEs within a 2-3 month period, but I had neve…
I’ve been shifting since 2016, ask me anything :) — Or let’s have a discussion! I found out about shifting on accident in 2016. It started as I was being homeschooled at the time(I was 12 im 21 now lmaooo) and I was extremely fascinated with like sci-f…
What pulled you out of your worst version of yourself? — We all hit that point. Mine was waking up one day and not recognizing who I'd become — lazy, unmotivated, just going through the motions. I'm not gonna pretend I had some dramatic overnight transform…
How to deal with resentment. It is making me bitter and angry — Been wronged a lot in my life. Ig I had poor boundaries and my locus of control was outwards. I've this resentment and anger that I'm waking up with everyday and it is costing me peace. Everyday I'm d…
Question I would please like answered, if you have a good idea of what I'm asking? Serious — Technically speaking this is a strange sighting. I would really appreciate someone who may give me a proper answer and what it may mean. This is what happened, although condensed, I will stick to the …
Gateway tapes — ever since isntsrted listing to the gateway tapes i’ve been waking up at 4-5 am has that happened to anyone else or anyone know why?
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…
I’m lost. First time I feel like this, and I really need help. — (24, M) I’ve never been in a romantic relationship before, and I’ve never loved a girl or been loved by a girl . Only because i never found someone with the same weirdness as me Recently, I met a girl…
I suddenly jolt up up during mediation — I've noticed when i start reaching a deeper meditation my entire body joltss up. It's almsot like i get sucked back into full consciousness feeling like I'm waking up. Sometimes it can be strong enou…
This will definitely help. I'd recommend the FILD method, it's pretty much the first (relatively) consistent method I've tried. Just remember that you can only do this after either waking up at a cert…
There aren't many but as far as I can tell there are a couple which could qualify. 1. Escapism. Just like anything fun, let alone of the "reality substitute" type, there is the potential to use it e…
Hello I just had the weirdest dream and I don't know how to look up my specific type of dream and was so shocked I decided to come here and write. I remember going to sleep around 12:30pm after wakin…
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…
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Hey, there were a few times I was aware I was dreaming, but when I attempt to do anything I can't control my dream nor do I stay asleep. I feel like it's because I only start to gain consciousness w…
Try focusing on your environment and not getting to excited . Tell yourself you want to explore your surroundings before and during . Don’t go straight into getting excited and trying to control every…
Hi, that sounds like a false awakening chain. I've experienced a few of them too, including the annoying part where you lose lucidity each time the scenario "resets" itself. No idea what causes it, o…
Yes, the moments before falling asleep and waking up have you naturally in your alpha state, but they're not recommended because they can disrupt your sleep (nightly method) or lead to inconsistency (…
Honestly, the biggest clue I get is how I feel. Are my thoughts racing? Do I feel anxious almost to the point of being manic? Is it affecting my sleep, like I’m waking up early and can’t fall back asl…
You’ve taken the first (huge) step which is self reflection, congrats! A good therapist really is best, BUT there are many other resources to help. 1) Start regularly meditating (5-10 minutes a day…
Text of original post by u/Ok_Marionberry_9086: Felt a lil happy so decided to share here. Few months back, if I was in the same situation as now I know that i would have been spiralling and spam call…
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…
Text of original post by u/DizzySkin7066: Life is too short to live in fear. The fear of saying the wrong things and earning their scorn. The fear of ~~asking for~~ loving too much and being brand…
I posted yesterday about a guy who ended things after saying he wasn't "as attracted as he'd want to be with a long term partner" -- full context here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/datingoverthirty/comme…
Oh, bad pillows can absolutely mess you up! I’ve bought some really nice ones now. But before that, I was waking up with all kinda aches and pains in my neck and shoulder area. Been much better sinc…
I am ecstatic ANY TIME someone gives me flowers. It’s the best feeling ever. That’s just me but I am a spring girly and there’s nothing better than waking up to fresh flowers on my vanity 🌹
**The moments when I have lucid dreams are usually when I can’t sleep because of stress. When I finally fall asleep, I sleep badly and only for a few hours, or I go to sleep with my mind racing becaus…
I actually know exactly what this guy means. I do, however, admit that it sounds sus. I’ll explain… I (female) have also only ever had 1 outbreak to date. But I can tell when the virus is active. I w…
Let me blunt. She will resent you??? SO EFFFING WHAT! She did this. Actions have consequences and she wants to avoid accountability cause cheaters feel about accountability like superman feels about k…
I've only had one experience with something I can put down as cosmic in terms of astronomy. I was waking up slowly, still dozing and "flash tendrils" appeared in my vision. A blue/indigo star opened u…
only side effects i experienced was waking up groggy or a slight headache but not every time, its like benadryl
This is not a belief problem for you because you can see people's auras and you know other techniques that work for you. I recommend you the "Phasing" method from Raduga, it's good old classic WBTB t…
But on a first off basis level if you’d like to control the urges during meditation then start waking up early and running or cycling/ walking first thing in the morning
I mean dreams are always just weird lol. Anyways if you want to lucid dream I suggest researching Dream Recall, Wake Back to Bed and the MILD technique. And most importantly HAVE A DREAM JOURNAL. I li…
I didn't know anything about narcissistic parents and when I did, it hit me like a rock! Yes, they are spiritual vampires. My own mother verbally and emotionally abused me as a teenager. She is still …
My brother told me, "No matter how he dies, you're gonna be a suspect. You've told way too many people how much you hate him." I mean, I don't actually want him to die. I want him to be decent and kin…
Thinking you are the ego and that you are this person having all sorts of thoughts and feelings is what is holding you back. Thinking that you are this human stuck somewhere is holding you back. You n…
i just as i was waking up from this it felt like i had visions but was realistic
Ive actually been on a spritual journey recently..ive had lucid dreams often being in other planets or in the space since childhood...down in the rabbit hole of spritual learning ive been trying to pr…
Ive actually been on a spritual journey recently..ive had lucid dreams often being in other planets or in the space since childhood...down in the rabbit hole of spritual learning ive been trying to pr…
The first thing you should do is get in touch with the friends you left or go into social situations and find new ones. If not, you'll end up drifting towards the narc out of solitude. 1. I never did…
Sure but you're arguing in bad faith. You start with a claim you never substaintiate and then moralise disagreeing with you ("it's not ok to...), then 2 non-sequitors and in next comments you're just …
Yes, I was immediately going to ask if you’ve heard Chris Bledsoe’s testimony. Apparently, this year, a “new knowledge will come to humanity”, and he often refers to the Lady who told him this as Hath…
I remember that feeling of excitement waking up next to her knowing I could cuddle her and smell her hair and kiss her
What happened to you - that paralysis, that feeling of being stuck between states, waking up in dream then back in dream again - that’s called false awakening. Your consciousness was moving between di…
I think you can have small and big goals :) like waking up every day being happy content and grateful can be a dream and a goal. To find joy in the little things ❤️ For me I would say my life is the j…
the brothers are waking up to Trump. .. . .
First of all, you are only 17. Is this your first love? If yes, we tend to give more to our first love because we usually love unconditionally without reservation, without protecting our hearts, witho…
So long as you have a plan to engage your mind? The whole point is to stop engaging...??? Try the retreats on the Waking Up app. I really enjoyed the 4-Hour one. Or the longer meditations section. Or …
Thank you, actual sound advice. Waking up this morning to the cesspool of other comments made me realize how stupid this is and that I just need to ignore it and move on.
Ugh I tried it the last few nights and it wasn’t great. I don’t know if it’s because I’m about to start my period but I had night sweats and kept waking up the whole night
Use the waking up app and do the "after the intro" series. If it still makes you go through the intro course, you can knock that whole thing out at once.
Not day of but sometimes he’ll work from noon till 11pm and the next day 6am to 5pm or have a random Wednesday off but then have to travel the next day. So I guess sometimes we would be able to do tha…
Why are you so certain the answer to this is purely socialization? You sound very dogmatic. Biology exists. Men and women have had different evolutionary pressures whether that fits your narrative or …
My experience (15 yrs of an hour a day) aligns with what Ken Wilber talks about which is the difference between States and Stages. I find that meditation puts me in a great state where I temporarily …
A technique that I’ve used to sharpen my memory is by reversing your memory. When you sit/lay down the meditation, literally walk back every moment of the day that lead you to that moment. What you…
after she ended things it took me 4 months to actually get out of bed and start talking to people again. I wasn't afraid of rejection or expectations so I mainly started off just for shits and giggles…
You sound like you're already pursuing therapy. Do you have an opportunity to bring it up there? Because what gives me pause is you saying this is your first stable/non-horrible relationship, at leas…
I used to really struggle with this, I would tell my roommates and they would say “no one wants to wake up, you just have to do it”. But I just knew there was something else going on. I got bloodwork …