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Too Long on First Mission And Moving On

>The objective of LOB or LOA is to build lasting faith, not just temporary faith, over the long term to effect change subconsciously in the face of obstacles in life no matter what negatives are in th…

r/JosephMurphycomment2/25/2025
My arguments against manifestation

My arguments against manifestation — 1. **Maladaptive daydreaming proves that manifestation isn't real**; Manifestation doctrine teaches that what you focus on expands and manifests in your physical reality. Do not split hairs and try to…

r/JosephMurphypost1/23/2025
Webflow or Wordpress for SEO, local business?

Webflow or Wordpress for SEO, local business? — Most of my competitors use WP, but I just found someone ranked 2nd with his handyman business using webflow My site currently runs in Squarespace and I am tired of the limitations. Budget is not an i…

r/SEOpost5/1/2025
A customers perspective of those horrible cart conversion emails

A customers perspective of those horrible cart conversion emails — Usually a website does a poor job of informing me what shipping will be. I must add items to a cart and hit checkout and type in an address to see what shipping would be. However, this process results…

r/Shopifypost5/5/2025
How to get Millions of $$$ from ANY government for your business (I will not promote)

How to get Millions of $$$ from ANY government for your business (I will not promote) — Experienced founder & CEO here. I'm gonna tell you how my business got straight cash (like literally millions) from the gov and how you can do that too. I've bootstrapped my last german education bu…

r/startupspost5/6/2025
docker_pull.py: Script to pull lots of container images in parallel

docker_pull.py: Script to pull lots of container images in parallel — [https://github.com/joshzcold/docker\_pull](https://github.com/joshzcold/docker_pull) Not sure who needs this, but I wrote as part of my work and this task seems to be lacking from the docker cli or …

r/DevOpspost5/6/2025
The successful are not here

The successful are not here — After years of watching YouTube videos about startup / founder stuff and reading blogs, Reddit, and the horrible place that is LinkedIn, I came to realize that 99.9% of advice (especially in the SaaS …

r/Entrepreneurpost5/7/2025
How do you actually feel safe believing and knowing when it comes to an SP manifestation?

How do you actually feel safe believing and knowing when it comes to an SP manifestation? — Brief context: I've studied the law on and off for 6 years. Tried to manifest 2 old SP's with varying success, then eventually having them both try to contact me, but I realized that I was shooting so…

r/JosephMurphypost5/12/2025
I earned secure attachment in 4 months...

I earned secure attachment in 4 months... — I can't believe I'm writing this. I did this without dating a secure person and without spending money on courses/apps. I promise I'm not selling anything. Big disclaimers: * I am only mostly secure…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylepost11/16/2025
What I'm realizing: I relate closest to others with deep trauma and that is a troublesome recipe.

What I'm realizing: I relate closest to others with deep trauma and that is a troublesome recipe. — TW: addiction, suicide, physical and emotional abuse, CSA. I have CPTSD, routine struggles with depression and anxiety and the corresponding executive dysfunction. I grew up with an alcoholic parent…

r/AnxiousAttachmentpost11/20/2025
Avoidance seeking help: what if he’s not avoidant like me, but he actually just has a girlfriend he didn’t tell me about?

Avoidance seeking help: what if he’s not avoidant like me, but he actually just has a girlfriend he didn’t tell me about? — Been in contact with a guy for about 6 months now who has been pursuing me the entire time, subtly. When we first met, I had just broken up with my ex a couple of months prior to that (6-month long…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylepost12/18/2025
Feeling conflicted, I don't know if I don't love him and I am settling or if I love him and the "cons" are avoidant deactivation?

Feeling conflicted, I don't know if I don't love him and I am settling or if I love him and the "cons" are avoidant deactivation? — I 33F have ve been dating this guy 32M for 8 months. He's chased me for years and eventually recently I started to feel attraction back, he figured it out and kissed me. For some months I didn't feel…

r/AvoidantAttachmentpost2/6/2026
I'm not sure about my attachment style but I want to discover it right now 'cause I want to start healing!!!!!!

I'm not sure about my attachment style but I want to discover it right now 'cause I want to start healing!!!!!! — Sorry for the long text, I want to be thorough. So, I just ended my first ever relationship. I'm 20, I'm a lesbian from a conservative background and had a lot of internalized homophobia and religiou…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylepost2/17/2026
March 2026 Astrology: Transits, Key Dates, and More

March 2026 Astrology: Transits, Key Dates, and More — **Last month’s write-up, I ended with this,** *“Let’s just say we end the month in a chaotic state of energy. Nothing seems real while at the same time, there is a sense of urgency that something need…

r/astrologypost3/2/2026
Cannabis vs. Mushrooms [My Experience]

Cannabis vs. Mushrooms [My Experience] — So I'll start off by saying I'm not very experienced and have multiple psychotic and/or disassociative disorders plus a medical card But I'm surprised at my take away when using the medical marijuana…

r/Psychonautpost3/7/2026
Wife cheated on me with multiple men over the course of 3 months.

Wife cheated on me with multiple men over the course of 3 months. — Me (31m) found out this past December that my wife (27f) had been talking to as many as 20+ people on Snapchat (non nude but inappropriate photos, sexting, ect.). I confronted before new years by tell…

r/survivinginfidelitypost3/8/2026
How to Meditate (or at least one way to get started)

How to Meditate (or at least one way to get started) — Intro: There are endless amount of intentions or, in other words, ways to focus your meditation practice. At the end of the day, your meditation practice is \*yours\*, so make it your own. This post …

r/Meditationpost3/8/2026
I Genially Think My (35F) Husband (36M) is a Psychopath

I Genially Think My (35F) Husband (36M) is a Psychopath — Hi everyone, please I need help. I’m 35F and my husband is 36M. We’ve been married for 10 years and have two boys (7 and 5). I honestly don’t know what to think anymore. About three months ago my hus…

r/relationship_advicepost3/9/2026
Lack will dissolve when you realise: Manifestation starts from irony, and feeling it real starts from memory.

Lack will dissolve when you realise: Manifestation starts from irony, and feeling it real starts from memory. — I said it. This post is for people whose brains are very logic driven. Those who think: “I need to see proof before I believe something.” i have something for you. Let's go. We all know the key: The…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/9/2026
My AM is a stupid fucking snitch

My AM is a stupid fucking snitch — Any time I tell my AM anything that I want her to keep between us, she’s always snitched to my AD. But whenever she wants me to keep a secret from my AD, I am somehow expected to follow that same secr…

r/AsianParentStoriespost3/9/2026
Recorded one conversation a week for a month and it was the most uncomfortable and useful thing I've ever done

Recorded one conversation a week for a month and it was the most uncomfortable and useful thing I've ever done — Not secretly, I'd just tell whoever I was talking to "hey do you mind if I record this, I'm trying to work on how I communicate" and every single person said yes. Except for one so far. Then I'd list…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost3/10/2026
My husband moved in with his AP? Is it ok for me to date?

My husband moved in with his AP? Is it ok for me to date? — My husband moved out 3 months ago and after a couple weeks at a hotel, he moved in with his AP. We are negotiating a legal separation. To my surprise, I’ve met someone who wants to date me! Or maybe …

r/Divorcepost3/10/2026
Fed up with this

Fed up with this — Hello, As the title really. Fed up of manifesting, the only thing that is manifesting in my life is shit. I've tried everything, LOA, living in the end, reading 'the secret '. Subs, self concept…

r/Manifestationpost3/11/2026
Friend said something that shocked me and explained everything...

Friend said something that shocked me and explained everything... — Edit: added an extra story to the bottom since this post seemed to resonate with people so much. Be strong folks, you're no one's NPC. You can go back and find a lot of my story on my page, but essen…

r/Divorcepost3/11/2026
Children know when they parents don't love them. Children know when their parents resent and hate them.

Children know when they parents don't love them. Children know when their parents resent and hate them. — It's surprising the amount of parents who not only think that their abuse is justified, but that believe that their children "are too young, so they won't notice" or "they'll forget about it". I heard…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost3/12/2026
How many of you had suitors before meeting your NPD partner that were actually really nice, attractive, and ready to go all in with you, but you turned them away?

How many of you had suitors before meeting your NPD partner that were actually really nice, attractive, and ready to go all in with you, but you turned them away? — Asking for a friend 😏 jk…that was me. Those suitors’ love felt strange and off-putting. It felt too easy and therefore not genuine. You mean I don’t have to perform for you, hide my feelings, or s…

r/NarcissisticAbusepost3/12/2026
The secret to manifestation

The secret to manifestation — I posted here about a year ago about an experience I had with the I AM state. Since then, my life has changed completely. Manifestation became absolutely natural, to the point where it became a questi…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/12/2026
Anti-depressants

Anti-depressants — 14F here. I've been su!c!dal since I was nine or ten. No one knows about it, and I plan on keeping it a secret for the rest of my life. I secretly got anti-depressants from the drug store and I've bee…

r/selfhelppost3/13/2026
Unable to forget what I (20F) saw on my bf’s (24M) phone

Unable to forget what I (20F) saw on my bf’s (24M) phone — I 20F was unfortunate enough to run into my bfs 24M porn collection on reddit (lol). Although, this not being the main issue. For context, we’ve been together for about 2 years now and met through …

r/relationship_advicepost3/13/2026
Crazy experience “timeline hopper”

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’…

r/LucidDreamingpost3/14/2026
My ex-wife tried to kill me a few years ago. She just moved in three houses down from me.

My ex-wife tried to kill me a few years ago. She just moved in three houses down from me. — I’m struggling with how to even process this. A few years back, things with my ex-wife reached a breaking point. She was struggling with substance abuse, alcohol and pills, and I had discovered she’d …

r/survivinginfidelitypost3/14/2026
Advice on how to deal with parent giving ultimatum over my relationship

Advice on how to deal with parent giving ultimatum over my relationship — I'm a 28 year old gay Asian male currently living in an East Asian country for my job, away from my home country and my parents. All my life, I had a great and loving relationship with my parents. I w…

r/AsianParentStoriespost3/14/2026
The secret is to take the meaning of your manifestation, and apply it to yourself.

The secret is to take the meaning of your manifestation, and apply it to yourself. — Manifestation isn't a game of frequencies to me, it's a game of meaning. As we know: the wishfullfilled is not needing the manifestation anymore. Neville says you can't need wht you have. Let's say…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/14/2026
My mom who disowned my for being gay is ready to forgive me, oh and for me to financially support her and my dad after he retires of course.

My mom who disowned my for being gay is ready to forgive me, oh and for me to financially support her and my dad after he retires of course. — I don’t speak to any of my family anymore because they disowned me for being gay after i was outed. It hurt at the time but honestly the more time i spent away from them the more i realized how awful …

r/raisedbynarcissistspost3/15/2026
House of Danube/Deneb & The Tuatha Dé Danaan

House of Danube/Deneb & The Tuatha Dé Danaan — I have just had an unexpected and seasonally apropos experience with St. Patrick's day right around the corner. Meditating in a hypnopompic state yesterday morning I heard a man's voice speaking to m…

r/experiencerspost3/15/2026
My(25F) boyfriend(25M) tells my mom too much and it pisses me off

My(25F) boyfriend(25M) tells my mom too much and it pisses me off — This is a throwaway. We’re 25. We’ve been friends for a really long time and dating for 5 years. And my mom has known him since he was a kid cuz she’s his family doctor. They’re quite close too becaus…

r/relationshipspost3/15/2026
Sunken Cost Fallacy

Sunken Cost Fallacy — Married for almost 27 years. Got married at the ripe age of 19. Funny thing, I thought it was a mistake on my wedding night when he got out of bed to jack off because I was so exhausted from the long …

r/Divorcepost3/15/2026
Infidelity after hospitalization

Infidelity after hospitalization — My husband was rushed to the hospital and we learned he had septic shock. He was intubated, sedated, and what not. He suffered 2 cardiac arrests during sedation but was successfully resuscitated. He h…

r/survivinginfidelitypost3/16/2026
All is now. Be Here Now.

All is now. Be Here Now. — One of the biggest misunderstandings about manifestation is the idea that you are trying to create something in the future. Neville’s teachings point to something deeper. Creation is finished. Every…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/16/2026
I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work

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…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost3/16/2026
The most disgusting thing they do.

The most disgusting thing they do. — Im sure I’m not the only one who has experienced this.. The most disgusting thing that my ex has done is made be believe I could trust him. We were friends for years prior to us dating, and he would …

r/NarcissisticAbusepost3/17/2026
THINGS TOXIC "SHIFTERS" SAY/DO (they are more normalized than you think)

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…

r/realityshiftingpost3/17/2026
I made my husband confess to OBS and here’s what happened

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…

r/survivinginfidelitypost3/17/2026
first shifting story i encountered

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 …

r/realityshiftingpost3/18/2026
My wife finally admitted an affair that happened 9 years ago

My wife finally admitted an affair that happened 9 years ago — This is my first post on Reddit. My spouse and I are both 44, and have been married since 2014. We met and started dating when we were 26. In late 2016, her cousin, who was her best friend, was killed…

r/survivinginfidelitypost3/18/2026
I’m so lonely after my divorce

I’m so lonely after my divorce — I (46F) got divorced 8 years ago. I had been with my ex (45M) for 12 years and we have 2 kids. I met someone a year later (40M) and we moved in together eventually but after 6 years together we were m…

r/Divorcepost3/19/2026
How do people become emotionally immature?

How do people become emotionally immature? — I was raised by and surrounded by emotionally immature adults my whole life, while living in a toxic and abusive household created mainly by my father’s abuse towards my mother, and her compliance and…

r/EmotionalNeglectpost3/19/2026
My (M19) Gf (F19) constantly asks for details on me being raped because she "can't wrap her head around it", is this worth it?

My (M19) Gf (F19) constantly asks for details on me being raped because she "can't wrap her head around it", is this worth it? — Me and my gf (both 19) have been dating for 2 years. 4 or 5 months before we started I was raped by an older woman. She tried to play being my friend and it just happened. I have never told anyone ab…

r/relationship_advicepost3/20/2026
Stop Looking for the 3D to Change

Stop Looking for the 3D to Change — ​ ​I finally stopped checking for my manifestation and that is when everything shifted. ​For weeks I was obsessing over the outcome. I was constantly looking for signs and feeling that knot i…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/20/2026
Leaving my relationship for the right reason

Leaving my relationship for the right reason — Me (m30) and my partner (f39) have been together for 8 years. We have two kids below 4. She has been diagnosed with different mental health issues. She has also had two very rough childbirths. During …

r/Codependencypost3/20/2026
I (36M) am in tears in my own home while my parents play with my daughter.

I (36M) am in tears in my own home while my parents play with my daughter. — My wife has gone away for a conference today (for the first time since we had a kid). I am alone with my parents in my own home and feel so unsafe with them. At any time, I fear an attack will come my…

r/AsianParentStoriespost3/20/2026
If you are new here..

Hi, I’ve been lurking for a couple weeks now and finished my first reading of POSM at this sub’s suggestion last weekend and The Feeling is the Secret not long after. The concept is completely underst…

r/JosephMurphycomment5/31/2020
If you are new here..

More pseudoscience from you (the first being that gravity is attractive- gravity is a warp in the space time continuum as it responds to mass, and only appears to be attractive to the uneducated). No…

r/JosephMurphycomment9/8/2020
If you are new here..

No i have the power of your subconscious mind and knew Joseph Murphy much before, i didn't even bought that book! I somehow trusted my soul/subconscious to help me and i asked my mom to bring some boo…

r/JosephMurphycomment8/21/2022
If you are new here..

I just want to say, I’m am so happy to have found this sub! Oh how I’ve created so much in my life, with LOB (unconsciously) and more so just belief and the movie the secret that started it all. Then …

r/JosephMurphycomment1/19/2024
FAQ on emotional neglect - For anyone new to the subreddit or looking to better understand the fundamentals

Reading this now and all I can say is same, and you’re not alone. All I’ve ever wanted is for my parents to show some level of engagement and curiosity in my life. How am I doing? What interests me ri…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/5/2024
FAQ on emotional neglect - For anyone new to the subreddit or looking to better understand the fundamentals

Thank you for sharing. I get this too, and until I read your comment I didn't understand why I was so upset over the "secretive" accusations...they don't even ask about the small things, so of course …

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment5/8/2024
My arguments against manifestation

I had a quick glance at this on my break and will chip in more later, just by point 1 alone I see you haven’t grasped it, feeling is the secret indeed. But the feeling isn’t emotions. 2 That knowing…

r/JosephMurphycomment1/23/2025
Too Long on First Mission And Moving On

You really can't put a time frame on it. There are tons of stories of people who've manifested their ex back in a year or more. I'll say this.. If you lack faith it's going to take either longer or …

r/JosephMurphycomment2/24/2025
Too Long on First Mission And Moving On

This is a very silly reply. Any idiot knows that faith is essential (and unwavering faith is not, just 51% sunconscious faith vs 49% subsconsious unbelief) to LOB success. That is not the point of t…

r/JosephMurphycomment2/25/2025
How to heal avoidant attachment?

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…

r/attachment_theorycomment3/23/2025
How do I know if I simply don’t like someone enough to be with them or if I’m simply running away from what is safe?

Here's what I found helpful to figure out my own feelings. I look at three angles: 1. If they suddenly told you they were done and didn't tell you why, would it hurt you? If it wouldn't hurt at all, …

r/attachment_theorycomment4/2/2025
As a DevOps Engineer, do I need to know databases?

You should definitely know the basics. Performing automated backups, performing application table migrations, establishing connections using secrets, etc. But you don't need to be an expert on how to …

r/DevOpscomment5/3/2025
Jira time logging for DevOps

I inflate the story point values of every task by about double usually, and don't do anything with those tasks that produce timestamps that contradict those story points. I also break projects down to…

r/DevOpscomment5/3/2025
[Terraform vs. Bicep] — Is Terraform Still a Safe Bet Post-IBM?

Terraform/OpenTofu is still the industry standard, OT means it's still "safe", and relative to Bicep has the advantage of stable providers managing more than just Azure. I use it for managing infrastr…

r/DevOpscomment5/5/2025
Why do people in LOA communities ALWAYS go to Reddit for their problems when JM advised against that?

Discussing LOB with normies is generally a kiss of death, from what I have experienced... we want to share this material, but we may be casting our pearls before swine, and a lot of the swine want to …

r/JosephMurphycomment5/6/2025
What does Fastly need to do to be more enticing to developers?

It’s not a big secret. First mover advantage, better marketing/visibility/community involvement, more diverse offering, etc etc

r/DevOpscomment5/6/2025
The successful are not here

99.9% of them sell not tips and secrets, but emotions and the opportunity to procastinate further. They exist because there is a great demand for such emotional pseudo-motivational content.

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
The successful are not here

Umm.. I think your % is off and there are way more lurkers here and some real people out there. I thought about doing posts, a podcast, or a book as an entrepreneur about how hard it was for years ru…

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
Excessive Rumination

heard a good quote once "the one you feed is the one who eats." perfectly normal to have these thoughts, but it's your decision to continue to ruminate on them, and continuing to do so will only f…

r/attachment_theorycomment6/2/2025
Excessive Rumination

This is probably my own AP side coming through and influencing things, but, I'd always sort of viewed the avoidants desire for space in a similar way that Marxists percieve a proletarian false-conscio…

r/attachment_theorycomment6/4/2025
A Metaphor for Avoidance?

I understand why you'd ask. In my case, I wasn't abandoning my boundaries as much as strategically relaxing them for the purpose of understanding the situation and her. I recognized early on that her …

r/attachment_theorycomment6/9/2025
It’s frustrating how often I run into women with Avoidant tendencies.

Ah seeing this after the parent comment and thank you that someone else pointed out the fallacy. When my ex brought it up I said what I truly want which is to have atleast 1 kid and yes to marriage. …

r/attachment_theorycomment6/19/2025
FA Ex who semi-ghosted me sent me this message 2 months later

“There’s something about you that’s comfortable” = “I went in hot pursuit of the person I actually desire and they rejected me so I’m back hoping you’ll still be available. After you accept this offer…

r/attachment_theorycomment7/1/2025
FA Ex who semi-ghosted me sent me this message 2 months later

This is what it came down to with my ex, I know he is not an evil manipulative villain. He is just an emotionally stunted man who can’t identify or handle his emotions. And unfortunately his emotional…

r/attachment_theorycomment7/1/2025
A little look into how fearful avoidants operate (aka, how one of my relationships ended - twice - because I was unaware of my patterns)

Well she was doing it in secret, but the guy she started dating - months before we broke up, talked to one of his female friends, who talked to one of my female friends, who is a gossip, who talked to…

r/attachment_theorycomment8/27/2025
Victim Blaming will not be tolerated

As a meeting secretary myself, I see nothing here outside the spirit of what I do as a meeting secretary. At times I have to interrupt somebody who is cross talking or acting outside meeting guideline…

r/Codependencycomment9/2/2025
Help me to recognise my attachment style please!

This is super AA! When they start distancing, it triggers your fear of abandonment so much that you preemptively disengage from a stress fawn/freeze response. I'm also AA and also leading in a relat…

r/attachment_theorycomment9/2/2025
Help me to recognise my attachment style please!

Well, i can share, why not? It's not a big secret. My both parents really love me, but they both were extremely unstable during me growing up. With my mom it would go from obsessive love to silent tre…

r/attachment_theorycomment9/3/2025
4+ Months of LOB Practice

This is an interesting question, and if I understood you correctly you are asking if my subconcious belief/faith has risen? Well I have to preface this reply with one nuance. I discovered manifestin…

r/JosephMurphycomment9/3/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

So I (38M)'ve just been dumped again by someone who picked up on my attachment anxiety, and I'm extremely frustrated because I'm pretty far along my healing journey, but not finished yet obviously, an…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment9/13/2025
What are the signs to spot a DA or FA in early talking stage?

These are my personal experiences from FAs: bad texter, late replies, hard time describing themselves and their emotions, past history of relationships (or none), problems with parents, retreat in soc…

r/attachment_theorycomment10/11/2025
Why do people in LOA communities ALWAYS go to Reddit for their problems when JM advised against that?

You’re right. First, I want to say the mods here can be toxic, rude, arrogant, and biased. Anyway, back to your question. Most people who believe in the LOA only learned it from The Secret or some mod…

r/JosephMurphycomment10/12/2025
Manifestation coaches have not refuted any anti-loa arguments

I’m a year late but let’s be real, this is facts. The people bashing manifestation or New Thought teachings are just mad it didn’t work for them. They got half-baked info off TikTok or Abraham Hicks, …

r/JosephMurphycomment10/13/2025
How to soothe myself when they say they aren't upset.

What I'm going to say is not going to sound intuitive at all and is going to be scary, but it's honestly one of the practices and shifts I made that has led me to being secure. It took a lot of therap…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment10/14/2025
I broke no contact

I haven't broken no contact, but I've seen an ex about year later and she pretended not to see me, it stung so much that I felt like I was back at square zero. I was so shocked by it because we didnt…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment10/16/2025
Finding proof that you were right to be anxious

I do do the cognitive restructuring, like reminding myself of all the things my partner has done to show care. It helps in the moment but like I said, once we break up I wonder if I should've listened…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment10/22/2025
how to deal with an avoidant's freeze response in hard times?

The thing of telling him not to come over and bring you food while secretly hoping he would insist on it is not healthy behaviour. I don’t mean to be harsh but nobody can read your mind and if you can…

r/attachment_theorycomment10/27/2025
A little look into how fearful avoidants operate (aka, how one of my relationships ended - twice - because I was unaware of my patterns)

Thank you for sharing this. Reading your post felt like someone handed me the secret playbook to my own current nightmare. I am on the other side of this dynamic—the anxious partner desperately in lov…

r/attachment_theorycomment10/27/2025
how to deal with an avoidant's freeze response in hard times?

I'd trust my partner to tell me what they need. It doesn't need to be some long conversation. "I need to go to hospital", I'd take them to hospital. Otherwise I'd just be there for comfort. And I don'…

r/attachment_theorycomment10/30/2025
The most painful relationship/breakup I've ever had, cracked me open for healing. Plot Twist: The text message llm tool said I was an FA, I ignored it for 5 months before I figured it out.

Well. To be perfectly honest - you can't make someone want to change. They have to want to change themselves. For my ex - when she saw the output of the relationship attachment report - specifically …

r/attachment_theorycomment11/6/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

I am struggling in my relationship and I feel extremely unheard, triggered, and hurt by him. I have in the past has been cheated on and my ex kept me a secret (or refuse to include me with his frien…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment11/20/2025
What I'm realizing: I relate closest to others with deep trauma and that is a troublesome recipe.

Text of original post by u/f1rstpancake: TW: addiction, suicide, physical and emotional abuse, CSA. I have CPTSD, routine struggles with depression and anxiety and the corresponding executive dysfun…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment11/20/2025
Looking for DA perspectives

I'm a DA as well, and I'm afraid that that's generally not going to work. The secret is that we don't need quite as much space as we think we need. Giving us days or weeks after conflict or for some …

r/attachment_theorycomment12/15/2025
How am I supposed to deal with the "ick" without leading a person on?

Oh man I have felt this exact same way. The thing that helped me the most in the early dating stages was to be clear about my wants/boundaries and consciously keep myself out of the loop of imagining …

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment12/17/2025
Avoidance seeking help: what if he’s not avoidant like me, but he actually just has a girlfriend he didn’t tell me about?

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…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment12/18/2025
Curious about “episodic engagement” — anyone relate?

Even though I'm FA, as a person whose almost exclusively avoidant in friendships, I don't think this is true at all. My secure friendships all followed a pretty distinct trajectory of periods where I …

r/attachment_theorycomment1/13/2026
Trading book recommendation! For those trying to fix attachment issues.

Hi!! I highly recommend these: For core wounds and relationships : 📚Mathew Micheletti and 3 more The Inner Work of Relationships: An Invitation to Heal Your Inner Child and Create a Conscious R…

r/attachment_theorycomment1/27/2026
how to be "chill" in early stages of dating?

now that you put it that way, that makes sense. i guess maybe the key is learning to live with it and recognize that it may not be rational but its not like... a "failing" unless i make it my romantic…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment1/30/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

If these are your friends, it won't really be a secret to them that you're single. These things inevitably come up. I request it in a tongue-in-cheek kind of way, which helps me a bit with my pride. …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/3/2026