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They didn't really raise me...

I'm AuDHD. Struggled with socializing all my life. Including as an Elementary kid, where it didn't help that we literally lived at the edge of the city. Well. Picture my face, when I read about "Play…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment4/13/2026
I find this insane they don't love their children

I find this insane they don't love their children — I know that they have a mental disease, some have been deeply or horrifyingly traumatized some didn't need a lot to turn this way. And yet I can't help thinking I just can't wrap my mind around it, no…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost3/9/2026
self concept got me my dream life

self concept got me my dream life — This is a rant, but this is a confirmation that self-concept is real and it's what changes your life. Self-concept is something that you shouldn't convince yourself of. Self-concept is something you b…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/12/2026
The only thing you'll ever need to manifest ANYTHING.

The only thing you'll ever need to manifest ANYTHING. — *And it's so clearly is the internalisation of the idea — "being good with it and without it".* *I'd Like to quote Nero Knowledge here who perfectly describes what manifestation truly is, "Manifestat…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/14/2026
Partner (27F) wants to separate (26F) following her cancer diagnosis.

Partner (27F) wants to separate (26F) following her cancer diagnosis. — My girlfriend of almost two years was diagnosed with cancer last week and she texted me yesterday that because she "doesn't want to weigh (me) down" with her treatments ahead. She asked for space for …

r/relationshipspost3/23/2026
How do they do it?

How do they do it? — How do they get people to revolve their lives around them and only care about their needs? It seems so obvious to me that they are selfish and only care about themselves. But they find people that c…

r/NarcissisticAbusepost3/30/2026
WTF happened

WTF happened — Hello Reddit, I think I just need to get this off my chest. Because I don't get it. Today I shook my head while walking home, because I realised that I never actually took a chance in my life and I …

r/EmotionalNeglectpost3/30/2026
Struggling with self worth nearly a year later even though I was the one that left?

Struggling with self worth nearly a year later even though I was the one that left? — It's been almost a year since I left and I still struggle with feeling like I wasn't good enough for him. And I don't get it because throughout our relationship, I left him multiple times and got hoov…

r/NarcissisticAbusepost3/30/2026
How to process this weird break of no contact?

How to process this weird break of no contact? — ​ My ex avoidantly discarded with seemingly minimal thought, which absolutely destroyed me. She then anxiously broke no contact after 2 hours in an anxious spiral thinking I mightn't have gott…

r/BreakUpspost3/31/2026
How to cope with the fact that I got replaced?

How to cope with the fact that I got replaced? — My Breakup was a while ago, and overall my healing has been processing okay, with the usual ups and downs. I couldn't stop myself from looking at my Ex's profiles and suspected she replaced me very fa…

r/BreakUpspost3/31/2026
Anyone else get confused over whether your parents actually care or not?

Anyone else get confused over whether your parents actually care or not? — I (16f) am just really confused. Recently bc of depression + realising my childhood wasn't normal I've been crying a lot at night, and one time I had a really bad meltdown (autism) over it. I was bein…

r/EmotionalNeglectpost4/5/2026
i don't understand why he wants to be friends?

i don't understand why he wants to be friends? — he broke up with me and we went nc for a while, then he comes back saying he misses me and we have a lot of fun together but only wants to stay friends?? i don't get it why would u just not want to be…

r/BreakUpspost4/7/2026
Is Something Wrong with Me?

Is Something Wrong with Me? — I don't understand how people are capable of not feeling any romantic feelings about someone they've spent years with, in a matter of months. I don't know what's wrong with me that I hold on for so…

r/BreakUpspost4/9/2026
The NO BS Guide on Winning Your Ex Back!

I can see you deeply care about her and I found it weird that you seem like a overall great dude but she still decided to end it. Have she mentioned the reasons why other than "dad wanted so"? I'm in…

r/ExNoContactcomment7/19/2023
I have become obsessed with finding someone.

what differs is the approach, I'm 32 and have never been in a long relationship more than 1 month. the sixth sense is something you have when you meet a seller who's desperate to sell you don't want t…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment9/18/2025
how to deal with an avoidant's freeze response in hard times?

...because I was busy managing the pain of feeling stabbed no matter what I did? If I lied down and put pressure on my back, it hurt like hell. Then it hurt trying to move to lie down on one side. …

r/attachment_theorycomment10/27/2025
Please help me understand this feeling

I don't get it. The doctor can help me with this anxious feeling? It's not a body issue btw

r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment1/26/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - February 24, 2026

I don't get it, he told you he doesn't text, and he isn't texting. What conclusion are you making about his behavior?

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/24/2026
Weekly Rant/Vent Thread

I'm time and time again flabbergasted that apparently my statement, "I do not want a relationship with anyone", is something that can be interpreted as "I do not want a relationship with anyone, but y…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment2/28/2026
We live in a culture that glorifies self-sufficiency and punishes inter-dependence and needs. That impacts what we start labelling as anxious attachment, and how we are encouraged to heal.

I've noticed this so much! It's become the norm for friends to take many days, even a week or more, to reply to simple messages. Even when they initiated the conversation to begin with. I don't get it…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment3/1/2026
What are your social lives like?

i don't get it either. i work ~90 hrs/wk and barely have time for the gym M-F. Weekend is a day of 'recovery' and a day of prep.

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/10/2026
Has anyone else felt anxiety relief from taking ibuprofen?

I'm trying, I have to change my primary on my insurance so until I can get an appointment I'm still just trying to push my doctor. They want me in to see them weekly because I have so many symptoms ye…

r/Anxietyhelpcomment3/12/2026
Revision is where it's at.

Can you clarify the height part where you said you amplified tings? I don't get it. 

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 13, 2026

I've noticed that too: why are people trying to force their views and norms on OP, I don't get it? If it's a deal breaker for him, it's a deal breaker, people are allowed to have those. I just don't u…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/13/2026
Understanding Infidelity

But I don't get it, if cheaters cheat because they don't want to be in a committed relationship anymore why do they usually leave you and get into a relationship with the affair partner? And start tre…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/14/2026
Send this to your MAGA Asian friends and family

My Vietnamese-American ex-coworker loves Trump from what I see of his Facebook posts. Loves what he's doing in Venezuala and Iran. How can you support a pedophile rapist though who pardoned all the Ja…

r/AsianAmericancomment3/14/2026
my "method" to manifest everything

I have an exam in 5 days, and I keep telling myself "I have the maximum/highest score" and I try to say this often, but I have negative thoughts "what if I don't get it? What if the manifesto doesn't …

r/Manifestationcomment3/15/2026
r/Divorcecomment3/15/2026
I 34F woke up to a message about my 35M husband

Why would someone make this post and then ask the internet for advice? I don't get it.

r/relationship_advicecomment3/17/2026
People Pleasers Make the Worst Partners

Even a home environment becomes so stressful with a person like them. Yup so many people are required to manage their emotions and help them regulate which is so exhausting. Why can't he ask you d…

r/Codependencycomment3/17/2026
Almost enlightened

Sounds like you are getting into 'no mind' state. That's a big progress. Don't worry about your practice, you will be able to get there again when it is time for it. Bad meditation is only the one you…

r/Meditationcomment3/17/2026
If your avoidant ex discarded you: go no contact immediately.

my fearful avoidant ex best friend discarded me last summer, right before my birthday, after revealing that he'd secretly despised me for months. we had been friends for ten years. he had been invitin…

r/BreakUpscomment3/19/2026
r/datingoverthirtycomment3/19/2026
Please tell me this is intended to be a parody!

I assume these authors think dating a white boy is somehow subversive or unique or something. That would presumably be the reason why they'd put in as the title of their work with double exclamation m…

r/AsianAmericancomment3/19/2026
I [27f] feel like I have to ask for a lot from my boyfriend [29m] of 2.5 years

Every year on my birthday, my husband of 10+ years will buy me a beautiful bunch of flowers, present me with a beautifully wrapped present, and treat me like a queen. This is because he's been train…

r/relationshipscomment3/20/2026
r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/21/2026
I am dropping Loa

"You are doing it wrong" (...wait for it). Just focus on feeling good in and about the choices of life, and 'whatever you want to call it' responds accordingly. I think it's too easy to get caught up …

r/lawofattractioncomment3/22/2026
"You'll find someone eventually"

>*It doesn't always work out. Some people die alone. Some people are lonely their whole lives. I don't want it to be me and I don't wish it on anyone, but I can't stand these platitudes that are based…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/23/2026
r/gatewaytapescomment3/23/2026
Spent money on clothes, grooming, and a Miami photoshoot for dating apps. Still getting weak matches. What am I missing?

What exactly is your type? These issues usually arise with guys thinking they deserve blonde Barbies when cute Asian girls next door are the ones sacrificing everything to get with them. I care too mu…

r/AsianMasculinitycomment3/23/2026
What small decision you made years ago ended up dramatically changing your life later on?

My neighbor watches True Crime all the time and listens to podcasts constantly. I don't get it. For me it would be re-traumatizing!

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/23/2026
Anyone else see what AP looked like and felt shocked at the “downgrade”??

I don't get it either. I don't claim to be Brad Pitt, but I'm fully confident that I'm more attractive than any of my ex's APs. Yes, more than one. But I think part of it is getting validation from…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/25/2026
What Standards to Reduce?

I don't get it, I want a dually successful life so we can afford to do everything we want

r/datingoverfortycomment3/27/2026
HOW TO KNOW YOUVE ACCESSED THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND, which is 1,000x more powerful than the conscious mind.

I don't get it. Isn't the point of the subconscious mind that it's involuntary? How do you even access it? The closest I know is SATS, but that's just tricking your mind.

r/Manifestationcomment3/27/2026
Intentionally having bad sex?

I'm finding guys in this age (I'm 51) are soooo bad in bed and I don't get it. They're tools are so short you don't feel squat and I've never had it this bad until the last like 3 years. Like what hap…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/30/2026
Kink, consent and dating

Choking seems to be a big in thing right now. I don't get it. I'm repulsed by it. But it does seem to be a hot ticket item. That being said the man made a mistake and over estimated something. The fac…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/30/2026
Intentionally having bad sex?

*He says he doesn’t want to have ”good sex” until later in the relationship because it clouds one’s thinking. And more than that, he says I really can’t understand his thinking because I’m a woman and…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/30/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 30, 2026

I have and give a lot of grace to people in their mid-late thirties still figuring out what they want. It took me a long time too. But my most recent dating situation fizzling because he's "not in a p…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/30/2026
Why do some people hurt others so badly and still live happily ,where is karma?

The big thing that helps me is knowing how incredibly fortunate I am to be someone that doesn't understand being cruel to others. I genuinely believe that people that are in a good place in their life…

r/Divorcecomment3/30/2026
Curious about your experiences interacting with other Asian Americans

Watttt! I'm sorry to hear that :( Falling short in appearances, nooo. Appearance is very subjective. I'm sorry to hear that you're wondering if that's the cause! Wowww :( I don't get it. I hope you …

r/AsianAmericancomment3/31/2026
How to cope with the fact that I got replaced?

Yeah. I don't get it either. When I say forever I truly mean it, she didn't. I guess on the bright side I'm a loyal soul haha

r/BreakUpscomment4/1/2026
My Boyfriend 18M won't stop calling Me 18F a foid, how do I stop this?

Immediate dump. Foid is such a disgusting misogynistic term and anyone who uses it deserves to be single. But while you're at it, you could ask him what it means and watch him struggle. Keep pressin…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/1/2026
r/Divorcecomment4/3/2026
This doesn’t make sense to me

you are unfamiliar with the fact that some married people cheat? I don't get it. Let it go.

r/datingoverfortycomment4/3/2026
Still want kids?

I'm a 42F and still want children. One of my biggest frustrations on Hinge is that the vast majority of men don't complete or make visible the "family plans" field. I legitimately filter as much as 60…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/5/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 04, 2026

I made it to 3 dates (which was a record for me) with a girl who ended things on the third date and didn't see things as a "life partner". The friendzone happened on Friday 13th (our first date was Va…

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/5/2026
Moderate men matching with clearly liberal women?

I don't get it either. I'm not your target demographic... I'm a liberal woman (also in Denver area)... But I definitely don't match with anyone who identifies as conservative, moderate, or "not politi…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/5/2026
I'm wondering if others feel like therapy is a scam?

Personally it has been life saving for me. I don't get it for advice, but rather initially was just to vent. Because I had no one to listen to me. And my therapist just validated me. Then gradually …

r/CPTSDcomment4/6/2026
Overcomplicating the simplest things

You're overcomplicating it. You don't need to "grasp" the IDENTITY. You don't need to "feel" emotionally the IDENTITY fully. Just DECIDE what's true and stop arguing against it. You don't need to figu…

r/nevillegoddardcomment4/6/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 06, 2026

Been thinking a lot about the way different people tend to move in the beginning of relationships and the nature of uncertainty and commitment. I've rejected my fair share of people but it's never bee…

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/6/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 06, 2026

I don't get it, why wouldn't you know why you're single? I know why all my previous relationships ended.

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/6/2026
The way minors are treated when they're clearly experiencing hypersexuality due to sexual abuse is insane

That was very sweet and I feel like you should be able to report that therapist. Literally can't use the word slut at work for sexual harassment reasons. Might actually be worse since she's speaking a…

r/CPTSDcomment4/7/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 07, 2026

Another date; another "you're such a fun guy, but I don't see us as a match" text. She was so awesome and perfect and funny, and even shared a kiss to end the date with plans for another date later. I…

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/8/2026