symptoms

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…

FAQs about r/AnxietyHelp — Hi guys, One of the mods here suggested creating a FAQ page for our subreddit to help eliminate confusion. **Why was my post removed automatically?** It wasn't! It has been sent to our mod queue fo…

antidepressants and avoidant attachment — i (22f, FA) came off venlafaxine (SNRI) about two months ago after being on it for 5+ years for depression and anxiety. predictably a lot of stuff is coming up, OCD and BDD symptoms, anxiety is a bit …

Success Story: FA/Disorganized Attachment Healing Roadmap, Resource Recommendations — **Hello, fellow Fearful Avoidants! The below post has grown out of almost 3 years of research and healing this attachment style, which in my case was coupled with Relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD is a vi…

Struggling with friend moving — My best friend just moved to be stationed by the army. She’s secure leaning so it’s not about her. I am having all the symptoms of anxious attachment - depressed, afraid she’ll die, missing her when s…

The pain of being unmet... — I'm never sure whether to consider myself anxiously attached, or mostly secure, because I generally do fine if I feel really loved in my relationship. But where I fall apart easily is when I don't. I …

✨if you could shift right now at this moment, where would you shift to?✨ — I would shift to my kpop Dr!!! I can’t wait to sight see. :) I’ve been having symptoms. (Like feeling my body sway, feeling like I’m sitting straight up even while laying on my back, etc.) so it feels…

I was able to communicate with someone….. — I don’t know if this the correct sub… let me know I’ll explain my situation hoping some one can orient me : A few days ago, I had a weird dream/astral projection experience—I don’t even know how to …

Why did it take me so long to realize the neglect? — I was always a fairly gifted child and after puberty I started to question everything in the world, society, meaning, etc. I was aware that I was depressed at the time and having clear symptoms of lo…

Does anyone else find that exposure therapy and putting yourself in social situations literally fries your brain instead of making you stronger? — People often say things like "just work for a month and it'll get easier," "don't give in to your avoidance," "go where it scares you." I really tried to follow this advice, and it didn't get easier.…

Been using a !PERMANENT! shifting guide for over a week and it’s done wonders! — REMINDER! Just because it’s worked for me DOES NOT MEAN it will work for you! So I usually hop from shifting guide to shifting guide, hoping something would stick and land. Recently, over a week ago…

Hairy Crabgrass (Digitaria Sanguinalis) -- Is it a potential 5-MeO-DMT source? [In a wider Ayahuasca narrative] — I can't say for sure if it was the grass because I also have a lot of existential stuff going on. I read a report on an old message board that someone's cats like eating crabgrass. They tried ferment…

Therapist told me I was a narcissist during a session, completely shutdown. — Hi everyone. I have been actively looking for a psychiatrist or therapist to take me seriously when trying to pick through cPTSD, and autistic shutdown. The services in my province (Canadian) only of…

A strange period of brain fog that lasted months — A while ago I went through a period that honestly scared me. My thinking felt slower than normal. Sometimes I would read the same sentence three or four times before understanding it. Other times I’d…

My partner’s 18-month cough is affecting our relationship but she refuses to discuss it — Edit: I’ve received a lot of sound medical advice on this post for now so thank you. Post nasal drip, asthma, vocal tics, allergies, acid reflux, cancer symptoms etc etc are all things we’ll keep an e…

Accidentally Forced Into Astral Projection, Now A Beginner Who Has Several Successful Intentional Attempts — I am a beginner in astral projection and only started to AP in Dec of 2025. I have progressed rapidly within the last 2 months in intentional attempts. I was forced into experiencing "symptoms" of A…

My 22F boyfriend 22M is scaring me — He mutters things to himself. He pulls faces because he has intrusive thoughts. He mutters “fuck off” under his breath because he says he’s responding to intrusive thoughts and he’s not telling me wha…

I almost shifted in CLASS🥀 story time — Now, there were very special conditions that will probably never happen again. We were working on a worksheet all period, and the sub was quiet. No one was talking, absolute silence. I whispered to so…

Today was the worst day of my life — I am beyond heartbroken writing this. Need any help, advice, anything because this has crushed my soul. Today I found out my (M29) girlfriend (F24) of 4 years cheated on me 3 months ago during a gir…

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. — Me (20F) and my husband (20M) both just turned 20. We have a baby boy who just turned 1 in January. We had been dating in high school for 2 years and I found out I was pregnant in May of our senior ye…

Did anyone else find an odd sense of peace when COVID hit and we all had to self isolate? — Small confession: when the pandemic hit and we all had to self isolate, I found an odd sense of.. happiness? You wouldn't believe - (well maybe you guys would) how hard it is to explain my symptoms …

I’m 19 and left with a 4yo autistic sister. I feel extremely hopeless. — I’m 19f, my mom passed away November 2025 and Im left with a 5year old neurotypical sister and 4 year old sister diagnosed with autism, ocd, and adhd. My sisters and I have different fathers, their fa…

Speaking anxiety is ruining my career and I dont know how to fix it — Honestly I'm fine in casual conversations. One on one, small group, friends, whatever. Totally normal. But the second its any kind of "performance" setting, a meeting where I have to present, a call w…

Hard to differentiate what’s real or what’s actual anxiety — I (21F) woke up from a nap in a state of panic. the following 4 hours, i’m still dealing with the physical symptoms of an anxiety attack that make it hard to believe it’s truly anxiety and not somethi…

The dangerous 'toxic positivity' of AI therapy: A personal story — **TL;DR:** I used a customized Gemini "Gem" as a complementary therapist, but it completely failed to spot a predator. The AI interpreted extreme red flags (love bombing, gaslighting, and manipulation…

Are there any patterns for health issues in transits here? — In late June 2025 I started experiencing some severe symptoms that greatly impact ability to carry out daily tasks and responsibilities. Went to ER twice with no answers, countless tests since and ev…

How I slowly got my mental clarity back after months of brain fog — A few months ago my mind suddenly didn’t feel like itself anymore. I was rereading sentences, forgetting simple words, and struggling to concentrate. What confused me most was that everything medicall…

Anxiety coming back and the physical symptoms are ruining everything — I used to struggle with anxiety last year — not super severe, but I had quite a few anxiety attacks and a couple panic attacks. The main symptom for me was nausea, and I hate it so much. It actually g…

30 Years in "Functional Freeze": How I mistook Survival for Personality — For three decades, I lived in a state of high-functioning freeze. I was the "perfect" and reliable son, but internally, I felt like a total fraud. I grew up with a mother who used the Silent Treatment…

Physical symptoms — Hey everyone, Really simple and to the point! I have had anxiety/ocd for pretty much my entire life. I live on panic meds and nothing helps. Now, does anyone get a lump in their throat with anxiety?…

Am I expecting too much after the worst time of my life? — Asking for advice in a situation that is a bit of a shitshow. I’ll try to make it succinct. I live in the UK but am from a different European country. I, F42, started seeing M44, “S”, just over t…

Why can I only astral project when I’m NOT trying? — Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice because my experiences with astral projection have been kind of confusing so far. I’ve had two successful projections months apart, but both happened spontan…

Should I push my psychologist to give me a diagnosis? — I recently had my first session ever, I am 23. I asked my psychologist if they could give me a diagnosis on what they think I suffer from (ADHD, BPD etc which I suspect). She said we should avoid lab…

Getting life back — Hey, i am a 23 year old female. That has been almost completely housebound for a year. I went to the store with my mom once or twice a week, avoiding peak hours but that's it. I couldn't even visit my…

Women's Experiences After Mushrooms — Tl;dr: Have other women had changes in their period or changes in their libido following a mushroom trip? Hello everyone, I had my first mushroom trip about a month ago and wanted to share some phys…

This method is so interesting, everyone claims to have some symptoms instantly — I would be interested in your experiences with this

Why does it take years to realize you’re traumatized? And why does "standard" therapy often miss the point? — I’ve been thinking a lot about the "lost decades." For 30 years, I thought I was just "the nice guy." I thought I was just "lazy," "unmotivated," or "heavy." I went through life thinking these were m…

My body constantly feels like a panic attack ... how do I ever reverse this? — Hi, all! I really would appreciate some help here. I've had a lot of traumatic things happen in the last few years, and I realized a lot of traumatic things happened in my childhood. There is a lot I'…

Who’s else has anxiety attack while out in public?? — I’ve had an severe anxiety attack or a panic attack for no reason when I was shopping inside Walmart, there was a lot of people there so it was really noisy and loud for me, I had to sit down because …

How I broke free from panic attacks — For 3 years ago I was at the gym. I was doing my normal push routine while all of the sudden I felt immense pain in my chest. I laid the weights beside me and sat down, my heart was pumping, it was pu…

Do weighted blankets actually help with anxiety and sleep? — Hi everyone, My sister has been struggling with anxiety, and she recently came to stay with me for a while. I’ve noticed she’s having a really hard time falling and staying asleep, so I’ve been looki…

Seeking any advice to help me — (I’m from the UK) I’ve been struggling with my health anxiety really badly and it’s now got to the point where it’s effecting my work and social life, I have been in and out of my GP, and A and E and …

My experience with Iboga — After 10 years of struggling with an autoimmune condition, I made a decision that completely changed my life. My iboga experience was one of the most profound and life-changing events of my life, and…

MDMA after effects after one month, is this normal? — Hey everyone, I’d really appreciate some advice or similar experiences. About 31 days ago I took a pretty high dose of MDMA (around 400 mg, which I know was very high) and also used 2CB. The last tim…

Anybody stuck with a life of blue collar type jobs? — The gist of it is that in the last year or so i was heavily affected by mental symptoms and mental health. Now, im currently on medications that dampen brain activity and basically make me dumb, to wh…

If trauma made me ‘interesting,’ who am I without it? The grief of getting better. — I’ve been doing EMDR and CBT for 2 years for severe social anxiety and trauma. I’ve made huge progress. But I’m realizing that my entire personality, my dark humor, my hyper-independence, my career in…

Leaving, but it is complicated — This may or may not be in the right sub. I'm not sure if I fit into al-anon, nar-anon, or NAMI, but what I am struggling with right now does fall under the work I've been doing to break codependent tr…

Anyone else from the US not motivated to survive a systemic collapse? — As a CPTSD survivor who already struggles so damn hard to get through the day -- physically, emotionally, psychologically -- I really don't have much motivation to "survive" whatever disaster is in st…

I (f 22) tested positive for an std after years of being clean and consistent testing and my bf (m 24) of 2 years says it’s “impossible” it’s because of him despite not being tested for 5 years and now we’re not okay. — \*\*\*UPDATE\*\*\* After a long 3 days my results came back and they were all negative. I, of course, told my boyfriend and he was relived much like I was. He was supportive of me and he apologized …

anyone else have one panic attack and it changed you — six months later I am not out of it , most of my symptoms have gone away. Except maybe two or three remaining ones, a stiff neck, some nausea, and this constant act of recalling thoughts and constantl…

Hey there’s a Z code in the DSM 5 for emotional neglect, I’m sure. I haven’t looked but there’s a lot of different Z codes to help identify life circumstances, to give a bigger picture to the F code d…

Omg I relate SO much to what you are saying. When my ex's affair was discovered he was remarkably cruel to me. He wasn't sure he wanted to continue in our marriage and refused to cut things off with h…

I just started crying as a realised I identify with every single one of the symptoms listed. I had to go from 'how on earth do they know my personal experience? how is so much of this accurate to me?'…

I'm doing the same right now. I read the list of symptoms, and isolation and cognitive distortions made me say "oh god" and start crying, lol.

For me its making the same amount of money while spending less time working. I've found out i'm severely burned out by work and failed relationships are just symptoms of an unstable person. Besides …

My brother i think it's good you posted here bc you can begin to recognize you have anxious attachment. It was one date. Even if she's brushing you off and lost interest, she doesn't necessarily owe …

How does that show up for you? What kind of thought patterns do you notice yourself having? How are you behaving? Are you communicating your needs? I find the FA a really interesting type so I'd lov…

I used to be an avoidant. What you are describing sounds very familiar and for me it was the part of me that was afraid of good, uncomplicated love. It made me come up with all sorts of nonsensical is…

I dont think people realize the FA attachment style is a "cover" for other underlying mental health conditions such as BPD OR Bipolar. I think you have to stick it out in a relationship for awhile b…

My experience, to a T - and all symptoms apply. Currently furious, raging, disoriented. My parents are 85 years old, and it's so weird to feel so upset and angry at two people in the last years of the…

I haven't read a ton on attachment theory, but I've listened to hours upon hours of videos from Heidi Priebe (love her), Thais Gibson, and Teal Swan. I recently watched one of Teal Swan's vids on emot…

Thank you, this does appear to be consistent with ROCD symptoms, though more specific to the dating side of it (ongoing relationship ROCD is less relevant for me). I'll also check that subreddit as we…

I appreciate how much time you put into this. It’s well written and you’ve got some genuinely interesting ideas here. That said, it’s important to add some context so people don’t mistake this for set…

Its an illusion that we can be fully categorized by an attachment style. In truth, most of us have a primary, secondary, and even overlapping traits that shape our patterns. In attachment therapy, we…

TL;DR - yes it helps, but please also consider seeing a therapist!  Personally I've had success with antidepressants (I'm prescribed them for anxiety). It's worth talking to a psychiatrist if you ca…

100%. The distance between you and your partner is causing you emotional pain. Constantly. This feeling should help bring you together, but with a DA it obviously doesn't. So you start emotionally num…

Text of original post by u/samsworkinonit: My best friend just moved to be stationed by the army. She’s secure leaning so it’s not about her. I am having all the symptoms of anxious attachment - depre…

I feel like there are multiple things going on here. You may need to separate them out so as to help you know how to help yourself. 1 - Have you always struggled with attachment issues? Does it show…

For me it was essentially a ptsd flashback and they “were” the person hurting me if this was taking place. Like I was trying to control the damage that I believed (rationally or not) was coming. So a …

As someone who is currently quitting smoking and has had partners worry/stress about it in the past, the biggest place that I see this go wrong is that partners focus on the *act* of smoking and mista…

Maybe not mixed it up with, but I’m going to start seeing how the symptoms tie in with trauma and complex ptsd.

Okay, thats fine that you believe that. However, I rely on actual scientific research to understand how the attachment system works. Using pop psychology and observational behavior to determine someo…

Yes, there have been a few very rough patches that have left some cPTSD symptoms

'They are the complete opposite of each other. And there is a tonne of arguments for BPD not fitting the other cluster b’s. The only linking criteria that puts the four together is impulsivity.' <-- E…

You don’t need to be arsey or defensive about it. I was just asking what your exposure or experince was with PD’s. As someone who is learning about them I’m sure you’d agree that there is a lot of mis…

Text of original post by u/Kyuuki_Kitsune: I'm never sure whether to consider myself anxiously attached, or mostly secure, because I generally do fine if I feel really loved in my relationship. But wh…

If you have some sort of a GP or a primary care physician, you can discuss this with them just like you posted here and they might be able to guide you on the next steps. Of course there’s many things…

I understand that your experiences have been what has formed your beliefs. And at one point in your life the coping mechanisms you used to survive, worked. But as we get into adulthood those coping me…

This is extremely relatable for me too. I'm actually just learning about attachment theory now at 36, and reading about all the thoughts and behaviours and feelings common to anxious attachment style …

If you put in the work to manage your symptoms and work to process your trauma then yes, it does get better. It will be uncomfortable. It will be painful. But it is worth it.

Gonna out myself here, but FWIW, I'm a pretty clean guy and people have noticed so much so they have commented on my cleanliness. That said, I've had a peeling right foot since I was a child. IDK if …

i have trouble understanding exactly what deactivating means in terms of attachment theory, but when i read what you wrote i can't help but link it directly to CPTSD symptoms. now i don't know if you …

Hi, thanks for your kind words, what gave away that I might be struggling with my mental health? and what happened before was that I went into psychosis for about 10 months, having delusions and hallu…

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…

I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease when I was 19. It took 9 months to find a reasonable treatment for it that mitigated many of the symptoms most of the time, I still spent two to three weeks …

Can relate and had many dark days and nights over the “will this discomfort ever end?!” Things are so much better now. There is hope. It really sucks when you’re trying stuff and doctors are trying…

After 14 months, I return to this subreddit, single again. I had called him around 7 from the grocery store wanting to know what type of beer I should get for the superbowl party we were going to the …

He had been having some cardiac symptoms but hadn't seen a doctor. I am in the medical field and my previous position was in an advanced heart failure/heart transplant program. The prior weekend was t…

In my experience, my anxious attachment/trauma-based symptoms calm significantly as soon as the person I'm dating shows me a pattern of consistency. It's just harder for our systems to believe that th…

I haven't either. Like the other comment, I'd want to hear about it sooner rather than later. And yeah, depends on the issue. I'm the kind of person who loves ALL food, loves travelling, loves being …

I've never been in this particular situation, but I often find myself having strong anxiety or panic attacks over essentially "nothing" and I try to remind myself that there is no danger, this is just…

hey ma man, first of all no need to be ashamed at all. I can tell you from my experience there is no magic pill, do not get a dating coach under any circumstance. No one will save you except yourself.…

this is currently what I have been experiencing. I realized I had been putting my relationship and partner above me. It has been showing up as depression symptoms because the anxiety was constantly be…

>it seems like trying to reason with her about all the things she engaged in with me is futile. YUP absolutely correct she not only will not care but also percieve you as pathethic and desperate whil…

What serious issues? For the vast vast majority of people who have HSV1 the physical symptoms are either non existent or slightly annoying a couple times a year. The worst part about HSV1 is by far th…

Wow, what an awful situation. I really feel for you OP, and it’s so clear that you’re trying to make the right moves and continue to grow and heal here so big kudos to you for that. \> “you used to d…

3 out of 5 people carry hsv2. It is considered more of a skin thing that happens on different areas of the body depending on 1 vs 2, than it is an STI and this is why standard STI panels don’t include…

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…

Okay an analogy. Let's say I am lactose intolerant but I am unaware of it. Every time I eat a bunch of dairy I get pretty bad symptoms. The symptoms aren't something I'm in control of. I can truly d…

Well, same, 42…unemployed 3years, used to be healthy, got into addiction young, got sober and have been for so long but with no life. Never planned a life, didn’t think anything was possible. Poor, no…