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I told people in another reality I shifted to their reality - this was their reaction જ⁀➴ ♡ — hey everyone, this is such an odd post but I had this experience last night and I wanted to share it with you guys because it is kind of silly and I feel like this is the perfect community to share it…

I told them that I know it was a dream… — I told them I knew it was a dream. Today, while scrolling through Instagram, I stumbled upon a video about "what happens when you tell dream people that you know it's a dream," and a creepy Lovecraft…

What so funny about my Asian name? — Two days ago I went early in the morning to get lab done at a medical office. I didn't want to deal with any bs that day because have so many things I have to get done. In the past the two reception…

Unhealthy Living Conditions with Piano — Like many asian kids I was made to play an instrument. Specifically I was made to play the piano. I'm not that particularly gifted at it. I have hearing issues in my right ear (tinnitus). I didn't hav…

What manifestation technique brought you the fastest money? (With minimal physical effort) — Curious to hear from people who actively practice Neville Goddard, Law of Assumption, Abraham Hicks, etc. What manifestation technique has produced the fastest money for you? SATS? Visualization? Me…

Am I just paranoid or is it evil eye? — Hi, I’m 27F. I graduated last year (2025), while most of my friends finished 3–5 years earlier. I had to work while studying, which delayed my graduation—not because I struggled academically. Right no…

I (30F) suspect my mom (58F) may have taken money and my deceased grandmother’s earrings while I was away. I have no proof and it still bothers me years later, how do I move forward? — I’m 30F and my mom is 58F. I currently have very minimal contact with her due to a number of issues in our relationship. I haven’t blocked her, but I don’t engage much beyond unavoidable family events…

Persist,Persist! — Guys I’m (17f) and I work in a kitchen full of grown women they’re like my aunts,grandmothers,second mom anyways I told them I was going to cardi b concert and I was gonna sneak floor seats (because…

My (29M) prenup with my fiance (28W) pays her for having children. My parents (65M, 62W) are telling me to call off the wedding — **EDIT 2: It's occurred to me that I don't know how to close a post. Really I just wanted to hear what other married/engaged folks were doing. Thanks the advice for those who gave it.** **EDIT: Real…

Stoicism and advice regarding isolation? — Because of life situations outside of my control, I have dealt with a lot of grief and pain regarding all relationships. I am essentially alone and after the grief and pain of betrayal and abandonment…

Processing my NDE and the paranormal experiences that followed — I can’t sleep and i’m feeling the need to document a sequence of experiences I had from February 2019 through 2020 that forever changed my life. I’ll try my best to keep each section somewhat brief, b…

Energy too open — I received a massage today from someone who practices reiki as well and they told me that my energy is really open. So open that they were getting dizzy from it. They told me I need to do grounding an…

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…

My boyfriend (M25) saw an old video of me(F24) and was disgusted. How can I get over this? — I never thought I’d be making an advice post on reddit, but everyone in my present life is super split on the issue and can’t really relate. I genuinely don’t know how to fix this. So my boyfriend (M…

Korean Parents disprove my (29F) boyfriend (30M) — Hi. I (Korean American f29) just found out my parents don’t like my boyfriend (white m30) of 1.5 years. I told my parents back in January 2026 that we’re thinking of marriage and plans of moving in to…

After April I’ll be living in my truck and my son will be living with his friends family. — 40yo m going through a divorce with 39yo f. Been married 18 years. Been the unwilling provider off and on for most of that time. She worked here and there if I was not working / laid off and as soon a…

physical manifestation — Sometimes, even if our manifestations materialize, it feels like luck. From the moment I learned about manifestation, around 2020, I was hooked. Sadly, at the time it wasn’t that well known in my circ…

Do you frequently get asked about your religion? — Growing up, I get randomly asked what my religion is as often as I get asked where I'm from or what ethnicity I am. And I grew up in one of the least religious parts of the country! It feels like a ra…

I have to see my ex constantly, what should I do? — I got broken up a month ago after an argument where my ex told me they would change and stop violating my boundaries, but it never came. They said they no longer loved me and when I told them what the…

Things going wrong does not affect your end state — I couldn’t find my apartment keys while returning from my gym and I literally scanned every corner of my gym bag and my car several times. I still kept saying that there’s no way it could get lost it …

the clarity i didn’t know i needed — after years of dealing with emotional abuse, i finally ended things and made them leave. at first there was talk about it maybe being temporary, and then at some point they told me they were over it/m…

Ramblings of a lunatic (me) — This is gonna be extremely long so I don’t blame you if you don’t want to read it but I’ve been writing about it for a while and struggled with meaning and found this Reddit and thought I’d seek out s…

One year later. I made it — So d day actually came in July. But the day I accused them was a year ago. Gone on a corporate trip. They made a plan. They executed it. But something seemed off about WS leading up. And AP showed up…

I'm at such a low place in my life. — I lost my motivation after I got hurt by my ex and their friends and things just feel like they get worse. First I had to see my great grandmother almost die in front of me, Then I have to take a visi…

I don't love my parents — Growing up as the eldest daughter I had a lot of unspoken expectations bestowed upon me, especially since I performed relatively well in school. My mom cares about my grades because she wants to compa…

I went no contact… so my parents flew to another country and forced their way into my life — Hi, Even writing this makes my chest feel tight. I don’t fully know what I’m feeling. My sister and I grew up in a difficult family. Physical and emotional abuse were normal. We were constantly crit…

My mother set me up and got policemen and EMR to aggressively restrain me and put me in the ambulance when I least expected — I am mortified. The whole scene was scandalous, never had I ever felt so humiliated. It happened last Friday when I was just about to take a shower before I continued packing my belongings to move o…

Telling someone my business backfires — Hey guys so I have my best friend but I really wanted an internship and I wanted us to get into uni together. She told me oh i feel like you'll get it so many times. I didn't get it. she said oh we'll…

My social studies teacher keeps attempting to justify/deny slurs — You read the title,And this is very strange how she's been actually accomplishing this but I'll get into both situations. First I was in class one day sitting next to a aquaintance.We were talking an…

My (24F) boyfriend of 2 years cheated with my best friend and now I’m back at my parents house with nothing — Throwaway cuz this is messy as hell and I don’t want anyone finding it. So last month I walk in on my boyfriend and my “best friend” (who’s been like a sister to me since high school) in OUR bed. Like…

dad said the worst thing ever to me. — *“I did choose to have a child, but not you in particular. You're just the sperm that won the race. However, I did choose mother in particular, and I will defend her against anyone, my family, strange…

How do I convince my parents to knock and enter, or let me lock the door? — I am 18F, Indian, living with my parents and younger sis. In our house, there are only 2 bedrooms which are shared between all 4 us, so no one has their own room. My parents have always been adamant o…

Shared my pain with my nmom — I posted recently about when to go no contact. I really appreciate everyone's responses, support, and understanding 🫂 Yesterday I had a family meeting phone call for my sibling and I to reiterate t…

Should I go to this wedding? (We are both F in our 20's) — A childhood friend of mine is getting married soon. We are both in our early 20's, both women. We haven't spent much time together in the last few years because we both went our separate ways and had …

I became a flying monkey — I did. I became a flying monkey, and it makes me feel horrible. I had a relationship with a partner that was clearly abusive (I am no psychiatrist, I do not set diagnoses). I left that partner less …

All roads lead to Rome, huh? — Update to this [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/1sahmmf/this_is_it_my_final_day/). Basically, I was ready to leave. So, it's been three days since I made the post, and a l…

Why do people get offended when I don't want to be "friends" after a breakup? — I tried talking to some friends about this and they don't understand it either so I'm hoping someone here could give me some insight. I don't know if this is relevant, but I'm a 29 year old nonbinar…

Am I overreacting or is it time to call it quits? — My partner of 10+ years and I are on a “let’s try again” phase after a they had broken up with me a few days ago and I begged to give it another go. When things are good, they are pretty amazing, and…

Relationships: My ex — So my ex has blocked me on everything and we haven’t spoken since October. Our relationship lasted 2 years and it seemed we were perfect. I still have all the cards/gifts he gave me with everything he…

Terrified of having a MRI and need help — Hi everyone, About a month ago I (27f) had a routine appointment with my neurosurgeon for a hydrocephalus check up, and they ordered an MRI (since I haven’t had a brain mri since 2004 and apparently …

How to deal with anger issues? — I have really bad anger issues that I got from my dad. Just to give you an idea I had gotten in an argument with my sister not to long ago. I always get in a fight with her because she likes to be ann…

Terrified of having mri and need support — Terrified of having a MRI and need help Hi everyone, About a month ago I (27f) had a routine appointment with my neurosurgeon for a hydrocephalus check up, and they ordered an MRI (since I haven’t h…

Abuser of mine pretended to have gone through the same trauma I did to manipulate me. — I'll keep this brief. Right when I first started remembering things I reached out to my only "friend" at the time. (There were a thousand red flags I won't get into that I should've seen much earlier)…

My ex-husband is borderline stalking our kids — I don't know how I got into this situation, but I feel like no one is able to understand or give advice, so I thought I would try Reddit. For legal advice, I will mention that I live in Germany. So…

My mom threatened with killing herself after i set some boundaries — I posted the original story in r/aitah and someone there suggested this subreddit. Just looking to vent mostly but i will appreciate any tips on how to navigate this situation as well as stories if yo…

I feel overwhelmed and lost and I think being the only and eldest daughter plays a role — I am 25 years old and the eldest and only daughter with four younger brothers. After spending the last few days with my family, I feel completely unimportant, like I don’t matter. Growing up, I was al…

Inappropriate exposure — So, my parents didnt have loving relationship. They didn't seem close or enjoy each other's company. The only act of love was when my my father would grope my mother. In my presence. Never a kiss or h…

My parents bully me in front of my partner… what do I do? — My (25F) parents (60F&M) essentially bully me in front of my partner (26M) and fawn over him. It’s basically a death by a thousand cuts situation. Ever since I got with my partner a couple years ago…

Got accepted into one of the most prestigious universities in my country and my AP's still aren't happy — I got accepted into the top engineering school in my country (UWaterloo), but my APs are still unhappy about it. Not a word of congratulations or good job. My AD actually spent 30 minutes telling me t…

No hope for workaholic AP — My parents are raging workaholics, especially AF. He is 62 this year. I've personally been sensitive about work-life balance. I don't see him as my parent anymore, just a boss. My AM has been complain…

I have been trying to Lucid Dream for a couple of years and almost gave up until I found this thread. I read about reality checks and started doing them . Last night I finally had a dream in which I …

I had a really concerning dream just now and fear of my boyfriend didn't wake me up something bad was going to happen to me.. It started off in a house I've never seen before the kitchen was upstairs…

Hello yall maybe I can find some support in here, I'll try to simplify as much as I can. So me and ex partner/best friend reconnected about 2 months ago and we both said we're gonna do our best. No la…

I (DA) always wanted kids, and so has my wife (FA). We have three kids and it's great, it was definitely the right choice, even if it takes a lot of effort. I couldn't imagine my life without them Fu…

thank you! this is helpful. i am working on speaking up when something bothers me and i think i am getting better at it. i do try not to make it sound like were in a relationship already, like if im t…

the person im dating seems to be avoidant. we have a history that kinda complicates things. we were casually seeing each other like 6 months ago but i ended things because i caught feelings and they c…

weeellllll it kinda blew up in my face today. i dont think they can give me what i need anyway, they have a LOT going on right now, which, understandably would make them unavailable, but idk. i felt l…

yeah, i definitely was abandoning myself lol. i cut it off the other day. they have a lot going on rn and i told them that like regardless of what they have happening its unfair for them to just like.…

yeah so i ended up cutting things off with the person in the above situation. i got to the point where i told them how i was feeling (that the situation was starting to resemble the toxic history we h…

ughh i know exactly how this feels. i get the urge to bail in situations like this too. sometimes you gotta weigh whether the anxiety is worth it or not. for me in this situation the person i was talk…

Sending a text is far far kinder then wasting peoples time. I jumped on the apps 2 months post breakup and it was too soon, and I had to turn down 3 dates (no, I don’t learn my lesson). I told them al…

I'm Asian American and have lived in 3 countries in Asia. Everyone assumed I was Chinese, Thai, or Filipino but NEVER American. When I told them I was American, they would smirk or tell me I'm not.

That's what I told them as well and the reply was "I have thought about that and that is not the reason, it's not just the butterflies that passed, I just don't feel the same anymore". Like fucking he…

Staying and obeying WILL hurt you more longer term, not could. Choose yourself, sis. There are people in the world who will embrace you even if one community doesn’t agree with your lifestyle. My comm…

It was a long time ago now but I will never forget it as a turning point that solidified my awful relationship with both parents. Throughout elementary school (grades1-8 terrible little Catholic schoo…

I feel you! Whenever someone asked me (no matter if I told them or not) I feel bad and guilty for not being able to maintain a job atm. I even feel bad when others talk about their jobs. Thank you s…

I feel exactly the same way. Rest of the family absolutely sealed it when they didn't back CHILD me up when i told them my mum was abusing me and then later that my uncle tried to do shit with me.

Very much so. I also have a very negative reaction to being asked about how something went. Somehow it's anxiety inducing to learn that another person remembered what I told them, and now I need to pe…

That resentment can also build when you think you can accept it. I’ve been on the other side of it, where I resigned from my old job to move across country with partner, and struggled finding another …

I don't have any advice but I can relate. I've always looked way younger than my age (not just one of those people who say it because they got ID'd a couple times, I used to get teased about it and pe…

I go to multiple massage therapists at Massage Envy and they all comment on how tense my muscles are. I told them that I just don’t know how to relax, never really connected it to CPTSD but that makes…

Every girlfriend I have had was self conscious about oral for them. I told them there is nothing sexier than watching them writhe while I’m… I’d go into more detail but probably the wrong subreddit f…

Same! It's awful. I just cut mine off after I told them I wanted to transition and they fully physically attacked my wife and I. But I absolutely know what you mean, when they only care once in a blue…

Slightly getting better at setting boundaries. Friend of mine was getting a bit too pushy with my time. So i told them that texting isnt my main mode of communicating and it's never personal if I don'…

It's funny how that works, I'm gay and my parents had no time or money for me and I moved out at 18 and yet now in their 80's expect me to help them and complain I have no time for them. I told them …

i dont disagree but i think that we need an agnostic system. we cant correct course and then continue "correcting" and be mad that we're now discussing whether we have overcorrected. not saying you ar…

Hell yeah! It was the perfect excuse not to come around family. Then when lockdown was over, I had being in school as excuse. Now that’s over, I finally had to come to terms with how I feel when I’m a…

Yeah, it wasn't intentional to text for so long. We'd matched on tinder, they deleted their profiles then we rematched on hinge a while later. I'd decided to delete my apps a few weeks ago and gave my…

This was my reality for so long. My now ex partner was an awful people pleaser. I'll never forget the day that they cheated on me, it was in the context of "I felt bad shutting it down, they're going …

Her immediate family, mainly her mom and sister, were both made aware of my sudden departure, and they were completely shocked when I told them. Her mom even texted me the next morning saying she woke…

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. My entire family system on both sides is deeply dysfunctional and abusive. Rampant with homophobia, classism, misogyny, and racism. I was told to shut up and not talk about myself…

they don’t know, i’ve only been there technically two weeks but i’ve been home with the flu the past week so i guess ive only been there one week. i freaked out because i hit rock bottom and everyone …

this 1000%. i got my first serious GF at 26. My parents were a good example and her parents really werent no offense to them. My parents functioned as a team, where her parents were more of the "my s…

I wouldn’t be with someone who acts like that after I told them something traumatic like that. A good person would listen and comfort you and be understanding. Not be insecure and blaming you. I hope …

I found out that my enabler mother was infact way way worse than my malignant narcissistic father. She was the reason my father didn't have to face the consequences of his actions. She was the reason …

I think this masking thing is so common, I am so outwardly "high-functioning" I doubt most people I know would believe me if I told them I have a diagnosis of CPTSD

Oh god I love RA!!! <DDD • Manifested myself out of an abusive household. FYI it wasn't just "OH my parents hate me", no, I used to get beaten and shouted at by my drunk mom, + had a careless dad who…

1. I didn’t try to get my ex back. I left them at a very difficult time in their life and it took months after the breakup for me to be able to fully see my role in how things played out in our relati…

God there was a time my father (I was maybe 8 or 9) was having one of his meltdowns on a Saturday and one of my aunts and uncles came over as a surprise and it was like a light switch went off and he …

I didn't because I didn't know. My daughter disclosed to a friend, who told the school social worker, who called the police. The police called me at work to come to the station, but wouldn't tell me w…

I made a post about this recently!! I work in a very female dominated career and I myself am a 43/f. Went to a work happy hour and while I know my coworkers pretty well, they don't know the nitty-grit…

Thank you, real human, for your reply. I definitely agree with you and I am trying to be more conscious about the ways I use my ChatGPT. Generally, I react well to 40% positive affirmations and 60%…

>Men are typically expected to be providers, while women typically have a goal of being provided for. A young man who's barely able to pull his own weight with the overall economic future looking blea…

Too many times to count, but I liked this art piece from my art history class and was inspired by it for another art piece. I never got to that , but I did met too many angels to count. I'll say this…

As hard as it is, sharing your SA experiences can truly show who a person is. Anyone I’ve told that has been a genuinely kind person, has always been horrified, sad and so angry for me. Anyone I’ve to…

I didn't care when my grandpa died, either, for many of the same reasons. But my stepmom was devastated, despite being the source of many of the grievances about him (her being the target of his abuse…

This is my biggest pet peeve. Being an avoidant woman doesn’t just cause problems in your romantic relationships, but your platonic ones too—even if you aren’t avoidant in friendships. Which, I’m avoi…

I used to go to DRs inside my dreams whenever I just wanted to do some stuff like arranging furniture and live a simple life, but I also did some weird segues in my dreams whenever I encountered other…

Why do they always think we’re lying or that we never learned anything? I have a very expensive degree that my parents paid for. My parents were starting a remodel of their house. I have a degree in…

I used the fish and water example with my kids all the time time. I told them they were dolphins, which is why they notice what the abusers take for granted.