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Read this!!! you need it.

Hi op whom we never meet or will ever met, I always thought no "motivational" paragraph could move my heart unto realization. Yet here I am at 3am reading this and noticed a sudden change, no more pou…

r/BreakUpscomment4/1/2026
Watching porn as a girl made me turn to male motivational content

Watching porn as a girl made me turn to male motivational content — i feel like there’s this constant shame that’s been following me for most of my life. i’ve always felt like my mom didn’t actually want to get to know the real me, just the “poster” version of me. bec…

r/EmotionalNeglectpost3/17/2026
Anyone else feel like they’re wasting a lot of time but can’t really stop it

Anyone else feel like they’re wasting a lot of time but can’t really stop it — I’ve been thinking about this more than I probably should I have goals, things I actually want to work on, and I’m not clueless about what I should be doing but I still end up wasting hours on my ph…

r/selfhelppost3/28/2026
Does anyone else get stuck in their own head and can’t do what they need to do?

Does anyone else get stuck in their own head and can’t do what they need to do? — For example I can’t focus on stuff I actually need to do. Like learning a new language I have to know, or stopping my brain from going into overthinking and ruining my whole day. So, I tried something…

r/selfhelppost3/30/2026
A plate of perspective. Eat up.

A plate of perspective. Eat up. — Could be helpful. Could be motivational. I don’t know what purpose it’ll serve, but I’ll leave it here anyway. If you’re wondering whether or not to text them, what would you say? Is it something you…

r/ExNoContactpost4/6/2026
Ex still keeps my name in his bio after more than a year

Ex still keeps my name in his bio after more than a year — We met in an online study site and have been together for almost three years before he broke up with me. We were each other’s first official relationship but we were LDR, in different countries despit…

r/ExNoContactpost4/8/2026
Looking for recommendations

Looking for recommendations — currently dealing with a lot of life at the moment, looking for YouTube videos, Instagram pages, books, podcasts that has helped you. I'm open to it all. I do best taking things in through video, some…

r/selfhelppost4/8/2026
Minor rant: has anyone's parents used unusual events or phenomena as a motivational talking point?

Minor rant: has anyone's parents used unusual events or phenomena as a motivational talking point? — Another dramatic event resurfaced. I get that parents want their children to have the intent to work hard and contribute and achieve, but sometimes the method to do so is bizarre and absurd (at least …

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/8/2026
Is it me or do you also hate "wise yappers?"

Is it me or do you also hate "wise yappers?" — I don't know how to put it in words properly yet (and it is my first time posting on reddit too), but I wanted to discuss something with y'all). We all have met at least ONE person like this in our li…

r/EmotionalNeglectpost4/11/2026
Growing up was just hell for me. I can't believe this is my reality. I feel like the world did go without me.

Growing up was just hell for me. I can't believe this is my reality. I feel like the world did go without me. — I think I'm heartbroken, honestly. Even despite of it all, I remember being happy. I remember dreaming, playing, being innocent... And I remember feeling amazed by the world, learning new things, neve…

r/CPTSDpost4/13/2026
Best self-help books that actually work (not just motivational fluff)

Best self-help books that actually work (not just motivational fluff) — Looking for evidence-based recommendations. Already read Atomic Habits.

r/selfhelppost11/20/2023
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
Update: My mom actually showed up at my friend's home to get my therapist's contact info.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/7/2026
Mom is being kicked out

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/7/2026
“My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening.” - Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/7/2026
Parents spending all of their inheritance

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/8/2026
Did your Narcissist gift you a " Trash " gift?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/8/2026
Porn and Energy

Indeed, true healing requires more than simply cessation of certain behaviors. and I can see how there is risk of bypassing the root issue if someone believes that negative feelings come from an exter…

r/energy_workcomment3/8/2026
Y'all ever realize how narcissists create unconditional amounts of chaos and then blame everyone else for it?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/8/2026
My dad told me to kill myself in front of my teachers

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/9/2026
I find this insane they don't love their children

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/9/2026
I just need to rant, Y'all. I'm so angry!!!!

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/10/2026
My mom called my son’s birthday party “f***ing embarrassing” because she cares more about what people think than celebrating him

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/10/2026
Nmom wants an invite to my wedding or she is going to divorce my dad

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/10/2026
No one understands the effects of being trapped inside for years with an Nparent.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/11/2026
When the therapist is speechless…

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/11/2026
My biological mother sexually abused me in such weird sadistic ways throughout my childhood and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/12/2026
I’m can’t even open my bedroom door without being monitored.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/12/2026
Children know when they parents don't love them. Children know when their parents resent and hate them.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/12/2026
For those who stayed no contact with a parent until they died did you regret it?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/12/2026
Got an insane flying monkey voicemail this morning

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/12/2026
I'm sick of the state of this subreddit

Why do you get demotivated? Are you already good at lucid dreaming? And if not how do you know it's not true. Tbh this topic is interesting to me. Because when I first started with this subreddit ma…

r/LucidDreamingcomment3/12/2026
My mom was supposed to pick me up after surgery. Instead my son took the bus.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/13/2026
My parents wore my friend out in 10 minutes flat.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/13/2026
I was going to be incredible

That unrealistically optimistic, enthusiasts and positive motivational speaker from the 90s (I think). He used to be a bit difficult to follow and take seriously but either he's calmed down or societ…

r/CPTSDcomment3/13/2026
Parental mistreatment must be tolerated!

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/13/2026
Understanding the parent who ‘did nothing’ has been really hard for me. My therapist recommended I share.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/14/2026
Why do some parents expect you to take care of them(because that's why they made you after all) and at the same time try to fuck over your life so that you have no resources with which to help them?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/14/2026
My homeless mother (literally in a shelter) literally keeps bombarding me with messages about my wedding that she delusionally thinks she's going to attend

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/14/2026
HUGE tantrum from my NDad due to my recent success. Hilarious but also depressing. 🫩🥹

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/14/2026
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.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/15/2026
Nmom said out loud: "I should adopt that kid, maybe he'd take care of me when I'm old"

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/15/2026
Mom using ChatGPT as a therapist

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/15/2026
Which one trait helps you detect narcs early on?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/15/2026
Sometimes they’re so cartoonishly evil you have to laugh

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/15/2026
My mother sent my childhood abuser to my home, after I have been successful at making sure he never knows where I live.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/15/2026
My ex wife changed after the divorce and I don’t want her back but I am angry

I love this with my whole heart. Mine didn’t nag, he would call me things like “you fat f*ck” etc… guess that wasn’t very motivational! Edit: (For the record I was a healthy BMI, not even overweight…

r/Divorcecomment3/16/2026
She Sent Me An Article...

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/16/2026
"You should be grateful you have such a patient mom."

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/16/2026
I 34F woke up to a message about my 35M husband

I don't believe you. You mention Socratic method...it is called motivational interviewing. You would know that if your "background is in therapy." Tell me what the method of therapy is when you just t…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/16/2026
Anyone's Nparents raised you to become dependent, then complain about your dependence and pressure you to be independent?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/17/2026
Did any of your parents purposely scare you?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/17/2026
I have to leave tonight, I'm not safe. Am I missing anything?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/17/2026
Watching porn as a girl made me turn to male motivational content

I’ve never “met” another woman who related to male motivational content before!

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/17/2026
Worth the wait

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/18/2026
"You'll understand when you have kids..."

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/19/2026
Can my parents deny me sleep because I got in trouble?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/19/2026
I saved a family member’s life and my narc parent tells everyone they’re a hero.

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/19/2026
My mother won't stop grabbing my crotch

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/20/2026
Anyone find out later in life the “good” parent was as bad as the “bad” parent?

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/20/2026
My girlfriend drove 10 hours to see me and my mom showed up at 3 am and ruined everything

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r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/20/2026