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Question I would please like answered, if you have a good idea of what I'm asking? Serious — Technically speaking this is a strange sighting. I would really appreciate someone who may give me a proper answer and what it may mean. This is what happened, although condensed, I will stick to the …
CKA? Or EKS project? — Here's a bit of context as to why I feel like I need to get out of dodge ASAP... IT Management: "We need **more automation**! Nobody should be using User Data scripts." Me: \*Writes several Ansible…
did i mess up by telling my therapist i feel like i'll end up killing myself in the end? — i had been going to this therapist for like year and a half. at one vulnerable moment i told her i feel like i'll just end up killing myself in the end. (i maybe didnt word it correctly, i just didnt …
My Fiancé kicked me out with only a few hours notice — This is the situation I am in. About a week ago my fiancé (25 M) brought up how he has some problems with me (25 F). We have been together for almost three years. He said he cant bring up sensitive to…
Anybody Else’s Parents Unreasonably Obsessed with Academics? — Ever since I can remember doing well in school was pretty effortless for me. From the first through about the fourth grade, I was a model student who consistently brought home shining report cards an…
I (21M) have survived two decades of severe physical, emotional, and financial abuse from my Indian parents. I'm finally exhausted and need to tell my story. I am not free yet. — # TL;DR: I'm a 20-year-old only child in India who has endured severe physical, verbal, emotional, and financial abuse from my parents since toddlerhood. They have beaten me, medically neglected me, …
Does fixing the chakras lead to physical healing? — Hi everyone. I was wondering if fixing the chakras could correct physical abnormalities / health issues. In my case, I got scoliosis ie abnormal curvature of my spine. It kinda destroyed my life, took…
Anxiety showing up physically and it’s freaking me out. — Lately I’ve been feeling anxiety more in my body than in my thoughts. Things like tight chest, weird breathing, random tension… and then I start worrying that something is actually wrong, which just m…
Anyone else have a parent who genuinely didn’t care about them? — Not so much looking for advice as just wondering. It seems a lot of people have stories of a parent who lacked interest in them as an individual, or just didn’t care to express their feelings towards…
Just trying to gain closure on my own... — This is something I wrote in my journal, trying to process emotions and gain closure. Lori, Since you would not give me the opportunity for closure, I'm going to do what I can to get it here. This…
Getting a story about an ex from 20 years ago off my chest — TLDR: Had a weird break up. Reached out after 20 years. Got a response that made me feel bad. Learned a lesson about not trusting what people say during a break up, instead listen to what they do. I …
We both made mistakes why won’t he reach out… — I broke up with my bf of 3 years because I felt like he grew distant that last few months of our relationship. I communicated my feelings and he’d say it was because we’ve been together for a while an…
😢 — My bf just broke up with me out of no where. Made me think he was coming over to talk out our issues. I feel stupid because I begged him to stay. He kept just telling me it may work out in the future.…
Divorce order rejected.. — Apparently, our request for divorce was denied. The endorsement makes some comments on feeling the child support arrangement in our separation agreement is not adequate… We both feel it. It’s fair and…
Reality check triggers & methods — what do you use? — Hi guys!You know those habits or “triggers” people set to remind themselves to do a reality check—like drinking water, seeing a certain color, or noticing something specific?Do you use anything like t…
Indian Parents and their control over Children! — I'm a 23 year old women, I somehow wanted to speak about this! wanted to know If I'm not alone in this world. I'm a grown up adult now, due to strict parenting in my childhood here I am having lot's …
If it’s not for forever, why does it matter — My girlfriend broke up with me, we are young and I really loved her, I think I knew what was the meaning of love. I suffered for her, doing ldr, this meant a lot of pain, but still. Did everything i c…
I hate children so much(tw child abuse — I know I can’t say out loud irl and I know it’s unacceptable in society That hating children is a malice of society It’s just feeling it doesn’t lead to any action I named that hatred, discussed fo…
After a month of peace, my heart palpitations suddenly came back – I feel defeated — Hi everyone, I’m writing this because I feel completely defeated and honestly very alone right now. For some background, I’ve struggled for a long time with heart palpitations and extrasystoles (tha…
Time to let go… — A final sort of love letter… My 2-year relationship ended in September, shortly after our anniversary. I’m still heartbroken as fuck. I’ve recently learned he’s already moved on. And I have a feel…
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…
This doesn’t make sense to me — I posted a few months ago about how a man at my gym asked me for my number, and I couldn’t give it to him then because my divorce wasn’t final. Well, come to find out that the man who asked me for my …
Can other universe hear us? — ​ So, to continue my posts, you replied that indeed, in parallel universes/dimensions, the High School DxD universe and its characters truly exist (and I thank you very much for that). But kno…
New here — Hello friends! I’ve been researching altered states of consciousness for some time now and found myself here. I’ve always felt there was more to life than what meets the eye and I feel called to explo…
I feel cheated on too. — I found out, after years of suspicion, that my father is indeed cheating on my mum. My brother isn't ready yet for us to tell our innocent, clueless mother what's been going on, but we hopefully do it…
A familiar sense of aliens — I'm guessing I'm not the only one who has had 'senses' of alien or interdimensional beings during astral projection and other experiences. Sometimes those senses feel familiar, and you instinctively k…
A few questions and can someone recommend me a beginner guide or something like that? — Hey everyone! I'm veeeeeeery new here.. I think I never ever shifted in my life, but I want to learn it.. Someone recommended this sub-reddit so I'm here. If anyone has a beginner guide or anything …
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…
advice on my relationship — Recently, I F (25) found out that my partner F (30) had been texting another girl in a way that crossed my boundaries (calling her “princess,” asking for kisses, being affectionate, etc.). I confronte…
Tips for when they won't negotiate in good faith? — Typical abusive dynamic being spun as mutual high conflict, but I'm a licensed mental health professional so when I say I am divorcing a covert abuser who may actually fit the definition of a pedophil…
Thinking about just leaving for a while.. — New here.. I got out of a 10 year long relationship with a physically abusive boyfriend in 2016. I started my healing-journey and felt joy again. Got both my PTSD diagnosis as well as ADHD. Was sing…
My mom asked if I slept with my stepdad father repeatedly — SUMMARY AT THE BOTTOM! I know it’s long so hope that helps !! Any advice would be greatly appreciated ! It’s just like what I wrote, unfortunately. I’m not sure if this falls under EN or really how t…
my (f22) boyfriend (m25) tries to make me feel stupid any chance he gets — TL;DR I posted abt this before, my bf always tries to humble me, make me feel ugly or stupid it feels like. we have been dating for a year and a half and I remember when I met his friends and family…
She said “I don’t feel the same anymore” and that was it — We were together for years. No major fights. No big issues. Everything felt normal… until one day she said she doesn’t feel the same anymore. That was the only reason. No explanation. No closure. J…
The insults, how to cope with them? I feel lost — My mother is diagnosed narcisist. Her father and his father before were also narcisist. Very troubled people through out their whole lives. Because of this my mother treats me just like her father tre…
"Vivid Lucid Dream: A strange rejection and a beautiful transformation." — I’ve been having these incredibly vivid Lucid Dreams during my evening naps lately. In the most recent one, I was with this guy who felt so real it was haunting. He was actually teaching me something …
She moved on before the papers were even filed and I'm still stuck — Found out my wife was cheating about two months ago. She admitted it but acted like I was overreacting. Now she's already posting pictures with the guy on social media like nothing happened. We haven'…
Nobody likes my spiteful ex — hi I was with someone and he wasn’t very well liked by the majority of people he was around but they were still polite to him because of me.. like a polite avoidance type thing towards him. He is Mr …
Do guys in relationships still talk like this about other girls? — TL;DR: A guy my friend was talking to sent a girls profile Instagram to his group chat and made a sexual comment about her. My boyfriend is in that same group chat, and now I’m wondering — is this no…
Can my fiance be a grandiose/covert narc? Is this behaviour normal? I need your opinions idk what to do anymore — Hi, me(25F) and my fiance (27m) of 4 years have been living together since December. He works in the sea industry and I am an accountant for a big firm. This is a long one . Thanks for the read and fo…
Mum never admits that I'm in any pain or discomfort whatsoever. — is it a common thing or is my mum just strange like that? I had horrible migraines that made me literally cry back when I was like 7-8 years old, now I'm 17 migraines never ever left me, but I got s…
CSA symptoms from being told about sex/rape? — Growing up, I was always hypersexual. I remember being 7 years old and fantasizing about being raped, I used to sexually roleplay with my sisters while we were 6-10ish, I would be sexually inappropria…
did anyone else grow up thinking certain behavior was “normal” until way later? — i’ve been reflecting a lot lately, and i’m starting to realize some things i thought were just part of growing up… weren’t actually normal at all. like certain reactions, ways of communicating, or eve…
How does the "confront the big trauma and worst things about your life during a trip, then get over it" work? — Never done shrooms before, but if a therapist were to, say, dig up the big miserable grief/regret/pain traumas of my life in a counseling session, it would just result in me re-living and re-experienc…
I [20F] miss my ex [21M] and i don’t know if i should act on it — Basically what the title says. sorry if my english is off, i’m not a native speaker. basically i dated this guy for a year, then we broke up because he “lost feelings”, but then i found out he basical…
How to stop feeling so sad and overthinking everything even though ( probably ) nothing is wrong? — I’m Female (18) and my boyfriend (17) is in a long distance relationship. we met once and we dated once like at the start of this year. January 1 2026. and then it was so fun with him and even though …
Will I ever get over the anger of medical neglect? — I (F25) just need to vent about this because I think about it at a minimum 10x a day, what my life could have been, how I could have done so much more, etc. I think it is impossible for me to forgive …
I have a few questions. — I want to try to AP using the head lift method. However, I have a few questions first and was wondering if anyone can answer. I am a very heavy sleeper. often I don't dream. I usually fall asleep in …
Level 3 sex offender — Can you be a level 3 sex offender and not know why you were labeled like that? (Plus claim no one including your therapist knows why you were labeled like that?). Why would a person be classified lik…
Had an experience during a 3 week period of little to no sleep last June.. — I had an experience last June during an extreme amount of stress. During the end of March my family became homeless. We currently are living in a motel. I was near a total mental breakdown. I was medi…
is there anything i need to know on what do after astral projection? like a cleanse or affirmations or anything like that? any help would be greatly appreciated:)
I had no idea that everyone didn’t dream like this all the time. I have had lucid dreams for as long as I can remember, and I can interact with them. I have even died in dreams to be reborn in the sam…
Humm, this is very interesting and I can see myself in that fear But I did something weird, I wanted to feel close and vulnerable but did not know how and still feel sometimes so afraid of intimacy th…
Is it normal you freeze an entire night and morning watching someone you care about be like that? My back just started hurting out of nowhere and I couldn't walk, sit, or lie without feeling a sharp p…
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…
Honestly it sounds like you are overthinking this and taking way too much blame. You are also being over accommodating and gave him too much power. He was proved more than once - more than twice even …
Not going to lie sounds like a red flag. What normal person says something like that? I wouldn’t pursue anything serious, maybe a friendship?
Some of the things you are saying seem to contradict each other. So I think I am missing some context or you are talking about several different things. If you have trouble being by yourself how is …
For real, it's like a never ending doctor's exam. Constant poking, prodding, and analysis that doesn't go anywhere and yet they think you're the odd one if you get irritated lmfao. >It feels like a c…
I’m (47f) dismissive avoidant. I no longer have the people pleasing tendencies I had as a child. My favorite word is “no.” If I don’t want to do something, I just won’t. Many people are taken aback wh…
I'm so sorry! I know that jab didn't feel too good :/ I had a similar thing happen with one of my aunts. why do parents/family members even fix their lips to say things like that?
If it triggers fear in your nervous system eventually you just burnout. I've had that. Life comes back when the nervous system feels safe and the fears can resolve. You been working through much in th…
I told this guy that I hate hearing about the beauty of his ex-girlfriend and I was mistaken inadvertently stumble into details of their relationship. I was genuinely pleased with my cheap bouquet o…
Was this boundary known ahead of time? it seems unfair to just drop it on you like that? Also its because you took time to think / passed out hard? ... its strange but may be how she reacts to stre…
Hey! Ill give you some advice: Disclaimer im not super great at this. But im a guy 31M so same age range and I get about 6 or so matches a week. Im waiting on my car and on mobile so the formatting …
Right? So what do you do when dealing with someone like that? Do you react? Do you stress about it? Do you allow their opinion to affect yours? Do you engage in malicious behavior to enact revenge? …
I’m sorry. Growth can hurt sometimes and I know that’s what you’re doing. I have a question, how is it that we become codependent? Are we raised that way? Does something in school happen to us? Is it …
37F and same story really. Shame made me avoid everything and everyone. It made me incapable of having healthy relationships, a thriving career and everything in between. Honestly, I'm currently at a…
Girl, move on. He doesn’t want you. Why would you want a man like that?
I panic deleted them. I felt responsible for maintaining hers and my cousins relationship. I was the one who smoothed things over for my mom. I was basically a mom to her. I kept the phone though. H…
Over what? Head over heels, go to bed and wake up and dont love him just like that? Then you never loved them. She said herself he literally done nothing wrong hes been nothing but perfect and the dre…
That sounds horribly rough treatment. What country are you from that the teachers treat kids like that?
This has piqued my curiosity... I used to sell phones, and *it is* possible through iMessage on an iphone to keep sending messages after you have moved over your SIM card to another device. So how do …
“For the first time, talking about issues felt heard, reasonable, and free of shouting (he normally got frustrated and would start shouting, and I would shut down because I don't cope with it). We …
Bro, there's always more. That she deleted all the data prior to informing you of this speaks to there likely being more that she's not telling you. And you'll never know the full truth if she doesn't…
Right? Let NMom say whatever she wants… can you even imagine telling on yourself like that? *” I divorced my husband because he went to our child’s wedding where I was not invited because I threatene…
"You're my favorite person" Then why discard me like that?
Well, men are just more likely to be right leaning. Look at the demographics of who votes for whom. So, no liberal men are not more sought after, there are less of them. That can be especially true in…
Lol dude, you're reading into my comment and interpreting it in the most negative way possible. I literally do all of the cooking and 80% of all of the cleaning. She hasn't cooked a dinner in years. I…
Are you sure you are not a contestant on Love is Blind? This is wild. Sorry you are getting told that. I mean totally fine for people to have types, but what does it serve to tell the other person l…
I did experience that about feeling more normal, and there are suspicions that I have autism. Do you know if there's a correlation between that effect of MDMA and autism? Besides, So should I stop t…
Its true you can feel the nightmare coming, but that is still scary. For example (you can laugh at me for this, ik its ridiculous) I have seen the movie exorcist when I was 10yo and I had nightmares…
I copy my comment about this: Its true you can feel the nightmare coming, but that is still scary. For example (you can laugh at me for this, ik its ridiculous) I have seen the movie exorcist when …
I'm somebody who has done a lot of self improvement (Dental work, Weight loss, Fitness, etc). I don't advertise that on my profile, at least not heavily. But its a big part of who I am, or was. A cou…
My father started brutally beating my mother when I was about 6–8 years old, but I had been afraid of him long before that, possibly even since I was born. Maybe kids have some kind of intuition about…
Have you made clear of your boundaries with him like don't share the problems of the relationship with any friends or anything like that?
I'm not sure why people are trying to make casual sex a goal. You do understand that it's normal and mentally healthy to develop feelings for someone you're intimate with. The people that are able to …
A new individual or something like that? I was just thinking about you the other day, coincidentally. It’s a common story, not just with anxiety but with depression and other things too: “I feel bette…
I’m gonna say in my experience, no. I’ve heard from her once in a year and a half-ish and it was to pick some things I had in our shared storage unit up. She no longer had the storage unit and was g…
Because it's super weird to ask something like that?? I have been divorced 5+ years and have gone on enough dates and have never met a single guy with questionable hygiene. Something doesn't sound ri…
envelope locking in on Pluto like that? Bet it funnels all those smooth aspects into one massive glow-up moment
Bruh, how you gonna drop an anu-het bomb then leave OP and the rest of us not in the know hanging from the lurch like that?
I tried everything… Keeping busy, sport, writing, tried to face my feelings, but in the end, the pain was too deep… I think the problem is that you fell in love with the kind of person you believed t…
I 100% agree with you. The idea of ‘healing’ is sometimes pushed by people who can’t sit with the idea of your unhappiness; they think it’s wrong or a broken thing so they encourage you to ‘fix’ it. M…
Uranus in the 4th house- Uranus is about sudden breakage. If there was an acute situation or period of time where there was a rapid shift, that could be the case. Aquarius is also about freedom, rebe…
There are three possibilities: 1. All of her excuses are truly legitimate. Has she shown you pictures of her car being broken or anything like that? Surely some of her excuses can be verified with so…
But I don't see her as my rock. Maybe it came across like that? I see her as my teacher? If that makes any sense. I don't want to burden her with my emotions. But she has always been there to teach me…
It's like...whats the point of doing it if turns you like that? Not fun at all, you would think they would be the happiest on earth. There's no way in order for me to go see another person I have to …
Shit you'd spit in your mom/dads face like that? Sacrifice her entire life to keep food on the table and you'd just spit in her face? Maybe we value different things. I'm not trying to send my mom to …
I don’t think you should feel like walking on eggshells when you’re in a relationship. He should’ve not dismissed your feeling but I get why he was upset because he probably got blindsided. Anyways, y…