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A message to earnestly curious skeptics and non-experiencers: How to engage experiencers within this community and learn about the topic.

A message to earnestly curious skeptics and non-experiencers: How to engage experiencers within this community and learn about the topic. — We are seeing an increase of activity from people outside of experiencer circles in threads as time has moved on and more and more people are starting to understand there really is a "there there" and…

r/experiencerspost9/4/2025
The weight of Disclosure is on the shoulders of Experiencers.

The weight of Disclosure is on the shoulders of Experiencers. — What I'm about to talk about is often something that is unconsciously understood but rarely laid out and defined openly even within experiencer circles. I find it can often be the case in big voice ch…

r/experiencerspost4/7/2026
Jury Duty triggered my CPTSD and turned the day into a humiliation ritual

Jury Duty triggered my CPTSD and turned the day into a humiliation ritual — TW: mentions of domestic abuse and attempted unaliving I'm not sure if this is the place to post something like this but sometimes in order to cope and make myself feel better, I write it all out an…

r/CPTSDpost4/7/2026
Women I’m dating is afraid I’ll lose interest when I learn who she really is. Seeking FA perspective.

>There's a good chance she might have a kickback dismissive avoidant response when things get real and she has to "choose you". That'll start off a progression of fault-finding. You're not going to th…

r/attachment_theorycomment8/18/2025
Nmom wants an invite to my wedding or she is going to divorce my dad

Sounds like your Dad discovered a little “Get Out of Jail Free” card!! 😉😉😉

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/12/2026
Husband suddenly wants to end our marriage and says it’s because of sex. We have a toddler. I also discovered he’s been dishonest about where he’s been. Looking for perspective.

You’re not attracted to him. He lies. He’s giving you a get out of jail free card: take it. Use the fact that he initiated the split to stack the deck in your favor. He moves out. You decide how the c…

r/Divorcecomment3/15/2026
Married 9 years and just found out my wife has been cheating on me.

Drinking is a separate issue for a discussion she could have initiated anytime, its not a get out of jail free card for cheating.

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/16/2026
I (36F) want to eat dinner together every night. Husband (37M) is resisting.

I have ADHD, and cook for and eat with my family. Reddit thinks this is a get out of jail free card for all bad behavior, it’s infuriating.

r/relationship_advicecomment3/17/2026
How do you deal with resentment toward a parent who “did their best”?

I was a single mom. My husband of 7 years left when I got pregnant with the baby we were trying to have, and then didn’t want custody. I worked full time, went to grad school at night, and it was al…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/18/2026
Should I push my psychologist to give me a diagnosis?

So, from what I gather (in your OP and your comments) you are hoping that the diagnosis will give you a "get out of jail free card" on your behaviors, correct? Or some type of "closure"-- (there is l…

r/therapycomment3/23/2026
​Husband (46M) keeps "helpfully" rearranging, hiding, and disposing of my (46F) stuff--what tactic or wording can I use to stop it?

The golden rule, “treat others the way you want to be treated,” needs to be retired in favor of the platinum rule: “Treat others the way THEY want to be treated.” People use “well it wouldn’t bother…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/23/2026
Anti-Asian Hate in Philadelphia

What? Not everyone sees mental illness as a get out of jail free card, it's a broad category.

r/AsianAmericancomment3/28/2026
30F struggling with mental load: boyfriend (28M) doesn’t take initiative at home

there are 100,000 marriages with this problem and they aren't all over. the solution is finding your common ground so you can leave if you need to. you don't have to ask him nicely. you just have to…

r/relationshipscomment3/31/2026
I really hate me so much

I looked at your past posts. You are not worthless. You have tried to work but you are experiencing health problems that you haven't gotten to the bottom of. And your "wonderful" husband's reaction to…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment4/2/2026
Pushed into open marriage? Sorry, just some unsorted thoughts

No kids and still young. You’ve been handed a get out of jail free card bro.

r/Divorcecomment4/2/2026
Tell me what to do internet strangers

The first thing you need to do is to heal yourself. You can't trust him, and his infidelity, affairs, lies, feeble efforts at changing, are a constant in your head. To add to that the BDP diagnosis is…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment4/5/2026
I’m (28M) having trouble with my (29F) wife because shes bisexual and still interested in women

Yeah it really doesn’t feel fair like you’re saying about the get out of jail free card of “well like i like women too ya know and I can’t let it go”. Damn shes my soulmate though do I just suck it up…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/7/2026
Jury Duty triggered my CPTSD and turned the day into a humiliation ritual

Ah, yes, the 'get out of jail free card' of having witnessed one parent attempt to murder the other, followed by some profound institutional betrayal. Soooo nice to have that in your back pocket for t…

r/CPTSDcomment4/7/2026
Family pushing me to invite my sister to my wedding, but she hasn’t spoken to me in years

Don't bother inviting her. She sounds terrible. Surround yourself with people who love you unconditionally. Any family or friends who give you a hard time, cut them out too. *faaaamily* is not a get o…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/12/2026