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You talk as if you're 100% wholly convinced of what you're speaking. It's a unique thing to hear someone speak with the conviction that you do. I would describe it as "peaceful" because you're clearly…

A Procedural Update for the Continued Health of Our Subreddit. — Hey everyone on r/NarcissisticAbuse.  We get it, we really do– the U.S. political situation right now is a bloody mess with further escalation, rather than some kind of stability, on the horizon.  W…

Help me to recognise my attachment style please! — I (26F) am struggling with this a lot, since my patterns of romantic behavior don’t seem to fit neatly into any of the four categories (AA, FA, DA, SA). On the one hand, I clearly crave intimacy and…

How do i stop the cycle of freaking out when im away from my partner? — When me and my partner dont see eachother for a long time, i just shut down. Everyday were apart the urge to pick apart every message is so strong and eventually when its too much, i just break down. …

Recovery. I don’t care to be in a relationship.. did he break me or is this healthy? — 1 year and 2 months! Getting better (and who ever said this is a quick recovery is wrong this takes a lot of time, dedication, work and lots of waves of emotions.) Things are mentally getting better …

Experienced ego dissolution and timelessness while a friend spiraled into a bad trip believing we were communicating through “waves” — I wanted to share a recent experience because the contrast between my trip and my friend’s bad trip was extremely interesting, and I’m curious if others have seen similar dynamics in group trips. We …

My boyfriend and I had an argument over his marriage demands, and now he claims he means none of it... — Tl:dr: My boyfriend of two years has a list of requirements from me after we get married, and after our argument over it, which lead us to break up-- he said he didn't mean any of it and wants to go …

Cannabis vs. Mushrooms [My Experience] — So I'll start off by saying I'm not very experienced and have multiple psychotic and/or disassociative disorders plus a medical card But I'm surprised at my take away when using the medical marijuana…

Experiences With Cosmic Entities. — Hello everyone! This post will be a little bit different, as i wish to dive into odd encounters that i had with different beings, that surprisingly helped me out a *lot* - more than i could have possi…

Unexpected emotional shift after Adventure - Five Messages. Has anyone experienced something similar? — Hi everyone, I wanted to share something that happened recently and see if anyone here has had a similar experience. For some context, I recently went through the end of a **10 year relationship**. …

The feeling of spring. — This may or may not be related to the sub, but I have felt that the energy/essence of spring and summer came a little too early this year. It was around late February/early March when this feeling cam…

Become Indifferent Neville says. But it's easier said than done. My Tips. — If you want to be in charge of your creations you have to become indifferent to your own reactions. And it sounds easy until someone triggers the bejeezus out of you. Politics, your mother in law, pe…

I’ve been with a narc for 5 years and I don’t recognize myself anymore. How do I get "me" back? — I’m writing this because I feel completely lost. I’ve been with a narcissistic partner for 5 years, and looking in the mirror is scary because I don’t know the person looking back. I used to be jovia…

First Acid Trip (2 tabs) — This happened like a month ago and sorry if it comes off corny: At first, I was just lying in my bed, nervous. My roommate wasn’t back yet, and the walls slowly started to breathe and layer with col…

Spiritual Awakening & Instant Manifestation (wtf???) — So as the title says, wtf? I've been using multiple different ways of manifesting, manifesting with feeling, robotic affirming, and I've realized one thing. Manifesting is an act of creation that …

The quiet house is the hardest part and nobody warned me — Divorce has been final for about 3 months now and I think Im starting to realize what hits me the hardest. Its not the legal stuff. Its not even the arguments with my ex anymore. Its coming home to a …

Got an insane flying monkey voicemail this morning — So long story short: My dad is an abusive piece of shit narc in a family of narcs. 7 years ago was the last straw when he beat up my little sister who was 19 at the time. Rather than harm him, I went …

THE PHOENIX LIGHTS 29th ANNIVERSARY This is what I saw that night March 13, 1997. It was a totally solid piece of machinery not just lights. I could see the bottom of the UFO clearly by two light sources illuminating the bottom of the craft as it flew over my head — I posted this also in UFO sub. March 13, 1997 I was working in East Mesa, Arizona in a 10 bed Hospice inpatient unit as the Charge RN. We worked 12 hour shifts getting off at 7:30 PM but that night t…

I (29F) have cancer and my estranged father (60M) is funding my treatment but forcing me to leave my boyfriend (24M) or marry him immediately. Do I have any way out? — Please be kind. I was unable to type so used audio to text converter and ai to fix the spelling mistakes. I m already in a terrible mental state so hope this sub can be a little gentle on me. Haven't …

It Was Always About You — I thought I would share an experience I had a while ago that really changed my understanding of Neville’s teachings and manifestation in general. **How it started** In 2022 I was very into occultism…

I (37F) am tired of my boyfriends (45M) cleaning OCD and the comments it comes with. Is this workable? — My boyfriend is very smart, caring and kind in so many ways, but we're not on the same page about cleaning. I feel like a broken record bc I know this is an issue in many relationships, but what's hap…

Morning routine with a narc — \- He found me singing in the shower and said “good to see you woke up on the right side of the bed today” (obviously triggered by my happiness) \- Me making us breakfast(remember this). Him, still m…

I finally figured out how to manifest — For context I’ve been manifesting for a really long time. I’ve taken this lifestyle up for over 5 years. But it used to be tough to know exactly what I’ll get and when I’ll get it in the past. I usual…

Hard times. — Hello team Stoic, hope you guys are having a nice, peaceful day! Currently, I am, after a bit more than half year, on one more crossroad of my life. Last year I went through getting fired, moving c…

How I ALMOST shifted last night — So last night I was in a really good mood, and my mind was really quiet and I was feeling really peaceful I layed down in my bed and put on my fav album with my headphones and I started imagining a p…

Farewell — In the last two years, I have posted to this group a few times. Last year, I posted ([“Here’s the thing: you’re dying, too.”](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stoicism/comments/1ifz1cr/heres_the_thing_youre_…

Something mentioned but not talked about, Serotonin. — What do we know about Serotonin? \-Its produced in the gut, \-Low levels often correlated to anxiety and depression \-Happy hormone, not to be mistaken with dopamine , the pleasure hormone where …

New to CE5s Should I be concerned? — Hi everyone. I’m new to the CE5 community, though I’ve seen orbs throughout my life. For years, I’ve followed Dr. Steven Greer’s work, believing that advanced intelligence must be peaceful or they wou…

I meditated for 10 years. Here is how life changed — This is a personal anecdote of daily (99.5%) meditation practice spanning 10 years. I hope this will be helpful for those looking for motivation for their practice. Personally, I found external motiva…

How are you guys actually spending your weekends to feel recharged? — I've realized that my weekend mostly consists of scrolling my phone, and I don’t want to face to screen anymore … And near my live area have lot of parks, so I’ve started trying to go birdwatching on…

Strange body sensation while tripping- anyone else felt this? — During the peak and come down of my last couple of trips I’ve felt this really curious sensation in my body. It is hard to describe, but it sort of feels like I can hear all the “machinery” in my body…

How to handle this stoically? — Hi everyone. I've been reading books about Stoicism for a couple of years now, plus, more importantly, I've read Marcus, Epictetus, and a decent chunk of Seneca. I feel like I've taken in a fair bit a…

[Partner] Wife’s suppressed severe trauma surfaced. She’s in extreme ‘flight’ mode, refusing therapy, and I am burning out. Need honest outlooks. — \*\*Added some new context at the end Hi everyone. I’m hoping to find some perspective, hard truths, or shared experiences from those who have navigated severe PTSD/CPTSD dynamics. I am completely e…

What (postively) fills your thoughts? — I am constantly mentally criticizing myself, analyzing any and everything and finding fault with it. I know this is somewhat common (yay us!), I know why I do it, and I know how to work on it. But my…

Religion might be trapping people in their own hell 💀 — We know that assumptions and beliefs create our reality. Think about people throughout history who did absolutely horrific things, yet genuinely believed they were doing the right thing in the name o…

Update 03. I feel connected? — Can anyone explain to me what’s happening? I feel like a different person but I’m still me. I have no idea what’s going on but I have become extremely peaceful. I went from having arachnophobia to s…

ive been meditating and spending lots of time in forest alone. i feel drained around most ppl. i feel dizzy, a bit heavy and not in this world after a date. is it normal? is this my problem or others? all i know is : i don't feel as peaceful around people as i am in forest. am i meant to be alone?? — ive been sensitive, super sensitive my whole life. i used to be affected by environment a lot. like metro makes me feel chaotic. forest makes me feel extremely peaceful. and bad-energy ppl gives me he…

am i meant to be alone? ive been meditating and spending time in forest alone where i feel so calm. but i feel drained around most ppl. i feel dizzy and a bit heavy after a date. is it normal? is this my problem or others? all i know is i don't feel as peaceful around people as i am in forest. — ive been sensitive, super sensitive my whole life. i used to be affected by environment a lot. like metro makes me feel chaotic. forest makes me feel extremely peaceful. and bad-energy ppl gives me he…

Anyone also childfree because you havent had a childhood, or you have gone through too much stuff....and just want a different / more healing and peaceful second half to life? — I am childfree for many reasons, but one of the big ones has been i was made to be the parentified caretaker child for my much younger siblings, but also our home was just chaos, lots of abuse, neglec…

I’m fairly certain I’m being abused, this last week has been ROUGH. Lives in MY home, I’m scared. — I’ve been in a relationship (me F34; he is M34) with this person for 10 years. Relationship never went anywhere, clearly. He lives in MY home and I’m afraid he won’t leave peacefully. I’ve been slowl…

Day 13 - Just tell me what to do now? — Aaj day 13 tha peaceful day. full work focused day. subh dost se mila tha he smoked one I was like okay it's usual and I don't need it like all the days in the evening he smoked one again and let…

Thinking about my ex constantly — ​ I haven't stopped thinking about my ex since we've broken up. I've been with my ex from the end of February to half of August last year. Since then, she's been on my mind almost non-stop. I …

Dream I had woken from this morning, first sphere/orb contact — last night I had this dream where I was in an unknown house with my immediate family (always the same family I have at present with my partner who is not my children’s father) but the house is familia…

Frequent Nightmares When Attempting to Shift — Ive been trying to shift on and off for the past 4 or 5 years. Though, it isnt until recently when I got back into shifting did I start expirencing vivid nightmares. Usually whenever I would try to sh…

What if death is just a dream you can't wake up from? — I've been thinking about this more than I should probably admit. You know those dreams where you're in a familiar place, your family is right there, but something is off. You try to talk to them an…

I Designed My Own Ultimate Theme Park for My DR — When I get frustrated with my current life, I like to imagine what things could be like in my desired reality. It helps me stay motivated and gives me something positive to look forward to. My desire…

Help Finding Fulfillment — So its been about a year and a half since my 6 six year relationship with my narcissisticly abusive ex ended and about 6 months since I went no contact. prior to the relationship I was already diagnos…

Seeing energy — My brother once told me about sensing spiritual energy from people. He said that if you look at the side of their arm or even at their clothes and focus, you can see—I'm not exactly sure how to explai…

All Day Awareness.. — Today, I figured, I am going to use ADA. (for helping with Lucid Dreaming) What I take from actually using it, is kinda like looking at it as meditating throughout the day. If i notice my mind wander…

800-1000ug+ FIRST acid trip complete ego loss most terrifying thing ive ever had — Before I get into this, I want to make something clear right away. I am not encouraging anyone to do this, and I am definitely not presenting this as some cool or impressive story. This was not enjoya…

Attack of astral parasites — Since I got sick with COVID‑19 in 2021, something in me changed forever. Nights became torment: I woke up convinced my heart had stopped for seconds. In 2022, the sensation turned into a presence. I f…

This is so interesting to read.. I was looking up astral projection and this reminded me of a recurring dream I had as a kid. I was a princess running along a path. It splits, and if I went Into the w…

I’ve done this when I was 10 peaceful ride for me just float around 100 acres. Just figured I was insane until CIA said it’s real .

What have you done to resolve your fear of commitment, your emotional unavailability and the inferiority complex? Why are you searching for excitement from a partner? What does that mean to you? Is i…

Yes, absolutely. I believe that we all have the capability to devolve into the worst versions of ourselves when under extreme stress, which the SA definitely qualified for me, and on my more understa…

Funnily enough a situationship dismissive avoidant got upset with me when I said  i just need space, he thought I was blaming him for my feelings and I said no I need time to process my feelings... in…

The thing is the more I have aged and worked on myself getting higher self esteem and confidence, the more I have self reflected and become more aware of myself, the more I have slowly recognised the …

Yeah, I feel you my friend. That hypervigilance that's always sort of "on" under the surface. And what makes it harder to overcome is the fact that we can point to all these instances where that hyp…

Fix yourself (any personal mental or physical health issues, fill your time with hobbies/books/work/fitness/social time), not him. I’ve been there, girl, I wasted ten years on gentle-parenting men int…

Yeah I’ve been on this cycle many times with my ex. We were friends for a long time before we ever got romantic. And even looking back at those days, he was subtly doing this cycle even then - we woul…

I actually feel that I'm only slightly anxious leaning and relatively secure but I got triggered more when he was avoidant and I think a secure person would have a very hard time staying secure. I thi…

I don’t know if I agree with that last bit totally, but thank you for the kind words. I’ll always believe in the possibility of enlightenment, or at least the peaceful equanimity of solitude. But I do…

Help me to recognise my attachment style please! I (26F) am struggling with this a lot, since my patterns of romantic behavior don’t seem to fit neatly into any of the four categories (AA, FA, DA, SA…

Boring because of not wanting to share his feelings and trying to not get deeper into any discussion beyond the shallow level because he thought disagreements lead to conflicts and conflicts are bad. …

>my libido was high and I was always slept with him when we spent time together, sometimes multiple times. I guess it was how I felt most connected to him since the relationship never really progresse…

It really is exhausting. I think once someone dumps you once or twice, it becomes a behaviour they can repeat without consequences (because you always accept them back). I'm genuinely not sure how the…

Text of original post by u/Local-Focus-4252: When me and my partner dont see eachother for a long time, i just shut down. Everyday were apart the urge to pick apart every message is so strong and even…

What’s actually happening (in plain language) Roughly, your system is doing this: 1. Distance = danger. When you don’t see him (or replies slow down), your body reads it as “I’m about to be abando…

Him being online doesn't mean anything. You're different as you are/were in a relationship. It's much more emotionally loaded. It's very possible he doesn't have the capacity for that even if he has o…

> Thank you for this perspective. It actually helps more than you probably realize. Happy to be of help! > Looking back, I don’t think he’s trying to punish me or manipulate the situation. This is …

Last seen and online status are the worst. When i use message apps that doesnt have those, it feels more natural and peaceful.

My reply is a little darker, and it's that both anxious AND avoidant-coded behaviors started to irritate me when I encountered them in the wild. I would say that I am much tolerant of attachment anxi…

For me, I knew when I was genuinely happy in my own life and not just trying to fill a hole from my misery after the breakup. Once I reached that stage of acceptance, a peaceful feeling came over me a…

You need to heal your own wounds and nervous system in order to no longer be attracted to the chaos. Then boring isn't so boring. It's welcomed. Its peaceful. Takes alot of work.

I feel you. The way you describe the way I felt about my ex boyfriend. He was kind, sweet, and a nice person. He did not hurt me. He was introverted. He enjoyed his boredom and silence. We were out fo…

I grew up under almost the same conditioning. It took therapy for me to realize something unsettling: for years, I was missing entire chances to feel like myself. Somewhere along the way, I learned h…

>That’s why my psychologist kept asking a question I responded for others: “Define happiness?/ “Do you feel happy?” >Not Is this reasonable? Not Will this upset someone? Not Can you justify this choi…

If you want a truly peaceful relationship, keep as many people as you can out of it. Everyone has their own reference level and what is acceptable to some is a dealbreaker to others. The amount o…

I personally think that emotions are a source of wisdom and anyone who was ever healthy for me made me feel peaceful and calm, not anxious, stressed and overwhelmed. Him telling you you’re the one aft…

I'm becoming way too comfortable in living alone, there are times when I wish intimacy but most of the time I've a very peaceful life. I had good relationships before, but the modern dating culture se…

I'm in this mode. I've realized I probably would work best in a relationship where we live apart. I was in a very long term relationship my whole adult life and never had the chance to live alone. Now…

I met my ex in February 2022. He impacted me more than I could ever have imagined. I was arrogant and full of pride and it bit me in the ass when I realized how much I actually cared and also realized…

I'm glad she was patient with you too. Perhaps you did something early on that allowed her to feel secure in a way OP has not gotten to feel, and that made her more comfortable working with you on thi…

I think of getting back on the apps, but then I remember how peaceful it is without obsessively checking them, and I’m not ready to give that up.

I think an activity that includes walking and or sitting in a peaceful area would be just fine. Anything that requires any actual effort, bowling, golfing, etc, gonna be tough. Almost as bad as a movi…

Yes, I am 100% aware it's my fault. I know I am choosing this kind of partners + more importantly, I cannot leave when I need to.  Yes. I mean you are right. Then there is another aspect: I feel too…

Ranting about how my fearful avoidant traits are always fighting each other 😞 Though I’d say I’m leaning more towards avoidant. But sometimes the thought of “hmm… maybe I’m missing the point” strike…

Yes, to a degree. When I was younger, I was very strongly rooted in my Taurus, more specifically Venusian traits and interests. Beauty, luxury, money, food, comfort. Flashy things and soft, fine livin…

I'm really into numerology and I'm born on the second. People born on second are really nice and peaceful and I am. 

You have been conditioned to feel responsible for her. Of course you feel guilty and anxious now that she wants to take advantage of you again. She is a grown woman and got herself into that situatio…

I feel your pain. I am giving you a hug. The kind that feels gentle and strong, like a tree. You feel your shoulders relax, only then realizing they’d been tight. Your neck relaxes, head rests to the …

We originally wanted a simple court marriage, but his parents insisted on a traditional wedding so their relatives and social circle could attend. Because of that, they had to be part of the wedding. …

i resonate so much with this. i genuinely love my solitude and healthy friendships, but don't see myself getting in another serious relationship ever again. a peaceful life spent getting know myself, …

Hey, I am an Epstein girl to a different elite. I was sold to him when I was 11 by my grandfather. This is not good advice. They spiritually use people in ways that you cannot fathom when you “re…

"Stay a peaceful warrior but always alert." - This is conscious relaxation. Be Nice would be to feel think say and do the highest vibe option from the perspective of the whole. The whole includes yo…

The mantid seems to have given a similar message that Chris Bledsoe received, being shown Egypt and the pyramids then a large celestial bull that ran over the top of him. What Egypt and these large gr…

You have very serious mental health issues that need treatment. That is your priority to fix. If you cannot afford that, it sounds like you should reconsider your living arrangement. No house is worth…

Honestly I’m not even sure where to start. Everything still feels very raw. My wife and I are separating after many years together and I’m still trying to process it all. Part of me still loves her de…

And the most painful thing for a deep mind and brain is that you understand and analyse the things to such an extent where you just wished it would've never existed, such a high introspective capacity…

I think emotional suppression is having the emotion, knowing you're feeling it and simply ignoring it. We are human and as humans are going to feel emotion. I believe rather it's in owning that emotio…

Lol. Come on guys. It's not that bad. I bet those parents and couples sometimes wish they were in your place - alone and peaceful.