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Have you been tested for autism? I ask because I recently was diagnosed, and I understand myself and my differences from "normal" society much more now. It also helped me understand that I'm not weird…
I hate how sheltered I am due to my parents. — I've never been to a party (except the occasional birthday party). I've never been in a relationship. I don't know how it's supposed to work aside from just loving and spending time with each other. A…
Anyone else feel like their brain is kinda fried — I'm a lot better than I used to be. I've been in therapy for the majority of a decade. I've been on meds just as long. I did the work. I read the books. I started meditating. I left my toxic relations…
F17 I’m confused about my feelings for my best friend M16 after everything that happened — Hi Reddit, I need some advice. I’ve been going back and forth in my head for months and I’m really lost, so I’m just going to lay everything out. I’ve had a male best friend, let’s call him Apple, fo…
I feel so empty despite my achievements. Help… — I’m 32(F). Have achieved all my goals and live a relatively good life. I have a house, car and business. I look good and live a healthy lifestyle. But I just feel so empty… No matter what I do, I ju…
30F do I have a crush on my 33M brother in law?? — I’ve been married for 10 years now and have 1 beautiful baby girl. I’m very much in love with my husband but there’s been something on my mind for the past few years. Me and my husband’s younger broth…
>I think I have the ability to appreciate people and care about them deeply >even when I like someone and can imagine building a life with her, I just don’t *feel* anything. I think you need to re…
Appreciate that. People are out here acting like anyone who shows you interest must date you. Vibes are everything: camaraderie, shared interests, and genuine connection. For me at least, you can't ju…
BOB: I tried to shift using sleep paralysis and hypnopompia and it did not work JAKE: I tried to shift using sleep paralysis and hypnopompia and it did work JOHN: I tried to shift using only inte…
Aww, that’s so lovely to hear! I’m happy it made you feel something. Thanks for sharing! 🙏🫶
One thing that helps me access feelings, when I feel detached or numb, is meditating, and, avoiding what I call external stimulation. By meditating, I breathe, calm down, and eventually my mind wand…
You’re not wrong. Technique alone failed you. And I think somewhere deep down you already knew that, which is probably why you wrote this post. But my friend, when you listen to music and feel that i…
6 months is long enough to see if you feel something. If it’s meh then I’d move on, imo. Just because he’s got his shit together doesn’t mean you should cling to him.
Yeah. No every fucking day. Honestly the best part is Im the one who saved myself. Im the one who reached out to my prince charming. They would never have given me a second glance otherwise. My CPTSD…
She seems like the type of person who constantly picks fights because it makes her feel something. For some people, conflict = connection, so when someone engages emotionally, it gives them a sense of…
Why does it bother us? I disliked early attempts at CBT. It felt dismissive. Like it didn’t recognize or name this thing living inside of me. And I resented that. In time I think I realized that I…
Yes. Work. Travel. We go back and forth helping each other with house things. We spend every weekend together. He’s a great partner. Always there for me and very committed. The sex/attraction thing ju…
You’re chasing a part of your life that you made feel something. It’s not about her, but about you. Continue to work through that period in your life, so that you can find that again in yourself in a …
Currently having suicide rescue fantasies and rehearsing suicide to feel something. Have had much the same throughout teens and 20's.
I'm inclined to agree with you on this one, it may sound ridiculous but I used to write a lot with characters that some deal with Christian ideology. One oc was named Maria and she was a gun nun trope…
Not certain, but when I was a teenager, I was really depressed. Didn’t know at the time I was being raised in a narcissistic abuse system. I kept begging my mom for therapy and it took her forever to …
Exactly this. But I fall into the trap everytime. I spiral bc I’m so sad and angry and I think telling him my feelings will impact him or make him feel something. It won’t. They don’t feel anything An…