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(tw: trafficking) I can't interact in queer (or even fandom) spaces because of all the sex

of course ! "i wish you all the best" is one of my favorite books about a non-binary teenager who goes through hardships with their parents and reconnects with their sister, and finds their people "…

r/CPTSDcomment3/21/2026
Victim Blaming will not be tolerated

Victim Blaming will not be tolerated — Hey all, Codependency can lead to a ton of behaviors and relationship styles that are less than healthy, but as we all strive to better ourselves and shed these old habits that no longer serve us, it…

r/Codependencypost8/29/2023
Marketing for startups (I will not promote)

Marketing for startups (I will not promote) — (I will not promote) Proven strategies to take a startup from zero to scale ($10M+ ARR). As a 3X startup CMO, I have experienced tremendous success and a ton of failure.  I have been involved in th…

r/startupspost5/5/2025
Unsent letter to a prior ex, in the midst of a current breakup.

Unsent letter to a prior ex, in the midst of a current breakup. — I am in a crash course on my own nervous system while in the midst of a breakup with a dismissive avoidant man I've loved for almost five years. I'd known about the anxious-avoidant trap for some time…

r/AnxiousAttachmentpost11/5/2025
Manifested all four things using a list method (With Proof)

Manifested all four things using a list method (With Proof) — I have shared about my February list manifestation here, too. This is for between March 10-20. The interview offer was the most insane one because I hadn't gotten to hear from them for two weeks, and …

r/Manifestationpost3/20/2026
If I am going to heal, I need to stop looking at this sub

If I am going to heal, I need to stop looking at this sub — I love you guys and I want to help give people advice when I can, but I think I need to stop going on this sub. Its been two months now, and I'm out of the initial shock phase and I'm starting to pick…

r/BreakUpspost4/1/2026
The first 22 days without you after 11 years togheter.

The first 22 days without you after 11 years togheter. — I read my last letter to you again, and my eyes watered once more- every memory flooding back: your smile, your scent, the way you would dive deep into any subject and emerge with entire worlds of ins…

r/BreakUpspost4/2/2026
Change of mindset improved overall happiness

Change of mindset improved overall happiness — Like most of you, I’ve dealt with a fair share of trauma throughout my life. I’ve done all the therapy modalities, went through TMS treatment, countless medications, been into working out intensively,…

r/CPTSDpost4/6/2026
What do I M19 do when I still love someone F21 who I can't trust anymore?

What do I M19 do when I still love someone F21 who I can't trust anymore? — I 19M dated a Chinese exchange student 21F that I met on Hinge for 8 months. told each other we loved each other. let her meet my family. I've never been I'm love before. I caught her in a lie (not th…

r/relationship_advicepost4/6/2026
Some notes from a healing codependent

Some notes from a healing codependent — Hey! With all the negative-leaning (has its place!) stories and thoughts on here, I thought I'd give a bit of my own learnings, and positive moments, to show healing IS possible. Since I don't wanna…

r/Codependencypost4/10/2026
MY [26M] Girlfriend [26F] of 3 years cheated on me with one of my closest friends

MY [26M] Girlfriend [26F] of 3 years cheated on me with one of my closest friends — Hey everyone. I was thinking whether i should write about what i experienced and I came to the conclusion that sorting out the story and putting it black on white as they say might help me overcome i…

r/survivinginfidelitypost4/10/2026
Post-quality time cool down? Is this a pattern for DAs?

>I have had conversations with my partner over time about attachment styles, and they eventually determined that the descriptions of Avoidant Attachment sounds awfully familiar to them. They have star…

r/attachment_theorycomment3/19/2025
The "and" theory...

You're welcome, I wish you all the best and hope your situation gets better soon You've got this, it's ok to feel negative and possible to feel positive at the same time, if you need both just enjoy b…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/5/2025
My DA bf broke up with me Saturday morning.

Well said 🤝 (I wish you all the best with your situation 💛)

r/attachment_theorycomment8/4/2025
Why hold out hope for other people to meet my needs when it feels more productive and ultimately better to want nothing from other people?

I'm glad that could help. I know dealing with embedded behavioural patterns is very, very hard but you do have some choice and control here, especially around the attitude you take to adversity. Anyw…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment8/10/2025
Unsent letter to a prior ex, in the midst of a current breakup.

Text of original post by u/f1rstpancake: I am in a crash course on my own nervous system while in the midst of a breakup with a dismissive avoidant man I've loved for almost five years. I'd known abou…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment11/5/2025
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Yeah, bad idea. Say something like: I really enjoyed meeting you and getting to know you over the last couple of weeks, but I don't think I feel a romantic connection with you. I wish you all the best…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/3/2026
r/datingoverthirtycomment2/11/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - February 26, 2026

As someone who has completely given up on the apps, I’m really happy that you were able to find someone out of it. I’m starting to lose hope in general when it comes to the romantic sector but hearing…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/27/2026
It does get better (dumped by an avoidant) (personal advice that helped me)

I feel this so much especially the bread crumbing and love bombing. It's honestly so exhausting because one day she would want to be called baby and said ilys. And then the next, it was like that nigh…

r/BreakUpscomment3/8/2026
Will I ever not feel so lonely? (Seeking input from older folks on this platform)

Remembering God's love and care for me, the dignity with which he created each of us -- even if our parents fell short. I'm also a practicing Catholic. My journaling is usually free form and usually …

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/8/2026
Found out 10 year situation-ship has been married the entire time

I was in something similar although I knew he had a partner and then when they broke up he ended up going back to his ex wife. 10 years later he still comments on the Instagram. He was a complete narc…

r/BreakUpscomment3/8/2026
Has anyone else experienced something very feeling strange ever since the election of the current American President??

God and beings know what’s going to happen in the future and perhaps they dialed you down knowing what would be happening soon, in case you’d take rash actions against others based on your discernment…

r/experiencerscomment3/9/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 08, 2026

I think so, but it’s my first time seeing someone this long/consistently in a while so I forgot how it feels! It is nice to miss someone and be missed, but I just wish our date endings would linger a …

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/9/2026
How do you stay present even when you are feeling the pressure to run?

I guess it is not much that I can offer, but I would suggest you try sitting with that feeling in an accepting manner. Accept that part of you that does not feel safe right now to contact your partner…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment3/10/2026
What are the most infuriating sentences your ex has said to you during or after the breakup?

“I wish you all the best” & “I hope we can both be adults about this”. Guess who in the end definitely didn’t wish me all the best and was the immature one in the whole situation.

r/BreakUpscomment3/10/2026
17 months post being discarded by my husband for the other woman.

Fantastic! I'm so happy you've found peace again and are building a new life for yourself. Never forget that happiness is the best revenge. I wish you all the best.

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/12/2026
My biological mother sexually abused me in such weird sadistic ways throughout my childhood and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this

I am so, so sorry you experienced this. It must have been so painful and traumatic. Thank you for sharing, it must have been so hard to open up, even online. I had to give my daughter (@ around a yea…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/12/2026
One of the loneliest things about being single is no significant human touch.

Glad you found sisterhood helpful. I'm certainly not planning to jump from situationship to situationship. I wish you all the best. 

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/12/2026
My biological mother sexually abused me in such weird sadistic ways throughout my childhood and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this

That happened to me as well and stopped until I was roughly 11. I was shamed for having constipation since I was 3 and the enemas were forced to me as well, in very bad manner that I’m not able to rec…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/12/2026
Permashifting tonight

I wish you all the best in your journey!

r/realityshiftingcomment3/13/2026
Manifested a $32K scholarship with accidental SATS!!!

Thank you kindly 💜💜 I wish you all the best with the LSAT 🙏🙏🙏

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/14/2026
Understanding the parent who ‘did nothing’ has been really hard for me. My therapist recommended I share.

I have been thinking about your answer. This might be a good time to start to talk about your NMother with your Dad and what to do in the future. He gave you the book and opened your mind. It seams, h…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/14/2026
54M – Going through a separation and just looking for people who understand

Oh man, I’m so sorry this has happened to you. I’m still a complete basket case I keep hearing that it gets easier what time it’s been a couple months now it ain’t no easier. I wish you all the best b…

r/Divorcecomment3/15/2026
I just lost my brother. Is listening to the tapes a bad idea?

Please seek the help of a grief counsellor. Even just Meditation can surface lots of unresolved issues that we may not be prepared to handle. I had to take a pause on meditation and I took up journal…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/15/2026
The law is real. My childhood mystery has been solved.

You're not wrong, at least not about the fact that *many* cults begin that way; with people listening to someone who they feel reverant towards - though I'm unsure how that changes the purpose of the …

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/17/2026
I'm a rotten abuser and I can't forgive myself for it and I don't feel that I should.

I’m right there in that same boat with you. Also, I hate to be the person to say it, but health is so important. I’m not sure where you’re at physically but I’m still on the struggle bus with my healt…

r/CPTSDcomment3/17/2026
***I m 40+ F.. Never married, no kids.

Im a man and can verify. This is very good solid sound advice. I wish you all the best and and I hope all goes well with you in your journey to find a man. many blessings to you Shunzi-Dragon ❤️ take …

r/datingoverfortycomment3/18/2026
Farewell

I wish you all the best on your journey. > but in the hope that my words of comfort can find you and others I've been fortunate to know impossibly virtuous people. I think this that you said places…

r/Stoicismcomment3/18/2026
How do you end an engagement when you both live together, share a lot of expenses, and the wedding is less than a year out.

Five. If you want a fresh start, and I mean a REAL fresh start, come work in Canada once this is all over. Paramedics do well here(Ontario at least). I read an article where a significant number of he…

r/relationshipscomment3/18/2026
My girlfriend drove 10 hours to see me and my mom showed up at 3 am and ruined everything

I'm in my 50s now, and I can tell you what I wish I'd done 35 years ago. My nparent hated the thought of me going away for college, and sabotaged several of my college applications. They let me apply…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/20/2026
Voice in my head predicting the future??? Am I reaching??

No, you're not reaching. My theory only, but when you calm down your human thinking (or "thoughting") machinery, you can gain access to a whole different level of ...? not sure what to call it. I've h…

r/Meditationcomment3/20/2026
I did not handle the breakup well and became obsessive. Never again.

40-something here.This was a very large overreaction, and went on for a very long time. You need to figure out why you obsessed over the loss, and in particular why it never occurred you to consider t…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/21/2026
Am I expecting too much after the worst time of my life?

I'm a 43F, foreign, living in the UK, I've lost both my parents within the last few years, I feel I can empathise with what you're going through and I'm very sorry for your grief, my condolences. I'v…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/21/2026
28M, 30F, wife and I are distancing and I don't know what to do.

Sending you support and patience. You deserve a lot of respect for having the courage to write all this and try to change things. It sounds like the routine is killing the spark. You need something to…

r/relationshipscomment3/21/2026
6 months.

Im sorry to ask but he was also your best friend prior to dating? It’s bc im going through the same thing. I wish you all the best!

r/ExNoContactcomment3/21/2026
Midlife dating plot twist I didn’t see coming… (I have breast cancer 🙄)

I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery. My wife had her first diagnosis with early 40s. Passed away at 52 after getting her 2. (terminal) diagnosis at 49. Depending on you diagnosis & treatme…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/22/2026
A lot of parents give their children mental disorders then pretend as if it's the child's fault.

I am so sorry. As soon as you are able to, let go of them. You can't heal in the same environment that got you sick. I wish you all the best. Take care.

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/22/2026
Those of you who were blindsided, discarded, or abandoned- how are you doing now?

My ex blind sided me in 2023, "poly bombed" me, told me she's bisexual now and had a crush on her two male best friends (well, one for sure, she said the other was a "maybe"....lucky him 🙄). I went f…

r/Divorcecomment3/22/2026
Has anyone looked into what chronic depression and trauma actually do to your body at a cellular level? The research is both terrifying and oddly empowering.

I am very sorry, this sounds extremely stressful. Sorry to hear that melatonin is not working for you. If it's any consolation, you are not alone. I am wary to give any recommendations because you a…

r/CPTSDcomment3/23/2026
My partner (f34) “quiet quit” our relationship and I (m37) need closure.

I’m so sorry. It is devastating. People don’t realize the impact an affair or cheating can have on a person. I wish you all the best in the future!

r/relationship_advicecomment3/23/2026
the anxiety is gone... but now there's just a massive void. How do you handle the "nothingness" after liberation?

Dogs and cats and all sorts of distractions like sport or films or hobbies that enthral you and give you pleasure.. Running, swimming or even eating.. all take us away from the ongoing shite-ness of i…

r/CPTSDcomment3/23/2026
​Husband (46M) keeps "helpfully" rearranging, hiding, and disposing of my (46F) stuff--what tactic or wording can I use to stop it?

I’m really sorry she did that to you. This is what Hitchcock’s *Gaslight* was about. Seemingly minor deceptions concerning unimportant things… except that’s not what counts. What counts is the mentali…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/23/2026
Boyfriend (22M) keeps saying he’d die without me (20F) or commit suicide as a joke, and sometimes it doesn’t feel like one

Suicide threats - and 'jokes' - are a common manipulation tactic. They force you from whatever you were doing to instead focus solely on trying to appease the manipulator. Am I reading that you don't…

r/relationshipscomment3/23/2026
"You'll find someone eventually"

I got that text yesterday lol “I wish you all the best. I’m sure your match is out there ❤️‍🩹” yes- a wounded heart emoji- to add insult to injury lol

r/datingoverfortycomment3/23/2026
If you’re about to break no contact today, read this first

Dear EveningCompass, Thank you for sharing your perspective on the challenges individuals face during the critical moments of emotional pressure. Your insight into how the overwhelming weight of emot…

r/ExNoContactcomment3/24/2026
When he left me he told me “life is short. You need to find someone you’re better suited for”

Mine said “one life to live” when I caught him cheating. Like damn, I wouldn’t even say or do such a thing to my worst enemy. The trash took itself out for you, and I know it hurts, but one day you …

r/NarcissisticAbusecomment3/24/2026
M30, no direction, no future. Just surviving on autopilot. Have I wasted my entire life

You're right, growing up in a situation like that will leave you feeling lost, directionless and afraid. I had a very similar upbringing. When no one is there to tell you it'll be okay when hard thing…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/26/2026
i (19f) cant have sex with my (19m) boyfriend and its causing issues

Its hard! It's really hard! Thankfully I have a supportive partner (I have secondary vaginismus from pelvic floor dysfunction) and i had a great PT. its a grueling process. I wish you all the best…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/26/2026
I messaged my EX and I feel better :)

I apologize if my response missed the mark or seemed insincere. It was not my intention to upset you. I appreciate your feedback, and I wish you all the best on your healing journey. Take care. This…

r/ExNoContactcomment3/26/2026