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I ignored my self-critic for a full week and boy was it exhausting

I ignored my self-critic for a full week and boy was it exhausting — A week ago I decided that since behavioural activation therapy, CBT, other therapies, and trying to find ways to be productive or find meaning with others or by myself, and even low pressure advice we…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost4/1/2026
My arguments against manifestation

My arguments against manifestation — 1. **Maladaptive daydreaming proves that manifestation isn't real**; Manifestation doctrine teaches that what you focus on expands and manifests in your physical reality. Do not split hairs and try to…

r/JosephMurphypost1/23/2025
I have failed. More than once. (i will not promote)

I have failed. More than once. (i will not promote) — Been 10 years since I started my professional journey. I have failed. More than once. I have also succeeded and still doubted myself through it. I have risked time, energy, money, relationships. S…

r/startupspost5/4/2025
Any experience monitoring Redshift

Any experience monitoring Redshift — Does anyone have experience monitoring Redshift? We've been having a series of data incidents and we're lacking visibility for what's happening with various jobs. The team usually resorts to tracking …

r/DevOpspost5/5/2025
Finding Like Minded Business People

Finding Like Minded Business People — **TL/DR :**  Looking for people who are stuck with unsure with what business they want to pursue and end up learning a little bit about all of them; that want to partner up to stay focused with each …

r/Entrepreneurpost5/7/2025
ELI5: What is TDD and BDD? Also, TDD vs BDD?

ELI5: What is TDD and BDD? Also, TDD vs BDD? — I wrote this short article about TDD vs BDD because I couldn't find a concise one. It contains code examples in every common dev language. Maybe it helps one of you :-) Here is the repo: https://githu…

r/DevOpspost5/7/2025
How do you actually feel safe believing and knowing when it comes to an SP manifestation?

How do you actually feel safe believing and knowing when it comes to an SP manifestation? — Brief context: I've studied the law on and off for 6 years. Tried to manifest 2 old SP's with varying success, then eventually having them both try to contact me, but I realized that I was shooting so…

r/JosephMurphypost5/12/2025
I (re)earned my secure attachment this week. What a journey this has been.

I (re)earned my secure attachment this week. What a journey this has been. — I just wanted to share this diary dump with anyone who wants a success story. I believed myself to be FA/A for a long time, and this week I can finally call myself secure. TW: sexual assualt Despite …

r/HealMyAttachmentStylepost8/14/2025
I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work

I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work — **My Journey** I can’t remember not being depressed. I have some memories of the time before, but they are pictures, frames of a child enjoying life. But I’ve struggled with depression almost my enti…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost3/16/2026
THINGS TOXIC "SHIFTERS" SAY/DO (they are more normalized than you think)

THINGS TOXIC "SHIFTERS" SAY/DO (they are more normalized than you think) — Soo days back I made a post voicing frustrations about my shifting experience and mentioning a few a of my roadblocks. Two days ago I shifted successfully to the Odyssey and when I came back to my cr…

r/realityshiftingpost3/17/2026
Can a full year (or multiple years) be analyzed astrologically?

Can a full year (or multiple years) be analyzed astrologically? — I should preface by saying I know very little about astrology beyond the basics I’ve seen from astrologers online so I apologize if any part of this question contains inaccuracies or incorrect termino…

r/astrologypost3/20/2026
The most important part of EVERYONE IS YOU PUSHED OUT (EIYPO)

The most important part of EVERYONE IS YOU PUSHED OUT (EIYPO) — I think that what I will say in the following lines has to be reminded as much as possible in the manifesting exes and partners communities. Manifesting a person is not only easy, it is effortle…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/25/2026
Failure & The Power of Awareness

Failure & The Power of Awareness — Just thought I’d share a quick excerpt around failures. It’s easy to get in your head about it. Don’t try so hard, let it be natural. As Neville says, “it is the frequency, not the length of time that…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/25/2026
I just don't know anymore

I just don't know anymore — why do i always feel like that i need validation. i mean i make my own decisions but i always doubt my decisions, overthinking whether it is right or wrong. when i fail at something, i know just the t…

r/selfhelppost3/26/2026
My story, just have a need to vent somewhere

My story, just have a need to vent somewhere — 25 years old desperately trying to finish his uni to maybe finally have some independence, crying in the bathroom stall at the internship again. I guess I'll just put my story here to cope. Througho…

r/EmotionalNeglectpost4/1/2026
feeling kinda hopeless and a failure

feeling kinda hopeless and a failure — this is kinda of a sad post but I feel like I need to talk it out because it would be unhealthy if I kept it in and I'm usually a dont tell anyone about anyone about your emotions. Lately, seeing all …

r/therapypost4/1/2026
Acting like nothing happened after they sabotaged you

Acting like nothing happened after they sabotaged you — When I was about to escape their grasp, they did everything in their power to harass me and sabotage me, I ended up faling back into depression and all my hard work and opportunities were lost. I spen…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/2/2026
What changes did you notice once you started taking actions ?

What changes did you notice once you started taking actions ? — I’m learning nothing is wrong with me, all I’m doing is just avoiding actions and habit of extreme overthinking which has lead to fear, embrassment feeling to ask someone for help or seeking advice, a…

r/selfhelppost4/3/2026
pls help

pls help — I know this is like a common mindset issue but I feel like there’s something wrong with me. I feel like im the special person who is immune to manifesting. I‘ve known about it for years and I feel lik…

r/Manifestationpost4/4/2026
Should I just leave my father and move back to my home country with my mom?

Should I just leave my father and move back to my home country with my mom? — Tl.dr Should I(17f) just leave my dad(40sM) and and move back to my home country with my mom(40sF) (who isn’t in this country btw) bcz things are really messed up. My mom is thinking of getting a divo…

r/relationshipspost4/5/2026
Amor fati(love of one’s fate)

Amor fati(love of one’s fate) — After 9 months of no contact and 1.5 years breakup from my ex, it is my first day that I am feeling a sense of relief. For me the key of healing was accepting my own fate. Accepted my mistakes, accept…

r/BreakUpspost4/5/2026
I (M45) and my online friend (40F) have been spending a lot of time together but I’m not sure whether to pursue or not.

I (M45) and my online friend (40F) have been spending a lot of time together but I’m not sure whether to pursue or not. — This friend that I’ve been playing an online game with for the past two months and I have been texting, sexting, and have been all-around having a good time. It started off as us just having fun with …

r/relationship_advicepost4/5/2026
how to remember to do the head lift method

how to remember to do the head lift method — i’ve been trying to ap everyday for years and have never gotten anywhere, i think i’ve became really apathetic and numb after doing all this work but only getting failure, so nothing will stick into m…

r/AstralProjectionpost4/6/2026
Alone

Alone — I was raised by narcissists. They abused me in multiple different ways, did not allow me to see my friends, blamed me for things they literally did, encouraged me to harm myself, stole my identity, an…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/6/2026
Mom revealed that she doesn't have empathy

Mom revealed that she doesn't have empathy — It sounds strange, but my mom has told me several times that she has no empathy or struggles with it. For example, she once told me that when her friend called after friend's mother died, she answered…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/6/2026
Career insights - Lot of failures

Career insights - Lot of failures — Can anyone please read my chart and give me insights on my career. My stress levels are at peak and whatever I do, there’re a lot of hindrances.

r/vedicastrologypost4/6/2026
Do you really go permanent no contact after a huge LTR? Is that really common? I’m struggling recently with it all…

Do you really go permanent no contact after a huge LTR? Is that really common? I’m struggling recently with it all… — I’m a 21yo dude, was with my ex (22f) for about 4.5 years on-off too for all of college. She was my first in literally everything. I worked really hard, got myself a great job after college, etc, larg…

r/ExNoContactpost4/6/2026
40, divorced 3 years, but feel like I'll never find a partner again. What would you do if you were me?

40, divorced 3 years, but feel like I'll never find a partner again. What would you do if you were me? — Location: Hong Kong Age: 40 Status: divorced 3 years, no kids Money: net worth \~US$6M (no debt), few furniture stores and a rental property. High income but stress level is insane. I could retire…

r/datingoverfortypost4/7/2026
I’ve just released the evidence to the press that NSW Police fabricated a medical diagnosis to criminalize my trauma. I am dropping the files here on Friday.

I’ve just released the evidence to the press that NSW Police fabricated a medical diagnosis to criminalize my trauma. I am dropping the files here on Friday. — *Disclaimer: I am remaining anonymous while investigative journalists review the evidence file I just submitted to them. I have on me clinical assessments, hospital documents, and audio recordings sup…

r/CPTSDpost4/7/2026
*Repost* Old OrionDirectorate post (prior username change)

*Repost* Old OrionDirectorate post (prior username change) — Hello everyone, I found this success story interesting. I hope others do too, especially the ones seeking the financial aspects of manifesting. **For those new here, I'd like to clarify once more tha…

r/nevillegoddardpost4/7/2026
I'm the bad guy! And I admit it! But I'm growing.

I'm the bad guy! And I admit it! But I'm growing. — TL;DR I did dumb shit but I've learned & grown & I want some insight from guys who've accepted accountability & made the best from the worst. So I'm gonna get this started with some backstory. STBXW …

r/Divorcepost4/7/2026
A hatter and loser

A hatter and loser — I wandered with you into the dark, following the flicker of your gas lantern. With our childs small hand in mine, I have done the unthinkable. I stopped chasing you. I watched your lantern grow smalle…

r/Divorcepost4/8/2026
The book Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

The book Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz — This isn’t motivation. This is a system. The book Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz is not just “self-help.” It’s a precise breakdown of how your mind actually operates. Core idea: You don’t live…

r/lawofattractionpost4/8/2026
One year of CBT, self-harm not anchored in sessions, just learned I might have BPD — thoughts?

One year of CBT, self-harm not anchored in sessions, just learned I might have BPD — thoughts? — I have been seeing a therapist for over a year, weekly sessions, CBT approach mainly. I noticed that when I express self harm moments, she just ask one or two questions then the topic changes. Since I…

r/CPTSDpost4/9/2026
I know there is way but I'm shattering myself

I know there is way but I'm shattering myself — This not a positive post but I feel this way and I have no one or anyone to share. I just saw a post on LinkedIn a girl named something. She is a gold medalist at iim indore(prestigious college in In…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost4/9/2026
Strategies to overcome freeze response

Strategies to overcome freeze response — I’m diagnosed with CPTSD, ADHD and narcolepsy. I’m medicated and currently on waitlists for psychotherapy. I struggle with chronic procrastination due to debilitating perfectionism, fear of failure an…

r/CPTSDpost4/10/2026
My partner and I mirror each other's emotions, and it's starting to hurt

My partner and I mirror each other's emotions, and it's starting to hurt — TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE I'm not sure if this is 100% a vent or a rant, but I def need to say this *somewhere*, and maybe get some advice or tips ? For some context…

r/CPTSDpost4/12/2026
Dumpers, do you believe in second chances?

Dumpers, do you believe in second chances? — (assuming the relationship wasn’t toxic and there was no abuse/cheating involved) Why or why not? Frequently see stuff thrown around this sub like “an ex is an ex for a reason”, “a relit cigarette n…

r/BreakUpspost4/13/2026
Index

Index — \[Updated: December 30th, 2021.\] Links with an asterisk beside them recently added. ​ **Books** [The Power of Your Subconscious Mind - Joseph Murphy](http://www.logoscenter.org/downloads/T…

r/JosephMurphypost1/22/2020
If you are new here..

If you are new here.. — .....you likely came from the nevillegoddard sub, in which case you should understand a few things. a. The Law of Belief (LOB) is a law of physics. It says that mental thoughts become physical realit…

r/JosephMurphypost4/10/2020
Manifestation coaches have not refuted any anti-loa arguments

Hahah. This souphead makes me laugh. I love it when failures do all they can to prove why something doesn't work - based of the fact that it so clearly was applied wrong 🤡 And I do agree, being con…

r/JosephMurphycomment1/24/2025
Manifestation coaches have not refuted any anti-loa arguments

Thank you. I will ask the op to insert these links into her other post. They are a good addenda and are a beneficial part of the record. We may make her post a part of our index as well. It is a very…

r/JosephMurphycomment1/29/2025
Even as an FA the one thing I'll never understand about avoidants is how they can hate someone they cared about a week ago.

It’s good that you’re reflecting on past relationships - that’s what transforms them from painful failures into learning experiences. 1) In confronting your deep sense of unworthiness (which I totall…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/18/2025
Virtualization is hurting my mental state.

I started out when everything was one app on a physical server. I don’t miss those days. I couldn’t tell you the amount of sleep and free time I lost due to hardware failures. Plus the begging finance…

r/DevOpscomment5/3/2025
Why did it take OpenAI 24 hours to roll back a faulty model?

24 hours makes sense when you consider their infrastructure scale. Rolling back ML models isn't like deploying a typical web app - you're dealing with massive distributed systems, model weights, and c…

r/DevOpscomment5/4/2025
Any experience monitoring Redshift

Yep, Redshift observability is one of those things that should be easier, but ends up buried in system tables and tribal knowledge. Some practical tips that might help: 1. Build a lightweight monito…

r/DevOpscomment5/5/2025
For those making 300k+, how did you start? did you have a full time job when you started?

Reaching $300k in profit usually doesn’t happen overnight, but here's how I got there: I started with a side hustle while working full-time. Having a steady paycheck allowed me to take risks without …

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
When Every Venture Fails: Should You Abandon the Dream?

Repeated failures are valuable learning experiences that can refine your approach and resilience, not signals to abandon your entrepreneurial dreams. Instead of giving up, reassess your strategies, se…

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
For those making 300k+, how did you start? did you have a full time job when you started?

Started with minimal capital, no big savings, and had a 9-5 while working on my business. It wasn’t smooth, but I focused on learning, executing, and iterating. Failures taught me more than success ea…

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
Will my ex FA ever stop resenting me?

As I said, whether you're 'avoidant' or 'anxious' because there is either a lack of emotional processing, or complete omitting of emotional processing. People that are 'avoidant' perceive time as fin…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment9/22/2025
What did you notice changed when you began leaning secure?

All of the above. Whenever i feel triggered by something (The latest one is an approaching movein with a partner) it’s a lot easier for me to step back and look at it and think to myself, why do i fee…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment1/7/2026
(3.5 years) Where did I go wrong ?

Everything you wrote explains why you spent 3.5 years with no results. You didn't read the index and all of the comments, or you did but didn't think critically. You're banned for 90 days. If you st…

r/JosephMurphycomment1/27/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 04, 2026

You’re sweet and you don’t know how much that means to me :”) I finally got away from a bad relationship last year and my last two mini relationships since have been spectacular failures so dating has…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/4/2026
My friend felt stuck for years - in session we found a core belief that life is only suffering

Hey there, 14 years of my life have been like this, lots of darkness, amazing bad luck, very bad relationships and connections with people, I lost all my friends, I lost trust to the world, everythi…

r/AstralProjectioncomment3/7/2026
My father is sabotaging my career and medical treatments through "smear campaigns" and monitoring. I feel like I'm living in a Truman Show nightmare.

Or bad mouth him, blame your so called failures on bad parenting and how you needed an operation but he didn’t allow you to have one.

r/AsianParentStoriescomment3/7/2026
Herpes

Good lord 😂 Are you saying you think their models make no attempt to account for these inaccuracies or that those attempts are abject failures?

r/datingoverfortycomment3/8/2026
People whose parents only seemed to notice you when you achieved something and didn’t really accept you as you were — did you end up loving yourself once you reached real undeniable success?

Their idea of “success” is not what you should be trying to achieve. You need to define success for yourself. For me, success means having a career that I enjoy and pays the bills while giving me the…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/9/2026
Why Manifesting From Desire Creates Anxiety

For me, the fundamental issue with anxiety is that it takes me out of enjoying my imagination in the state fulfilled. All you desire is already within you. For example, the center of my wish right n…

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/9/2026
My dad (56M) cut me off (21) for sleeping over at my boyfriend’s house. Now he’s blowing up at me and ruining our relationship beyond repair.

This sucks. Best advise is block him entirely. Block every email, every text, every call. Any bills he is stuck with are because of his failures not your. You need to escape that abuse asap and never …

r/relationshipscomment3/10/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 11, 2026

Thank you. I think as I'm getting older this feeling starts to get more intense because of that toxic impression that I'm running out of time. Not that these "failures" (for lack of better term) are…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/11/2026
Divorce really messes with your head.

Yup, yup, and YUP! They are trying to make me out to be the bad guy and themselves as the innocent little sad sack. Nah, not going to work. They can never take responsibility for their actions. THEY'R…

r/Divorcecomment3/12/2026
I'm sick of the state of this subreddit

Yes exactly. I think I misunderstood the point of your post but I still agree with it after understanding better. And yes you are right. I got burnt out replying to post after post or comment after co…

r/LucidDreamingcomment3/12/2026
Opened up to my wife about how I feel about our relationship and she just said "That's your problem" - am I crazy?

Not in that sense, but she has very often in the past publicly talked about my failures to extended family and such and when confronted told me she did it because everyone apparently thought I was "so…

r/Divorcecomment3/12/2026
Is suffering required to create the reality we desire?

It’s a question I ask myself everyday. Some of the most meaningful art is born from suffering. Some of the greatest inventions required countless failures first. For the existence of love and light ar…

r/experiencerscomment3/12/2026
The secret to manifestation

Thank you.  :-)  but how do we know when to choose a reality vs. allow intelligence...? Ive had lots of successful manifestations but failures too. Hard to tell

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/14/2026
The "Manosphere"

I think you're correct, if a bit pessimistic. The grievances are real, issues like men underperforming in schools is real but they need to treated as their own problems rather than a footnote to women…

r/Stoicismcomment3/15/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 15, 2026

The hardest part about dating is dealing with my own insecurities and negative beliefs that creep up on me in the quiet times between dates and texts. I’m getting better and recognizing it and fencing…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/15/2026
Why does nobody talk about unsuccessful manifestation journey?

First off before we discuss "success", to answer your question, talking about "unsuccessful manifestations" contradicts the law of attraction to focus attention and energy to things we do want, which …

r/lawofattractioncomment3/15/2026
My Divorce Journey - Hope it Helps someone

That is really a good one. I kinda started writing some on this but backed off a bit thinking about others situations. But yeah you have to be able to see your failures, accept them, and forgive yours…

r/Divorcecomment3/16/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 17, 2026

I honestly can't tell this time around if it was really lack of interest or genuinely that he knew I had standards and knew he wouldn't or couldn't meet them, but it comes to the same, doesn't it? Thi…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/17/2026
A simple example of how narcissists create no win situations.

Oh 100%. I believe they thrive in the feeling of contempt which sounds absolutely miserable. They certainly all seem to experience schadenfreude which is the enjoyment of other people’s failures and…

r/NarcissisticAbusecomment3/17/2026
What's the best thing you've done for your brain health? (food, habits, tools, anything)

Staying away from sugar; and telling myself when I get up in the morning how strong, power, and capable I am, and how i will accomplish amazing things.  Then when I look at recent failures from amazin…

r/selfhelpcomment3/18/2026
I am successfully shifted

How did you deal with discouragement/negative thoughts ? Like "It is impossible", "Nobody has ever done it" "This seems insane", "If I can do it why did I fail before" "It is going to take a lot of …

r/realityshiftingcomment3/18/2026
What are the “hacks” that made your life living with depression less difficult? Any and every tip welcome

For me it was less about “hacks” and more about lowering the bar in a way that still counts. On bad days I stopped thinking in terms of full tasks and switched to tiny versions. Not “clean the room,”…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/18/2026
what is therapy actually supposed to do?

You’re not wrong. And this is one of the most frustrating systemic failures in mental health care. The hard truth is that a significant portion of how clinicians are trained to respond to suicidal ide…

r/therapycomment3/19/2026
They don't care

Yeah, every situation has nuance so not sure how much value mine will have for yours, but I did do a retro and share the blame for granular failures that likely contributed to cracks in the foundation…

r/BreakUpscomment3/19/2026
The one trait that predicts narcissism more reliably than anything else

Curious about grandiose narcissism and failure though. I think that’s truly the key regarding LOC. During times of failure, do grandiose narcissists take the blame for their failures?

r/NarcissisticAbusecomment3/19/2026
Can my parents deny me sleep because I got in trouble?

Absolutely not! This is child abuse. Your stepfather is a sadist and your mother is an Absolute failure to you for allowing this to happen. Please seek help from the authorities immediately. This is n…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/19/2026
How do you guys manage?

i respect your decisions, but i disagree. i repeat my previous idea that people our age are a little bit fragile, and if you're "all or nothing" you're going to get nothing because to get to all requ…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/19/2026
I have a suicidal friend, he lives away for college. Doesnt like talking about it. He wasnt this bad before college, what do I do?

I see. Maybe we can call it as 'Hey, you need counselling' if the reasons are close to being academic and career oriented. This way he might feel like it's not a mental health therapist, but a counsel…

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/20/2026
My ex-husband is engaged, 5 months after our divorce.

Sounds identical to my situation except I think they were together before we split officially. He married her exactly 6 months to the date of our divorce. I seriously doubt my ex did the healing and s…

r/Divorcecomment3/20/2026
I love my bf, but i genuinely cannot stand his dog, its affecting everything

You have a human issue disguised as a dog issue. Your BF is neglecting their dog. This is a dog that cannot behave appropriately in society or at home. The good news is, that's largely fixable for mo…

r/relationshipscomment3/20/2026
You’re Enough

What multibillion dollar industry? The kpop wave has made it so much easier for us? We beat their asses but half the men in this sub are upset about "the oxford study"..? This is exactly the type of b…

r/AsianMasculinitycomment3/22/2026
Is the hardest breakup the one where love was never the problem?

Put in 20 years. I'm the dumper. It was very hard and still is. We were very young and emotionally immature when we got together. We had a very non traditional creative relationship. But after a decad…

r/BreakUpscomment3/23/2026
It's truly over

The house was more situational than planned. We were in an apartment together and just renewed our lease when an opportunity too good to pass up came along, and we went for it. That's a fair question…

r/BreakUpscomment3/23/2026
Found this at Target…

I would agree but it's not from nowhere, look up dog food recalls of 2007. I had two dogs that suffered kidney failures and short lifespans (could be subjective but of the many dogs I've had these two…

r/AsianAmericancomment3/23/2026
Why does it take years to realize you’re traumatized? And why does "standard" therapy often miss the point?

I had children and I love them and they love me. Then I also lost a lot of weight with a GLP-1 prescription. I also had a series of career successes after a decade of career failures. I knew I’d hea…

r/CPTSDcomment3/23/2026
I can’t do it, been trying for years. The gateway tapes don’t help as well

I'll [reshare](https://old.reddit.com/r/AstralProjection/comments/1romc9h/i_have_been_trying_to_astral_project_for_12_years/o9h9snq/) some advice I gave a couple of weeks ago. Don't concern yourself …

r/AstralProjectioncomment3/23/2026
ICE Agent who detained a mom and her daughter in SF International Airport

Ice agents are the dregs of society, just absolute failures in life so they turn to this.

r/AsianAmericancomment3/23/2026
My APs "wealth" is just a high bank balance built on neglecting me, and she still takes credit for my success

Don't tell them anything about your life including success or failures because they will weaponize it to mess with you. AP's are emotionally insecure narcissist adults, everything is conditional and …

r/AsianParentStoriescomment3/24/2026