I am bad

FAQ on emotional neglect - For anyone new to the subreddit or looking to better understand the fundamentals — **What is emotional neglect?** In one's childhood, a lack of: everyday caring, non-intrusive and engaged curiosity from parents (or whoever your primary caregivers were, if not your biological parent…

My husband (29M) and I (29F) have a dead bedroom because he says I dont initiate — My husband (29m) and I (29f) have been together for 8 years, married for 1. For the past 3 months we went from a very active sex life to a dead bedroom out of the blue. Every other aspect of our relat…

Exhausted and confused — So my wife of 10 years has been very distant lately, starting in about October or November she suddenly started caring about her appearance a lot more, found a new interest in sports, stopped reading/…

Am I a bad daughter? — I feel incredibly frustrated and upset right now. My parents have financial issues and while I sympathise I am dealing with really bad depression and suicidal tendencies brought on by their abuse. My …

Parents don't even think about how much I make their lives easier and laugh at me and friends for struggling at our lives. — My parents are in their early 50s and they have stressful jobs and I have always been a good child. I am 25 now, but since I was a child, because my parents had difficult jobs (mum is SAHM for the pas…

39F, I test secure leaning anxious. I don't get anxiety in a relationship - none of the 'typical' things people think of like jealousy, or questioning my partners love. But I only have had relationshi…

My work schedule is very busy right now so I am bad at replying myself. I lowered my standard temporarily to 48 hrs, after that I unmatch.

Omg… I am bad at remembering names, but I always remember faces and details about people. So I soooooo refer to people in the ways your ex did. Unless, I’ve met them/hung out with them several times o…

reply hell yeah man that was my point deep down and i am bad at telling ppl ig that what i wanted to convey sorry to everyone who thought i was offensive

She sounds like she’s in a Fearful Avoidant attachment style, with current triggers of “I am Trapped” and “I am Bad.” Some attachment videos by therapists on social media might make her feel seen an…

No but my dad left me at uni at 18 right after my mum died with almost no decent cook-ware and then seemed surprised that I didn't know how to handle adult life. Because no one ever taught me to be se…

I wish I had an answer for that. I wonder all the time why he couldn't just tell me when I clearly cared. It didn't have to get this far but he fed into the problems and left me in the dark. His whole…

As someone who suffers from bad texting as well, I find it’s helpful to state it upfront and in explicit language. I say look I am bad at texting, I forget to reply and have no patience for long texti…

In DBT-PTSD (which was developed for CPTSD), which I’m doing currently with a therapist, there’s a skill called “change your goggles.” This is for when you’re having a flashback, which is usually what…

My nparent has this knack for not eating food that I made. They always say it's spicy just because I crack pepper on it three times. Mind you, we are Asian and therefore have flavor in all our food. …