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Cure Avoidant Attachment by Watching TV — Can watching TV help treat a dismissing attachment pattern? In Dr. Dan Siegel’s book "Mindsight,” he presents a case study involving Stuart, a 92-year-old attorney with dismissing attachment. Stuart,…

DevSecOps / AI CTF today - Ctf.punksecurity.co.uk — Our CTF runs today, with entry level and difficult challenges across DevSecOps and AI. No cost to play, some prizes for the best teams. CTFs are little competitive puzzle based games designed to exp…

What Do You Think of the New GTA VI Webpage Design? — I'm not a web dev, but I found the new GTA VI webpage on rockstargames.com to be visually stunning and super immersive! I’d love to hear your thoughts—what do you think about the design, animations, o…

People who are making real money on Roblox, what do you do? — I watched a recent Starter Story video and saw these young guys are raking in MILLIONS developing games for Roblox. I had no idea this was happening. Has anyone else built a business on the platform…

Am I insane for wanting to open a brick and mortar comic/collectibles shop in this climate? — I've been reading this sub for a while now as I mentally hype myself up to take the plunge and quick my 9-5 to open my own comic and collectibles shop. I've been in the gaming industry for over a dec…

How do you get over the need to be asked/the other person to initiate to prove you are wanted? — I think sometimes I get too fixated on people not being the one to initiate something I want with them which makes me feel they probably don't really wanna do it with me. Like asking to hang out, play…

Success Story: FA/Disorganized Attachment Healing Roadmap, Resource Recommendations — **Hello, fellow Fearful Avoidants! The below post has grown out of almost 3 years of research and healing this attachment style, which in my case was coupled with Relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD is a vi…

Maintaining this piece of positivity — Alright gang, I hope everyone is well. I’m getting a lot better with my attachment. I’m so proud of myself for times recently when I’ve had a thought about wanting to play into games or behave in cert…

Specific Person (SP) Manifestation: No Magic, No Supernatural Forces. Just Proven Science — Hi everyone, It’s been a long time since I last posted, and honestly it was overdue. I keep seeing the same recycled LOA bullshit everywhere. Endless manifestation porn, more unqualified people calli…

Are these early signs of narcissism? — So I met this guy on Hinge a couple of weeks ago. We do know some random people in common. Here are the signs that I find strange: \- He’s absolutely grandiose - have a ton of projects, ideas, storie…

A friend fell for me, even though he knew I'm happily married. After trying to distance himself for a while, he's now back but acting hostile towards me. I don't know what I've done to deserve his anger, nor how to fix the situation. Any thoughts or advices? — Me (31F) and my husband (32M) have a friend group we often hang out with. We used to be pretty close with this one friend there (30M), who would hang out with us often even outside the group. He came …

My (28f) boyfriend (37m) drinks to excess nearly every weekend, am I selfish for wanting it to stop? — Throwaway account. Please tell me if I am crazy for feeling this way. My boyfriend (37m) and I (28f) have what I consider to be a generally good relationship. We’ve had some issues in the past that we…

Why Being Ok With Not Having Your Desire Manifests It Faster — It’s a very contradictory thing in manifesting where you desire something, but you’re told to let it go and not care about whether or not you have it (because in 4D you already have it). But let’s fo…

Coming to terms with possible childhood emotional neglect - curious how others turned out — As I’ve gotten older and started reflecting on my life, I’ve slowly worked backwards and realised that I might have experienced childhood emotional neglect (CEN). What’s funny is that it actually sta…

Am I crazy? I feel like a stalker. — I (26F) don’t understand how my ex (31M) switched on me overnight, and I’m struggling to cope. We dated for almost a year. At first, he was obsessed with me. He talked constantly about our future mar…

I told them that I know it was a dream… — I told them I knew it was a dream. Today, while scrolling through Instagram, I stumbled upon a video about "what happens when you tell dream people that you know it's a dream," and a creepy Lovecraft…

My [30F] husband [34M] may be a functioning alcoholic — Buckle in because this is a long post. Tl;dr my husband drinks and I am sick of it. (TW: mention of miscarriage) Throwaway account because I need advice and I am at my wits end. I have been with my h…

how do I stop being codependent with my bestfriend? — I think I might be dealing with codependency and I want to work on it before it damages my friendship. I have a bestfriend who I’m extremely close with. We’ve built a really deep emotional bond and …

I (28F) care deeply about my fiancé (28M) but feel like the romantic connection has faded after years of imbalance. How do you know when it’s truly over? — From a burner account. I’m looking for some perspective because I feel like I’m at the end of a long internal process and I don’t know if I’m being unfair or if this is just the reality of where my re…

Have your parents ever given you an illusion of choice? — My mom gave me a choice today, but in reality it felt more of an illusion. We were stuck inside a diner as we had no umbrella for around 45 minutes. By the time the rain had stopped, I was already ha…

How do I tell my boyfriend he is wasting my time? — I, 21F have been dating my boyfriend, 24M for almost 3 years now. Recently more than ever it seems as though he never wants to do things I want to do... like, not even consider it. We always end up pl…

Ex confronted me, then broke down. — About a month ago, my ex broke up with me because she said she was "confused." I immediately went No Contact. didn’t beg, didn’t text, just started focusing on myself and moving on. Last night, we bo…

Husband suddenly wants to end our marriage and says it’s because of sex. We have a toddler. I also discovered he’s been dishonest about where he’s been. Looking for perspective. — I’m 39F and my husband (34M) and I have been married a little over 3 years. We have a toddler (2). Recently, completely out of nowhere, he told me he thinks we’re “not compatible” and started talking…

Why does Japanese video games and anime have white protagonists? — They could have had Asian protagonist and increased Asian softpower instead every anime and video game star white guys so embarassing

Gambling Epidemic Among Asians in North America — I recently came back from Vegas, and I was shocked by the number of Asians gambling at the casinos. I talked to a few of them and some of them were from Canada, Los Angeles, Texas and all over. There …

My parents raised me to just serve people — I'm 22(F) and have moved away from my parents place but might have to go back because it has become too expensive to live alone and my parents bought a bigger house so it would all work out for me if …

As long as your ex knows you will always take them back, they will never truly want nor respect you — Now how come it is this way? How come you need to walk away, abandon them and put yourself first in order for them realize what they had? And why can’t your ex just put their pride and ego aside, st…

effects of social isolation in childhood (as an adult). This is insane and i’m not crazy right? — I was a prisoner for lack of a better term. I went to school, the store, and home. I can’t tell you how long i spent in my room alone or else i’d need a strait jacket for both of us. Day in a…

My (26F) boyfriend (26M) ragequits when playing video games with me — We’ve been dating for about 6 months, and a large factor that allowed us to bond is that we have a shared hobby which is this specific 5v5 moba type game. In the beginning of our relationship, we play…

Anyone find overly strict Asian Parenting methods don't build discipline — I grew up like many Asian Americans with very strict parents. They monitored my grades, homework, extra curriculars, and leisure activities. However, even though I was able to succeed under their wat…

Nowadays, would you say it's easier to have kids / start a family in Asia or the West? — I know flings and casual sex and "game" and all that keep getting brought up in these communities, and I understand why. But let's suppose you eventually (or currently) want to settle down, take it ea…

I [27f] feel like I have to ask for a lot from my boyfriend [29m] of 2.5 years — When we first met, as kind and fun as he was, I noticed he seemed to be a bit thoughtless with certain things, like on our third date when I got in bed to go to sleep he started playing video games in…

I Want to Make Something CLEAR. Manifesting is easy. — Manifesting is easy. It really is. The bridge of incidents and how long it lasts is actually UP TO YOU. And how long it takes for you to manifest something is also UP TO YOU. What do I mean? I mean e…

IF YOU ARE 30+ USING NC — If you’re 30+ using the “no contact” method as a means to “Get your ex back”, DON’T. This is long. I just met up with my ex for the first time in 3 months. I was nervous, worried & genuinely conce…

Dealing with bf — My bf(26) and I(f25) have been together for over 2.5 years. He has always had a drinking problem, however he’d usually drink 12-18 packs on weekends, and an occasional 6 packs 1-2 weekdays. Lately, th…

I (21M) have survived two decades of severe physical, emotional, and financial abuse from my Indian parents. I'm finally exhausted and need to tell my story. I am not free yet. — # TL;DR: I'm a 20-year-old only child in India who has endured severe physical, verbal, emotional, and financial abuse from my parents since toddlerhood. They have beaten me, medically neglected me, …

A complicated (online) friendship [vent?] — Hey everyone; I don't know if this fits here or relates too much to codependency, but I can try posting it and see what people's thoughts are. People usually talk about proper IRL relationships so per…

Manifesting TOO well! — A few months ago I wanted to have a better social life and have more hang outs with my friends. I listened to subs and whenever I thought about it I just said my affirmations and got on with my day. N…

Finally got the ick — Honestly, I know I post here a lot, and I’m sorry if it’s ever bothering anyone; but I think I finally got the ick for my ex!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m seriously SO happy right now. I never thought I could ever…

Positive or negative sex energy — I’ve always liked the idea of opening my marriage up. However, the past couple years I’ve been doing a lot of internal work. I’ve done various mushroom journeys and have found that I am a strong empat…

Ex-Wife Still Difficult Post Divorce — Hello Reddit! I divorced my ex-wife in 2024 after I caught her cheating. The divorce process with her was very difficult and she wanted to litigate everything in the courts, acted like a victim hersel…

Realizing there is caretaker codependency happening in my relationship — My own journey with codependency has been a lot. My previous relationships were abusive. I’ve been in intense talk and EMDR therapy for a very long time and made lots of progress, but it feels as thou…

How do I F21 fix my relationship with my F21 twin sister after her M22 fiancée SA’d me? — I don’t really know how to do this I apologize in advance. A bit of back ground. I am a F21. My twin sister obviously the same age. We both live with our parents. She has been seeing this guy M22 for …

I finally stopped begging my toxic Mom. Her "Extinction Burst" over my sister's wedding is insane. Has anyone else experienced this? — Hi everyone. I (M) and my two sisters have spent our entire lives tiptoeing around our emotionally immature, highly controlling mother. She uses guilt, silent treatments, and the "I'm a terrible mothe…

My little sister's best friend confessed to me — e\*\*TL;DR; : My little sister's best friend confessed to me and I don't want to hurt her feelings\*\*. I (21M) was visiting my parents when my sister and her best friend (18F) pulled me aside and po…

Help me get my life back on track — I’ve been struggling with doomscrolling, masturbation, and laziness recently. I’m a great student and athlete. Recently, though, I’ve been getting home, hopping on video games, doomscrolling, then goi…

Where do I go from here re: dating/socialization/adulting, as a college student near my hometown who has a job lined up near my hometown (both suburban) — So good news is I got a job! It's not in a major city though; it's in a suburb of one, meaning I'll have to drive my car to everything and all that. I'm still wondering whether to take my chances wit…

Worried about telling my boyfriend I'm back into video games. — I should start by saying that I've (32M) been with my boyfriend (35M) for nearly 10 years. I've always loved video games and up until 2022 I played and enjoyed playing them. Prior to COVID I would onl…

Anyone making a neet/lazy reality? — I have a dr which is my main dr where I basically am rich and get to do nothing all day in a mansion. I always have all the food I want and never gain weight and there are new shows and books and game…

What is your emotional safe space/ coping space? — For me, when I was in shit circumstances or experiencing emotions I couldn't deal with, going online on social media or YouTube, watching TV shows and sometimes playing video games was my form of copi…

I had a really concerning dream just now and fear of my boyfriend didn't wake me up something bad was going to happen to me.. It started off in a house I've never seen before the kitchen was upstairs…

It’s hard moving on when you’re still so in love w/ them. I can’t get him out of my head. Idk how to move on and thinking about it hurts more bc I never wanted it to end to begin with. I lost my soul …

Hello, i want to lucid dram and i wanted to ask if i can summon objects or obtain powers from video games, because i want to get the feel of getting them and using them

Shut up ew that's so loser energy. He needs to get over his loser ex, idc if he's a man, he needs to get out there, because his pathetic ex loves playing head games with him. Stop discouraging ppl fro…

I'm also a recovering FA and I recently realized a few REALLY important things that are actually really simple. Figure out your boundaries and enforce them from a calm place. Our anxiety builds in our…

I think typically the people we get along best with, will feel boring. Conflict is where excitement stems from. When things are easy and flow naturally, there is no conflict, and thus no excitement. Y…

I don't think it's hate, it's just a 'ok that's done now' door close moved on. Heidi Priebe on YT (video: avoidant blindspot) talks about the idea in her videos about avoidant behavior of having the …

Agreed. I also dated a guy like this and things got progressively worse and worse- no amount of ‘*understanding*’ would have fixed it because ultimately he wasn’t fit to be in a relationship. On refle…

Good stuff, I’ve seen people turn down offers and later end up with a 10th or a 20th of what they would’ve gotten. When I sold my business about five years ago I went from being overworked to having …

made $100 on a tycoon game once. Basically, you learn to build one of the proven cash grab games and just try to theme it differently. If your goal is to make millions then you need a unique concept a…

I work with a small team building niche games focused on roleplay and social interaction. The real key has been understanding what players enjoy, updating frequently, and monetizing through game passe…

I made a game on Roblox so my kids and I could play it together. They loved being part of the process and I loved making it! If time and money and talent were not an issue I’d be a weekend warrior m…

So $800 is ten days of revenue. I don't know your financial situation, but I'd go for that as long as it wasn't my last $800. I'm not a gamer but my son is and it seems like (to my uneducated self) th…

I'm mainly a programmer but I tend to create full games that typically have shown past success on the platform. Then let the Roblox algorithm catch onto it allowing players to organically join it whic…

>am I dealing with a DA/FA or this man is just making a fool out me? Por qué no los dos? He is textbook FA and he is absolutely bsing you. You are well off not participating in those hot and cold ga…

So instead of replying individually and repeating myself, I'm just going to make a comment addressing it all. Firstly, it was interesting to read all these perspectives. I see where some of its comin…

That too. Do you know what non-violent Rosenberg communication is? I found it SO helpful in detecting insecure attachment (AND for my own communication, to fight off the crazymakers & their mindgame…

Tbh I look for someone who is able to understand my POV when I tell a story, means show empathy not dismissing/judging, someone who is able to reassure me when I have my doubts, someone who doesnt tre…

I’m in the same boat. The timeline was brief (about a month total) but very recent, and this man has lived in my head ever since. I’m proud to say (as an anxious) that I didn’t do any protest behavior…

So many examples I can think of lol. In general, after our honeymoon phase was over, she deactivated and started pulling away. I assumed this was caused by anxiety, so instead of calling out her dism…

This was very useful. Thank you very much. >Women test men to gauge their reactions, to see if the man can control his emotions, and if the man is safe and emotionally mature. They can also do it to …

33F. I get it. At this age I like clarity and communication, and I have no interest in mind reading or games. It’s tough to find, and these are definitely required in order for me to date someone seri…

she seems like she’s playing games.

On our date I was getting the vibe she was nervous around me and our goals seemed to line up. Also not really threatened by the friend. It seemed like he has poor Soical skill I was more worried abou…

I’m giving her the benefit of doubt because I’ve jump to conclusions in the past, and the guy was some socially awkward tech nerd. I was more concerned about her playing games than the possibility she…

Healing DA here, and my best advice: don’t wait on her at all. She’s losing interest due to ur availability and her lack thereof. You waiting only makes her lose respect and even more attraction. Not …

As someone who is a few days on the other side of the “I need space” deactivation, withdrawal whatever you want to call it. This will only end with an ugly break up (past week) I wish I had been stro…

Yes, but I'm also an avoidant so... As I age, more and more I don't want to play their games, I don't want their drama, I don't want to pretend to be someone I am not to please them. I find it all too…

From the purely bystander's perspective, ie. the rational and adult brain perspective with 0 emotions involved, him telling you to "act normal" was yet another of his defense mechanisms. From the po…

i’m in this boat too. journaling i’ve heard has helped others, try identifying triggers and find healthy ways to communicate them! if that oh so person you believe you need isn’t replying or is being …

I hope he does respond. I tried being calm, Rogerian, active, passive, using card games like "We're not really strangers" (not an ad), and other things like Gottman 8 Dates. Ultimately it didn't work.…

Text of original post by u/bleepbloooopity: I think sometimes I get too fixated on people not being the one to initiate something I want with them which makes me feel they probably don't really wanna …

I definitely suffer from the two questions you asked. And yeah, I think I tend to ignore all the other obvious ways that points to a person caring about me and cherishing me in their life just becau…

It’s so hard! I find doing something immersive that brings me joy is the best way to re-centre myself. Video games, a good book, that sort of thing. When you’re not triggered, make a list of things yo…

I totally get what you mean, like when we’re anxiously attached, it often feels like our whole sense of self depends on the other person’s attention. Being aware of it is already a huge first step, …

I'm not a texter, and I keep my phone on silent if I'm not expecting a call or in the middle of a text conversation. I reply to messages when I see them, it might be within minutes or a few hours if I…

Hi I'm a (29) Gay M and I feel the same but my ex(59) M is moving on with a (19)M he brought into our relationship as a way to try to spice things up and knowing full well the guy was way more into h…

Your ex is 30 yrs older than you?! And you got together when you were a little older than the new guy he brought in….and then he brings in someone 40yrs younger than him???? Sorry your ex sounds creep…

Text of original post by u/Alarmed-Most-2410: Alright gang, I hope everyone is well. I’m getting a lot better with my attachment. I’m so proud of myself for times recently when I’ve had a thought abou…

I feel like there are multiple things going on here. You may need to separate them out so as to help you know how to help yourself. 1 - Have you always struggled with attachment issues? Does it show…

Wow I am sorry. I have felt similarly before and it is such a terrible thing to experience. There was a time, even, where I was paranoid that I was NPD (despite being, if anything, the complete opposi…

Greetings, I've published a new article one he role that play, games, and hobbies have in Stoicism: https://mimeticvirtue.substack.com/p/fun-and-games

Yeah, let’s talk about that. I am speaking from my own experiences only, and Im sure there are many types of children with temperaments that I havent yet encountered. From my experiences, I don’t thin…

Children should not be adjusting their expectations to their parent's comfort level. That does cause damage, and teaches the child to suppress their needs and choose "the right timing" to express that…

Hi everyone, I’m 25M (Middle Eastern, living in Turkey), in pilot training and under a lot of pressure to stay focused. Earlier this year I met a 30F Russian woman (“Y”) in a very unconventional way …

Honey, how is this a symptom of anxious attachment? Your boyfriend whom you asked to message you when he gets home doesn't. Then plays games for hours. This is a lack of regard on your BOYFRIENDS en…

Hello. :) I’ve been dealing with CPTSD for a long time now, and one of my biggest struggles is making meaningful friendships, especially in-person. I’m commenting here because I’d like to find other p…

Damn. I would date the living shit out of you just because of this post alone. Self-awareness and holding your boundaries this firmly is beyond attractive. Good for you. I have the utmost confidence t…

After so many years of dealing with it you eventually yawn and roll your eyes at some of the stuff that is said. Like ok if that’s how you feel. I would have stayed in this relationship if I hadn’t …

I have found that I keep emotionally charged conversations and people at arms length. I have never been able to truly be their friend. I've found it much easier to form friendship groups than singular…