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My (24F) boyfriend (23M) is in a Psychiatric Unit for Brief Psychotic Disorder, and my family wants me to completely cut him out of my life. Is that something I should consider?

He's at the age to have a first psychotic incident, and the "helping people" angle reads schizophrenia to me but it could be any other order of mental health conditions. Most are treatable, it's up t…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/6/2026
From AI Creative Studio to AI Influencer Platform – Would You Follow One?

From AI Creative Studio to AI Influencer Platform – Would You Follow One? — Hey everyone, After 6 weeks of feedback and testing, we’ve officially pivoted from an all-in-one AI creative studio to a focused AI Influencer Studio. We realized most users weren’t just generating …

r/digital_marketingpost5/4/2025
I made an insta for people to help and grow with each other

I made an insta for people to help and grow with each other — Basically I just started on my own self healing journey not too long ago because I reached a point where i’ve never felt so low before. I’ve grown so much over the past weeks and I LOVE helping peopl…

r/selfhelppost3/27/2026
the therapist friend

the therapist friend — Hi! I’ve always loved helping people and listening. I’ve always been told I’d be a good counselor or therapist and it’s one of my favorite compliments. But that being said, I’m dealing with some frien…

r/therapypost4/1/2026
Apparently, my therapist told the receptionist: "She keeps pushing on someone’s emotional wounds so they’ll keep coming back because she doesn’t have many clients"

Apparently, my therapist told the receptionist: "She keeps pushing on someone’s emotional wounds so they’ll keep coming back because she doesn’t have many clients" — As I was cancelling any further sessions with my old therapist today. (Already posted why here [https://www.reddit.com/r/CPTSD/comments/1s2nsut/i\_dont\_know\_how\_to\_trust\_my\_therapist\_again\_aft…

r/CPTSDpost4/2/2026
All roads lead to Rome, huh?

All roads lead to Rome, huh? — Update to this [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/1sahmmf/this_is_it_my_final_day/). Basically, I was ready to leave. So, it's been three days since I made the post, and a l…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/5/2026
My (24F) boyfriend (23M) is in a Psychiatric Unit for Brief Psychotic Disorder, and my family wants me to completely cut him out of my life. Is that something I should consider?

My (24F) boyfriend (23M) is in a Psychiatric Unit for Brief Psychotic Disorder, and my family wants me to completely cut him out of my life. Is that something I should consider? — On Friday (over a week ago), my boyfriend went on a work trip to Chicago and had what we thought was a manic episode. He basically roamed the streets all night, discarding his phone and wallet, destro…

r/relationship_advicepost4/6/2026
Posting a YouTube video while on psychedelics

Posting a YouTube video while on psychedelics — I know there are many channels that discuss these topics, and share advice or insights gathered from previous trips. But I'm talking about a video filmed while still under the influence and saying tha…

r/Psychonautpost4/6/2026
I attended Matthias Barkers free webinar (The trauma you can't remember), so you don't have to!

I attended Matthias Barkers free webinar (The trauma you can't remember), so you don't have to! — I was curious seeing Matthias Barker on social media, he has some really good topics that he discusses and at surface value seems incredibly genuine. However, I was skeptical with the increasing prese…

r/therapypost4/7/2026
Why does everyone—I mean EVERYONE—use me as a therapist?

Why does everyone—I mean EVERYONE—use me as a therapist? — Every boss I’ve ever had. First dates. Friends. I just left an appointment with one of my mental health practitioners, who told ME, at the end of our session that I could “bill \[her\] for the therap…

r/AskAstrologerspost4/9/2026
Built a self-help app to go beyond journaling and mood tracking. Looking for honest feedback

Built a self-help app to go beyond journaling and mood tracking. Looking for honest feedback — Hi everyone, I wanted to share something I’ve been building and get honest feedback. I created Resolve Reinvent app for iOS and Android and web because I felt like a lot of self-help and wellness app…

r/selfhelppost4/10/2026
It really was my moms fault

It really was my moms fault — Exactly as the title says, it was all my mom's fault, and im tired of people(especially other moms)constantly giving her the benefit of the doubt just because she's "traumatized" or "had a hard life" …

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/12/2026
Helping people quit vaping / smoking

Helping people quit vaping / smoking — Hi all, A lot of my friends are addicted to vaping and its getting to the point where some of them are going through 15k puff vapes every week - to clarify I have never vaped, and don't judge those w…

r/selfhelppost4/12/2026
Is it greed to charge for meditation?

Is it greed to charge for meditation? — I know someone who charges for sound bowls and reiki but I thought helping people is free? I feel like I can meditate and learn about sound bowls at home or listen to it on YouTube. I just saw an ig p…

r/Meditationpost4/13/2026
About, Wiki, Rules, Books, Etc-- Read First

About, Wiki, Rules, Books, Etc-- Read First — # Welcome to the energy work sub! The purpose of this community is to explore human energy in all of its facets. Out of body experiences, energy healing, energetic connections between people, psychic…

r/energy_workpost10/29/2021
Astral Projection: Quick Start Guide

Haha what an honour to be compared to Uncle Iroh! 😆 yes I understand and I debated whether to put that in, however there are some people who get frustrated with their attempts and prayer can actually…

r/AstralProjectioncomment5/6/2021
Should I find a business partner? Sell Or just give up? My business has potential but I don't have to energy to make it happen.

Hey there, first off, I really feel your burnout. I've been in that same spot where you have something with potential, but just don't have the energy tank to push it forward. It's brutal. A few thoug…

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
Volunteering to be an accountability partner.

Hey, love the initiative! I work with a lot of entrepreneurs (I help ADHD founders scale their businesses) and having an accountability partner is genuinely one of the most underrated success hacks. …

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
FA Ex who semi-ghosted me sent me this message 2 months later

Realistically, 2 months isn't nearly enough time for someone to reflect AND implement what's needed to heal wounds, triggers or habits. So, likely... you'd be going back into the same situation. I hav…

r/attachment_theorycomment7/1/2025
DAE feel like they want to be in a relationship but don’t really know how to? Intimacy problems?

I explained in a comment below but essentially when I make friends with someone, they seem emotionally aware and kind and fair, conversation comes up in which they need emotional support and I provid…

r/attachment_theorycomment8/11/2025
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Well, I’m nearing the two-month mark since I (31m) deleted all my apps, ended the situationships that weren’t going anywhere, and took my usual winter break to mentally recover from OLD burnout. Despi…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/9/2026
The New Agora: Daily WWYD and light discussion thread

Hi everyone, I started a newsletter about panic attacks in the hope of helping people who are going through something similar to what I went through years ago. I no longer experience panic attacks my…

r/Stoicismcomment2/12/2026
Block them. That's all I have to say.

Thank you Queen you are helping people with your story. Be strong!

r/BreakUpscomment3/13/2026
My (19f) boyfriend (19m) keeps telling me I’m at high risk of diabetes. How do I address this?

lol...I am 65..and I am an avowed chocoholic...I also drink sweet tea every day...I love sweets but try not to overdo it. I am NOT a diabetic. Eating too much sugar will NOT make you get diabetes. it …

r/relationship_advicecomment3/13/2026
Anti-depressants

Hey friend. First, I’m really glad you spoke up here. Carrying something like this alone since you were nine is an incredibly heavy weight for one person, especially someone your age. The numbness y…

r/selfhelpcomment3/13/2026
I Won’t Stop Sharing This

I don’t know how to compare mental health here to other places, I’ve only practiced here. My experience has been that our division of public licensing is more invested in helping people continue to pr…

r/therapycomment3/14/2026
What can 'normal' people do to bring open contact a step closer?

I’m not convinced that “open contact” is something ordinary people can actively push closer. Throughout history, encounters with unknown phenomena — whether spiritual, psychological, or something else…

r/experiencerscomment3/14/2026
Idk what to do with this observation

I just turned the dial to 48. I get it. But a career doesnt need to be spiritual in content. It simply needs to feel wholesome. Maybe there is a group of people or cause that has always meant a lot to…

r/energy_workcomment3/15/2026
I'm tired of people assuming that everyone can afford therapy.

Yes! You are absolutely right! There are so many privileged assumptions out there it can be totally infuriating! And I say that even though I do get therapy. Now, even if one does get therapy, in my e…

r/CPTSDcomment3/15/2026
Can I be honest? Scrolling through this subreddit is really depressing.

I'm overcoming my anhedonia. I feel an emotional attachment to the idea of a future with me in it. I'm making progress socially and professionally. I'm financially stable, to the point I'm able to bud…

r/CPTSDcomment3/17/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 18, 2026

I (31m) [joined a local startup matchmaking service back in early February](https://www.reddit.com/r/datingoverthirty/s/tSWHzQba7F) and have been documenting the experience since it’s all brand new to…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/18/2026
meningitis outbreak

ffp2 masks! ive been wearing them since early on in the pandemic because i work in public health and have been keeping updated on the situation with covid and experienced health problems from catching…

r/Anxietyhelpcomment3/20/2026
energy work on bf

You did nothing wrong I’m not judging you. I said to study first before doing anything else for your safety and the other person’s safety. Taking energy into yourself from another person to heal them…

r/energy_workcomment3/20/2026
Why am I so drawn to people who don't reciprocate?

Someone who’s drawn to dynamics of non-reciprocity is trying to convince themselves they’re “okay” by helping people they label as “not okay.” It’s a denial of one’s own wounding and needs transformed…

r/energy_workcomment3/20/2026
Kundalini facilitation

There are a lot of potential paths to healing for you, but they’re all going to involve some form of grounding yourself more fully into your body and your two lowest chakras. Right now it seems like y…

r/energy_workcomment3/20/2026
Apologies for posting again. Apparently I am the abuser and narcissist - I am beyond devastated. No more sharing stuff online for me. *TW - unaliving mention*

Sounds like you’re already getting off Facebook. That is truly the best thing you can do right now. Please promise us you’ll at least try to see how it feels staying off that cesspool of a social medi…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/21/2026
How to stop being attracted to "unavailable" people?

>I also want to address the idea of anxious people being seen as “roles.” I understand this may come from your personal experience, but not every anxiously attached person relates to others in that wa…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment3/21/2026
Hot take on Daniel Love

Re: your first point, I see that as more of helping people manage expectations than stating a “rule”. The fact is that most lucid dreams are short. Some are long, but they generally don’t last super l…

r/LucidDreamingcomment3/22/2026
Why does it feel like "kind people" suffer the most while "toxic people" thrive?

I’m a much happier person as a kind and giving person. I don’t keep count and I derive pleasure from helping people. I don’t feel surrounded by enemies or ruminate over what I feel is owed to me or wh…

r/CPTSDcomment3/22/2026
I meditated for 10 years. Here is how life changed

Hi, thank you for your write-up. If you got some time on your hands I‘d love your thoughts on a couple topics that I struggle with with when it comes to meditation. That text became quite long now, an…

r/Meditationcomment3/22/2026
Cobblestones

Thank you! I'm reading it now. I love discovering these philosophies in the wild, organically. It's so lovely to see something someone describes in amazing detail in my own mind, smiling and nodding, …

r/experiencerscomment3/22/2026
Do you know the reason WHY have you been contacted?

Mostly yes. Though I would be in the minority as generally its not so blunt for experiencers. I've shared this a lot so I'll be brief. It seems to run in my family. As best as I can see. I was told…

r/experiencerscomment3/23/2026
Have remedies worked for you?

Depends on what remedy. Only remedy is doing good karma (donations with a good heart, not intention for publicity; helping people etc). Any ritual which does not involve doing good karma is just that,…

r/vedicastrologycomment3/23/2026
I think I’m a female narcissist and it’s ruining my relationship

As the adult daughter of a narcissistic mother, I question that you're a narcissist. First rule of narcissism: don't talk about being a narcissist. Seriously. My mother would never admit to that, and …

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment3/25/2026
Attempting to meditate

what you’re feeling can happen when you slow your mind down too quickly, it can bring up anxiety and make your thoughts feel unfamiliar or intense it doesn’t mean something is reaching out to you, it…

r/energy_workcomment3/26/2026
Within which orb do you notice a transit?

It isn't supposed to be by whole sign house entry when you have a reasonable idea what someone's precise degrees are. Whole sign is for general prognostications. Saturn, Neptune and Pluto are all …

r/astrologycomment3/26/2026
I (29F) slept with new guy (34M) for the first time and felt he was rude to me. Was he?

Please don’t delete this post OP! It’s helping people who may be in similar situations 🤗

r/relationship_advicecomment3/30/2026
Please join me in listing things that you discovered aren't normal outside your own toxic upbringing

Even better when they train you to be one (read: demand you go because ~~prestige: look at me, I created a doctor!!~~ "you like biology and helping people!" ... true, but these were generic talking po…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment3/31/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 31, 2026

Guy says it feels so good directly helping people. But he doesn't interact. He works in research for machines in hospitals (kinda vague description when you're talking to hospital executives, right) …

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/31/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 31, 2026

Researching medical equipment is quite literally helping people and saving lives. Arguably more so than nurses and receptionists.

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/31/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 31, 2026

Can’t both things be true? He feels good because he believes that his work is helping people. Perhaps you have a different opinion on that, but it doesn’t invalidate your experience of patient interac…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/31/2026
General Plateau Question

This has never really happened to me, how ever, I believe Monroe discusses it briefly in his second book, and other authors have talked about it also. Pinned to my profile is a method I developed fo…

r/AstralProjectioncomment4/1/2026
Do people ever consider Mars signs when seeking career guidance?

Been a nurse for 14 years. Feels like a good fit. The system can be sad and hard to be inside at times but I have found some of my best friends and can’t imagine not helping people for a career.

r/astrologycomment4/1/2026
Ramblings of a lunatic (me)

Your words are truth and courage, and I’m grateful I took the time to read them. In short, I’ve spent the last several years deep in this contemplation, realization and understanding. Some days the tr…

r/Psychonautcomment4/2/2026
What if the strongest protection is actually inner alignment?

I think you’re pointing to something important there. The barrier working in both directions is a really interesting way to look at it. If someone is constantly holding up a shield, it probably does a…

r/energy_workcomment4/2/2026
Apparently, my therapist told the receptionist: "She keeps pushing on someone’s emotional wounds so they’ll keep coming back because she doesn’t have many clients"

>I don't understand how someone can intentionally cause pain, my mind just can't grasp that. How could someone ever do this? How could the person whose entire career is built on helping people do this…

r/CPTSDcomment4/2/2026
Gay to straight

You're not gay because of porn -- porn has just given you an (unhealthy but understandable) outlet for the attraction that's built into you. I know it won't be an immediate or even quick process of ac…

r/therapycomment4/3/2026
Apart from money and love, what motivates you in life?

Creative pursuits (art and literature, both creating and consuming), and also wanting to help others who have OCD, or just helping people in general.

r/DecidingToBeBettercomment4/4/2026
Tips for detaching from your CR?

Whenever I’m helping people with shifting inner work (I have my own tarot reading business and it’s a common topic people inquire about) my #1 question before diving into ANYTHING is this: What is…

r/realityshiftingcomment4/4/2026
Why have I always been a highly sensitive people-pleaser? Despite therapy and working on myself, I often fall back into these behaviors.

Wow, thank you for your response. I am born in 1985 ☺️. I have always been fascinated by psychology but didn't have the means to study it academically to do it professionally. My parents were in const…

r/AskAstrologerscomment4/4/2026
Tips from someone who hasn’t shifted yet

I still have lots of progress to make, and that much is obvious, but I made this with the intention of helping people or getting clarification from experienced shifters. I might update this after some…

r/realityshiftingcomment4/4/2026
Anyone else here a Christian?

christ consciousness is a real thing in this space. working with the indigenous in peru, many don't realize that quite a few maestros identify as christian - they're latin american and catholic. one o…

r/Psychonautcomment4/5/2026
Meeting people IRL is no different than the apps. It’s us. We’re the problem.

It’s a good question though, and I’m going to reflect on it. I do like helping people. But I do say no. Maybe it’s a bad adaptation I’ve made and done realize it. Always worth reflecting on how we can…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/5/2026
I’m so confused 🥺

Lol you're fine diva I love helping people with my favorite topic. Everyone is different so I cannot give you a number but it's also based on self concept and how you view yourself. For me it took y…

r/Manifestationcomment4/5/2026
Relationship anxiety

Roller coaster of emotions between meetings and communications isn't what dating feels like for most people. If it creates a lot of anxiety for you, perhaps you aren't ready to date, or perhaps you ha…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/5/2026