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Chest "phantom" hole

Chest "phantom" hole — Hello everybody, Since childhood I've been experiencing a feeling of a hole in my chest. It's sometimes empty but also it feels like it holds my whole energy?? I also feel energy shifts here I've also…

r/energy_workpost3/28/2026
How to be comfortable in new, developing relationships without devaluing them for not being as deep as a past relationship (phantom ex?)

How to be comfortable in new, developing relationships without devaluing them for not being as deep as a past relationship (phantom ex?) — After many months of thinking, I've come to the conclusion that one of the things that made my past relationship so special is the fact that it was the first time I had ever been in touch with someone…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylepost10/7/2025
How to get over irreversible, life altering mistakes?

How to get over irreversible, life altering mistakes? — Check out my previous post about not going to the prestigious engineering school I was accepted to in high school for details, but I am having so much trouble moving on. I need to accept my life is no…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost3/31/2026
Process - Month 2-3 Experiences

Process - Month 2-3 Experiences — This will be shorter than the last one. You can read the last one but mine is relatively easy (no children) and we are on good terms with no financial ties. The legal process is going quite smoothly. …

r/Divorcepost4/4/2026
Time is fake; there is nothing but you.

Time is fake; there is nothing but you. — Shifting, dimensional jumping, Neville Goddard, law of assumption/attraction, magick, etc. all essentially talk about the same thing: Embody the person (or entity) you want to be. This post is a bit…

r/nevillegoddardpost4/7/2026
Connecting the dots in 2026: My "accidental" beginner experiences and the 3-year gap.

Connecting the dots in 2026: My "accidental" beginner experiences and the 3-year gap. — Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on re-attempting Astral Projection. I’m just now realizing how close I actually got to projecting a few years back. About 2 or 3 years ago, I was deep into att…

r/AstralProjectionpost4/11/2026
Astral Projection: Quick Start Guide

I've not heard of anything like that before! But if the pain is actually phantom than physical, then perhaps read this article: http://obeoutlook.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-guardian-on-threshold.html?m=…

r/AstralProjectioncomment6/24/2021
Astral Projection: Quick Start Guide

When I did it my first time I just imagined a phantom version of myself sitting up and walking out of my body

r/AstralProjectioncomment11/29/2022
START HERE! - Beginner Guides, FAQs, and Resources

I have experienced death before in dreams, many times, and in many different ways: drowning in icy cold mud, suffocating on rust, being electrocuted, having G-forces rip the vitals from my body, being…

r/LucidDreamingcomment9/8/2024
The song “I love you, I’m sorry” by Gracie Abrams makes me think of the POV of a DA

I am in the same boat. Had my FA (maybe DA? I never knew about attachment theory until her. She was extremely committed and IN. LOVE. for 2 years and was much more anxious and attached. Then she was j…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/8/2025
Cannot stay attracted to dating app matches

These are all classic avoidant attachment distancing techniques. Your latest crush is a form of a phantom ex.

r/attachment_theorycomment4/28/2025
Cannot stay attracted to dating app matches

By ‘phantom ex,’ I mean that the most recent crush is serving as an idealized image of someone they can never have, which makes it easier to compare others to this unrealistic standard. It’s common in…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/28/2025
FA Ex who semi-ghosted me sent me this message 2 months later

Haha...the only link I have sent him recently, for real, is a link to my Amazon wish list to get my apology gift. I've talked to him before about it and he's not willing to do the work or go to therap…

r/attachment_theorycomment7/2/2025
Update

This could be off base but I kind of get the vibe that this is akin to the “phantom ex” FAs sometimes employ, except .. forward looking instead of back. I think you did well not giving the new girl y…

r/attachment_theorycomment7/5/2025
Women I’m dating is afraid I’ll lose interest when I learn who she really is. Seeking FA perspective.

The fact that she brought it up so early, to me, is a green flag. Those who have been repeatedly hurt by FAs would say it’s a green flag in a sea of red, but IMO to be able to openly have discussions …

r/attachment_theorycomment8/15/2025
A little look into how fearful avoidants operate (aka, how one of my relationships ended - twice - because I was unaware of my patterns)

Thank you for your comments. Can I ask you: you say “she misses you even now…” as if she is still hung up on him? Is this a situation you’re in? Is this a common FA characteristic? I’ve heard of the…

r/attachment_theorycomment9/5/2025
Can a FA-DA relationship work?

Hm, not really no. An FA will be able to feel the wall that is up with a DA and a DA probably won't be able to feel the wall that is up for the FA. So, the FA won't be able to 'feel' any love from a D…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment10/7/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

Hi everyone, I’m curious if anyone here with an anxious attachment style has experienced something often called a "phantom ex" (intrusive thoughts, emotional pull, or idealization of a past partner l…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment1/31/2026
Feeling conflicted, I don't know if I don't love him and I am settling or if I love him and the "cons" are avoidant deactivation?

Every person in a committed relationship settled for someone good enough. If you are thinking about something maybe being better around the corner, or a phantom ex, that's your avoidance.

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment2/6/2026
my(F28) bf(M30) thinks themed bridal shower of my friend is stupid and my costume is stupid.

You are definitely not too old to get dressed up and have fun! Please point out to him that costume parties and masquerade balls have always been a thing, even in high society, so nothing to be embarr…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/7/2026
Experiences With Cosmic Entities.

This reminds me of phantomless mind celestials. Often behind the black hole. https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Fathomless_Mind

r/experiencerscomment3/8/2026
Thoughts on astro-seek.com requiring registration?

I am having the same exact problem. I have tried everything I can think, even before they had halted registrations. I don’t use a VPN, but it says I am so I am ineligible. I don’t mind creating an acc…

r/AskAstrologerscomment3/12/2026
Differentiating deactivation vs genuine incompatibility

I am very attracted to my partner most days. I am fearful avoidant that has historically leaned more dismissive (although now more secure) and I am hyper sexual. Repulsion returns and I don’t feed int…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment3/12/2026
DA’s - Do You Know When You’re Deactivating?

Thankfully I became aware if attachment theory after being discarded by an FA out of nowhere when things were going well and it led me to finally realise I was an FA also. I would start out AA and onc…

r/attachment_theorycomment3/16/2026
If your avoidant ex discarded you: go no contact immediately.

Because some avoidants they understand their issue and how they hurt other person and how much they miss this person but - they dont want to take accountability. Their biggest issue is not being avoi…

r/BreakUpscomment3/18/2026
You had an OBE, right?

For me it was around nine months before I started to truly experience what I would describe as program-specific experiences. I don't think people realize that this is a VERY long path of skills to de…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/20/2026
About no contact.

Lets be honest, most people here aren't doing no contact to heal, they are doing it to get their exes back. I don't necessarily agree with the shame part, especially with avoidant attachment style exe…

r/ExNoContactcomment3/21/2026
Why does it take years to realize you’re traumatized? And why does "standard" therapy often miss the point?

I’ve been in therapy routinely since 1999. I was just diagnosed with CPTSD last April. So, I’m 59 facing the phantom life issue, the trauma response issue, and doing EMDR, realizing I’ve lost the majo…

r/CPTSDcomment3/23/2026
r/CPTSDcomment3/24/2026
My (M27) Best friend since High School (F26) told me she cheated after we got engaged

she looked you right in the eye and said “I love you” with someone else’s essence on her breath. she wasn’t thinking of you when she thought she was in love with her boss. you knew when she would c…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/1/2026
Is diphenhydramine any good?

I thought it was unique, despite many people saying it's trash. I've done up to 400mg. If you're determined, you should starter smaller, like 150mg, and see how you feel, first. Space the doses by a…

r/Psychonautcomment4/3/2026
Conflict about 3rd kid after an affair (36M/36F)

So true! My brother was hurt while working a side job on days off as a fire fighter, had a horrible accident and had to retire 15 years thsn normal from the fire dept. They already had 2 kids when th…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/3/2026
Finding out my ex has a new girlfriend 6 months later hurts more than I expected.

Taking her to the same ski resort shows they're basically trying to recreate the relationship they had with you, but with a new person. Classic avoidant behaviour. Good luck, you're on your way becomi…

r/ExNoContactcomment4/4/2026
r/ExNoContactcomment4/4/2026
Finding out my ex has a new girlfriend 6 months later hurts more than I expected.

Really.... He was so cold when we split. I broke NC once reaching out but his response was so indifferent that I assumed he’d moved on completely. It’s not that I want to be a "phantom ex" but it just…

r/ExNoContactcomment4/4/2026
You can in fact break up with someone you still love.

This exact thing happened to me about 4 1/2 weeks ago in a 2-year relationship. As a recipient of this, it does bring me some comfort that she still loved and cared about me. I do feel some resentment…

r/BreakUpscomment4/5/2026
Music to move anger through

Fuck that. I double down on the sadness. • Bell With - Mirror Reaper • Bell Witch - Four Phantoms • Amarok - Resilience • Addaura - Burning for the Ancient • Exulansis - Sequestered Sympathy •…

r/CPTSDcomment4/6/2026
Ran into my DA ex years later and he remembered everything. DAs, what’s actually going on internally?

I am not a DA, but an anxious attachment style. But I do know that often DAs will romanticize a past relationship, and compare all future relationships to it. It’s called the Phantom Ex phenomenon. …

r/attachment_theorycomment4/7/2026
Ran into my DA ex years later and he remembered everything. DAs, what’s actually going on internally?

The phantom ex amalgamation is such truth. You’ll even experience comparing the worst parts of a current relationship to all the worst parts of all previous relationships.  Current insecurity reminds…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/7/2026
Ran into my DA ex years later and he remembered everything. DAs, what’s actually going on internally?

I remember when we were seeing each other, (after the first time we broke up) and his best friend told me that he didn’t understand why he did that considering he would speak about me all the time. Hi…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/7/2026
Ran into my DA ex years later and he remembered everything. DAs, what’s actually going on internally?

Definitely sounds like you are the Phantom Ex or perhaps the “one who got away” in the sense they will always idealize you and the meaning of your role in their life. I think they fixate and store eve…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/7/2026
Ran into my DA ex years later and he remembered everything. DAs, what’s actually going on internally?

I can't answer so much about running into an ex as that hasn't happened, but, >Do DAs tend to carry old relationships in more detail than they let on, even if they never reach back out? A great many…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/7/2026
My boss said something weird

Trust him this time. If it was about you, he’ll say so. Ignore the phantom comment for now. Reading into it will force you to overthink.

r/Anxietyhelpcomment4/8/2026
Sidelined by my (F34) fiancé’s (M38) groomswoman (F37)

He is using her to keep emotional distance from you, She is phantom ex. He 100% had a relationship with her but she is not into him as he is into her and she uses him to keep emotional distance from h…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/8/2026
Google engineer rejected by colleges uses AI to sue UCs and others for racial discrimination

The father relates that they ask all the major LLM the same stuff which serves as a check against something like a phantom citation. You're right in that if they couldn't find a law firm to take on t…

r/AsianAmericancomment4/8/2026
What to do now?

Vibrations are the midpoint, not the destination. As soon as you feel them, let your breathing settle into a quiet nose inhale, slow mouth exhale and mentally label what is happening: “body asleep, mi…

r/AstralProjectioncomment4/9/2026
SRA and hidden trauma

Because PTSD is not revealed by blood tests, MDs have consistently treated my psychosomatic pain as phantom or fake pain. Psychosomatic pain = hypochondriac wasting MD's time I look forward to the da…

r/CPTSDcomment4/10/2026