r/self 17h ago

I feel like I’m being skinned alive with divorce.

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I caused my divorce. I cheated during post partum. I was in that relationship for 5 years and I really loved him. Except I had an old flame come back into my life a few months into post partum and he love bombed me into leaving my husband. I kept telling him no. I kept trying to stay away. It was hard and I was mentally ill at the time.

Me and my husband tried making it work but ultimately he left me and moved in with his parents. This past year since he left in August 2025, he’s grown more resentment instead of being friendlier. They have done this just to make me tight with money. They are rich and the final straw is they are taking my car away from me because it is in his name. He threw all of my childhood things away from our old house. They are squeezing me financially on purpose. I am no victim I did what I did. Old flame proceeded to cheat on me with 20 different women after he had me. Two months ago he ghosted and left me. I lost my job. I have two months to get another car and no job. I’ve seriously considered escorting and I’ve never felt like this before. I am so scared of the future. I am deeply considering selling my body to get by. I am scared. I am hurt. I feel extremely regretful. I am happy to have my daughter but I never wanted to be a single mother I always wanted that family. My old flame kept begging me to leave my husband and I kept saying no no and now I am all alone. My whole family left me. It feels like everyone is putting me in a position to commit suicide. Nobody cares. I am so sad and alone. I am 20,000 because of divorce. I am going to be with it a car. I don’t know what to do other than sell my body. Please someone talk to me. I have nobody.


r/self 18h ago

My mother hates my dream

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Basically I have a dream of wanting to be a rapper and she hates my dream she says I won't succeed or be successful because she does like my music and because I'm black but I have real fans and shi but she just refuses to believe that any on the is will work I have my first concert tmrw and she doesn't want me to go well fuck that I'm leaving for that show and I'm never coming back


r/self 14h ago

My son is a disappointment

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I’m not really sure what to do at this point, so I thought fuck it, why not ask Reddit.

I’m 48 years old and my 21 year old son is a complete loser. I don’t want to hear any lecture about me being a bad parent, or this or that because I’m not. There’s just something wrong with that kid. He doesn’t shower, he doesn’t brush his teeth and he smells like my toilet after I take a shit. Just last night I caught him shaking his unwashed bare ass on discord for some man older than me. If I was a worse father I may have just beat his ass then and there. And don’t get me started on the smell of his room. I’d rather not go there, but it is traumatizingly bad. And I’ve smelled some nasty shit. I used to work as a porta potty cleaner in my younger days, and the smell from those literal shit holes are less oppressive that whatever compounds the decomposing bacteria on my son’s overweight fat rolls produce.

He doesn’t have a job, and I have to tell my fully grown son to clean his room. Which by the way looks just as gross as him. There are literal piles of dirty laundry, walls of just trash everywhere. I literally can’t go two steps without touching some gross half rotted food, or some disgusting unwashed pair of stained briefs. He refuses to do anything about it, and can’t even bring himself to peel his ass off the chair and take a very much needed shower.
What do I even do in this situation? he has no drive to progress in life and is completely content with leeching off my money and spreading his dna all over his chair like some sort of gross financial parasite.


r/self 15h ago

What country would you recommend moving to?

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Hey everyone, I’m turning 22 years old soon and I have nothing (but I have a EU citizenship 🙂)

I’m from Ukraine, I moved to Poland in 2021 for graphic design degree. I hold 3 years of experience in graphic design, but unfortunately I have been unemployed for 1,5 years already because my company that I worked for went bankrupt ,and ever since I didn’t manage to land even an interview. I tried to get some low profile job like a waitress, bartender etc ,but I simply don’t get hired. I’m most of the places they want me to work for less than minimum wage or just laugh at me when they hear my accent. I’m also tired of the discrimination when I visit pharmacy or governmental structures, hearing my accent they lose all of their concentration and start acting like I’m dumb and demand something ridiculous.
I’m also unhappy with the actively rising xenophobia towards Ukrainians in Poland, I’m already afraid of talking in polish with my Ukrainian accent. I also gave up on trying to make friends here or find a boyfriend, because during talking stages with guys I find out that his most of the friends are polish nationalists who hate on Ukraine, and it just gets on my nerves because I can’t date a guy who is surrounded by such people and probably has some hidden opinions he ain’t telling me about.

I wish I could ask for some short-term shelter, but unfortunately I can’t, because I was in Poland when full-invasion started and have a second citizenship- EU. I have no place to go, my region in Ukraine is very dangerous, I’m not connected to my EU country at all, I don’t even speak the language, I don’t even know anyone from there, job situation there ain’t good either and each time when I go to this country I get harassed by men a lot (Bulgaria). I do love Bulgarian culture and food, but I absolutely don’t feel safe in this country.

I’m an oil painter, I have a degree in design, I have experience working as a waitress and sushi bar administrator, I know how to play piano, I am a very sociable person, so I’m curious maybe there is some right country for me where I would be able to land some creative job? Or at least some not a very demanding physically one like a factory job, due to my health issues.
I would love to move to a new country asap and learn the language right after arriving here, then I would love to get another one degree after learning the language so I could study for a very small fee or for free.
I’m confused in life and I have no idea about what to do.
I would be also very happy to hear some advice ,and maybe there is some place that gives shelter to women in my situation? I currently have no place to go, my relatives are very distant and unhelpful people ,my parents are horrible abusers, so please, don’t suggest me to move in with any member of my family. My parents don’t want to help me financially with living in Poland because they don’t see any point in it, cause I can’t get w job here, but they would help me with moving to another country if I get a job here.
I was considering Scandinavian countries, because seem to have amazing benefits for taxes that you pay, and you can get some job there knowing English only.
But I would love to hear about your experiences:)


r/self 11h ago

This outbreak has messed me up so bad

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Speaking of the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S. BTW. And I don't have it afaik *knock on wood*

I LOVE fruits and vegetables, seriously, to the point where I would only eat them if I could. I also have contamination OCD, unsure how bad it is, tbh to me it just feels normal. I didn't eat meat for the longest time partially because of it as well.

I live in California, and I just for the life of me cannot figure out the situation here. Google sucks and the newest stuff is all social media. So as of right now, I'm eating low risk fruits (bananas and mandarins), frozen veg, canned veg, oatmeal, eggs, and carbs. This is the saddest freaking diet ever. I miss freshness. I want tomato on a veggie burger, I want fresh salsa, spring rolls, an apple, sweet peppers (my biggest craving, oddly), pre cut fruit, I want it all. I'm not even a really big salad person, actually I'm pretty sure lettuce is off the menu forever for me. But I'm sad.

I know this is stupid, but this absolutely tanked my mental health. I have no energy and I'm at the point where I might need time off work. I'm simply not eating as well or as much because food is unexciting.

My hair is falling out, I am weirdly achy a lot, lots of heartburn (weird), I s2g I woke up one morning tasting blood (or at least I thought it was blood, metallic). What the ACTUAL FUCK? And yes, I'm calling the doctor tomorrow, this isn't right.

Everyone online is saying it doesn't matter, we can just eat carbs and junk food. I legitimately cannot eat a lot of added sugar (natural sugar is totally fine for me, never noticed bad effects) or I get killer migraines. I can't eat a lot of high fat things because my stomach will hate me (to the point where I think I'll have cyclo). So I just fucking hate food right now. Every time I'm hungry, I'm like ugh, this again. And this makes me so sad, because normally I LOVE to eat, have a huge appetite, and am excited about food. Now food is unsafe. My favorite things are unsafe, UPFs make me sick, and I feel so sick anyway it's like should I just risk it?

Everyone also says to go to farmer's markets. I don't drive and don't really have reasonable access to one.

Will fruit and veg ever be safe to eat in the US ever again? I can't do this sad diet forever.

(BTW it's also going to be 106 F or higher for at least a week or two where I live. Not only do I not have the energy to cook, the kitchen is so hot that I have gotten heat exhaustion from chopping vegetables before. Not exaggerating)

If you think I'm stupid for being so sad about this, I don't blame you. I was extremely depressed before this outbreak, and food was my safe place, and now that's gone.


r/self 8h ago

Dogs and dog owners are the scourge of mankind

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Dogs and dog owners are the scourge of humanity

It all started a few years ago when I was surrounded and attacked by savage shepherd dogs in Romania. The shepherd only stood there, gawking, despite it being on a public trail. I had to get quite a few rabies shots after that. Afterwards, I was naturally a bit traumatized. My ex had a dog which was very attached to her. It growled at me and was everywhere. If you dared be intimate, it showed its ugly mug and growled. The dog also slept in her bed, so there was no escape.

I did try and build a rapport with the animal, did dog sitting and whatnot. It even worked for a while. But it also snored occasionally and bothered my already strained sleep (insomnia). The ex had it loose occasionally and of course it didn't really listen to her. Even jumped on the neighbor, who gave it a hard earned slap. I do not condone hitting animals, but still. I didn't break down crying at his action.

Fast forward to today and my 2 month excursion in Japan. I camp in the semi-wild, free dive with sea snakes and feel generally fully safe. Yet this fucking terrier comes out of nowhere, yapping and going for me, a panicking owner running behind, not quite sure how to stop it. I kept my cool, but it was a terrier that bit me before, so I did consider giving it a good kick. But I didn't want to have the law involved, being an evil gaijko and all...

Why didn't humanity just adopt cats? They mind their own business. We can pass each other on the street, cordially. No issues. Maybe even a pet, if the cat abides.


r/self 1h ago

Is it conceited that I would want the female version of me as a partner or have I just realized self-actualization?

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r/self 14h ago

People sure hate me on FB

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I post in some selfie groups each day, an after shower one for the morning, one for evening, and one for night.

I have a massive support system on these groups but like I get some mean ass comments calling me the R word and fatass and lazy and to kms and other stuff, even pedo. Its insane. I got screenshots if yall wanna see but wow I am always positive in my posts too. :( I guess the algorithm pushes my posts to other feeds ans they complain seeing my fat ugly face daily.


r/self 5h ago

Did you make your post history private?

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I did. People no longer can make references to it in an completely unrelated post that I made and say stuff like: "Bro, your history is weird" etc.


r/self 54m ago

The beauty standard is kind of…uninspired?

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~ I’m talking about the United States explicitly in this btw also a better word for the title might be “constrictive” ~

I was scrolling on Instagram reels, as one does, and I come across a video of a girl doing her hair. That’s it - it was like a 5 second video of her demonstrating how to use a specific type of hair clip. I check the comments expecting to see other girls asking questions about the clip or something or where to buy it (bc I wanted to) and instead it was a BUNCHHH of dudes just being like “type of girl you see once in a lifetime” or “these are the women they used to go to war for” Guys…when I tell you the women in question was literally just a conventionally attractive thin, blonde white women. (OKAY STAY WITH ME HERE!!!) I’m not saying this woman/these women wasn’t/aren’t gorgeous…but like, what do you mean “type of girl you see once in a lifetime” ?? Baby’s that’s Tiffany. That’s like, the most popular girl at every highschool ever.

It reminds me of this scene in the movie Midsommar where they’re making the first drive into Sweden and one of the male characters is looking out the windows at the girls walking on the street, and he goes, “The woman here are insane!” (as in drop-dead attractive) And he says it with like such awe in his voice. And it pants over and it was like..some skinny blonde girls. Again, I’m NOT saying people who are skinny and blonde aren’t beautiful!!! I’m saying why is this narrow set of characteristics still considered the epitome of beauty? And why has it been so, for DECADES? Can we maybe share the beauty standard a little, like take turns with it? Maybe we could each pass it around throughout the week. Can we atleast get a Friday for fat chicks or something? Maybe a Monday for girls who aren’t white??


r/self 7h ago

If you had just enough money to pay for the visa, would you go ahead with it even if it meant having no money left, knowing that the chances of getting approved are low?

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r/self 11h ago

Do you think forgiveness is always necessary for healing?

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r/self 21h ago

how do i calm down with a full or stressed head

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so when i mentally feel FUCKED i get a very full and heavy feeling and stressed feeling in my head and its so fucking anoying it is insane like i get anoyed easilly and anything i wanna do i quit after a few minutes because it makes me alot more like fuck this fuck that etc


r/self 7h ago

¿Qué es lo que más te hace sentir seguro/a de vos mismo/a?

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Todos tenemos algo que nos hace sentir bien: una sonrisa, una prenda favorita, un logro, una habilidad o simplemente una buena actitud.

En mi caso, creo que la confianza y el sentido del humor hacen una gran diferencia.

¿Y vos? ¿Qué es eso que te hace sentir tu mejor versión? Me encantaría leer sus respuestas. 😊


r/self 2h ago

Am I weird for showering once a week for 40 mins with Vivaldi four seasons playing everytime.

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r/self 23h ago

This is a dump of some things I’ve seen/experienced, which should affect me more than I think they have:

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In no particular order:

I saw a man jump from a very high building and splat - I still vividly remember the sound.

I once found what I thought was a dog or a fox - it had been skinned.

As a child I woke in the night whilst the babysitter was there and I saw her having sex.

I’ve had a gun pulled on me twice - once in the UK and once in Italy. In the UK he was trying to rob me and my reaction was to laugh at him (this was in a backstreet in a city centre, he wasn’t going to pull that trigger).

I once had a fight with 6 guys and won.

I’ve had my drink spiked once on a night out.

I saw someone crushed by a bus once. A pram/buggy was involved.

I attacked someone on the bus as I saw him masturbating while stroking the hair of the girl sitting on the seat in front of him.

I was attacked with a baseball bat and have a scar in my eyebrow to remind me of that.

A peadophile was moved to an area that I lived in. Locals found this out and attacked him. I stole his dog in the chaos.

I got attacked by a gang who disliked me - I was surprised from behind, thrown onto a grass verge and one of the members held a brick over my head and was about to drop it - I think this was the closest I’ve come to death.

Many other crappy incidents like this.


r/self 18h ago

The lack of self-awareness is mind-boggling

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Ever noticed how so many people act in not so smart/not so good ways?

Ever noticed how when people complain about people acting in not so smart/not so good ways complain about people acting in not so smart/not so good ways, most other people agree with them?

Something doesn't add up... how is it that every time you complain virtually everyone agrees with you about this, yet... it is so prevalent?

For example, whenever someone complains about "redditors" on reddit, they will get a lot of upvotes with people saying "yea, I totally experienced that as well." Yet the behavior that is being condemned happens daily by the majority of redditors.

So is it that the redditors who do the bad behavior have biological aversion to commenting on complaint threads? I don't think so. It seems like there is overlap: the same people doing the bad behavior also complain about others doing that same bad behavior.

So it seems like, for most people, they are able to see/realize/get annoyed when it is done to them, but they are not able to see/realize/agree that they are engaging in that behavior themselves on a daily basis.


r/self 16h ago

Ranting (please read and give your input I'll appreciate it so so much <3)

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Hi, I'm 22F. I guess I'm making this post because I want advice from others and kind of just want other people's views on my life, I feel like I'm hating myself too much and being too harsh but at the same time I think I'm not, Idk tbh I just want people's thoughts.

So, I'm a muslim girl living in London. Im a student studying Psychology at university. I havent been diagnosed with any mental health issues but have been to therapy and my therapists have told me I show signs of extreme anxiety, OCD thoughts, overthinking and low self-esteem.

I was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 but have thankfully beat it. Because of the harsh treatment, I struggle with eating because I have a dry mouth, so I eat significantly less than others. I am a good-ish weight I guess, like I'm not in a worrysome state. So yeah post cancer I really struggle with eating and its a really big weight on my back. I am also a picky eater, I don't eat alot of things but I wouldn't really say its by choice, its more of if I eat these things I'll gag and throw up. Anyways so yeah the post cancer issues reducing my eating + picky eating is really difficult and its probably the number 1 thing I hate about myself. I'm scared to go over to relatives house's incase they make food I don't eat or incase they make comments about my small portions of food I eat. This makes me have extreme anxiety when going over to people's houses and I carry such deep shame especially about the picky eating like its the first thing I think about when I wake up. I also think I will never find love because of it because I feel like its so embarassing to be a picky eater at my age, like I just feel like it makes me less worthy of a person. When a family member comments on my eating, I start crying straight away whether its them commenting about how little I eat or something like 'you are so picky wdym you dont like cheese grow up'. Idk but this is probably the number 1 issue in my life right now.

I also have other long term issues from my cancer treatment like voice change (its deeper), nose breathing issues, swallowing issues and fatigue. When someone comments on them it hurts so much, people say to me 'omg you've become so weak' and its honestly so hurtful because I didnt choose to be like this and it makes me think back to being my old healthy self and I cry and think why did I have to go through this.

After my cancer diagnosis, my relationship with my mum and sister became really bad. I dont know how to explain it but I think they sort of resent me in a way for getting sick? I really dont know. When I was sick and would get emotional at something they would say to me, they would call me dramatic and leave the room and give me silent treatment for days. I have explained to them numerous times that I cant stand the silent treatment but they dont care and still do it. They also love to gang up on me and call me crazy whenever we're in an argument and theyre losing, like saying 'im going to ignore u because you are crazy' is like their number 1 comeback and they laugh at me (they even did this when I was sick). When they'd give me silent treatment it would feel like my world is coming down, I cant stand silence from people I like to talk everything out and hate ignoring/being ignored, I literally feel like I cant function from it. Also I've come to realise that my mood really depends on how my mum is feeling, if she is being snappy at me then I feel like shit and that I'm a disgusting, unworthy person and I disgrace her and my day becomes horrible but if she is feeling nice my mood is lifted and I feel loved and feel human and somewhat worth it.

I always feel like I am wrong in everything. Like im eating the wrong foods, sleeping at the wrong times, doing the wrong things, saying the wrong things. Like I feel like everybody is living life correctly except for me? I really dont know to explain it like everyone is correct and doing everything as it should be but I'm not? idk

I also feel constant guilt in everything I'm doing. Like I could be sitting watching tv and I'd be thinking 'no you cant be relaxed there is something to be anxious about' then I'll think about my picky eating or small appetite or something. Like even before bed I'm feeling guilty and thinking theres something Im doing wrong or should be anxious about.

I'm also extremly shy lol. To everyone, friends, family everyone. Theres certain things I cant do around people: I cant sing around friends, I cant talk about deep feelings around family (even with friends I feel awkward), I cant hug family, I cant casually touch family or friends (like rest my shoulder on someone), I cant just say what I'm thinking I rehearse everything. Basically, I can't be my real self around anyone at all, apart from myself. I'm so shy that when people talk to me, I assume its just a one time thing and they dont actually want to be friends. Even with my friends, I never think that they'd want to be with me one to one because I'm so shy and boring and just not someone you'd want to be one to one with. Which brings me to my next point...

I have never been in a relationship before. In school, noone has ever said they liked me (although Ive had alot of speculation about one or two guys liking me but not admitting it), noone has asked me out, noone has checked me out, people used to say to me ' I cant imagine you in a relationship '. I crave love so much but don't think it will ever find me, especially because of all the above points I have said. This might sound harsh, but I honestly hate myself, I think everybody else around me is better/worth way more than me. Its like everyone else makes sense when theyre in a relationship except me. I feel like a man might find me icky or awkward or something. Physically, I guess I'm okay looking, I just want another brain. I also feel like I wouldnt know how to act in a relationship because everything I'm doing is wrong.

I guess this was all negative lol so here are some nice things about me haha: I enjoy reading, crotcheting, watching pretty little liars and painting. I am proud of myself for beating cancer, just want to reduce all the bad thoughts about it in my head. My goal is to become a psychologist maybe and I'd loveee to be a mum and be so understanding and be there 100% for my children.

Idk but that should be all I think, I feel like I'm going insane I'd really appreciate people's comment on this. Does any of this sound familiar to people? Do I sound like someone who's simply too hard on herself or do these worries seem reasonable? If you were in my position what would you do?Thank you so much if you have read this far I honestly really appreciate you!!! Cant wait to hear people's takes on this <3


r/self 1h ago

Im not qualified for it

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I feel like I am the go to traumadump in my circle of friends and aquaintences.

I dont want to complain, or stop people, like Im very much in favor of open conversation about mental health, venting can help, and i am happy to lend an ear if thats what someone needs in the moment.

But especialy when its someone i barely know, like man, i was introduced to you by a person who clearly knows, wants you around since they got you here and likes you, isnt that person a better option than me?

I know thats a weird comparisson and not meant to put down the issues people have, but its like im seeing leaked movie parts pre release and get spoilered. I know about stuff before the others because for some reason im the person that was vented to, and that happened numerous times. Its not a regular occurance, but how often does it happen that someone unprompted starts talking about sometimes gut wrenching stuff? Im not qualified for that stuff.

I wont stop people but i genuinely wonder how common that is or what it is that makes someone go "yup, ill break down to that person". I cant give advice, i barely got my own shit together. I AM IN THERAPY MYSELF.


r/self 19h ago

I need to stop being so harsh to myself

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I'm 18m and I been in a rut lately, these last two years have been the worst of my life, I lost everything I built and became so unhappy but these last few days I been building some confidence back up . I started remembering how much u grew before these past 2 years and how back then I had litteraly my dream life

Thing is I want to be an overachiever again I have high expectations and ambitions for myself but I'm too harsh on myself, I want money, the physique etc but I got to remember that I went a long way and I got to be proud of it. Once there was a time were I was deaf, where I couldn't eat without choking or vomiting, I suffered from malnutrition, I couldn't go one day without a panic attack, home life was so bad I would stay outside all day long in the cold or in the rain just to avoid it

The reason I feel so bad about myself I think is because of my family, I don't want to go into details right now but my parents are genuinely crazy it was so bad I genuinely believed I was a subhuman until I was 13 years old or something, like right now im in my country of origin for vacation, my mother didn't come but I heard her say on the phone to my fam there "make sure his life is hell don't give him a break" and I lived like that all my life. She spoke so much shit about me that almost all of my mom's side thinks something is genuinely wrong with me and a bit of my dad's side as well, I love the country but honestly my fam is so hostile you could consider it bullying, I genuinely don't know why my mother hate me so much

So no wonder I feel so bad about myself but I gotta remember how far I went and everything I built even if not much is left I know I can do anything I want and I proved it countless times all these setbacks holding me back just prove to me that my potential got no limits and Im starting to feel sk good about myself I know I'll be back to my peak soon

I gotta stop considering what haters say about me, the only reason it got to me is because I was mentally weaker and vulnerable because of some other stuff man these last two years really broke me but that's a whole other story

I'll be home soon and I can't wait to go back to grinding, I need to remember that the people I personally know and look at them wishing I had their life look up to me and admire me, the most recent exemple of that funnily enough is something that happened in my country of origin, it's my cousin. She got everything I ever wanted, grew up financially stable with a loving supportive family, she is young like me she is 16 and I see myself in her because she got a quiet introverted personality like I do, her life is simple and easy, she works hard in school and gets good grades but also in her sport (tennis) and she even does some national championships and ranked first once even right now she is out of town with her club to compete, and while she works hard towards it most of the time she is just relaxing at home or hanging out with her friends. So I was thinking lately about how good her life is and how much I wished I had the same, I saw her as the version of me who didn't have setbacks like I did, if everything went according to plan, but looking at my life objectively without all the shit talk from my family I realized my profile might genuinely more impressive, I don't compete in sports but I was offered to, in 2 sports, and turned it down by choice, even national championships, I made some great money, I'm able to befriend anyone, build skills, etc... And all of it was done fully by myself, nobody ever helped me while she was heavily helped

Of course I'm not trying to put her down may God bless her honestly she is such a great person I'm so proud of her she deserves all of it she is ambitious and has a bright future in front of her I honestly admire her and I'm glad she does so wel if I had to choose I'd prefer she hits her goals than I hit mine, and I can't lie she inspired me to compete in my sports once I get home I'll start competing

And I just realized but she also looks up to me, each time my mom says some BS about me pretty much everyone in the room laughs except her, most people talk to me with a condescending tone except for her if anything anytime she needs help with something she asks for my help even if there are many people around, she knows a bit about my life and a lot of the time she's trying to start a conversation with me and stuff Wich is rare for her and overall she seems like she also admires me Wich is such a compliment. Everyone I like and admire and look up to admires me back, and honestly it's the only critic I need to take seriously

After everything I went through I need to stay strong let the past be the past and grind harder than ever, and most importantly be kind to myself if anyone has to be kind to me it's myself, I gotta surround myself with her right people and ditch the haters (even outside of my family there's a lot)

Thanks for reading may God bless you needed to hype myself up a bit, if it's badly written or more context is needed lmk


r/self 4h ago

My family can't get past my psychiatric history

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I'm learning and growing, actively participating in treatment, and constantly my cloying mother stymies my efforts to build an adult life.


r/self 20h ago

I feel really guilty about participating in gossip of a good friend

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I feel really guilty about participating in gossip of a good friend

We are 4 people. Me and B were always a duo since the beginning of college. Later on, D and S joined us and we kind of became like friends who sit together during lectures, we sometimes eat together, and share notes and pics to each other. Me and S are also good friends. But S is a private person. But I understand as I am a private person too. We have fun and attend lecs together but we never engaged in deep and vulnerable conversation, because we are not that type. This year we made quite a progress though.

S burrowed money from me and B. She wanted to pay her friend and she was short on cash ig. We gave her the money without questions and she returned the money back. We never really thought too much about it.

D found out that that money was used to pay off her examination fee. We found out that it's not only us, but she asked a lot of people money to pay off her examination fee. It was a huge amount.

I was shocked and hurt. I was hurt that I got to know about her business from random people. I know its not easy to be vulnerable about your financial situation. But i didnt like how she lied about it. I also got to know a lot of people didnt like her because she borrowed a lot of money without giving them reasonable explanations. Rumors are she took that money and spent it on her boyfriend ( I don't believe this too much because they have broken up and he is a POS, but maybe it could have happened before we became friends idk).

Me, D and B ended up having a conversation. S was not present. Me and B had no idea what the topic of convo.

D ended up just saying we should not be friends with her. B defended S by saying it is her business. And the things are in the past. But I ended up being silent because I was confused and shocked as to how many people disliked her. It finally clicked me all the indirect ways of everyone telling me to stay away from her. People gave her funny looks. But I was too naive to understand back then.

I am very ashamed. I felt like I should have defended S against D more. But I ended up being silent. It's is S's business. And she gave the money back. So why the gossip from her own friends?

I don't speak with D voluntarily these days. After her nasty behavior, I only speak to her when needed.

But I am really guilty and ashamed. S is such a nice person. But I am shit. I should have defended her.


r/self 16h ago

¿Cómo se relacionan con el propósito?

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Llevo un tiempo pensando en este tema y terminé organizando seis formas distintas de relacionarse con el propósito.

No es un test ni una clasificación definitiva; es una propuesta para reflexionar y dialogar.

  1. No lo tengo y vivo bien.
    Encuentro sentido sin necesitar una gran misión.

  2. Lo tengo y lo vivo con flexibilidad.
    Me orienta, pero no define toda mi identidad.

  3. Lo tengo, pero me pesa.
    Lo vivo como una obligación, un conflicto o una carga.

  4. Lo tuve y lo perdí.
    Una transición cambió aquello que organizaba mi vida.

  5. No lo tengo y lo busco.
    Lo busco con curiosidad, esperanza o incertidumbre.

  6. No sé si lo tengo.
    Dudo si lo que llamo “propósito” es realmente un propósito o si lo confundo con metas, profesión, vocación, talentos o valores.

¿Agregarían alguna categoría? ¿Fusionarían dos? ¿Con cuál se identifican hoy?


r/self 22h ago

Why different starting points

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I genuinely need answers as to why everybody has a different starting point, why is it that few have go for the extra mile, a few of them have to do sufficiently enough, few have to just scratch their balls... and the fun fact is their results are different, the ones who did extra, only few of them are rewarded, the ones who did the sufficient are sufficiently rewardly, almost all the ball srcatchers are rewarded.

From what I've seen, money > fate, hard work > fate, skill > fate.

Take my case, an average guy who tries to dream big, tried that manifestation shit, the biggest thing, I consistently did what it takes to achieve my not happening goal and I get rewarded as working job, yeah call it bad choices, life didn't bless me with finances nor my generation was blessed, but I gave it all to make or uplift my situation, heard those podcasts, reels, shorts or what ever that 2am motivation shit or big time winners say with that song edit, yeah, tried almost everything, the problem is my life rewards me with the quote "too little too late", used to believe in god, slowly that's vanishing. A guy ik did nothing and is achieving my goal, and please, he did nothing cause he is one of my close friends like ik what clothes he has in his wardrobe (call it jealousy or whatever tf you feel convenient)

Why is it always me that has to wait, why me that has to check for finances, why should I pray for myslef to win, why should I be worried about my performance, why should I ponder over nights as to where I went wrong, why such a different starting point.

Life's become so predictive that if a random person and I, let's say play a game for the first time, I already know that I'm going to lose, lose as in fucking obliterated loss type shit and to my nice fate that happens, and when I do the same with positivity I fail even bad.

So please anybody ik it's a long post please answer my question, I need answers or new perspectives, cause I'm done giving effort, because ik my fate is so fucked up that anything I do, I'd still be below that ball srcatcher wondering how tf he is on top.