I'm having a really hard time right now. Someone I was once close to and was almost like family is dying of cancer. The doctors gave her 2 months to live, and she's getting her affairs in order. And I am experiencing a lot of guilt and regret for not staying closer to her. I spent some time with her this weekend and reminisced about the old days... and I know she can't handle my feelings, so I tried really hard not to cry with her. My mom is even more sad than me, so I can't talk to her. My wife is not good with sadness, grief or death. I almost texted my biological dad, but I feared that he would use this against me somehow and I don't really want to make myself vulnerable to anyone. So, I'm just crying alone in the bathroom, wanting to just connect, be held, but not trusting that anyone can handle it or will be a safe space... and i have really good people in my life.. i just feel like i can't be vulnerable, so i cant share or express myself honestly. Does anyone else have this issue when they're going through deep pain in their lives?

Does any one else get post race sadness? Then immediately get consumed by an insane desire to get another a PR?

I Pr-ed in my half marathon time by 5 minutes. I am grateful/ thankful for that. But seconds after the race i felt like i could have been faster. Later tonight, the sadness of getting faster was hard to deal with.

Does any one else expierence this after a race?

Deja vu is the closest thing I can relate it to but it’s not actually Deja vu it’s something else, I’ve experienced Deja vu but this feeling is weirder and almost sinister?? Idk

It’s like a feeling of instant fight or flight except I don’t do either n I’m kind of stuck and my head feels abit dizzy and I can’t really think straight and I feel sick but not physically sick just like I get a really weird taste in my mouth all of a sudden and I feel like I’m kind of in danger but also I’m not at all idk but something just feels off😭it mainly happens ,for some reason, when I’m around running water like a shower or a tap but it can happen anywhere and usually lasts anywhere between 30 seconds to about 3 minutes.

I’ve experienced it since I was about 4 years old, it used to happen when i saw an object that was the “wrong size” like if a pencil was made into a giant statue or it was like a minuscule/Miniature version of something (I still sometimes get it from things like that but not as often)I also used to hallucinate giant spiders and swirl patterns when I was ill and that still happens I have no idea why

I know this post is all over the place but I’ve asked so many people and tried to describe it so many times and no one has any idea what I’m on about and look at me like I’m insane. If anyone has any idea what this is please help me 🤣appreciated

As a child I was forced into the role of an adult as the actual adults never cared about doing what they were supposed to. For example: caring for my sick grandmother in her deathbed and before that, and raising my sister for years where she believed me to be her actual parent.

Nowadays I don't have such responsabilities besides job as an adult but I feel like I am a child trapped in an adult's body. It makes socializing, common conservations... even having a job way more difficult than it should be.

And I am wondering if anybody else feel like this?

Its exam season for me right now, and I’m breaking out so badly and I dont know if its just because I eat a lot sugar to give me energy to study, or if its because I’m stressed 😩

Just today, I was reminded why I am single with no kids at 27 years old, despite always wanting to have a family and seeking healthy and positive long lasting relationships.

I was told that someone I met online about two months ago who I was there for emotionally when he was extremely down about his dead father would help me financially since I’m in an incredibly difficult position right now and could really use the help.

I had a very emotionally and physically abusive childhood and have become extremely independent, jaded and closed off as a result and don’t enjoy nor aim to rely on people as they always tend to let me down, “I’m sorry” me to death, and disappoint me knowing full well how much stress I’m facing. I don’t even like to accept offers for help because I’ve become so pessimistic from the sheer amount of bad experiences I’ve endured, especially at the hands of men.

I spent hours waiting for a money transfer in a Walmart today on my only day off (I stand for 8 hours a day and have Sunday and Thursdays off) just to turn around and head back home with no food nor money because the person - let’s call him Johnny - was taking his sweet time getting to Walmart to do the transfer, all the while being inaccurate about how long things would take and placating me. I know it’s helpful to be patient and fair but I think I’m too nice sometimes and that’s why people take advantage of my friendship/care/etc.

I left my house around 6:30 as he said at 5:30 he was getting picked up in an hour and wanted to hopefully match up with the time he said he’d be there. For hours I walked around filling my cart and then finally sitting for a moment before finding a charger I had to stand up to use just to wait for the last half hour and be fed excuse after excuse along with some shitty apology about how he can’t rush the person driving him.

Last Friday I had a surgery and have been healing very slowly. Mentally I’m not doing very well (I put down weed, alcohol and ❄️all on my own), I’m still mourning the loss of a pregnancy earlier this year and am living on my moms broken couch in her over crowded and dirty apartment. I also have recently had to report my ex for sexual assault and harassment (don’t want to get into this but I’m really not doing okay and am dealing with a BPD trait diagnoses as of two months ago).

I started working a job at a restaurant just to be fired after a month and a half of training with no clear explanation when I asked. I have a new job now but there’s an optician at my workplace that has perpetuated a micro-aggression towards me in Punjabi (I am Jamaican Canadian and speak English and French only) with another customer right in front of me.

After my coworker walked away after rudely interrupting I was informed that she let the customer know that I was only there if he wanted to chat and to speak to anyone else if they want actial information about the job.

I was hired to be a store concierge. To me this was extremely disrespectful and I tried brushing it off but wound up crying on my next shift and not wanting to even be there anymore.

I tried dealing with things there in the moment but was shut down and now am anxiously awaiting an awkward and confrontational conversation with my boss tomorrow.

I feel like I personally have a strong boundary issue and would like to know how to avoid feeling used, embarrassed and humiliated by people that take advantage of my kindness. Please help.

Digital is convenient, but there’s something special about paper. Does anyone else miss this?

Maybe if I just lived , I'd be happier?

A clean, well-organized desk significantly boosts my productivity. Anyone else need a tidy workspace to function well?

I often find myself subconsciously counting the steps as I climb or descend. Does anybody else do this?

I make myself hear white noise sometimes. I can’t explain how because I don’t (think that I) move any muscles in my face or ears to make it happen, I just sort of will it to happen. I do hear a similar sound (not exactly the same) when I yawn but not as loud. It only occurred to me just now that maybe other people don’t do this? It feels like there’s pressure in my ears when I do it and it hurts a little if I do it too long.

It’s like executing a perfect maneuver. Anyone else?

It instantly lifts my mood. Anyone else?

I know the title sounds a little misleading but let me explain. I do love food and I don’t have an eating disorder (that I know of), I also really enjoy cooking. However, I only really ever enjoy food if it’s from a restaurant or pre prepared etc.. I’m also much more of a snacker, small and little portions but often. Even though I love to cook by the time I’m finished I don’t even want the food, it feels like a constant chore to actually eat eat. I think if we created an invention that allowed us to take a pill and get nutrients from it without ever having to eat again I wouldn’t mind at all, not for 80% of the time anyway (excluding my major sweet tooth).

I can’t tell if I’m just bored, but I’m so explorative with my meals I don’t even know what I would make? I know a ton of people who base their life around their meals and I’m really envious, I’d love to be excited about food, because again it is delicious or rather it seems delicious to think about. Maybe I need to start getting pre prepared meals like hello fresh to spice up my life and make me more excited about food? But that’s really expensive.

I was born in 1993 and for some reason I have this deep desire to like, travel to that year and live in that period for a month, just to immerse myself in it and get a feel for what life was like back then, and how much things have really changed. What did people worry about back then? What was better or worse? What was the web like in its infancy? All that stuff.

I can't sleep unless I'm on my side of the bed, regardless of whether someone else is there. Does anyone else have a preferred side?

Unpacking is the final acknowledgment that the trip is really over. Anyone else?

It seems since AI made it splash Google has gotten stupider..

IE: using voice to text, I say the punctuation period and it types out period, same with comma. So far the question mark is ok.

It's not just me my SO has the same issues.

I don't know how many words I have that will be like maybe t the t or other letter just hanging out. Nope they are not in my dictionary.

I could go on but my AI says enough comput........

I'm 22 and someone asked me today if I was married/had kids etc.

In my head I was like "Me?! A child bride?! A teenaged mother?!"

And then I remembered how old I am.

Happens a lot for different stuff too, but that's just the most recent one. Ae the same?

It’s almost like a motivation boost for cleaning. Does anyone else feel this way?

Edges have the best texture. Anyone else?

I tend to snack more just to pass the time. Does anyone else do this?

Hear me out… DAE put flavor packets in their water AND a splash of vanilla creamer? I stg it’s life changing if you don’t like/enjoy plain water. I feel like it can also help my GERD with the fruity packets I pick. My current obsession is pink starburst with vanilla creamer. Tell me I’m not insane LOL

There’s something about the group energy that’s motivating. Does anyone else prefer group workouts?

Oysters are considered to be a delicious luxury treat and have the status of something rich people delight in... However, whenever I tried oysters, they have generally been, to say the least, not great. Am I missing somethins?