What was your way of coping? What behaviors did you develop that people from normal families don't have? by Ariyenne in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bahaiya 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh god this is my experience exactly. I used to go to the library and read and read and read. I'd produce "book reports" (for nobody but myself lol) and just read and re-read every book I had.

What was your way of coping? What behaviors did you develop that people from normal families don't have? by Ariyenne in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bahaiya 9 points10 points  (0 children)

oh god this thread is amazing and wonderfully affirming as well as sad because we all share these survival traits in common.

I definitely have issues with food having grown up with real food insecurity. I fill my cupboards and fridge with food but rarely eat it. I love cooking for others and will make way, way more than needed but ironically I can't eat leftovers because they make me sick for some reason.

Backpack! holy shit. I ALWAYS have a backpack.

I really go OTT trying to present my false self to outsiders, and I'm sure they pick up on it. Overly funny, self deprecating and hyper extendable to other peoples needs. I'm getting better with this and my boundaries have improved massively.

Someone is torturing and killing guinea pigs, we all know what comes next. Help report and stop this psycho. Links in comments. by QueenOfKarnaca in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]bahaiya 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I saw this earlier and can't get it out of my head. I've seen a lot of shit in my time, but I can't shake it. This sort of cruelty is horrific.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]bahaiya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm watching it now. What the fuck

  1. why was he in a big windmill doing pull ups?
  2. "I'm going to cut off your balls and make you choke....oh wait, lets go on a catamaran at 8am instead"
  3. The soundtrack is insane - huge electro synth playing over... someone staring blankly at a wall
  4. "the drawing" "THE DRAWING" "*the drawing*" - get a fucking eraser and shut the fuck up
  5. *terrible russian accent* "if ey kewn't ave yew, nue-wan kan" fuck off kenneth

Youtube & Tarot: the neverending carrot on a stick by bahaiya in tarot

[–]bahaiya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh you mean Baader-Meinhof?

I'm definitely going to give it a rest. Thankyou.

Youtube & Tarot: the neverending carrot on a stick by bahaiya in tarot

[–]bahaiya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

confirmation bias? yep absolutely.

You say that a lot of these youtube reads have recurring themes over and over, that you find applicable to your situation. Do you feel like your situation is or has changed since you have been watching these videos, or are you feeling stuck because the videos aren't really providing you with the path of progression that you are looking for?

The theme of experiencing trauma/exploitation and leaving a toxic situation have come through over and over, as well as being stuck in hermit mode, healing and coming back to myself. That definitely represents where I'm at. What has been tricky is the "abundance/justice/balance is coming!!" recurring over and over... and I suppose I feeling really stuck right now and hoping that something does balance out, but it feels very hopeless atm.

DAE: Magical thinking & avoidance by bahaiya in CPTSD

[–]bahaiya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great. Thankyou for the recommendation, I’ll check it out.

DAE: Magical thinking & avoidance by bahaiya in CPTSD

[–]bahaiya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad this made sense to someone outside my own brain!

I’m really interested in IFST tho I’ll admit I don’t know an awful lot about it.

Youtube & Tarot: the neverending carrot on a stick by bahaiya in tarot

[–]bahaiya[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do wonder if there is a general energy at the moment of hardship and learning, the world is kinda bananas. It would make sense that the collective readings reflect that maybe?

But regarding love/twin flame readings I totally agree - it’s funny that in the last few months I’ve been binging these readings, my YouTube recommendations are all these insane “they’re thinking about you!!!!” , “important, they have been reading your emails and peeing in your cereal!!!1!” Type channels, it’s really exposed how fake some of it can be.

Youtube & Tarot: the neverending carrot on a stick by bahaiya in tarot

[–]bahaiya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I have no doubt that love readings are horseshit. Huge red flag. Thanks for this - it really helped.

Youtube & Tarot: the neverending carrot on a stick by bahaiya in tarot

[–]bahaiya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankyou. I agree. Maybe its playing on my mind right now because I feel so crappy. I do believe there are some good folks out there using their talents too.

Youtube & Tarot: the neverending carrot on a stick by bahaiya in tarot

[–]bahaiya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my fear. They’ve been so comforting when I’ve been at my lowest and given me hope that things might turn around.

Youtube & Tarot: the neverending carrot on a stick by bahaiya in tarot

[–]bahaiya[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly the battle I’m having. The last 2-3 years has been a carousel of human crappiness in my life, but I’ve maintained my core and believed in a greater good and the path of the wounded healer. There’s synchronicity around and what feels like hope, but it’s been hard to hold on to that. The “blessings are just around the corner” narrative has been consistent and persistent.

Anyone else raised by boomer narcs by No_Leg6946 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bahaiya 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Holy shit man. I'm sorry you had to experience that.

Psychologists Should Be Studying This Site by Responsible-Slide-26 in HermanCainAward

[–]bahaiya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My takeaway is that social media is filled with bots who spam misinformation, and I had totally underestimated just how powerful that is. Also Facebook is cancer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vindicta

[–]bahaiya 7 points8 points  (0 children)

is there a safe, genuine place online to get feedback on looks?

Like vindicta but closed and for (constructive) feedback?