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โน Feeling Sad โข
6ย months, 4ย weeks ago
Confession
The Secret Life of a 19-Year-Old College Student: The Unspoken Reality of Paying My Way While Keeping My Parents' Pride
My parents would disown me if they knew how I actually pay for college.
Iโm 19 and in college. My parents think Iโm getting by on a part time job and scholarships. They tell people how proud they are that Iโm independent and responsible, that Iโm doing it on my own.
That version of my life is only half true.
A big part of how I pay my bills is by going on dates with older men who pay me for my time.
I donโt sleep with them. I donโt hโฆ
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Anonymous
๐ Feeling Calm โข
2ย days, 23ย hours ago
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Anonymous
โน Feeling Sad โข
8ย months, 4ย weeks ago
Confession
Unpacking the Trauma: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse and Incest
I am Navigating a Painful Past and trying to Unpack Childhood Trauma and Confusion. Iโm grappling with a heavy question that has haunted me for years: was what my father did to me considered sexual abuse, or am I misremembering my own childhood?
The confusion is its own special kind of torment. One of the most vivid and humiliating memories of my life involves a simple accident. I was a child, taking too long to get ready, and my dad was slamโฆ
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Anonymous
โน Feeling Sad โข
9ย months ago
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When Being 'Passing' Isn't Enough: The Exhausting Truth of Existing as a Trans Woman in a World That Demands Constant Explanation
Trans and Friendships
I donโt even know where to start with this one. Maybe I just need to say it out loud to people who might actually get it.
Iโm a trans woman male-to-female and everyone who follows me on social media already knows. Iโve been trying so hard to build real friendships lately, but I think Iโve finally hit the wall.
Iโve tried connecting with other women, but most of them are deep in mom life now. Theyโve got kids, partnโฆ
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Anonymous
๐ค Feeling Hopeful โข
9ย months ago
Confession
Burnt Out on Empathy: When Men's Rights Become Men's Wrongs
Itโs taking everything in me not to become a misandrist
Iโve always tried to stay fair. I really did. I wanted to understand the male experience, so I read, I listened, and I even joined menโs rights spaces online just to see where they were coming from. I wanted to see the human side the pain, the unfairness, the stories that donโt get told. I didnโt go there to argue or judge. I went to learn.
Some spaces were fine, even compassionate. Bโฆ
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Anonymous
๐ข Feeling Depressed โข
6ย months, 2ย weeks ago
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Kicked Out of College, Crushed by Depression: A 20-Year-Old's Heartbreaking Struggle to Find Help
Iโve been kicked out of college and life feels miserable right now.
Iโm about 20. Iโve been dealing with depression for years, honestly since high school. High school itself was rough. The first half of it I was stuck in a really bad relationship, and it went way beyond normal teenage drama. I donโt even want to get into the details. It took a lot out of me.
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Anonymous
โน Feeling Sad โข
6ย months, 3ย weeks ago
Confession
The Silent Thief: How Stealing Became My Survival Strategy
I steal small things because it feels easier than admitting how bad things really are.
I donโt look like someone whoโs struggling. I shower. I go to work. I blend in just fine. From the outside, nothing looks wrong.
But financially, Iโm barely holding it together.
Over the past year, Iโve started taking little things. Food at self checkout when I know no one is paying attention. A phone charger left behind at a cafรฉ. Toilet paper from wโฆ
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Anonymous
๐ Feeling amused โข
6ย months, 2ย weeks ago
Confession
The Secret Life of a Road Sign Rebel: How I Spent 13 Years Changing the Rules and No One Ever Noticed
I changed a road sign to make my commute easier thirteen years ago, and somehow nobody ever noticed.
On my daily commute there was this incredibly inconvenient โno right turn between 7am and 9:30amโ sign. The problem was that I needed to make that right turn around 7:20 every single morning. For a long time, I just broke the rule. Sometimes Iโd take the turn anyway and hope no one was watching. Other times Iโd loop around if there were too maโฆ
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Anonymous
๐ Feeling amused โข
6ย months, 3ย weeks ago
Confession
I Automated My Job: The Unsettling Truth Behind My 'Efficiency' and the Future of Work
I automated my entire job and no one at work knows.
I work for a very large IT support company. On paper, my role is to investigate when something breaks in a clientโs system, figure out what went wrong, and then write clear instructions explaining how they should fix it. I donโt actually fix anything myself. I analyze, document, and advise.
At least, thatโs what the job used to be.
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Anonymous
๐ Feeling Confused โข
6ย months, 4ย weeks ago
Confession
15 and Lost: The Confusing Dance of Unrequited Love and Blurred Boundaries
This happened months ago
Iโm 15, and so is she. We take the same bus to school since we live nearby, and Iโve liked her for a while. Her signals are mixed sometimes sheโll hug me or be flirty, but other times sheโll say weโre just friends, which leaves me confused.
On one of those bus rides, I slowly reached over and placed my hand on her thigh. She seemed surprised, let out a nervous laugh, and said, โWhat are you doing?โ I immediately apolโฆ
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Anonymous
๐ช Feeling Confident โข
7ย months, 3ย weeks ago
Confession
Confronting the Monster: How I Took Back My Power from My Abuser and Never Let Go
I will never forget the day I came face-to-face with the man who molested me as a childโand the moment I took back a piece of my power.
When I was in grade school, I was sexually abused by a next-door neighbor and family friend, someone close in age to my older siblings. The abuse happened multiple times, leaving scars that I have carried with me throughout my life. The trauma of childhood sexual assault is something no survivor should ever hโฆ
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The Masochist's Confession: I'm a Needy Lover, and I'm Finally Finding Someone Who Gets Me
Iโm starting to realize that Iโm a really needy person when it comes to love.
People call it โclingyโ or โattention seeking,โ but honestly, I just want to feel wanted. I crave connection. I want to be someoneโs person, the one they actually think about during the day.
Today I met this girl, and something about her hit me right in the chest. Sheโs funny, easy to talk to, and she actually said she likes needy guys. That alone blew my mind becaโฆ
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Anonymous
๐ Feeling amused โข
6ย months, 3ย weeks ago
Confession
The Girl Who Wore a Badge of Masculinity: Unpacking the Confusing Quest for Identity
Sometimes I find myself wondering how my life might have unfolded if I had been born a man. This feeling didnโt appear out of nowhere. It has been quietly following me since I was a child, long before I had words like gender identity, self expression, or self discovery.
I remember watching a movie where one of the characters was a girl who dressed and acted like a boy. When I asked my mom about it, she told me the character was a tomboy. Someโฆ
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Anonymous
๐ Feeling Joyous โข
9ย months, 1ย week ago
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Breaking the Curse: How We Transcended Generational Shame and Created a Home Where Love Trumps Mistakes
We really broke the generational curse, and Iโm so proud of us.
Last night something small happened, but it made me realize just how far weโve come as a family. My youngest daughter, sheโs 25, went out with her friends and had a bit too much to drink. She called us late at night asking for a ride home. Her dad went to pick her up because I had an early meeting in the morning.
On the way home, she got sick and threw up all over his new trucโฆ
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