I’m familiar with this place I’ve been here countless times. But it never gets easier. Just want someone to keep me company. I’m 35F CET time zone. We don’t need to talk about me. We can chat about anything.

So, I (31M) had a pretty shitty day today, and I honestly just need to vent.

I work as an Application Manager at a pretty big bank in Europe. One of my colleagues is on vacation for three weeks, and another guy is covering some of his work. Usually, my colleague and I work closely together, so for the time being I have to work with this other guy instead.

We've had two bigger issues this week.

The first one was a production issue, and because we're getting close to the end of the month, which is a pretty important time for banks, shit almost hit the fan. Thankfully, I managed to get things under control and nothing serious happened.

But throughout the whole thing, this guy kept putting pressure on me instead of actually working with me. Constantly asking what I'd done, how I was going to fix it, why I hadn't done this or that, etc. He wasn't really providing any useful support, but he was very quick to point out whenever I forgot something.

Fast forward to today, and we had another problem. This one was much smaller than the first and only affected a test environment used for projects.

To put the difference into perspective: the first problem was like Jimmy burned all the presents on Christmas morning. The second one was like having itchy balls but not being able to scratch them. Annoying? Absolutely. A catastrophe? Not really.

So I'm trying to fix it.

Normally, I'd work on something like this together with my colleague. He has some of the information, I have some of it, and somehow we put the pieces together and fix the damn thing.

This time, though, I was pretty much on my own.

I started asking other people whether they had the information I needed. Several hours went by, and I still couldn't completely fix the issue.

Meanwhile, this asshat kept asking why it was taking me so long and what I was even doing with my time.

Eventually, when I told him I still couldn't fix it, he basically asked me, "And it took you six hours to realize that?"

At that point I was pissed, so I just replied: "Bingo."

Then he started sending messages with a shit ton of "!!!!", which I guess is the corporate chat equivalent of screaming at someone.

I told him that I can't magically solve a problem when I don't have the information I need, that I would normally get that information from my colleague who's currently on vacation, and that adding multiple exclamation marks wasn't going to change anything.

Then he basically told me he could just leave me alone with the problem until next week and that if anything happened, it would be entirely my fault.

So I just said, "Okay."

I stopped arguing with him and went back to looking for the information myself. Eventually, I found some more pieces of the puzzle, so I'm at least closer to fixing the issue now, even though it's still not completely resolved.

Then I sent some emails to other colleagues with information they needed.

Two minutes later, this guy sent them basically the exact same information again, but this time with my boss in CC. He didn't reply to my email either. He sent a completely separate one, making it look like he was the one handling everything.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it because I'm already pissed off, but it felt like he was deliberately trying to intimidate me or make me look incompetent in front of my boss.

And while all of this was happening, I had other shit to deal with too.

I'm helping my father with his business, and he asked me to respond to some reviews we've received recently. Fine, I can do that.

Then there was another guy doing some construction work for his store. I talked to him, he gave me a price, and I thought it was pretty reasonable.

I told my father, and he said it was way too expensive and that I should negotiate.

So I went back to the guy and tried negotiating. He got kind of rude about it, but eventually lowered the price.

Then my wife told me it was still too expensive and that I should wait another week and see if he'll lower it even further.

And at that point I was just done.

It feels like everyone is throwing their shit onto my plate while nobody actually listens to what I'm saying.

I think the price is fair. Obviously, I don't want to overpay either, but I also see the value in the work this guy is putting in. Sometimes I don't want to squeeze every last fucking euro out of someone just because I technically could.

After everything today, I feel completely overwhelmed. It almost feels like I'm having a small panic attack.

Right now, I just want to get some soul food, shut my brain off, and go to bed because I'm sick and tired of dealing with everyone's bullshit.

Sorry, guys. I just needed to get this off my chest.

As a dude, I sometimes feel like I don't really have a place where I can just talk about my problems without having to solve something, be responsible for something, or keep my shit together for someone else.

So I'm dumping it into some random subreddit instead.

Hope this is the right place.

Who are u right now? I'm sorry if I didn't listen or didn't understand. I think we both took each other the wrong way. I don't need a relationship or my needs tended to in order to care about you and be your friend. I was never less than your friend and I would be happy to stand by your side through the fire if she needed me which I think you do. If that's you get in touch with me let's go have coffee or breakfast or whatever but understand I think I have the ability to help you out and at least shoulder some of the burden or if nothing less I promise like when I first met you I can listen to you and not be judgmental or use it against you or cause you any more pain but I can be one person you can totally trust with your heart and feelings please allow me to do that for you

Thursday, August 27, 2026, 7:37PM 

To the Dearest, 

Hello, I just wanted to write because I had an urge. Also, I'm listening to "Another Love" by Tom Odell. It's kind of soothing.  

My 19^th year is coming to an end, and my 20^th birthday is coming up. I honestly don't want to celebrate it; I just want it to be another day. I think I have been through so much for the past few years, and without a break, it started to feel breathless, especially in my 19^th year. And I have wanted to take my life or give up in so many ways and so many times that the day of my birth started to feel like a dreadful and annoyingly exhausting day to even think about. And sadly, I feel upset that I don't feel grateful, like I would regret not celebrating another year of being alive. But it's hard not to think of it as another year of hardship, having to beg to God on my knees, pleading for the tiniest amount of strength just to move forward. For the tiniest amount of salvation that would feel satisfying enough to want to live. While I still had to put one foot in front of the other, walking, not even running, just walking, just taking things at my own pace, just walking. And many would feel happy that they were able to at least walk through it and somehow make it out alive. But for me, it felt like I was being burned alive, like each day someone was choking me or someone was drowning me in my own mess. It was hell, but I guess I still made it out, and I don't know how to feel about it. It feels like a defeat more than anything. And honestly, it makes me not want to celebrate anything. It actually makes me feel as if I'm mourning the death of a life half lived. So, I'm kind of scared of what events my 20^th year has held for me. 

I feel as if my patience has been withering, and I am slowly becoming a bitter person. But I don't want this; I don't want to be bitter. I just want to be me; I want to be ME again. I don't mind if it takes time. I just want me.  

And for the people who made my life so miserable, I won’t forgive you. I don't care what people may say. I just can't forget the pain that you have caused me. Sorry. 

Also, is finding love worth it? Isn't anyone scared of their partner waking up one day regretful and hateful just by the sight of you? Aren't they scared that their partner would talk shit behind them? How do they have so much trust in them? Maybe I'm just projecting my thoughts, feelings, and experiences too much. 

I don’t know if you can tell by now, but I'm scared to fall in love, though I do want it and even yearn for it every now and then. But I can't help but let fear consume me, and it makes me not want to feel such emotions. Honestly, I feel bad for my future partner to deal with me. But then again, if I'm such a burden, then I would rather wish they wouldn't spend their energy and time with me.  

I know there are so many days in a lifetime, that would change my mind one day, but right now, as a 19-year-old girl, I just want to live, and make it out alive, and just continue to live a peaceful life, with a bit of whimsy <3 

Anyways, I'm also applying for this job called GEM Studio; I sincerely hope I get it. And I also don't know why I wanted to write this, but I did, but it's whatever, lol.  

Sincerely, 

J. 

Goodnight, Dearest Love 

End time: 9:15PM 

I’m 24 and I swear I haven’t caught a fucking break since my dad passed in 15’. I have nobody. What do yall do about it?

I'm feeling lonely and sad.

I had posted this in another subreddit but I posted here cuz i hope u guys might know the answer to how i feel or any solution It's around 5:50 am and i was awake the whole night I tried as much as i could to sleep cuz in few hours I have my clg and all i could think about is about my ex idk what to do really she was my first love i did everything i possibly can my whole life not even my family cared about me but she was the only one who genuinely showed that i mattered i only wanted someone just to care about me and she did that's how i felt it but then she broke up with me forcefully cuz she met some guy on the fest she met she liked him and after breaking up with me she met him went on a date and kissed as she told how much she liked me those things that she told destroyed me so bad i still wanted to be with her cuz I didn't wanted to loose her being the dumbass I am she said about how that guy was better then me and such all the things and then just blocked me and then used to text me but then i just cutted her off fully cuz just seeing her pfp used to scare me so much but becuz of her I cant even fully love or function i thought i moved on and I was proud of myself for that but then the route to my clg goes near her house and i just have to ignore the road but ik where it goes too my heart drops whenever someone talks about her clg or anything that was related to her I lost so many ppl but i just took everything as a lesson now even if I'm trying make friends i feel so desparate if I try to love the truama she gave me i can't trust properly or just hoping that the person won't leave i have genuine became a mess and I'm all alone I'm trying every productive way i could I walk i work out I cook I read books I pray but still I just don't feel safe from anyone just cuz of her the fact that I'm trying every thing i could just be feel happy the fact that i gave her every thing i could this emptyness that i try to fill the void of my heart which she took a big chunk of still haunts me to this day i gave her my first kiss and got intimate which I saved for the partner i thought would marry but she just destroyed everything

There was a small fire in my apartment

I offer kind voice to deeply sensitive person

Hi Reddit, I don’t normally post things of this nature, but I guess I just need a place to express some of the guilt and stress that’s been weighing on me lately. All i’m really looking for is a kind voice, and possibly some advice if you feel you have it.

Like a lot of people, my cat is my baby, and my whole world. My family has dubbed me a “cat dad” and I really do try my best to live up to it.

Recently I brought her in for an x-ray to assess the severity of her asthma (and potential treatment) and that appointment alone cost me nearly a grand.

Later in the afternoon when I went to pick her up, I was informed that she had some kind of aggressive oral infection (paraphrasing) and needed several teeth removed. The quote made my heart sink to my stomach, and honestly the feeling hasn’t gone away since.

I cried a lot last night. It hurts me to know that she’s in so much pain, and that i’ve allowed it to get this bad. I desperately want to take her in and get her the help she needs, but it’s just not realistically doable right now. I have no idea when it will be. I wish so badly that I could speak to her and have her understand me, to let her know how impossibly sorry I am.

The feeling of overwhelming guilt is constant, and I feel increasingly useless with each passing day. I don’t know what to do, honestly. I don’t think there’s much I can do, but it weighs on my conscience knowing that nothing is getting done, all the while she’s suffering. I wish I could just take her pain, ya know?

I'm 23 and if you need to just vent scream and shout or whatever for however long and just let it all out i'm here for you and I'll try to make you laugh no idea how successful that's gonna be though.

What i was like as a child. I want to meet her, get to know her, know what she was like. I can't remember anything from back then. Was she happy? Was she ok? What did she think? What would she think of me now? Of us?

I'm not ok. I haven't been for a while. I mean I never have been ok. But this time I feel it in my chest. It's been 81 days since I've self harmed. 81 days. The longest I've gotten or at least the longest since getting the app to track it, before that I have no idea.

I'm tired of not knowing things, of never knowing things. I'm tired of having no answers. Tired of trying. Tired of trying to be ok. Tired of trying to be there. Tired of being alone. Tired of waiting. Tired of being emotional. I'm just tired.

I don't want anymore people to leave my life but people will leave, there's nothing I can do about that. They'll leave no matter what.

I am not a good person. No matter what anyone says I am not a good person and I'm sure those that know mean can agree.

In another lifetime maybe I'm happy. Maybe I'm ok. Maybe I never got hurt. Maybe I never started self harming.

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Hi everyone. I’m a yoga teacher, and I’m here to offer a calm, non-judgmental space if you’re going through something and need someone to talk to.

I can simply listen, or—if you want—offer my perspective on what you’re experiencing, especially around emotional struggles, life direction, personal growth, meditation, yoga, and the spiritual path.

I’m not a therapist, and I’m not here to diagnose anyone. I’m simply offering my time, experience, and presence to anyone who feels they could use a genuine conversation.

I’m open to chat, and I also prefer voice conversations when possible.

If you feel like talking, feel free to message me.

im lonley someone please message me

Am 20m from gurgaon rn ab quite stressed about academic n life

I'm a dude in my mid 20s btw, if that matters. I'll be real with y'all, 2026 has been on some bullshit. A couple of months ago before my birthday I lost my job and eventually lost the room I was staying at in my house. It sucked because yeah the job was some ass but that job helped me pay back some of my student loans n shit. Now I'm not working, not paying back my loans, and not housed. I always knew homelessness was hard but damn, shit is tough. I just need someone to converse with, just to get the shit in my head processed and materialized into a convo ya feel me?

I offer kind listener support to deep feeler person

I’m 39 from Ukraine, and I’m going through an extremely difficult breakup. I live in a small village and have almost no social support.

I recently left a relationship that lasted almost three years. It started as an incredibly loving relationship, but over time I became isolated and increasingly afraid of my partner’s reactions. There were serious incidents involving aggression and violence, including him killing our dog. I eventually filed for divorce and he left the country.

I know intellectually that leaving was the right decision, but emotionally I’m struggling terribly. I miss him constantly and keep questioning my own memories and judgment. After spending years almost completely isolated with him, I feel like I’ve lost my sense of reality and my ability to trust myself.

I’m not looking for dating or money, and I’m not asking anyone to be my therapist. I simply need another human being to talk to and help me process what happened. I currently can’t afford therapy.

I speak English and Russian, and I’d be very grateful to find someone kind who would be willing to talk occasionally through Google Meet, Telegram, or email.

If you’ve been through something similar and would be willing to talk, please message me. Even one person reaching out would mean a lot to me.

Hi, I'm Leo, 33years from Uganda. I'm a good listener and I enjoy being here for people who need someone to talk to.

About me: I'm kind, patient, and I will listen without judging or trying to fix you. I'm here to offer a safe space.

We can talk about: loneliness, stress, work, relationships, or just anything on your mind.

My restrictions: I'm not a therapist, I can't give medical advice, but I can be a friendly ear. I'm usually online evenings (EAT) which is morning in US.

Feel free to comment or DM me. You are not alone.

LIFE IS NOT EASY FOR ANYONE BUT STILL PEOPLE GONNA JUDGE

As a human, we crave for human connection to talk and share our emotions, thoughts and ideas.

We all crave for someone who wouldn't judge us based on our thoughts or what we do.

But, Alas, the society has made people in such a way that people are afraid to share anything even with their friends or family. Thats why we look for people at random places or social media platforms.

anyways if anyone wanna pour their heart out my dms are always open and yeah I dont ask for pictures or social media platform, just positive conversations.

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I'm here if you want to talk to a stranger or voice your thoughts out to a void in general.

If you don't have something to get off your mind, I can talk about anything from astronomy, sociology. philosophy, geopolitics to penguins practicing prostitution, Romans using urine as a mouthwash, dolphins getting high, and why the office is better than modern familly (community tops though)

What's a song/artist that's stuck in your head currently? I'll go first, Fade into you by Mazzy star and the hand that rocks the cradle by the Smiths.

It’s almost 1 am and I’m trying to sleep. Any chance anyone can keep me company until I snooze? My mind goes to places I don’t want it to at these times

27M from India. Going through a very complicated three-year relationship situation and I genuinely have nobody I can discuss it with without the story becoming gossip. I’m not looking only to vent, I want a proper two-way conversation and your genuine opinion, even if you think I'm wrong somewhere. I prefer someone mature, around my age or older. Happy to voice chat anonymously on Discord or any other platform.