For me Reddit was always the place where you can find firsthand raw experience. A place where people are free to share and ask questions. A place where you can seek support and find a feeling that you’re not alone. I thought it would be nice to find something similar here.
So anyway some time ago I was struggling through the consequences of a bad drug trip. I was experiencing a bad case of depersonalisation and derealisation. I was almost at the verge of breakdown. At some point I wasn’t sure if reality was a stable thing or was about to shatter any moment.
It was r/drugs who helped me realise I wasn’t alone in that, nor was I having the worst. It helped me identify the substance and understand how it affected me. I browsed through the stories similar to mine, and it finally gave me a piece of mind and a sense of closure. it’s been over a decade since I had the last psychotic episode.
Bottom line, I though it would be cool if we shared some personal stories about how did Reddit community help you through tough times.
Reddit helped me get diagnosed with ADHD, France community.
Helped discover many things, apps, lifestyle things.
There was a post on asklemmy about feeling like you had a breakup with reddit. Many people said “no it’s for the better, fuck spez”, but myself, yes it felt like a breakup. Not because the service is so good, but the community was.