Hey… thank you.

I joined reddit when I was 18 and since turning 31 I’ve gone through quite a lot. Almost all of it was alone. Reddit was the only social media site I ever used and while it changed heavily, it still felt… homey. Was the only consistent thing in my life during that period. Leaving reddit has genuinely fucked me up a bit simply because I had to leave behind the only thing that gave me even a shred of comfort.

While I know I’m pathetic and a specific case, I still wanted to say thanks for making this a lot easier.

Thank you for sharing. Hopefully one day you won’t think of yourself as a pathetic case. :)
That’s not likely to happen anytime soon, but thanks.
I had also been using Reddit for over a decade. I’m only now realising how early I got on Reddit’s boat. Was mostly just a lurker but, apart from WhatsApp, the only social media, and main news source (tad cringe, yea). Your comment hist made me think where is the /c/atheism around here. PS: I keep coming here almost everyday. If you ever feel you need to reach out to a stranger, likely across the world, drop me a DM.

where is the /c/atheism around here

Yes.

lemmy.world/c/atheism

Atheism - Lemmy.World

## Community Guide — Archive Today [https://archive.ph/] will help you look at paywalled content the way search engines see it. — #### Statement of Purpose - This is a support and conversation community for people who don’t believe in gods. - Superstition hucksters have no reason to subscribe or post here at all. - If you are looking to debate or proselytize, options will be linked lower in the sidebar. #### Acceptable - Honest questions or conversations. - Discussions on parenting or advice. - Struggles, frustrations, coming out. - Atheist memes. We can have fun! - News headlines relevant to atheism. #### Unacceptable Depending on severity, you might be warned before adverse action is taken. - Anything against site rules [https://mastodon.world/about]. - Illegal and/or NSFW material. - Troll posts and comments. There will be no attempt to explain what that means. - Leading questions, agenda pushing, or disingenuous attempts to bait members. - Personal attacks or flaming. #### Inadvisable - Self promotion or upvote farming. - Excessive shitposting or off-topic discussion. — Application of warnings or bans will be subject to moderator discretion. Feel free to appeal. If changes to the guidelines are necessary, they will be adjusted. — >If you vocally harass or discriminate against any individual member, you will be removed. > >Likewise, if you are a member, sympathizer or a resemblant of a group that is known to largely hate, mock, discriminate against, and/or want to take lives of any other group of people, and you were provably vocal about your hate, then you you will be banned on sight. > >Provable means able to provide proof to the moderation, and, if necessary, to the community. ~ /c/nostupidquestions — If you want your space listed in this sidebar and it is especially relevant to the atheist or skeptic communities, PM DancingPickle and we’ll have a look! — #### Connect with Atheists - Matrix: #atheism:envs.net [https://matrix.to/#/#atheism:envs.net] #### Help and Support Links - Freedom From Religion Foundation [https://ffrf.org] - The Secular Therapy Project [https://www.seculartherapy.org/] - Secular Students Alliance [https://secularstudents.org/] - Black Nonbelievers [https://blacknonbelievers.org/] - The Clergy Project [https://clergyproject.org/] - Atheist Alliance International [https://www.atheistalliance.org/] - Sunday Assembly [https://www.sundayassembly.org/] - Atheist Ireland [https://atheist.ie/] - Atheism UK [https://www.atheismuk.com/] - Atheists United [https://www.atheistsunited.org/] #### Streaming Media This is mostly YouTube at the moment. Podcasts and similar media - especially on federated platforms - may also feature here. - Atheist Debates - Matt Dillahunty [https://www.youtube.com/@SansDeity] - Rationality Rules [https://www.youtube.com/@rationalityrules] - Friendly Atheist [https://www.youtube.com/@FriendlyAtheist1] - Making Sense with Sam Harris [https://www.youtube.com/@samharrisorg] - Cosmic Skeptic [https://www.youtube.com/@CosmicSkeptic] - Genetically Modified Skeptic [https://www.youtube.com/@GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic] - Street Epistemology [https://www.youtube.com/@magnabosco210] - Armored Skeptic [https://www.youtube.com/@armouredskeptic] - NonStampCollector [https://www.youtube.com/@NonStampCollector] #### Orgs, Blogs, Zines - Center for Inquiry [https://centerforinquiry.org/] - American Atheists [https://www.atheists.org/] - Humanists International [https://humanists.international/] - Atheist Republic [https://www.atheistrepublic.com/] - The Brights [http://www.the-brights.net/] - The Angry Atheist [https://the-angry-atheist.com/] - History for Atheists [https://historyforatheists.com/] - Rationalist International [https://www.rationalists.net/] - Atheist Revolution [https://www.atheistrev.com/] - Debunking Christianity [https://www.debunking-christianity.com/] - Godless Mom [https://www.godlessmom.com/] - Atheist Freethinkers [https://www.atheology.ca/] #### Mainstream - Independent [https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/atheism] - The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/world/atheism] - Newsweek [https://www.newsweek.com/topic/atheism] - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/atheism] - Salon [https://www.salon.com/topic/atheism] - The Conversation [https://theconversation.com/topics/atheists-2779] - The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/tag/atheism] - HuffPost [https://www.huffpost.com/topic/atheism] #### Bibliography Start here… - The Bible [https://www.bible.com/] - Bhagavad Gita [https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/] - The Quran [https://quran.com/] - The Book of Mormon [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng] - Adi Granth [https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/download/TheAdiGranthortheHolyScripturesoftheSikhs_10707647.pdf] …proceed here. - God is Not Great (Hitchens) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Is_Not_Great] - The God Delusion (Dawkins) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_Delusion] - The End of Faith (Harris) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_Faith] - Why I Am Not a Christian (Russell) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_I_Am_Not_a_Christian] - Letter to a Christian Nation (Harris) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_to_a_Christian_Nation] #### Proselytize Religion - Convince an Atheist [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ] #### From Reddit As a community with an interest in providing the best resources to its members, the following wiki links are provided as historical reference until we can establish our own. - Coming Out [https://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/wiki/comingout/] - Seeking Asylum [https://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/wiki/harm/asylum/] - Want to Debate? [https://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/wiki/tensuggestions/]

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]
Fuck bro, I’ve got some pretty bad anxiety right now but compared to this it seems nothing. I wish you well, stranger.
My anxiety would be spiking right now if I had the blood sugar for it. But I haven’t eaten in days so I can barely think straight.
You’re not pathetic at all. Familiar things can be comforting. Nothing wrong with that.
Oh I’m pathetic. Just maybe not for reasons listed.
You are a human being, you are important, you matter and you are loved. You are not pathetic.
I am a human being. That’s the only one that’s true.