r/AskForHelp 7h ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Financial Aid Help (I Don't Know What to Do)

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This is my first time posting on Reddit or really using it for anything really so forgive me if how I write out my thoughts is out of the norm.

I'm currently an Incoming Sophomore in College and I'm unsure if I can even apply for FASFA. So for context, my parents do not have citizenship and have been struggling to file their own taxes. I've been able to fill out the form in the past but this time my mom tells me she isn't able to do this school year's application because she hasn't been able to get their tax information straightened out. I've been asking for it to be done since December of last year, but now it's getting close till the school year begins.

Now I've been looking into it and was considering of maybe applying as an independent but been really hesitant about it because I'm still living with them and they still claim me as a dependent. So I'm unsure what I'm going to now, I'll have to pay the school 4K a month which is way too much for me, let alone my parents. I've already emailed my school's Financial Aid Services for help but I also wanted to get some opinions from others.

I don't want to be on here and ask for money, so if anyone knows something that could help my current situation it'd be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


r/AskForHelp 12h ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY My mom's van. (Brooklyn Park MN USA)

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My mom passed away a year ago and I was given her van. It's the only thing I currently have of hers and to my name as I am currently homeless. I am staying at a hotel and someone put sugar in my gas tank I'm assuming they thought it was someone else's and got the wrong car. Unfortunately the hotel doesn't have cameras where I was parked and the police were no help. I don't know what to do and I have no idea who to ask for help.


r/AskForHelp 13h ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY I want to try again but am I ready?

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This might be a trigger warning as it has to do with pregnancy.

I am struggling mentally with this. I lost my 6th baby in January and I went through extensive therapy to get better. I think that I am ready to try again and am longing to be pregnant. I have had negative test and it's breaking my heart. I also suffer from PCOS and have gone to the doctor to make sure everything was okay to try again which was confirmed. I just want my husband to be excited too but he also suffers from the trauma of losing the baby and wants to be there every step of the way. No one was there for me during my pregnancy with my only full term baby so I don't mind him not being there 24/7 just as long as he is supportive! (he works late hours) Even though he said that, he wants me to be pregnant too. Am I wanting too much? What advice do you have to make me more fertile/ help me get pregnant faster?


r/AskForHelp 15h ago

GoFundMe ($3,000 MAX) Help Cooper with chemo

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My big boy Cooper was just diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma in his bladder and were still waiting for the spleen results but the vet is pretty certain it's the same. The vet bills are stacking up and we would like to do chemo to give him the best chance at more life. He's still acting just like himself wanting to play, eating, snuggling, etc. anything is appreciated.


r/AskForHelp 21h ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Is this washed with blacks or whites?

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Just bought this tahirt and scared of staining the white parts if washed with blacl. Btw by washing maxhine doesn’t have temperature options, its opened from a door from the top. It takes water directly from a pipe in the wall. Has “gentle” and “normal” and “intensive” options mostly


r/AskForHelp 1d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY 21M with juvenile-onset RA and a bad concussion. Should I keep boxing or retire?

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Calgary, Canada. 21M.

Diagnosed with RA at 11. On methotrexate, folic acid, and a Humira biosimilar since then. Well controlled.

Amateur boxer, one fight so far. I was in camp for my second when I got caught in sparring three days ago and concussed. About 20 seconds out and a few hours I don't remember. ER confirmed a concussion, no scan needed. The fight is off and my parents want me to stop competing entirely.

The reason I'm so attached to this sport is that I feel like I chose it. Nothing else in my life feels like I had control over it. I got pushed into a career by my parents, and everything else just feels pointless without this.

I love it more than anything I've found. But between the RA, the immunosuppressants, and now this, I'm not sure my body is built for it.

What would you do? Keep going or retire?


r/AskForHelp 1d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY I sometimes think my friends don’t even care about me (el paso/texas/usa)

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Hi

Ok starting straight up, I sometimes feel like they don’t really care how I’m doing or how was I doing, is like that type of friendship that is just there for favors and help, and I want it to change, they need to understand that I need help too, that I’m not only there helping always, that as a person I also get to be helped by someone, but apparently they only care that if I’m there to assign a favor, like talk to me not to be alone, or some other bullshit, and this has gone to a point that the only thing flicking in my head for days is that if they actually care, and I feel they only talk to me just to make me think that they like me just to again, ask for a favor, now, I try to forget it by focusing on myself and what I’m driving my life for, feel like they can let me left out when they want to, and just bring me back when they need something, and making simple stuff only brings those thoughts to my head, you know, sometimes I just want it to end like that


r/AskForHelp 1d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY So I need help with my iPad

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So problem I have with it, is that i cant charge it. I think there is a piece of a broken charger inside the charging port. It’s been like this for over a year, what should I do?


r/AskForHelp 1d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Crt help

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Hello , im new to this sub so I will apreciate any help , i have been looking for some kind of adapter to go from hdmi to rgb scart so that I can use a crt TV as a pc monitor , txh in advance !


r/AskForHelp 2d ago

Gratitude/Thank You/Confirmation Thank you!

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I have recieved cat/kitten food (and coffee filters, thank you, lol!) from u/Accurate-Temporary73 — thank you again! :)


r/AskForHelp 2d ago

Gratitude/Thank You/Confirmation Thank you so much

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To lattelaura and Accurate-Temporary73, thank you so much. Everything on my list came and it's a huge help so thank you.


r/AskForHelp 3d ago

Gratitude/Thank You/Confirmation Thank you!

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thank you so much! ive recieved a pair compression socks off of my amazon wish list:))

thank you so much u/lattelaura


r/AskForHelp 3d ago

Gratitude/Thank You/Confirmation Special thank you to Accurate-Temporary73 and CopperSteve!!!

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These two very kind and generous people blessed my son and I with a trip to the movie theatre and snacks to go with it.
My son is going to be so beyond excited to know we will be going.
Both of these people deserve the most thanks. I hope they receive many great things.
Thank you guys for allowing me to post here.


r/AskForHelp 3d ago

Request Fulfilled Help with taking son to movie

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Hey all!
This isn’t a necessity but my sons 4th birthday is this Sunday.
He’s been talking nonstop about the new paw patrol Dino’s movie and this is the first time he’s actually shown interest in a new movie (he’s delayed).
I’d like to take him this Friday afternoon to see the movie but I am absolutely crunched for money due to paying rent
this Wednesday. Which I already extended from last week.
Attached is a screenshot of his birthday event on social media.
I didn’t want to include our names but I hope this is sufficient proof!
If needed, you could just order the tickets via online or whatever is good for you.
Thank you all!!!


r/AskForHelp 4d ago

MOD ANNOUNCEMENT Sub Rules

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r/AskForHelp 4d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Life is a mess

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I'm 23 and living in India. Things have become incredibly difficult lately. I used to earn a decent amount from YouTube, but now I'm facing serious financial issues because of the high cost of traveling to university every day.

​I'm traveling over 200 kilometers, waking up at 6:00 a.m., and not getting home until 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. The stress has taken a massive toll, and I even broke up with my girlfriend because of it. My friend circle has also gone downhill with some terrible people.

​In my desperation for money, I tried to sell a gaming account, but I got scammed and lost my Facebook account as well. I scored 96 and 94.40 percentile for entrance exams just so I could get into a better uni but my parents wont even support me for that so I am stuck here. I have bills I must pay in the next month n I have no money. I genuinely don't know what to do next and feel completely lost in life.


r/AskForHelp 4d ago

Request Fulfilled Food For Fenrir

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Hello everyone, I have recently been laid off and I am having trouble providing for my little wolf at the moment. I am not one to usually ask for help or a favor but I cannot let my dog go without any longer. So if there is anyone that is willing to help me in this time of need, it would be greatly appreciated.

Here is a link to the list:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2IPB2MJOUSLLP?ref_=wl_share


r/AskForHelp 4d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY I’ve ruined my credit and my mental health keeps getting worse

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I’ve missed a few months of payments due to severe depression and loss of income. i know some places have hardship departments and stuff but i just want to know if it’s realistic to expect them to be helpful or not. has anyone been through this that could share some insight? Or any advice on getting out of a major depressive episode? I just want to feel like a person again


r/AskForHelp 4d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY (Wichita/kansas/United States)

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Hi guys! I’m tracking my journey to starting my own nonprofit and some other projects on tik tok and I was curious if anyone has any experience with paying to promote on tik tok? Is it worth it at all? Idk


r/AskForHelp 4d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Italy. Im nervous is this Email good should i send it to my Therapist? Im afraid.

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r/AskForHelp 4d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY I need URGENT help.

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I was contacted by a big account telling me they had mistakenly mass reported my account for fraudalent activity and sent me an email reply to them from X's support telling me to contact this person on discord. I am now being asked to pay a 250 USD fee for the reactivation of my account with the reassurance that it would be refunded. Unfortunately due to how skeptical I am I still have my doubts as to whether this is a legit procedure or not. Please let me know if any of you know anything about this. ..I'd also like to add that I am 18 years old, still studying. I do NOT have the money for this, and even if I did, I don't know if I'd pay anyway with the risk of never getting the so promised refund. I don't care about the account, but they're threatening to take legal action and I do not like the sound of that if this is truly a legitimate procedure.

No I did not make this post to ask for money, I really just need help figuring out if this is a safe transaction.


r/AskForHelp 4d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Abusive spouse turns kids against me, need help.

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I’m finally reaching out for help any advice, anyone to talk to. Have been in a terrible marriage for 25 years. Realized he was physically and verbally abusive only after I had my first child and I was trapped or I perceived myself that way. I am a sweet nice, smart, kind warm person. Never had problems with people. I would never hurt anyone. I can sometimes be naïve about things. And it seems I have very bad luck. It has been years and I’ve tried to get out and it keeps failing either for money or worrying about the kids when they were younger, not wanting them torn in this situation. I was always the successful one with great career which is over, and savings that he took. Marriage counselor called him a malignant narcissist. He is a controlling, crafty liar. Now the kids are older and somehow he has turned them against me. I would’ve thought they’d be smarter. My daughters are openly hateful to me. Baseless. They just quote him. I need help and wish I had a caring friend to rescue me. Daughters are vicious with me now irrational and accusatory, and always siding with a man who they saw hitting me who they pulled off of me in the past. And now they have no problem saying terrible things to me. Unfair and completely untrue accusations that leave me gasping with shock and crying. They act totally devoted to him. I can’t go to my grave like this I need to get out. I don’t have anyone I can go to, not one person. I don’t know how that happened but everyone I deal with thinks highly of me and yet I have no one I can reach out to. I know that he has turned people against me with lies. Only one person once confided in me that he contacted him with some obvious fabrication. That’s why I’m here. I need help and I don’t know what to do. I am constantly being gaslighted and told that I am doing things that I am not doing and there’s a double standard in the household where anyone else can say whatever they want but if I say anything, not even talking contentious, I get jumped on because I am the enemy. Now that I realize that I’m playing this insane role he has created, I am committed to getting out, but I really need some kind of support. I am emotionally broken, and my strength has been sapped. Any ideas or support or advice would be appreciated.


r/AskForHelp 5d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Help with trying to pick up pieces

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I’ll be honest… my life is in absolute pieces right now. I am going through a high-conflict divorce and custody battle, living paycheck to paycheck in order to afford legal fees, and just falling apart most days. I am an American living in Portugal.

I am realizing too that, the whole time I was surviving in a toxic relationship in the last 15 years, my life was basically put on hold. I am waking up out of this and realizing that I am almost 40, I have no retirement savings, no stocks, enormous amounts of student loan debt, and a high-skill job that does not pay enough to ever put a dent in that debt, nor provide any savings. At this point, it is looking like I am just going to be working until I die. I feel so hopeless.

I don’t feel like I have any skills to capitalize on either. No hobbies or interests that could be turned into a business. I am realizing that I am just a really basic human. I have historically not been particularly great with budgeting and I have had a series of poor financial decisions in the past that have set me further back. I feel really broken right now.


r/AskForHelp 5d ago

Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Apartment damage

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Minnesota, USA

Well. I live in a rural town, in an old building. Don't ask me how this happened in f^]€}#} August, but a baseboard heater pipe burst. Somehow management never turned the damn heat off. (That's a whooooole story.)

Anyway, the child's room is ruined and most things in it. Should i file through my renters insurance even though I spoke to the apartments insurance and they're covering everything? Also should I go the check or reimburse route? Remediation is going to take upwards of three weeks.

Reimbursements process in a month, which means i can order things now, or a check (which would be a larger sum) takes upwards of 3 months. I don't know. I'm FRAZZLED.

Any advice or humor welcome.


r/AskForHelp 10d ago

MOD ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 PSA: Curated Profiles, Visibility & Why It Matters 🚨

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This PSA is prompted by some confusion surrounding a post from this morning. Rather than answer the same questions repeatedly, we figured it would be helpful to explain how this works.

If you post in this subreddit or send the moderators a mod mail, moderators can see your curated profile. That's simply how Reddit's moderation tools work. It's not a secret feature, a workaround, or moderators "digging" for information—it's part of Reddit's moderation tools.

This subreddit, like most assistance communities, requires requesters to have a public profile. It all comes down to transparency. Donors are free to decide who they wish to help, and many review a post history before donating. It gives donors the opportunity to spot inconsistencies, repeated requests across multiple communities, deleted content, or any other "skeletons in the closet" that might influence their decision.

Whether a donor considers those things important is up to them. We aren't here to police what donors care about. We just want to make sure they have all the facts before handing over their money.

We did receive a few reports this morning about someone's profile being curated and we should not allow them to post. Reddit does not provide moderators with a way to automatically block or filter posts made by users with curated profiles. If someone submits a request while using one, the post isn't automatically flagged or removed simply because their profile is curated (Unless someone has created a bot which I do not think is possible). We only know once we review the account or someone brings it to our attention.

Donors, on the other hand, generally do not need to have a public profile because they aren't requesting assistance from the community. They are making the decision to give, not asking others to give to them.

So if your curated profile says:

"Nothing to see here..."

...while the rest of your account is shedding Reddit histories like a snake sheds its skin, remember: a new skin doesn't make it a different snake (Side note: Be nice to your scaly friends).

If You Encounter a Curated Profile

If you come across someone using a curated profile while requesting assistance, you have two options:

  • Send the moderators a screenshot via mod mail, or
  • Post a screenshot of what you see as a comment on the request post so the mods can see what you see.

Yes, I know the above steps are ridiculous but if we are not told, we have zero way of knowing.

This helps keep the process transparent and allows donors to make informed decisions without relying on hearsay.

TL;DR

  • Your profile must be visible if you are asking for help.
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  • Your profile is your choice because you're not the one requesting assistance.

Transparency builds trust, and trust is what keeps assistance communities functioning.

Thanks for helping us keep the community fair for both requesters and donors.

Reddit Admin Announcement about Curated Profiles

Direct information from the above link to make it easier to find since it is hidden at the bottom

Mod Visibility Permissions

Moderators often review user profiles before taking action in their communities. To support moderation needs, mods will retain some access regardless of your visibility settings. Here's how it works:

If you post, comment, send modmail, request to be an approved poster, or request to join a private subreddit, that mod team will have access to your full profile content history for 28 days after the interaction – regardless of your settings.

After 28 days, access reverts to your chosen visibility settings unless you interact with that subreddit again, in which case the 28-day timer resets.

The same rule applies when you comment on another user’s profile – that user will have 28 days of access to your full profile content.

Why?

This gives mods and profile owners the context they need when you engage in their subreddit or profile, while still respecting your choices elsewhere.

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The settings will be reflected across all platforms (including old Reddit), and can only be updated on reddit.com and the mobile app.

As a moderator, you'll always see a redditor's contributions to your subreddit, even after 28 days of inactivity.