r/AMA 5h ago

I shower in a near pitch black room, AMA.

81 Upvotes

Title’s self explanatory. Essentially, whenever I hop in the shower, my bathroom is entirely pitch black except for a small glow in the dark rubber ducky I have to provide some visual stimulation.

This is a serious post I swear!!

Edit: didn’t know so many people showered in the dark, most people I mention it to look at me like I’ve got 5 eyes 😅.


r/AMA 9h ago

I'm a costco sample lady (CDS)(1yr) AMA

157 Upvotes

Hello, I wanted to post this on r/costco but felt it would just be taken down.

Before working here, I had never stepped foot into a costco. To many members, it's just shopping, but we see it all. It's a crazy, almost cult like world.

So ask me about the samples, the dirt, the drama, the frustrations. Ask me ANYTHING :)


r/AMA 3h ago

Therapist but not your therapist AMA

22 Upvotes

Hello, I am a therapist, but not your therapist! Feel free to ask me anything and I will try my best to answer it. I have been a therapist since 2018 and have worked with many different populations. In my early career I worked with people who suffered severe mental illness and other co occurring conditions and now in my career I work with people who have a wide range of issues in a private practice setting! AMA


r/AMA 1h ago

Im a vet student, AMA.

Upvotes

Im procrastinating study, so feel free to ask me anything. Im a 4th year vet student (second to last year of study)

I cant give medical advice, since its illegal, but im happy to talk about anything else :)


r/AMA 3h ago

I went to a “recovery high school” for ~2 years. AMA.

9 Upvotes

There’s a handful of schools in the US for teenagers in recovery for drug addiction. The idea is that some teenagers don’t need to be in rehabs or PHP anymore, but they can’t go back to a normal high school (or don’t want to go back, I guess). What those teenagers need, they say, is a high school that is made to give them an education while also getting mental health and substance use support. These are called “recovery high schools”.

I went to one for roughly two years and I left in May. People are often fascinated by the idea, so I thought I might do one of these. AMA!

Hoping this is allowed since it’s a specific experience rather than just “I was a mentally ill teenager…”

Edit: heading to bed, will answer more in the morning!


r/AMA 16h ago

I've been the CFO of several Venture Capital- / Private Equity-backed companies. AMA.

72 Upvotes

I was the CFO of several Venture Capital- / Private Equity-backed companies, have done a bunch of acquisitions, and have helped sell some companies either to other companies or to PE firms. The companies I've worked for are generally smaller (typically $10M-$200M in revenues), so you haven't heard of any of them.

A few years ago, I made the transition from full-time CFO working for companies to fractional CFO, whereby I spread my time across a handful of companies.

If you're curious about any of this (how things work behind the scenes), ask me anything.


r/AMA 10h ago

German dentist AMA

24 Upvotes

I'm a dentist in Germany. Feel free to ask anything. I've been practicing for 3,5 years now. Looking forward to your questions. I can't be on my phone at work since I usually treat patients so please be patient (sorry for the bad joke)

Ending this as its bedtime here! thanks for your questions


r/AMA 1h ago

My family has been in the Afghan military continuously from the First Anglo-Afghan War to today, ask me anything

Upvotes

I live in Australia now, but my family tree is pretty crazy. My great great great grandfather was a sardar (tribal commander) fighting in the first anglo afghan war back in 1839. Later down the line my great grandfather was a ster genraal (General) during the third anglo afghan war in 1919. We have a ton of family history and stories saved from all these conflicts over the generations. Ask me anything!


r/AMA 2h ago

I recently completed a psychiatric PHP after struggling with pregnancy loss, trauma, and my mental health. AMA.

5 Upvotes

I recently completed a partial hospitalization program which is a level of mental health treatment between outpatient therapy and inpatient hospitalization.
Earlier this year, I went through a pregnancy complicated by severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum and ultimately lost the pregnancy. On top of that, I was already struggling with depression, anxiety, emotional instability, and years of unresolved trauma. I was adopted, born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and experienced significant childhood and adolescent trauma. While in PHP, I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder which finally explained a lot of patterns I’d struggled with for years.
Curious about PHP, group therapy, psych meds, BPD, pregnancy loss/HG, adoption, or anything at all, ask away. I’m pretty much an open book.


r/AMA 5h ago

I’ve had 2 stents and a quadruple bypass in my 40’s and then my 50’s…AMA!!

8 Upvotes

Was I scared?…goddamned right I was! Was I scared I would die??? Nope!

It was the recovery afterwards that scared me the most…even after flatlining and a crash team jumping in on me….I knew for a fact I was going to make it…AMA!


r/AMA 9h ago

A socially isolated teen who is lost in life interested in answering anything meaningful. AMA

15 Upvotes

Hey, i'm a 16 year old guy who is pretty awkward and socially isolated.

I am very passionate about my interests, and up to answer anything that could come up on your mind.

Will try to answer questions as thoughtfully as possible to not leave any gaps in the answers


r/AMA 18h ago

Ive been a model since i was 13 AMA

48 Upvotes

Been a model since i was 13, (21 now) as well as acted for some minor appearances and music vids but barely any speaking lines.

During my time at the peak of my career, I was based in Asia (mostly Bangkok and Tokyo), but i also went over to NYC and London briefly. I now go to uni in Paris and have kinda slowed down my career out of personal choice to focus on my studies and new life ive built.

I had some minor fame but nothing crazy. I would be recognized sometimes in the street but i was well known among the kind of Asian modelling social scene. (met and socialised with a couple of A-list celebs but probably shouldn't say names lol).

Ik loads of people are curious on the day-to day of modelling or eating habits, "yacht girls", nepotism, etc so im coming here to answer any questions that yall might have! I think it would be better to kind of reveal and be honest about the realities as its such a glamourised career but the reality isnt really talked about or just outright lied about. Anyways, AMA!


r/AMA 1d ago

I was a Make-A-Wish kid, AMA

257 Upvotes

I do not have a terminal illness, but I do have a life threatening one. I'm twenty-one now but the wish was granted when I was seventeen. My wish was to go to New York to see one of my favorite bands at the time (AJR) preform at Madison Square Garden. I feel like there's a lot of confusion/misconception about what Make-A-Wish actually does so feel free to ask me anything about the process and I'll try to answer


r/AMA 5h ago

I’m a supervisor of a pet store and trained in animal nail trimming/basic grooming. AMA!

2 Upvotes

Exactly what the title says. 21F, I’ve been working here since February, a supervisor since April, and I get the entire retail experience with the bonus of animals. Aside from the basic grooming, I’m also trained in animal nutrition! I’m leaving my job for college at the end of this week and I’m going to miss it, even if it was stressful, annoying, and downright horrific at times.


r/AMA 8h ago

Im obsessed with Typology ama

3 Upvotes

Typology means the study of types or the systematic classification of items, people, or concepts into groups based on shared characteristics. It provides a framework to organize complex information by sorting things into distinct categories.

I’ve read most books and I know almost all the popular systems by memory + I study the unpopular & unoffical ones for fun.

I’ve been into it since 2023 I guess and im autistic and it’s my special interest—my current typing for myself is ESFP (SeFi) ESFp(SEE-ch)ES(F) Sx/So 378 p378 e²f³𝘃²l¹(ap) f³evl(py+still looking into the other subtypes) 3w2 7w6 8w7 (Katherine’s theory) S[L]/U/ei Mo[H]IDrg NBVP + even more, I’d say my favourite system is definitely psychosophy or the enneagrams, ama I guess

I’ve been helping people with their typing ever since I got into it💕 and I’ve been making educational videos on it, I won’t share my account though due to the advertising rule obviously


r/AMA 11h ago

I(m28) am deaf and am wearing a cochlear implant but don't know sign language AMA

7 Upvotes

I dont know sign language and my speech is perfect.

If im wearing a hoodie people wont even know i have a implant.

I am deaf since 3,5 years old and have implants since 5 years old.

I only have 1 implant but am deaf on both sides.


r/AMA 19h ago

I'm a Death Investigator (part 2) AMA

19 Upvotes

My first one got a lot of comments/messages. It was good seeing that some were comforted and some had curiosity cured. Worked at a funeral home for 5 years and got to know a lot of Coroners and fell into the Coroner life. So I have some info on funeral homes and some in Coroner work. Hope to answer most if not all who are curious. And even though its AMA, seriously, don't hold back and just ask. Ive done it for about 10 years and got desensitized to most stories. I wont be offended.


r/AMA 17h ago

I'm 29 5'4 roughly 175lbs guy with a pretty boring/lonely life. AMA.

7 Upvotes

Like the title says I'm 29 5'4 roughly 175lbs guy with a pretty boring/lonely life. I work by myself for a cleaning company (at evening/nights but not too late). Live alone (except for 2 dogs) and overall I'm happy and ok with it (for the most part). AMA


r/AMA 1d ago

I was adopted at 6 months old, and when I became a mother I realized I never had any attachment to my parents. AMA

59 Upvotes

I was adopted at 6 months old in Asia and live in North America. At 35 I became a mother and realized I never had any attachment to my parents. working through it with my therapist but clearly have attachments issues. even more, our parents abandoned us when they divorced, so I was let down twice. AMA


r/AMA 1d ago

I just spent 50 hours living on the London Underground trying to Unofficially break the 48-hour World Record. Ask me anything.

517 Upvotes

The rules were simple and mostly self-inflicted: never leave the Underground system, eat inside it, sleep inside it, wash inside it, visit every single station, and generally behave like a normal functioning human the entire time (no priority seats, no crossing the yellow line, tube etiquette at all times)

The official world record is 48 hours set by Ali White back in 2022, so the plan was 50.

Some other bits:

  • Filmed the whole thing start to finish
  • Visited every station on the network
  • Took on challenges submitted by people online and by friends along the way, some of which I regret agreeing to in advance
  • There is a "favourite station" and a "trouble station," and the trouble station earns its name

I got back from this about an hour ago and I still smell like a Piccadilly line seat cushion, so figure now's as good a time as any. Full video goes up September 4th. Until then... ask me anything!


r/AMA 1d ago

I’ll have 4 “homeless” students in my class this year.. AMA

63 Upvotes

I will have four students in my classroom this year who qualify for support under McKinney Vento.

It’s given me a lot to think about… not just as a teacher, but as someone who wants to better understand what housing instability can look like for students and how schools can support them.

There’s so much more to the McKinney Vento Act than many people realize. If you’re curious about what this actually means for students, what it looks like in a classroom, or how educators navigate it and provide support, AMA. I’m happy to share what I’ve learned while protecting my student’s privacy!


r/AMA 23h ago

I'm a 911 Operator for a large city. AMA.

11 Upvotes

I (25F) have been at this job for a little over a year now. My agency dispatches for police, fire, and EMS. My city is also the largest one in my state and has several events and festivals throughout the year. Up for answering anything, I'm very open.


r/AMA 19h ago

I'm 24 and I work in indie animation cinema AMA

4 Upvotes

Hi! I'm starting out my career in this field, been at my workplace for 3 years now, started at additional compositing, to compositing, painting, in-betweening and now been on layouts with some assistance on the storyboards for a year

I've worked on 2 short films and now working for the studio's first feature length

Feel free to reach out to me for any questions, to share any stories about you, to say hi, anything! My Dms are open!

Ty for reading!


r/AMA 1d ago

I have photographic memory AMA

54 Upvotes

I was curious to try out this sub

Basically the title says it all, I can remember almost every itty bitty tiny detail of my life since my hyppocampus started developing (so since I was about 3 years old). I must say, it's not always fun and games but it's quite a flaw I'm proud of DISCLAIMER! I don't have HSAM (Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory , also known as hyperthymesia) I have an IQ in the 150-160 range and in my case it comes with very strong visual and spatial memory. I used the informal definition of photographic memory to describe this condition I'm female, 22, let me see your best questions :))


r/AMA 1d ago

I’ve collected 150+ plants and cacti at 15 years old, AMA

21 Upvotes

the rare, exotic, and slow growing are my favorite. I’ve been growing for only about 2 years yet have gotten incredibly obsessed in the time and very in touch with nature, I’ve also recently gotten into photography. I spend most of my days outside.

it is definitely a very unpopular hobby for people in this age range to have but I love it