Man chopped in half by forklift reveals the one thing he’d change about himself

People are only just realizing what “breadcrumbing” is.

Over the past decade or so, we’ve seen how relationships have expanded to include different stages of the process – from the talking stage to the “situationship” (God help you if you’re experiencing one of those) all the way to dating and eventually, if you manage to survive all that, marriage.

While you might have thought that we’d have a better grasp on navigating all these stages by now, new things keep getting thrown into the mix, including concepts like “breadcrumbing.”

And it seems as though a lot of people did not even know that something like this could exist.

People are just finding out that ‘Breadcrumbing ‘ actually exists in relationships. Credit: VioletaStoimenova/Getty

“Are you guys aware there’s a thing called ‘Bread [crumbing]?'” wrote one person on X, while another stated “what does breadcrumbing mean?” and after doing their own research followed up with another tweet that read: “Oh I looked it up, we shouldn’t be doing this to anyone. Messed up.”

For those of you who might not be aware, breadcrumbing is a term used to refer to a form of manipulation – whether intentional or not – involving one person “feigning interest and acting as though they feel sincerely interested and invested in a relationship with another person when they are not,” according to Dr. Monica Vermani, a Canada-based clinical psychologist and author of ‘A Deeper Wellness: Conquering Stress, Mood, Anxiety and Traumas.’

Speaking during an interview with CNN, the expert revealed that some people find joy in doing this as it allows them to experience the “fun” parts of a relationship without having to commit.

It can also be linked to other things such as the need for attention, validation, or control.

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“[Breadcrumbing keeps] someone from looking elsewhere for a more stable, reliable and real connection, and remain hopeful and focused on them,” Dr. Vermani added.

In the digital world, where it’s so easy to keep someone on a string via something as simple as a text or a voice note, or maybe even a photo, breadcrumbing has become a more common tactic used to trap people.

On the other hand, for a handful of people, breadcrumbing might actually be a trauma response as it creates the right distance between two people, or so they might think.

Those who are uncomfortable giving and receiving love due to past conflicts or events they experienced in their childhoods might opt for this option unknowingly as they have not faced their issues related to vulnerability and commitment.

But why does such a little act keep someone hooked in so deep?

This is related to a psychological principle called ‘intermittent reinforcement’ which is a seemingly addictive cycle of praise and punishment that makes a person crave those “crumbs” given to them by someone they are involved with.

Its rival tactic, which also causes a lot of suffering in talking stages, is love bombing.

I’m sure we’ve all been through one of those cases where the other person has said all the right things, given you a lot in a short space of time, and made you believe they are totally into you just by their superficial actions before suddenly disappearing – that is love bombing.

Both ‘Breadcrumbing’ and ‘Love bombing’ are manipulation tactics. Credit: Fotostorm/Getty

The official definition of the term according to Psychology Today is: “…An attempt to influence another person with over-the-top displays of attention and affection.”

Whew, with all these manipulation tactics out there, we’re all better off staying single.

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In the hauntingly mysterious realm of near-death experiences, few stories capture the imagination quite like that of Pam Reynolds Lowery.

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Lowery’s incredible journey from the brink of death back to life has enthralled and puzzled skeptics and believers alike for decades.

One woman’s near-death experience could convince even the biggest skeptic. Credit: sdominick / Getty

Back in 1991, a then-35-year-old Lowery found herself in a dire predicament — facing a risky brain operation to remove a large aneurysm that threatened her life. Her doctors proposed an extreme procedure known as a standstill operation.

This chilling process involved cooling her body to 50°F, halting her heartbeat and breathing, and even draining the blood from her head to create a death-like state which would facilitate the delicate surgery.

During this intense operation, despite her eyes being taped shut and earplugs emitting clicks to monitor brain activity, Lowery claimed to have an out-of-body experience.

She described a sensation of floating above the operation theatre, observing the medical team at work as if perched on the doctor’s shoulder.

“I was looking down at the body,” she said. “I knew it was my body but I didn’t care. My vantage point was sort of sitting on the doctor’s shoulder. I remember the instrument in his hand, it looked like the handle of my electric toothbrush.

“I had assumed that they were going to open the skull with a saw. I had heard the term ‘saw’ but what I saw looked a lot more like a drill than a saw – he even had little bits that were kept in this case that looked like the case that my father stored his socket wrenches in when I was a child.”

She echoed these claims in an interview with NBC several years later, saying: “When I came out of the body there was no pain, no worry, no care.”

“I didn’t like looking at the body,” she said, describing her own body, “That bothered me. But it was a wonderful wonderful feeling to be free of it.”

Pam Reynolds Lowery’s story continues to amaze. Credit: NBC (Screenshot)

Lowery’s account extends into the supernatural, as she described encountering her deceased uncle who acted as a spiritual guide in this ethereal plane.

“I had a distinct physical sensation a pulling from the abdominal region just above the belly button,” she told NBC. “And I saw a tiny tiny little pinpoint of light, as if it were way far away. And I went toward the light and as I began to get closer and closer and closer I started to discern my grandmother – I started to see her and she came to me along with an uncle.”

He was instrumental in persuading her to return to her earthly body, despite her reservations.

“I wanted to go into the light but they wouldn’t allow me to do that,” she said. “There was a time when I realized it was time to return to the body and my uncle took me back through the dark Vortex tunnel-looking place to the body.

“I did want to go back… I had my children I did want to go back.”

She then says she found herself back in the operating room.

Lowery described a “dark Vortex tunnel-looking place”. Credit: sdominick / Getty

“I saw them defibrillate me,” she recalled. “I saw the body jump and when I came into the body.”

Amazingly, surgery records showed that surgeons did indeed have to use the paddles on Pam.

Skeptics have often dismissed her narrative as a case of Anesthesia Awareness, where a patient, despite being under general anesthesia, retains awareness and can recall the events of the surgery.

Dr. Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazine told NBC at the time: “A lot of times in surgery when you are under you are not completely ‘under’ and this is a big problem for anesthesiologists.

“They have to make sure the guy is really under because a lot of people they’re lying there and they’re aware of what’s going but they can’t say anything and they’re terrified.

Dr. Shermer then explained that it is this sensation that can be confused as “part of this near-death experience”.

Speaking of the mistaken fear of death, Lowery added: “If death is the worst thing that happens to us, what an incredible thing.

“If at the end of our lives, this is what’s going to happen to everyone… I don’t see the problem. I really don’t get it.”

Whether one sees Lowery’s experience as a true visit to the beyond or a hallucinatory byproduct of a brain under extreme stress, her story remains a fascinating beacon in the ongoing exploration of the near-death experience phenomenon.

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An adult star who slept with 101 people in a single day has left people horrified after sharing the aftermath of the event…

We appear to be in an era where adult stars are trying to break records, with Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips leading the way.

Phillips, a 23-year-old adult content creator, made headlines after claiming she engaged in sexual encounters with 101 men over 14 hours, filming each interaction for her OnlyFans subscribers.

In a series of widely viewed videos, Phillips, who describes herself as a “mattress actress,” documented portions of the event.

For obvious reasons, we aren’t going to publish the videos here.

Phillips, originally from Derbyshire, entered the adult entertainment world at 18, making £2,000 within her first 24 hours on OnlyFans through solo content, per the Metro.

She later dropped out of Sheffield University and began filming videos with men at the start of this year.

Since then, she says her content, including challenges like these, brings in six-figure monthly earnings, though she has chosen not to disclose exact figures.

In regards to her 101 men in one day challenge, Phillips opened up to the Metro about the toll it takes on her physically.

“When you’re in sex positions for hours, my actual body, like my limbs, were aching. I felt like I’d been hit by a bus,” Phillips said.

Despite the physical toll, she said: “But I enjoy it, and I’m passionate about it. I don’t think I’d do these crazy things if I wasn’t.”

She also shared a video of the aftermath, which showed her lying in bed while declaring that the room was a “state”.

One of the men had even bought her a rose.

There are items strewn all across the room, including sex toys, condom wrappers, and items of clothing.

The video then cuts to a close-up of Phillips’ face where she declares that she got “ran through” by 101 men.

She added that her eyes, which appear to be a bit bloodshot, are “still recovering from all of the bodily fluids that went in them.”

The following day she updated her fans, noting that she has a cut on her face because someone “bit her lip”.

“I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus”, Phillips said, adding: “I am so achey. We went from 9:00AM to 11:00PM.”

The videos ignited a backlash on TikTok, where many questioned the morality of her decisions – but Phillips has hit back.

She pointed out the lack of similar criticism toward the 500 men who reportedly applied to participate in her challenge.

Phillips has also shared an image of the aftermath of the room, which shows a bed covered in sweat, used tissues, and condom wrappers.

Phillips’ assistant, Claudie-Louis, played a central role in coordinating the event, scheduling 15 participants per hour from 9:00AM to 7:00PM.

The team booked an Airbnb, ensuring security at the door and supervising documentation for consent.

“When Lily came to me with this idea, initially I thought she was joking or meant it as a publicity stunt,” Claudie-Louis told Metro.

“But I realized she genuinely wanted to do it. I just want her safe, happy, and progressing in life the way she wishes.”

Phillips noted that she prioritized groups of men to speed up the process. Some individual encounters lasted five minutes or less, shortened further when time ran out.

Despite the physical demands, she says she wasn’t injured.

“I wasn’t actually in pain down there at all. I think because a lot of the guys were quite excited, they finished a lot earlier than we anticipated,” she said.

Featured image credit: Credit: Instagram / Lily Phillips

Shauna Rae has to take a different approach to dating, and she revealed how she weeds out the creeps who want to date her for the wrong reasons.

Shauna Rae Lesick – star of TLC’s I Am Shauna Rae – is 3 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 50 pounds at 25 years of age due to undergoing treatment for brain cancer when she was an infant.

This impacted her pituitary gland which stunted her growth resulting in Shauna developing pituitary dwarfism.

Viewers watch the 25-year-old navigate her day-to-day life on her show, and part of the intrigue is her romantic life, which proves tricky due to her condition.

Her parents are often concerned that she will attract attention from men with bad intentions, and men who are potentially genuinely interested are often subjected to online criticism.

“If you look at me, you see an eight-year-old,” she told The New York Post. “But I think if you take the time to look at the details in my face, in my hands, the maturity in my body—and I think if you take the time to actually talk to me—you really understand that I’m a [then] 23-year-old.”

During the show’s premiere episode, Rae shared that she is single and eager to find love, though her dating journey has been far from simple. In a teaser earlier this year, she opened up about the frustrations of attracting unsuitable matches.

“My relationship status is single. I’m short, leave me alone,” Rae quipped, expressing her exasperation with the dating scene. “I attract creeps, a**holes, and idiots. It is scary to put myself out there, but you have to put some risk in to get happiness.”

Her unique perspective has, over time, helped Rae identify people with less-than-genuine intentions.

“I’ve just developed the ability to spot someone who may not have the best intentions because they give themselves away,” she shared. “Their questions are very targeted towards my physicality […] They’re learning about me like I’m a specimen in a lab.”

Beyond dating, Rae’s series highlights her efforts to live independently, including learning to drive with hand controls, as she is too short to use standard pedal extensions. She is also determined to gain financial independence and move out on her own.

However, Rae’s appearance often leads to misunderstandings in public spaces, which can be a source of frustration. She described a recent experience at a medical lab where staff questioned her age, assuming she was a child.

“I’ve had multiple issues with people not believing me when I told them my age,” Rae recounted. “One thing that happened recently was I went to a [lab] to get my blood taken … I was trying to leave, but some employee wouldn’t allow me to, because they thought I was a child leaving without a parent.”

Despite showing her ID and pointing out her tattoos and piercings, staff members escalated the issue, even involving a supervisor who refused to believe Rae was an adult.

“They all denied the fact that I was an adult, and they would not let me leave the property without an adult to take me home,” she said, noting that she ultimately left without being noticed. “It was so extreme.”

Reflecting on these experiences, Rae emphasized the emotional toll. “It’s painful when society doesn’t accept you for who you are,” she said. “I want people to not question me when I say who I am. I’m OK with showing proof, if necessary.”

“But if you’re a typical regular Joe off the street, then you need to take me at my word,” she added.

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A woman who came out as “abrosexual” has revealed what that means, and how it took her 30 years to understand her identity.

Explaining something that challenges social norms is never easy, but for Emma Flint, living authentically meant embracing her truth, no matter the reaction.

The Abrosexual flag. Credit: SUTHIDAX/Getty

This commitment to authenticity led her to openly share her sexuality.

Despite her confidence in identifying as “abrosexual” after three decades of self-discovery, not everyone responded supportively to her journey toward self-acceptance.

While proud to identify as abrosexual, a term many are unfamiliar with, Emma faced mixed reactions from those around her.

One friend responded with surprise, texting, “When did you decide this? Is this even a label – I’ve never heard of it. I support you, obviously, but this doesn’t sound real.”

Abrosexuality, defined as experiencing fluid levels of sexual or romantic attraction over time, can mean that a person’s orientation may shift.

According to WebMD, abrosexual individuals may also see their sexual preferences change or vary in intensity.

For instance, a person identifying as abrosexual might be drawn to men one week and experience no sexual attraction the next.

Derived from the Greek word “abro,” meaning “delicate” or “graceful,” the term reflects the dynamic nature of this identity.

For Emma, learning about abrosexuality brought relief and clarity.

“I didn’t learn about abrosexuality until two years ago, when I was 30,” she explained in a personal essay for Metro. “Up until that point, I’d struggled to identify what my sexuality was because it fluctuated so rapidly.”

For years, she tried to fit into conventional labels, often feeling “like a lesbian” one day and bisexual the next. But with time, she realized: “My sexuality was fluid.”

Yet, navigating this newfound understanding wasn’t always easy, especially as she shared her identity with friends and family who struggled to understand.

“I’m not expecting everyone to know what it means – hell, I didn’t until two years ago – but you should always listen with respect,” she wrote, adding that most loved ones were supportive and curious to learn more.

However, Emma still occasionally encounters dismissive remarks, even from well-meaning individuals.

“It’s still hard to hear things like ‘mate, you’re just confused’ or ‘just say you’re bisexual and be done with it,’” she said, noting her determination to avoid limiting labels.

“I refuse to be boxed in by someone else’s limited knowledge. We’re all learning new things about ourselves all the time – that’s what growth and development is about.”

Looking forward, Emma hopes that abrosexuality will become widely understood and accepted.

“Eventually, I hope that abrosexuality will be seen as normal, just another identity that someone might have, and not regarded as a way to be ‘on trend,’ as some of the hurtful comments I’ve received suggest,” she shared.

With newfound confidence in her identity, Emma expressed: “I’m no longer nervous about my sexuality because it makes sense to me, and in the end, that’s all that really matters.”