You are not imagining it
Am I losing my sanity?
You have spent hours reading forums, Facebook groups, and Reddit threads. Half the advice contradicts the other half. Some of it is genuinely dangerous. Here is the proof that you are not the crazy one.
We have spent a long time reading the forums so you don't have to. Every example below is based on real advice being given to real people. We have anonymised everything and rewritten the quotes to capture the sentiment. The people giving this advice were usually trying to help. The problem is not them. The problem is that there is nowhere reliable to turn, so forums fill the gap with a mix of experience, guesswork, and sheer chaos.
We built this page because after reading 200+ threads, we needed therapy ourselves.
You are not losing your sanity. The advice landscape is.
We exist because there should be one reliable place to turn. Accurate information, plain English, no guesswork, no agendas.
See what we are buildingThis page provides general legal information for England and Wales. It is not legal advice. If you need advice about your specific situation, speak to a solicitor or contact Citizens Advice.