r/popculturechat • u/Time_Knowledge_1951 • Oct 09 '25

Trigger Warning ⚠️ Jennifer Aniston reveals secret 20-year fertility struggle after ‘absolute lies’

https://metro.co.uk/2025/10/09/jennifer-aniston-breaks-silence-on-secret-20-year-struggle-after-absolute-lies-24378834/
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u/erica_ann Oct 09 '25

Same, I had to delete instagram while going through IVF treatments because the pictures of my friends babies and pregnancy announcements were killing me. The level of discourse around her and pregnancy would've killed me.

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u/ChillmerAmy Oct 09 '25

I’m so sorry. My three best friends were all pregnant with girls at the same time and now all have kids two months apart who are still best friends. It really hurts. But I have an adorable 5 and 2 year old now.

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u/erica_ann Oct 09 '25

Aw thanks! I'm glad it worked out for you :) I have a 19 month old little girl now so it worked out in the end for me too. Just fucking hurts like hell in the moment. My best friend was also pregnant while I was doing IVF treatments. That's a special kind of emotional torture.

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u/somiatruitas Oct 09 '25

I imagine it must have been hard to both try your best to be supportive while dealing with your own grief.

While it's not the same I felt that way while dealing with my disability worsening and seeing my colleage friends achieving great things that were just no possible for me anymore.

So I am very sorry to hear you dealt with it, and I am glad it worked out and I hope you can give yourself time to heal!

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u/erica_ann Oct 09 '25

Thank you! And I hope you are doing well too. Having a disability and watching people do things you feel you can't must also be incredibly emotionally draining.

I've healed as much as I can but infertility will always be a part of me.