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I would always act on my compulsions to fight and it never ended well
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It isn't going really well for me too :(
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I wouldn’t say it’s a compulsion. Omay maybe I worded that weird. What i’m trying to say is, you have this urge to seek reassurance from them because your thoughts are bringing you anxiety but because your partner knows EXACTLY what you are like, EXACTLY what you are thinking, it puts them off, they get annoyed, the want to distance themselves more then we feel him pulling away, we get triggered more, he’s been counterteiggered by us, and then it all becomes a huge fight. That is what I mean
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Especially for the last part, my situation is EXACTLY THE SAME! also because he gets annoyed by keep fighting, and he want more distances, that's triggers me more and more! I would love to be "near" him! The problem is that the more I want attentions; the more he take distances! How did you get out from this situation??
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@Saraa It’s called the anxious avoidant dance, you should look it up. But i’ll give you a basic summary :he gets triggered whenever you seek reassurance from him or seek to get closer, this triggers his need to be independent and to not be smothered. When triggered he will feel an intense urge to leave and distance as this is how he copes with such feelings. On the ither hand, this will trigger you as you need to be “near” him. Your way of dealing with such feelings is to get closer, (unlike him who needs to distance). You must respect his need for space no matter how badly it hurts. You cannot take it personal. Think of it this way, would you rather he stay with you than distance himself when feeling anxious? I bet you’d say yes to that. Well if I asked him the same question, would you prefer if she backs off when you feel the need to close? His answer will be yes. The difference lies between how you bith cope with distressing feelings and you both need to work together in healing thise aspects if yourself. On your side you need to respect his space and find more reassurance from yourself. On his side, he needs to learn to not distance himself when feeling smothered but it’s easier said than done as it is a trigger response and comes from the subconscious mind.
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Thank you sooo much!! I was waiting for a your answer!! You always have the right words; and you always help me SO MUCH!!!💖💖💖
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Aww no worries gal, I just know because i’m very similar to you
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Well was is it that he did or failed to do?
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Both cases! I mean even if he doesn't nothing wrong! For example we had a date tonight and it went really well. We watched a couple of episodes of a series, and than he said "this is the last one". Now I knew that in less than 5 hours he have to wake up, that it is really late for him and he has to go. But my mind says "he said it's the last one because he doesn't want to hang out with you anymore" :(
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@Saraa I’m pretty sure if he didn’t want to be around you he wouldn’t be watching TV with you
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@Bookworm91 I know, you are right!! But my head is screaming that to me, and I can't stop feeling super anxious and annoyed...
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@Saraa Well I’d suggest maybe going off by yourself for a while that way you don’t pick fights with uim
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@Bookworm91 *him
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Yes
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I’m not sure if you necessarily want to fight. It seems that maybe talking about these things and getting your feelings out helps you feel better. That seems to lead to a fight, but I’m wondering if that isn’t a fighting compulsion
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That's what's I am trying to figure out!! But if it isn't, and we keep fighting, that means that we can't get along... or solve our problems!
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*okay
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i’m anxious because after my boyfriend and i got in a argument i was “daydreaming” or thinking about what it would be like dating someone else who was more “right for me” and what if i was excited about that possibility like i had already moved on from my boyfriend. but when i really think about it i don’t want to be without him and don’t want to picture us breaking up. i know i love him but those other thoughts scared me and im now questioning if they mean im falling out of love with him. and if that’s the case i feel like i need to confess that. but at the same time these thoughts could be ocd because the “daydreaming” started after we had been getting in arguments a lot and then i kept seeing other couples interact online and i compare my relationship to that. but then when i think about my own relationship i have everything i want and am being treated how i want to be treated. i’m just scared that because i have had those thoughts about being with someone else that i need to break up him because our relationship is tainted now and i need to start over and do everything perfectly. i think these thoughts are triggered my us fighting and him not fully understanding my rocd and me looking at relationships where the boyfriend understands the girlfriends ocd and supports her and wanting my relationship to me more like that. which logically i know doesn’t mean we have to break up and i need to start over. i can just bring up this issue and communicate what i want and how i want to be supported. i just feel like i need to confess all these thoughts and that i “daydreamed” about being with someone else (no one in particular) and how im now focused on his flaws in comparison to couples online.
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from Saturday, i didnt talk to chat gbt, didnt post here out of desperation and didnt even cry . but, ofc, i still have thoughts and a strange feeling in my chest but im too over this and tired to respond . But what if i will stop the compulsions and responding to them, ignoring them, but i will still feel bad and realise my thoughts are real and im lying to myself and him. he told me to tell him when a though pops out so he can talk me through it bc he wants to help me and he is sad i always ask people online for help and not him, he did helped me various times but sometimes in just too much. Im scared, this is stupid i know, i know yhis is dumb and it annoys me. i think that he is cringe and annoying and that i dont stand him , and that means i dont like him bc sometimes i get mad at him and look at him with “disgusting “ but not in that way. like what if i dont stand him and i am with him bc im used to him and what if he is cringe and annoying… IM MORR CRUNGE AND ANNOYING THEN HIM BUT IT MAKES ME THINK I DONT LIKE HIM.
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My husband and I don’t argue too often but every time we do I always get worried that we are going to split. The issues that we have are not always big but not only has he given me trust issues he also just doesn’t listen. We will go in circles with our disagreements because he just doesn’t see the point and this turns into me getting fed up and freaking out. No matter how mad he makes me it is so hard for me to turn it off and stop being mad when I think about losing him and this creates an anxious attachment. I have started to become detached from our arguments and caring less each time. I don’t know what to do or think and because of our disagreements I get anxiety and always think that he hates me even when he’s being affectionate This is the disagreement we had today that is causing my flare up: I am originally from CA and moved to AZ when I had my baby. My husband doesn’t like being in California and that’s fine but I have to go to California to go get the babies birth certificate because he was born there. I told him 2 weeks ago that I have an opportunity to go because my cousins wanted to come visit and bring me back with them and my mom was going to drive me back to AZ because I wouldn’t have a car. I asked my husband if he wanted to go and I voiced that I would like him to go because I didn’t want to be stuck taking care of the baby by myself because he is a lot of work. He said he would go but he wouldn’t enjoy it. I said he didn’t have to go if he didn’t want to and insisted that he would go to help. Today my cousin asked me if we were going for sure and I asked my husband on the spot he was still sleeping. He got upset that I asked him that first thing when he woke up told me that he didn’t want to go and that he didn’t have a choice but to go. I told him if he didn’t have a choice I wouldn’t ask him. He said that if he didn’t go that I would be upset and therefore he doesn’t have a choice. I told him I would be upset and reassured him that I would go alone if he didn’t want to go. (Side note- I have trust issues because of something he did while I was pregnant and I don’t like to leave him alone but I would never say that out loud) We are going in circles at this point and I can’t help but have the ugly thoughts even tho this is our first argument in over a month. I don’t know what to do.
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