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- 1y
My problem?
I have this awful train of intrusive thought. Any time anything is wrong with my partner, I take it personally. He’s generally a laid back person. Today he felt “off” and my first thought was “he’s not happy with me anymore” after he specifically told me last night I mean everything to him and he can’t imagine his life without me. He told me several times that he loves me. I feel the need to be able to fix everything even though I know I can’t. He will get frustrated at his game and I may unknowingly call him, then I’ll take his frustration personally. I’ll ask him a thousand times if he’s mad at me and if he’s sure. I’m getting a lot better about that one specifically because we have talked about it multiple times. I also have a need to “admit” everything, which I know comes with relationship OCD. I feel the need to tell him every single detail of everything so I don’t worry I’m accidentally keeping something from him. Sometimes he’s so unbothered because it wouldn’t have been a passing thought in his head, but I just have the compulsion to make sure he knows EVERYTHING. I was in an emotionally abusive relationship for 2 years that really sprouted this fear. I know he is a different person and he is the best, most patient human, but the trauma response is so automatic. The toxic relationship ended years ago and my partner and I are going on 3 and a half years of a beautiful, healthy relationship. I know it takes time but I hate ruminating on fear. I hate lying awake at night with anxiety because he forgot to answer one part of a text and answered the other. And I feel ridiculous even bringing up the tiniest thing that upset me in that way because I know it’s ridiculous. But a lot of times just expressing it makes me feel better and I’m good. We talk everything out and don’t fight (not seriously anyway). He’s so emotionally mature and I want to make sure I’m that for him. I just worry so uncontrollably… He is the love of my life.