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I wasn’t in an abusive relationship but it was the toxic “on off” kind, and I had these same thoughts with my ROCD and my boyfriend and I have been together for almost 2 years, the thoughts are annoying but I definitely don’t love my ex anymore. And hey if it brings you discomfort I wouldn’t say you’re still into him. I’m sorry you had to go through that, no one ever deserves it, but try to power through the thoughts the best you can, bc it seems like your boyfriend is amazing and you should be able to enjoy that!
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This was like reading my own story. I was in an abusive relationship for 4 years, too. I get thoughts of him a lot and wonder if he was the one and sometimes feel like I might “miss” him, I know I don’t and I know I’m happy and in love with my current boyfriend (we’ve been together a little over a year). This was so weird to read because I experience the same things. Remember that you don’t have to hate someone to be over them, holding hate in your heart would just hurt you more. He hurt you, but he was still your first love and nothing can change that. You have to forgive him(not like actually go up to him and say you forgive him), but forgive him for yourself and forgive yourself too because these thoughts don’t mean anything and you are not to blame. I hope this helps, if you ever need to talk I’m here. I’ve had an extremely similar experience.
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@0823 can you email me? i’m not sure if we can add each other on here but if you need someone to talk to please don’t hesitate. dakotar517@gmail.com
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Wow.. my heart skipped a beat when I read the first line. I’ve been struggling with this same exact for a year now. I tried mentioning it to my therapist but she didn’t understand. I have dreams every night about my ex. Every moment I wonder if I should be with my boyfriend or not. My relationship is so great and I made a very thought out decision when I left my ex. Soooo annoying. I’m SO GLAD I’m not alone wow
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@hrbrett i know exactly how you feel!!! you are not alone. please, feel free to reach out to me if you need someone to talk to
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@DakotaRose I will email you soon! And thank you!
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@dakotarose I’ll email you! I’ve been feeling crazy over this and felt so alone!
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I have this too
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My ex boyfriend broke up with me last summer and it was really rough on me even thought we only dated for a little while. He treated me terribly but I guess I wanted it to work. However during the fall I was healing well and met my current boyfriend. I knew him as a kid and we reconnected and started dating. It’s the most WONDERFUL relationship ever and I love him so much. However for the past couple months, on and off, I have been obsessively thinking about my ex, to the point of feeling so sick to my stomach. Just the thought will do it. I have been stopping myself from checking his instagram because that just makes it worse. I do not want me ex back at all and I am so happy now. I recognize these thoughts as intrusive and hurtful. I just want them to stop and be in the moment. Has anyone had a similar experience? What did u do? Also, I want to tell my boyfriend about this but I am unsure on how to do so.
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I stated dating my boyfriend about 3 months ago. This is my first boyfriend ever. He’s been in 2 serious relationships in the past and multiple sexual partners. I’ve had neither. When we first started dating/ at one point were just friends, he told me a lot about the last girl he was in a relationship including their sex life. Fast forward to us dating for about a month and I found out he had been texting her. We almost broke up. But also for context she broke up with him because she figured out she was a lesbian. But still… anyways we moved past it. And now… I’m sure we can all see this coming… I have this theme! I think about his ex gf all the time. I stalk her on social media and try to find hints and clues about their relationship. I compare myself to her. It really impacts my relationship because I’ll get mad at him for no reason. For example we went thrifting recently and he picked out stuff that completely wasn’t my style, but was hers. Which made me spiral. Is he purposely dressing me like her? Does he want me to be someone else, someone like her? The whole texting her thing was put in the past. I’ve forgiven him. But I can’t help but have resentment towards him and think/ visualize all these thoughts about them together and how I’ll never measure up to that. It makes me think I shouldn’t have got into a relationship. That maybe I’m better off by myself. But like all of us. I wish I didn’t have these thoughts. I wish I could believe he liked me for me. But sometimes it’s really hard.
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