Low self-esteem. That was published just a few weeks after I dumped my ex for basically being both of those LWs SOs. Worst case scenario, it can lead to more blatant abuse (sounds like he already has manifested abusive tendencies with the name calling and the silent treatment). We both loved science fiction. I think there are some other strategies you can follow that will improve things for you. Think hard and make plans. Until he tells you what the problem is, just let it be. I dont even support parents doing that with kids, where a certain degree of molding is part of the role. Remind you when I see its not done? I usually agree with our captain, but this time I see all those scripts as an exercise in trying to change him into a reasonable boyfriend even as hes trying to change you into someone who eats her vegetables. . Do with that information what you will. It sings a familiar refrain, and it so neatly echoes what your Jerkbrain sounds like or sounded like before you started getting treatment for your depression. What he isnt doing for you anymore is working to make the relationship work! At the beginning of the relationship were they curious if you were hanging out with other guys vs. just girls? (Side note, I knew Id keep my current partner when, about 3 hours after telling him about how I wanted to be healthier and asking him to help me, he walked in on me stress-eating a peanut-butter and chocolate chip sandwich after a particularly stressful phone call, and his only comment was You know, thatd taste better if you gave it 15 seconds in the microwave. Thats love, folks.). Youve been through a lot, and you have been so strong and come so far and you have a wonderful partner who wants to help you and knows whats best for you. And from the sound of you, you are taking care of you LIKE A BOSS. It probably would be. Ive been gone for a week, and Im not going to believe you if you tell me you ate healthy isnt about keeping score at all. *cough* Nah, it just made me more sneaky and creative, what were they going to do, strip search me? I dont know if that makes sense? I try my best, Im not always great about it, but now when I feel a case of the shoulds coming on, directed at him, I redirect the energy. For example, depression is very tiring in itself. Tell your boyfriend that you feel scared and rejected when he doesn't call or text, because you're worried he's not interested anymore (if that's how you feel). Want to have breakfast next Saturday/Catch up by Skype or phone soon? Since it sounds like your family might not be supportive, avoid them for now, and avoid all people who tend to make you feel small or sap your energy or who have the same bossy/halping tendencies as your boyfriend. I agree with the Captains scripts! Emotions are *who we are* and theres no such thing as a feeling or desire that is incorrect or illegitimate. Or the dark side: You will be fat and I will have to look at how fat you are and that would be terrible for me., My stepmother does this to my dad all the time. When I left my abusive family? For example, the LWs partner can say, Hey, want to play tag with me later?, want to go kite-flying?, Lets make smoothies!, Shall we tape sponges to our feet today and pretend were in a roller derby? or insert other fun thing here that gets the job done. Just continuous improvement and waiting to be happy. It was exhausting for both of us. You are not the only one. They are what they are, and you cant force someone to evolve. Be good to yourself, LW, and if Boyfriend cant be good to you too, well, then I think the Captain is right about this guy being more invested in himself than you. Consider the ways in which your frustration with not receiving enough attention from your partner has made you more critical of . Ashlyn Cook, 25, appeared in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on Monday where she . The thing here is that logic and reason are being juxtaposed against emotion as binary opposites. The best thing I can suggest telling him is that you need him to be your cheerleader for success not an accountant tallying up your failures the only thing that does is create resentment in both of you and blind him to your actual accomplishments and kill your internal motivation to continue. One way to equalize a relationship like this while still showing care for your partners mental health is to maybe suggest fun things to do TOGETHER. Changing roles is hard even for people with the best hearts and intentions and experiencing some friction around that isnt really a surprise, so if you have trust and like and respect, you *might* look past and/or forgive the Logick Kraken the first time or two it comes out to play. You already did the self-caring thing that you needed to do for yourself, and your instinct isnt to agree with your boyfriend about what you should do, its to stand up for yourself about whats true. Its okay that I attended to that other stuff first. Sorry for the mix-up! So if your partner was showing signs of depression themselves, (you know the signs) that would be a reasonable reaction. Dont. Whose fing body is it anyway, buddy? The Captain makes some good points about transitioning from one kind of relationship to another, but there are some really worrying bits, here. He can just take you and chisel at you until he gets the enthusiastic, bubbly, thin dream-partner he wants out of what he sees to be a depressive heap. Not once, not twice, but every time you call. If he does answer, sometimes it takes a while unlike before where there were never more than two rings on the line before he picked up now it can take five or six rings! 3. Re-reading I realized the last couple lines sounded really patronizing and I didnt mean it that way. I will always be a survivor of sexual assault and emotional abuse who has depression and obsessive compulsive tendencies. (From knowing my mother I now if shed had any reservations she would have allowed herself to tell me about them as many times as she could. In high school, I was shy, introverted, and had low self confidence and poor social skills due to a history of being bullied in junior high and middle grade. From what you are saying, I sense that no matter what happens with you, he will likely always want to maintain that edge and actually doesnt have the goal of you two being on the same level. My therapist suggested that I start taking more autonomy over my choices around this, and to stop looking to you for input about every little thing. But this is what worried me most when I read your letter. Listen to Leah Robins and the Captain if he loves you, he will work with you, and you will be able to laugh together even during the darkest moments of your lives. I still (as of right now) have hair pulling issues, and a few days ago i mangled a zit on my forehead, but it doesnt come with that looped soundtrack of badbadbadbadbad means if I so it I dont feel guilty and ashamed, which means I dont do do it more, to punish myself for being a fuckup, because now I know Im not. He wont be straightforward in saying no because by using that word he doesnt have to face any consequences for his direct refusal. I would say the effect of increased exercise on my mental health is . And when youve told him that hes being unhelpful, and hes told you its the stupidest thing Ive ever heard that you might have your own thoughts on your health and what you need That is him being a jerk to you. By your own admission, youve already made a lot of progress in therapy, and I would suggest that removing his constant nagging about all of your decisions would help you make a lot more. This is emotional abuse designed to make you feel incompetent and bend your will to his. Because if Im honestly doing it to help, I should do (and should want to do only) what is actually going to be helpful. I wish you the best of luck and hope that you bear in mind that love alone is not enough to sustain a relationship you can still love someone deeply and make the choice that the relationship isnt healthy for either of you. Sometimes its not that he doesnt want to make an effort, but rather that his life is just too busy and chaotic right now. I think your bf is in love with the idea of the person he wants to make you into, the person he wants you to look and act like in other words, hes in love with himself as he sees himself manifest through you. This should be stitched on a pillow. Especially when someone you love isnt ready or isnt currently up to taking steps for their own well-being. Have you read about the accountant who had a brain tumor? Nope, cant recall this either. also: breakfast for dinner is awesome and should be a part of every week Unless you dont want it to be, in which case it shouldnt! Theres a bigamist in my family tree he walked out on one family, changed his name and got married again. depression, chronic pain, fatigue, whatever is hindering you], you just keep going on and work through it. *grinds teeth* Not. Certainly housework affects him, but what LW eats and how much she exercises doesnt. Any way you do it, its all good. you arent going to get better if he keeps breathing down your neck.. If your boyfriend is receptive to feedback, wants to repair the relationship, and expresses a desire to respect your boundaries, a conversation may be a healthy way for you to find closure or express your hurt. This was where I got very concerned. Apologise, and never say that to me again.. I suspect that if she did all those things, his critiques would ramp up x1,000,000 because she is successful and he wants to cut her back down and put her back under his control. Maybe Im coming off as too harsh, and if I am I apologize. Well, I mean, as someone who prefers her boys on the skinny side, it is totally true that everyone gets to have preferences. LW, your bf sounds like my ex bf with the bone deep conviction that you should always be allowed to comment on your sos appearance and choices and exercise and work ethic. What good is texting someone if youre not really building any kind of connection with them or meeting up in person to have real conversations about something other than how their day was or what they had for lunch? He seems to be framing it as good diet and exercise will make you feel better rather than be thinner but I wonder if the latter is his true goal here. Alas, LWs BF appears to be one of them. That looks like progress to me. Feeling bad when you are in a stressful situation doesnt make you bad, it makes you normal. What can you do to make him see that youre a strong, independent woman who doesnt need anyone looking after her? As the Captain has pointed out, the LW is the expert on their own life and relationship, and probably has enough You need to in their life already without getting it here. There are many negative reactions a person can have when interacting with a depressed partner. You cant have all your food be treats otherwise youre not actually eating healthy food, but they are needed or you burn out and develop an eating disorder. You are doing exactly what you need to do, and do not need to do more because someone else says so. Similarly, she may love him and think he is perfect, if he only didnt do XYZ. Im not sure if its changing who he is so much as finding out whether hes oblivious and well-meaning or a giant tool. The way to find out is to give him the information that would stop him being oblivious as clearly as possible if he changes his actions he may have been decent all along, if he doesnt then hes conclusively demonstrated jerkitude. Youll never get toned if you slacken off like that! You: NOT YOUR CALL. Emotional detachment. That stupidest thing Ive ever heard bit set off major alarm bells for me, too. Tell Him Why You Don't Like Her. Not really. Youre a real person. * If you dont see him getting anywere on that front, please dont think you have to keep pushing to make it work even at this point, nobody could fault you for leaving if thats the route you end up taking. 10 He Doesn't Ask You Questions. Im glad the accidentally-posted link might be of use to you, and Im sorry that youre dealing with stuff similar to Drownings letter. Your partner becomes angry not in response to specific things that they observe, but by broad elements that they infer. Bliss. Some guys are just lazy, especially when it comes to relationships. Second, I think that anything you can do to reach out to people who are Not Your Boyfriend is going to help. I struggle mightily. I did not fail. First, I starred (*) the script about diet and exercise above, because I think you should just stop reporting any of this to him and should in fact treat it as highly weird that he wants to know. We also set aside a weekly time for Partnership Serious Talks and during that time we create a space for advice and suggestions that we then do not revisit at any other point during the week. 14. I expect him to monitor his health and to take as much action as he can when hes feeling bad, just as LW is doing. He'd make you feel special by giving you his undivided attention during these conversations. My father was an abusive asshole and Mum leaving after 30 years was the best thing she could have done (other than leave earlier). We help each other a ton: I carry the groceries and he holds me and listens when I need it. Couldnt. He dropped out of college to focus on being a sound cloud rapper. Your current boyfriend sounds a bit like my first one. Nows a good time to reflect on what each one has done throughout their entire relationship. (Why cant the government just ask married or not married? Seriously. Oh, this reminds me so much of one or two friends Ive had. But he was self-centered, and he wanted contradictory things. There are the ones who will, when lovingly-but-firmly redirected, go and renovate the bathroom instead, and then there are the ones who wont. I have friends who spell it shud because they think its a four-letter word. This may, sadly, be a dump him situation. The Teaser Trailer For Daisy Jones & The Six Just DroppedHeres Everything We Know So Far, Signs You Lack Self-Love (And How To Develop It), The Best Relationship Advice No One Ever Told You, 6 Things To Stop Doing If You Want To Find Love. Bravo! She will ask me to do things like remove sharp objects from her living space, check in to make sure shes eating, wake her up in the morning when shes unlikely to get up on her own, phone her psychiatrist to give info/updates about how shes doing, and so on. I dont think all relationships that arent in it for better or for worse and in sickness or in health are bad, but I do think that makes it a more casual relationship and one you shouldnt rely on. You know what, these are things that I have my therapist/doctor to advise me about. okay you have got a lot of permission to dump comments here and I dont want to dismiss what other people read in your letter but offer another perspective. Comfort is a vital part of challenging yourself. This is awesome! They are going to find your assertiveness attractive and pleasing and be relieved that maybe they can stop worrying about you. OopsI didnt see your reply to my first post when I posted this one. 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