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Feeling crappy .... Like it was all my fault

So long story short i just officaly ended it with my boyfriend of two yrs a month ago hes 21 I am 20 . I was going threw depression and anxiety the time we were dating and it effected me completely . I was totally that girl who created drama But more in the sense were I was just so insecure .but I didnt see it at the time obviously I just was sick of always being put last in everything and i didnt know how to communicate it untill I would explode. Anyways so my depression and stuff got worse I was trying hard going to a therapist and trying to find some sort of program and I felt sean distancing himself . I also completely dived in and gave him 100% of me! So we ended up fighting and when I needed him the most he ran for the hills which he broke up with me over text which turned into a I think we should just be friends and then into im going to ignore you go on with my life and find another girl to fill my time untill you find out about her .... which I did and once he knew I didnt want to speak to him the table seems to turn... I magically have his attention again .But then again I some how get put on this little string that he had me attached to where he would pull me in when ever he felt I was getting fed up all along still dating this other girl... HAHA I know im stupid right.. so anyways I finaly get the nerve to tell him either you get rid of her and try or Im gone for ever which he did get rid of her but then again when he was suppose to be "trying" he pulls the whole distancing himself thing which i find might be simuilar to the whole " The conversation" thing in the book the difference being that I had been waiting over six month after all the crap had happend . And there I was willing to try everything and change and when i tried to tell him how I need to see more from him considering I was giving him a second chance he ignored me for a week and then had the nerve to try and tell me all this crap about how he had feelings for me but was to scared and I deserved better But anyways I finaly get some honesty out of the kid or a little anyways and then I find out he cheated on me that weekend.. and I mean there were some red flags in there I learned alot about how he was insecure and what not and some things about him that he would need to work on in order to be happy and healthy but i was willing to help him out aswell and be there for him but I didnt look at how I was being treated poorly and I shouldnt of waited that long to give him a second chance. But really this whole email is about I feel like every problem up to the break up it was all my fault that are relationship wasnt the best But even then I was trying to improve it I just didnt know the best way and I feel horriable and I am having a hard time right now. I feel in a way like if I was more confident maybe we would still be together but in the same regardless if he wasnt able to get threw that tough time with me when I was depressed and had anxiety I dont really want to be with some one like that who will bail when things get tough. Also the fact that like He didnt even try to help me , I am sure he did to some degree but it was more like just trying to make me happy which he wasnt not responsible for. I just needed his support you know and he did not even try to understand or accept it I swear he started to resent me for it. And now my mind loves to bring back memories of the good times and how things were and it hurts alot I have had a rough stuggle on my own with the depression , anxiety and the break up and I just feel like its all my fault and I m just looking for some words of encouragement... Sorry for the novel I wrote

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Wings's picture
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You say that you are responsible for your happiness but your entire post reflects that perhaps you are not living that. You spoke of what you need from him. You needed his support. He did not try to help you. You were willing to help him work on things. Here lies your problems. You can't help him fix his issues and he can't help you fix yours. If you are basing your relationship on this, it is not a healthy relationship. We fix ourselves. We don't depend on others to help us, it comes from inside of us and that is a place they don't live. Learn to be secure and truly love yourself and the rest will fall into place. For now, let him go, he was not giving you what you "think" you needed. Perhaps you should join us on no contact here and take this time to decide what it is you really need. You may be surprised what you discover.

 
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It sure sounds like you need to take a step back and just re-examine YOUR life.

The over-analyzing of the relationship will get you nowhere at this point. The Would-haves…the Should-haves…the Could-haves….they are negative energy, which you don’t need more in your life now. There will be time for this guilty pleasure way of thinking when you are more removed from the situation and don’t see it through rose coloured glasses. But rest assured Jesse, that IT WAS NOT ALL YOUR FAULT.

You need distance. Temporarily or permanently, I don’t know.
It just seems like it’s a complete mess right now.
So what do you do when you have a mess ?
You clean it up.
And that starts with cleaning up YOU emotionally.

What Robin says is right. A successful relationship will happen when 2 emotionally healthy people enjoy each other’s company….not lean on each other or “need” each other… or need to “help” each other.

Sweetie, you are still very young. Your feelings are valid, yes, and this is a great time to re-train your thinking patterns to ENSURE successful relationships in the future.

Start by reading and re-reading DWD until the message sinks in.
Examine your life… think about the type of relationship YOU want…and start learning how to change YOURSELF in order to bring that relationship towards you.

Write down positive affirmations about yourself. Seriously, do it !
4 – 5 things that are great about yourself….or a great direction you want to go in.

I am Special.
I am attracting emotionally healthy men into my life.
I always am bright and funny..

Stuff like this. Post it somewhere you can see it. More importantly, say these to yourself all the time until it comes a way of life…and your CONSCIOUS mind begins to believe it.

Seems like you need to get your emotional self back on the healthy track.

Right now, you need to go into NO CONTACT. You know, that huge thread under BreakUPs? Start reading some of the posts at the beginning…. Skip around…you will see what we mean about finding ourselves after a breakup. Then join us there :)

You will find strength, compassion and comraderie as the wonderful women there rally around you.