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Hi everyone 🙂
I have been in a relationship with this girl for a couple months now and so far everything has been great. Lots of affection and deep conversations etc. But I can never shake the feeling of it all going to crap. Every now and then (more common recently) I have strong thoughts of her cheating, lying about her loving me, or manipulating me for some malicious purpose. I want to talk to her about it so I can be comforted and whatnot but she is not an emotionally stable person and has breakdowns every now and then. I feel as if just the idea will trigger one. She has also said in her most recent one that it was triggered because she felt as if she was a burden on the people around her and felt as if the people who love her, felt as if she didnt love them back. Today was even worse because my brain was tired and I couldnt rationalise my thoughts like usual so I had a small depressive episode. I have a tendency to overanalyse stupid things and was getting the impression from her recent messages (snapchat) that she was geting fed up with me, and that is what sort of triggered it. I want to be able to talk to her and be comforted by her the same way she says I do for her but I feel that is impossible. Is there a way I can deal with these types of emotions and intrusive thoughts without involving her? Sorry for this being a bit rambly and I will clarify anything in replies.
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Hi,
I can totally relate to the over-analysing that you have described. I do the exact same thing. Just going round and round in circles.
Usually the quickest way for me to get over the negative thoughts is to keep telling myself "It's just my mind playing tricks on me. The horrible thing has NOT happened. It has NOT happened."
Whatever happens in the future is out of my control. I won't worry about it now. Just let it be. I'll deal with the problem when I'm faced with it.
If that doesn't work then the waiting-game is my last resort. Just "ride it out" and wait for the bad feelings to pass.
I hope this can help you.
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Dear Indeed,
Welcome to the forums.
Intrusive thoughts can put a strain on our relationship because it always puts you on edge. You're suspicious that your partner is cheating or lying and most of the time and that prevents you from fully being invested in the relationship.
I understand that you want your partner to comfort you regarding your suspicious, but it's a bit of a stretch. Think about it this way. If your partner had approached you accusing you of cheating, lying or manipulating you, would you be more inclined to shrug it off and comfort her, or would you get more depressed and break down thinking that your partner doesn't trust you? The latter to me seems more likely.
As I see it, the best way for you to deal with your own intrusive thoughts is to examine why you have these thoughts in the first place. You have not mentioned that it is based on something she did before (e.g. did she cheat before?). If there is no basis for this thoughts, it's likely your thoughts are just a manifestation of your fears. Do you fear that good things will not last? Or do you fear being betrayed? It's worth taking some time to reflect on this.
Your situation is made worse by the fact that your partner is also dependent on you for emotional support, and that will wear you down as well. Go easy on yourself because you're in a tough situation. I can't comment on the Snapchat messages, but I can say that we sometimes see more than we should when we're not in the right frame of mind (e.g. if we're convinced someone is tired of us, the lack of an emoji in a message might be enough to convince us that they are in fact tired of us. In reality, it could have meant nothing).
Take care,
M
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Thank You Amanda,
I appreciate your advice. I think riding it out or distracting myself has been effective in the past so I will continue doing so.
Best wishes with your own over-analysing 🙂
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Thank you Emmen,
I appreciate your insight into my situation, it has made me feel more confident in my own feelings and how I should approach it moving forward. I think I should just relax and try to distract myself or just go to sleep. (Seeing as most of the time these thoughts occur at night). The only thing I dont agree with is the lying manipilating thing because that has happened to me and my first reaction was to reassure them/comfort them.
Thank you for replying it has been quite relieving and therapeutic to post here.
