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I think my BF is mentally ill or abusive
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Hi, welcome
We cannot offer an opinion here on any possibility of a mental illness. Many of the things you've listed are common actions While under stress or upset. "Seems constantly depressed" is an observations but to assume he has a severe mental illness is an assumption that could be far from the reality.
Humans come in all shapes and sizes, same with behaviour and actions, coping and emotions. So there could be many things happening in your relationship that are due to differences between you. Incompatibility could be something that is present.
You told him to seek therapy...did you offer to accompany him? If there is incompatibility issues or many other possibles involving both of you then they could be relationship based, hence both attending would be manifestly better.
TonyWK
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Hi annalina,
Welcome to the forums.
If u feel unsafe with Ur partner or that he could hurt you, it might be good to speak to someone, maybe 1800respect for example or relationships Australia.
The punching the walls concerns me but as Tony said, we can't diagnose...
Claiming he always loved so,ething etc that in reality he used to hate and has changed his view on, could be innocent, but child also, if a pattern, could be gaslihhting.
Such comments could, if repeated, make u feel silly when really he's rewriting history.
I'd be attuned to how it all makes u feel and how his behaviour affects u.