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I hate myself

fourflex
Community Member

Hey, im new here and I think I just needed somewhere to share all these feelings ive been bottling up. I while ago I met a guy who ill call M, and he was my ex boyfriends bestfriend. I fell really hard for M and I let him do whatever he want to me because I thought that would make him like me back. He played with my head from the start, telling me he had feelings for me and then only a few days later taking it all back. I feel like everything we did together caused me to get attached to him and every night I would spend hours crying over him because I was scared he was using me.

To me he was the most amazing person, and I thought he was perfect for me. We were incredibly similar and had the same sense of humour and just understood eachother. I ended up doing something stupid which I didnt think he would care about and he removed me and told everyone I was disturbing names. It really shattered me and so many people who had never even met me turned against me.

I ended up seeing him a while after it ended and he told me he hated my personality and hated who I was as a person. It absolutely destroyed me. I knew then that he had used me and lead me on and id never felt worse about myself.

I was already self-harming before he removed me, but after it got so much worse. He took away all my confidence and made me question everything about myself. I can't talk to people like how I used too because in the back of my mind there is always a little voice reminding me of what he said. I can't look at myself in the mirror without thinking badly and im just so tired. He made me hate myself.

FF

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Sophie_M
Moderator
Moderator
Dear fourflex,

We’re so grateful to have you reach out to our community this morning and are so sorry to hear everything you have going on at the moment. Times like this can definitely get overwhelming . We hope that you find our forums to be a safe and supportive space to talk through your thoughts and feelings. Our community is here for you. 

We hope you know that there is always help available to you, whether it's from our professional mental health counsellors Beyond Blue (available 24/7/365 on 1300 22 4636) or our friends at Lifeline (13 11 14) or the Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467).
Keep checking back in with us whenever you feel up to it. 

tranzcrybe
Valued Contributor
Valued Contributor
Hi 4flex,

Thank goodness for your intuition by feeling something was wrong in this relationship.

Perhaps how you wanted things to be simply overpowered your logical processing (as it does to everyone) - love is blind and creates delusions that we only truly see after it's all over.

It's so unfair that you were besmirched and taken advantage of, but in some ways you should be grateful that you are free now - this is not someone you want to be with if you aren't shown respect.

To be accepted for our faults as much as our qualities is what we all deserve, and you won't need to change yourself for the right person - that person is still out there and, curiously, may have nothing in common with you at all!

Just one thing, despite your horrible experience which is no less validated, if the love you shared was a falsehood, then the abuse you received is equally unqualified as fact - just angry slurs in severing ties which is what some people do to justify their behaviour and soothe their tarnished ego.

Have pity for them and take nothing to heart.

Petal22
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hi fourflex,

Sorry you are feeling this way…

Im sorry that this person did this to you it’s horrible….

Please know this is reflection of himself and not you!

People that have turned against you don’t belong in your life…….. the people who do belong in your life will love you and only want the best for you……..

You deserved to be loved and you will meet the person who will give you that…….

Have you thought about seeing a gp about the way you have been feeling?

“ No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly “

“ When we know this we become free”

Give your self some self love tell yourself beautiful things about you yourself ……

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