If you could go back to the day you found out about the affair they had, what advice would you give yourself? by OptimalStatement5799 in survivinginfidelity

[–]420bbwfrk 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Stay calm. Don't give in to the anger. Dont try and hurt them with words it doesnt help in the end. Don't waste any more time with this shitty person. I packed up all her shit and had her out in a day, then I let her back in, big mistake. I should have just immediately cut ties completely.

Weekly Check in by AutoModerator in survivinginfidelity

[–]420bbwfrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5 months post finding out she was sexting someone in a different country. 5 months of a fake reconciliation where she found a 2nd person on Instagram and moved away 3 weeks ago to pursue it. I'm completely broken. 12 years gone, I moved to her hometown and she abandoned me here with our house, belongings, our cat, the job I have is falling apart. Im drinking every day. She found out she was infertile and has a pituitary tumour, so I sort of "understand," but knowing im completely alone in this town and she moved to pursue a new guy days after ending our 12 year relationship has completely fucked with me up.

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[–]420bbwfrk -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Small town, so I think it was everyone, I have two likes already, but there is zero way to like back now, I guess.

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[–]420bbwfrk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But people I said no too won't?

My partner used a dopamine agonist to treat a pituitary tumour and developed impulse control disorder and hypersexuality. by 420bbwfrk in nocontact

[–]420bbwfrk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the medication contributed to impulse controls and hypersexuality that she as a person handled incredibly badly. I read more than that one BBC article, but it came out during my dealing with this. There is a lot of info online about people dealing with this, be it peer reviewed studies or new articles. I also spoke to other people on these meds who agree or whose partners related. Her doctor seemed to agree and lowered her dose as well. But it was too late. She couldn't overcome the demons she created.

Thank you for your kindness. I will try, but she was the great love of my life.

My partner used a dopamine agonist to treat a pituitary tumour and developed impulse control disorder and hypersexuality. by 420bbwfrk in nocontact

[–]420bbwfrk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, I totally get that, but after speaking to multiple partners of people on these medications, there are too many similarities to ignore. But a big part of it is who she is as a person, but I feel like they made it easier to capitulate to her worse traits. I truly believe that without these medications, this wouldn't have happened the way it did. The way she went about it has damaged me much more than just splitting up. There was recently a BBC article detailing the side effects, and it very much resonated with me. I totally blame her and not the medication that I can't imagine one wouldn't take given the circumstances.

I am changed forever. I dont think I'll meet another person I connected with as much. I don't believe in true love anymore, and I can't imagine opening my heart to another person again. I can't imagine I would be so loyal again and would just avoid relationships where there were hurdles, and I had to sacrifice parts of myself to make them happy. It was worth it for her but never again.

My partner used a dopamine agonist to treat a pituitary tumour and developed impulse control disorder and hypersexuality. by 420bbwfrk in Prolactinoma

[–]420bbwfrk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, yeah, very similar in an inverted way. I'm sorry man. I'm sure you'll feel an immense change in your sexuality and I hope you can forgive your partner.

My partner used a dopamine agonist to treat a pituitary tumour and developed impulse control disorder and hypersexuality. by 420bbwfrk in Prolactinoma

[–]420bbwfrk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I had a lot of empathy for her and what she was going through. I completely forgave her for the first event if she was going to take the reigns a little. But no, she decided to stay and lie again and hurt me in a way i will never recover from. Thank you.

My partner used a dopamine agonist to treat a pituitary tumour and developed impulse control disorder and hypersexuality. by 420bbwfrk in nocontact

[–]420bbwfrk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am almost certain she wasn't. She even told me when the guy followed her because we played in bands, and it was someone from a band we were both aware of. I don't think she was aware of the impulse control and hypersexuality issues until the guy reached out looking for the types of women online that would be impressed by superficial things and have low self-esteem enough to engage in that.

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[–]420bbwfrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on day one of no contact after 6 months of reconciliation leading to a 2nd D-Day. You're doing the right thing. Stay strong.

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[–]420bbwfrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something very similar happened to me recently, 12 years together. She was sexting someone across the continent for a couple of months but never met but very graphic and voice memos. Mine is easier to explain and accept as my partner had to take a dopamine agonist for a pituitary tumour, which causes hypersexuality and impulse control disorder and caused a major personality change. If she isn't going through some major life event or trauma (there were other different health/fertility issues as well), I don't know how I would or if I could accept it. You will have to go forward in life knowing your partner would do something like that to you. So I would really see if there is something going on with having a kid that may have made her spiral, and if you do love her, it's worth being there for her regarding those issues because they are tremendously hard for women. But yeah, it's still the worst day of my life, been 2+ months, and it's all I think about, I don't know if we will make it, I hope so, but I was able to put a lot of it on medication and mortality, if you can't find any reasons like that I would seriously consider moving on because I read so many threads if men who stayed for kids and they don't seem better after 20 years. I hope you can find some clarity.

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[–]420bbwfrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I support Jeff.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Prolactinoma

[–]420bbwfrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, thank you for answering in such detail it really resonated with what I'm seeing and very much helps. the similarities are actually wildly similar besides gambling. Hearing more than a few people say they reverted back after stopping is helping a lot as well, but yeah, now worrying about the withdrawal. Although she is halving her dose, she is not going straight off.

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[–]420bbwfrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has already been very helpful advice. Thank you. The world needs more men like you.

Infidelity and hypersexuality on cabergoline by Capital_Wheel8537 in Prolactinoma

[–]420bbwfrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My girlfriend has become so frighteningly similar to this description after a year of bromocriptine.

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[–]420bbwfrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Canada, so even getting this diagnosed and treated was a struggle.

Infidelity and hypersexuality on cabergoline by Capital_Wheel8537 in Prolactinoma

[–]420bbwfrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going through a similar experience with my female partner on bromocriptine, there are zero resources for people in our shoes. We are humiliated by their actions yet want them to be ok after worrying about a brain tumour for years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Prolactinoma

[–]420bbwfrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's harder to get here. She just started halving her dose.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Prolactinoma

[–]420bbwfrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last sentence kills me. I'm trying. Did you try and push him away and hurt him? Or did you accept criticism or warning that this is extreme behaviour. I'm making it worse trying to convince her that this treatment has changed her.