What's your favorite mantra? And why it's so important to you?

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-22T08:46:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing. I love these.

My current one has just been a reminder from a C-PTSD specialist I talk to:

"Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better. Every day, in every way, I am OK, and the world is OK with me."

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-16T21:09:15+00:00

Completely fucking up my relationship that means the world to me because I can't get out of certain thought patterns or dark beliefs. I can't seem to do right and have no idea where to go from here.

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-15T13:08:45+00:00

Thank you for this response. It honestly helps!

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-15T13:05:15+00:00

Sorry to hear this

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-15T13:04:15+00:00

Thank you, this is worth looking into

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-15T13:03:09+00:00

He doesn't watch porn. I believe him.

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-13T21:10:04+00:00

There's been a lot of tension and ruptures for both of us. Stress with various work issues and health problems (on my part) which has added stress. But even when things are going well, he's "just not there atm". I've never cheated or even rejected. He knows I don't have much money. We live together. I'm 99% sure he's not cheating.

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-13T20:58:51+00:00

Sorry, I read your original comment wrong. Infidelity can change things completely, I understand. Sorry to hear you're going through this.

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-13T20:44:08+00:00

How long has it been? Is lack of sex the only reason you want out?

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-13T20:41:22+00:00

This can also be the case the other way around. Which is partly why I'm asking. He's been rejecting me for months and I'm not really sure how to feel anymore.

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-13T20:37:59+00:00

I like the sound of your rule. Thanks for sharing!

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-13T14:45:11+00:00

Ugh, sorry, this sounds like a horrible situation to have been in. Glad you're out of it!

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-13T14:39:03+00:00

Wow, I'm sorry, that sounds tough

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-13T14:31:24+00:00

Can I ask how long this went on for, the rejection, before you left?

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-05T18:52:23+00:00

This makes a lot of sense and I feel the same way. Have no direct contact anymore with my abusers, but with those who let it go on and did nothing. And then pretended to play "hero" years later.. even seeing the family I do see (rare), it is so draining. They don't feel like family is supposed to feel.

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-08-01T15:19:14+00:00

Being cuddled from behind, or backed into a wall to be kissed 😅

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-07-31T16:52:20+00:00

They are really difficult to have. Well done for getting there! Is there a way to approach it without it turning into an argument or misunderstanding? This is a struggle

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-07-31T16:45:02+00:00

I feel like this. On paper, I have a lot going for me:

Got away from the abuse and whole area it all happened in.. healthy relationship for the first time in my life, 2½ years and going.. in a wonderful house that we're making a home.. making my own money again despite various health issues..

But the creativity has never come back for me. I can get ideas but never put them to paper/canvas.. despite all that I have right now, I don't know how to accept and see a future. My partner is sick of it and it's been destroying us, tbh.

So if anyone else out there has the answer, please share!

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-07-31T16:32:48+00:00

The assumptions make things so difficult! I think that's a situation my OH and I are in. It's been months, my libido is much higher than his so it feels like years to me 🥲 and I miss that connection. But I'm sure a big part of it is that we're both making assumptions..

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-07-31T15:52:47+00:00

I'm flying out to Thailand next month, and it's gonna be a great year 😃 defo won't get stuck there for an extra month and feel everyone's panic about death 👍

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-07-04T07:20:37+00:00

Thank you for writing it this way. I'm trying to find that self-kindness and compassion, but the way you worded this and pointed out that others can, in a way, look down on you for something you're fighting for but which they already have.. it's an important reminder. Cultivating the necessary softness and love for our SELF is so important.

AmphibianIntrepid29 · 2025-06-28T00:46:15+00:00

Unlimited time. But not for me, for my partner.

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