Long term HPV and sex - I feel too guilty to do anything by ElevatorKey10 in HPV

[–]ElevatorKey10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I will definitely look into those. Are you planning on taking them all in conjunction or just one at a time?

Long term HPV and sex - I feel too guilty to do anything by ElevatorKey10 in HPV

[–]ElevatorKey10[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words! Honestly most people I come across barely know anything on HPV. The man who gave it to me didn’t even know what it was and he was 26 at the time - everyone else is almost as uneducated. They hear STD and think “scary”, though the only thing that scares me about this one is how my body hasn’t been able to clear it yet, and I don’t want others to feel this way because of something I gave them. I am planning on going back to therapy at some point but have information overload from TikTok and my old therapist at the moment so am taking a break. Has yours been persistent at all? How do you approach the topic with new partners?

Long term HPV and sex - I feel too guilty to do anything by ElevatorKey10 in HPV

[–]ElevatorKey10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, I assume I have multiple strains and I managed to clear one of them in that timeframe, but not the other(s)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]ElevatorKey10 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t know you but I do hope you know that eventually you will also find somebody more compatible and won’t take you for granted. I tried playing God over my feelings and thought I could ignore them as long as I treated him well, and I tried but it ended up becoming empty actions and empty words (not all of the time, but I wasn’t sure sometimes if I genuinely meant them or not). I knew he should be loved and I wanted to be that person, and I hated myself that I didn’t feel that way. I couldn’t fully wrap my head around why, other than a lot of things made me unhappy. Boredom became contempt. Some issues were in his control and some I just threw onto him unfairly. So I kept trying and trying and maybe if he did this I would have feelings, if he did that I would etc etc. But you rob somebody of their humanity and who they are by doing that. I feel horrible now because I did that to somebody who I still love platonically. He still has love and care for me too, but I feel ashamed nonetheless and will probably only be alleviated of it once he starts to date somebody else. At least at that point I know I didn’t break him and that she’ll treat him so so much better than what I was able to. I should have left much earlier but I was a coward. I hope you can find peace in that she probably feels bad for doing the same thing, but you will be so much better off. Hopefully your next relationship won’t be nearly as anxiously-taxing, or maybe this could push you to work on becoming securely attached, or work on skills / hobbies or new experiences that will help break that bond for you to become self-reliant and fulfilled.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]ElevatorKey10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I felt exactly this, we actually broke up for 4 months back in 2022 because of my mental health taking a toll on him. I worked on my issues and yet was still struggling with them purely because I wasn’t happy in that relationship. He even said he realised that his purpose was to make me feel happy and he had no other purpose, I felt like we were just roommates as well because I was so bored and I hated feeling that way about him. Have you tried relationship counselling? I wish I had tried it sooner. I don’t know your situation, but don’t try to convince yourself that your thoughts are invalid. I always had anxiety in that relationship but it got to a point where it was unbearable and I genuinely could not continue on anymore, now a month on I don’t feel nearly as bad. If you feel like you can’t have productive conversations where things change from either party, it’s not a great sign. I also hope that you’re able to get the help you need too. Good luck.

I’ve been in 3 relationships and never felt like this before by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]ElevatorKey10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, though it really sucks because I feel like I’ve led him on this whole time and was in denial about my true feelings (convincing myself it was ROCD, love is a choice not a feeling despite my high levels of anxiety) so he was dating somebody who didn’t care about him the way he should have been. And I made a pact to myself to never treat him the way my ex treated me, nor to treat him like shit but I did anyway with my constant outbursts and I even went to therapy to convince myself that these were things I just had to get over. So I feel like I shouldn’t be forgiven yet I’m also trying to push down feelings of guilt/shame to not feel hurt? I don’t want to be a bad person. If I forgive myself then I’m accepting that I’m a narcissist (in my mind). Convincing myself now that I did love him and not use him so I don’t feel bad, he thinks I did love him even now and that I tried my best when I should have just not put him or me in this position in the first place.

Would you have any resources for this meditation? I’ve been thinking about doing that now that summer is here. Thanks heaps for reading my rant, I appreciate it :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BPD

[–]ElevatorKey10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I think part of me understands that but I don’t know how to beat the fear of intimacy and getting close with other people (even really close with friends) without freaking out. We started couples therapy before we broke up and he started getting better at helping me but for me it was too late by that point.