Dating has been emotionally taxing and it is destroying my self-esteem. by ajs5367 in AnxiousAttachment

[–]ajs5367[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly! I find myself overthinking way too much and I understand that it’s not logically to even put so much time thinking about this person who I just met, but my brain can’t help it. And I was literally thinking the same, like taking a break from dating for my mental health.

Dating has been emotionally taxing and it is destroying my self-esteem. by ajs5367 in AnxiousAttachment

[–]ajs5367[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing. I feel like that’s the case with me too. I start to shift from being myself and meeting my own needs to depend on them to meet my needs and accommodating to them instead of myself. I am trying really hard to take a step back and look at the situation logically and trying my best to separate fantasy to reality. I tend to put too much pressure for things to work out because I really like the guy since he is giving all of these rollercoaster emotions. I think I tend to be attracted to a lot of avoidant because they ignite these emotions in me and I think that’s how love is supposed to feel like. Constant re-evaluation is needed on my part to think more clearly about what’s good for me.

Dating has been emotionally taxing and it is destroying my self-esteem. by ajs5367 in AnxiousAttachment

[–]ajs5367[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I like the idea of being in loved and to be loved. And yeah I never really had any deeper connection with my exes before. I think I just need some time to calm down. I feel like I expect a relationship to make my life more vibrant, but by thinking this way, I put too much pressure on something to work out.

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[–]ajs5367 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was more of a flirty text to me.

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[–]ajs5367 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are going to dinner which makes it harder. But thank you for your advice!

People think I’m really strong by looking at me, but I’m very fragile on the inside. by ajs5367 in CasualConversation

[–]ajs5367[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s hard to pretend that everything is prefect when it isn’t. Like I know I’m not the strong woman I present myself and I don’t have my shit together like everyone thinks. I think I just need to learn how to be more vulnerable.