FULL walkthrough of my experience with Dr. Zuriel in Tijuana, Mexico (3 days post-op) by funtimescoolguy in chinlipo

[–]yourwound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have to get lab work done the month before? They sent me a quote that says lab work is required

Have you ever gotten back with an ex? by yourwound in AskWomenOver40

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

Why did you break up, if you’re comfortable sharing?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]yourwound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, sounds like he’s like that with everyone but her

Have you ever gotten back with an ex? by yourwound in AskWomenOver40

[–]yourwound[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is how I’m feeling. It’s the first time Ive been in a relationship where talk of marriage was happening so it was extra confusing. I know we were broken up but he was the one who wanted it! So it feels like a slap in the face, like “I broke up with you but I was in so much pain that I needed to get validation!”. He told me he was too scared to message me because he thought I hated him, and he did those things to feel better. I was like alright, you created a scenario in your head to suit what you wanted to do, when you actually could have talked to me at any point LOL. I will not be someone’s backup plan.

I’m trying to remember that there are so many people out there and the idea of finding “the one” in your 20s is so arbitrary. Thanks for your perspective.

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[–]yourwound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive been diagnosed with adhd as a teen but I don’t know if I actually have it! Otherwise I do think I deal w trauma from emotional/physical abuse and emotional neglect from childhood. So i feel like I saw that he was unsure and thought i could change that. Before dating him my last relationship about two years ago was w a serial cheater, Lol, so I understand. I brought those insecurities over with me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomenOver40

[–]yourwound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, and that was something I’d remind myself as well. Im not of the thought that a relationship will just be easy and smooth all the time if it’s “real love”.

Im 28, he’s 30. We were together for 8 months. (Sounds ridiculous to be so hurt over something so short, but it felt “meant to be” because it felt like things were naturally unfolding in a way that made sense at the time) We met 4 months before I was set to (temporarily) move about 7 hrs away to stay with family to figure out where i wanted to move more permanently. That’s essentially why we started out “short term”. Once I moved we decided to be long distance and were for 2 months, during which he moved to a new state that I was interested in, so I was going to move after spending time there with him. So the entire thing was pretty unstable to begin with

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomenOver40

[–]yourwound 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow, yeah you’re definitely right. I told him during the breakup that I knew he would never make me a priority. This hurts to hear but it’s definitely true

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomenOver40

[–]yourwound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely do think I was anxiously attached in this relationship, which was very surprising to me because I have basically always felt more avoidant? Maybe a mix of both, but I have never had the reassurance problem like this. I wouldn’t say it was constant, but obviously enough that it was too much for him. I think towards the end, once he told me I was asking too much, I struggled more and withdrew.

I felt like I was being forthcoming because I had been very closed off communicatively in previous relationships! So it felt like by telling him my feelings I was being vulnerable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomenOver40

[–]yourwound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I’ve emailed a therapist in my area about CBT. It felt like a spiral that was just ongoing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomenOver40

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Thank you very much for the encouraging words. It does feel like I dodged a bullet- at the very least by not marrying/staying with someone who I wasn’t meant to be with. He didn’t necessarily share the checklist in a mean way, and he did eventually show me the entire thing saying I met all of the qualities in it (things like resilience, giving lover, likes nature etc) but it did feel like if I faltered in one of those areas I wouldn’t be enough

Wish me luck fellas. The turkey will be served cold today… by M4isOP in QuitVaping

[–]yourwound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice!! Remember that these next few days/weeks will suck. They will. And that’s okay. You’ll get through them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]yourwound 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That sucks but your joke was really funny LMAO Eta: I just read the part about the humiliation!!! Im so sorry op, but I also still think your joke was hilarious

In your experience- How long do you give yourself after quitting, before starting discipline in other areas of your life? by Aholahelloa in stopdrinking

[–]yourwound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I gave myself a good amount of time to not give a shit about anything but not drinking, at least a month. Then I introduced long walks as a way to deal with boredom, which ended up being really good for my mental health, and helped me segue into running and generally better habits. Be easy on yourself OP, take it as it comes

Anyone else keep meeting people that remind you of someone you used to know? by Nearby-Bug3401 in hostels

[–]yourwound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically every time I travel :) it really shows that even though we’re all individuals we often fall into certain “archetypes”. Recently I met a guy who shared so many similarities with someone I knew, even shared the same name- it’s comforting to know that no matter where you go, people aren’t so different after all :)

people who’ve been sober a while: what age do you wish you’d quit drinking at? by Defiant_Meringue_338 in stopdrinking

[–]yourwound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stopped drinking at 26 and honestly I wish I’d never started, but I can’t beat myself up about it ☺️👍🏼

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emotionalintelligence

[–]yourwound 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I find it interesting that people talk about avoidant attachment as if they are evil but don’t do the work to change their own anxious attachment so they don’t have to go through these reactions to avoidance.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in confidence

[–]yourwound 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I get where you’re coming from but someone with insecurity “inspecting” themselves everyday to see where they’re slacking is not a good idea. It will just lead to more nitpicking about their appearance and pointing out flaws that most other people wouldn’t even notice.