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  • in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457652
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    Hey anita, thanks again for the reply! 🙂

    No ive never addressed anything related to my childhood. Never thought i should.I think copilot is right and he’s spot on on many things, but the issue in my head is that it feels very real. That’s what i’ve “heard” (i know that’s not what she meant) btw when she was telling me that maybe we are not compatible on this goal (marriage), that’s why i asked her “so u are gonna leave now?” after the convo. But then i felt shutdown.

    I asked my therapist today if she thinks it’s just depression and she said no, that depression doesn’t come with so many doubts and anxiety, that’s usually the OCD. She also said that i nitpick on everything my GF says and i selectively hold on to the “negative” things so i can conclude that i have to leave the relationship, which is again, avoiding intimacy/connection. For example, she said the last time in the videocall “i really miss the old u, more affectionate and spontaneous, but i know THIS you for longer than the other you, so i am more bonded to how u are now, rather than before” and i took it as “im not enough” because i only paid attention to the first half of the sentence. But how do i fight this? Since i don’t feel any motivation/feeling to text her/see her.. Therapist said that actions lead to feelings, not the other way around. Now, i saw a postcard i wanna send her with Winnie the pooh saying: “If one day we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, i’ll be there forever”. And i cried a lot thinking about that day coming (i think that’s why i cry) and i was thinking “my sweet girl”. But still, no “push” to message her and connect. It’s really confusing, damn.

    What does copilot say about this? haha

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457638
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    By the way 2 or 3 nights ago i would cry profusely and i would be thinking of her, then also when i watched the scene from Good Will Hunting (a movie with Matt Damon and Robin Williams) that he says to him “it’s not ur fault” i felt intense sadness and crying almost stopped my breath.

    Wtf is going on

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457637
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    Hey anita

    Wow, i didnt see ur post when i posted mine and then went straight to sleep.

    To be honest, no i am still confused with myself. I can’t seem to be able to make a decision and stick with it. I am tortured by constant doubts and uncertainty, sorrow, void.
    Today i woke up and i instantly checked my feelings and i still feel apathy. It feels so real, i also dont wanna do anything, i want to lay there. I went and opened her amazing and cute gift for my birthday again, to smell her perfume and read her cards and i could only shed one small tear which felt “forced”, but nothing like some days ago where i’d cry a lot.

    Something i noticed, we had two days of videocalls last week. In the first day everything were going fine and we were laughing, until she brought up the talk about “future goals and compatibility”. We discussed what i posted in my previous posts and she said “idk where this all leads, if we’re compatible” and i felt like i was convincing her to stay again (even tho it’s probably in my mind). I told her there is only one way to find out, to experience it. Then, as i was telling her my opinion on marriage and stuff (something inside me was questioning “why are u doing all this?”), i felt like she’s gonna leave because of what i told her. So then i asked her “u are gonna end things, right? Now that u found out we don’t have the same goals” (even though mine wasnt much different than hers). And she said “well i can’t tell u for sure now but i’ll think of this convo 100%”. Then in the next day/videocall i was much more apathetic/bored and near the end of the call she was joking about her being single and instead of me taking it as a joke, i started doubting her in my mind and i felt annoyed with this joke. So, yesterday i woke up crying in the thought of leaving “my little heart”, but now i am again distant and i dont feel the same emptiness when i think of the future without her.

    Could this be a defense mechanism that activates when i perceive rejection in the future? (much like our november talk, this one also felt similar, the one about goals and marriage)

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457629
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    Haha i wish but at this point i feel completely apathetic towards her.. We were texting and i was feeling im doing it out of obligation. Its very strange how i cry when i wake up and then nothing. How would that be being in love 🙁

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457615
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    Hey anita

    I feel like mine are not connected at all, i want different things but i can’t feel them.

    Well, i meant like most people, not many, u are right.

    Today as soon i woke up twice for no reason, my mind instantly went to her, started the negative thoughts, then i got up and i cried saying in my thoughts: “i can’t do this, she’s my little heart” (a saying we have in greece which is literally how it translates but shows affection and connection). Also, when i saw her message today i felt my stomach/heart drop for a second or two.

    I was out with friends and i can’t enjoy anything, everything seems without meaning, food, friends, jokes, money.. and i am constantly thinking of her.

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457558
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    I appreciate it too but the problem is with my feelings 🙁

    I think i’ve never learned to appreciate people like that, i was only basing my actions on what i would be feeling, rather on focusing on positive things like that.

    I cant understand ur point about thoughts and feelings.

    But why would it be up and then all the way down, can’t it stay in the middle like all people? 🙁

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457554
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    She is kinda religious yes, she used to pray and light candles for me since the summer in 2025, she also bought me a guardian bell for the motorcycle (idk if u know what this is) 🙂
    I felt nothing at first, felt like i “should be feeling” something about such a sweet thing so i told her that what she did was very kind and sweet, also very rare and noone has ever treated me like this before. When i typed my previous message i was crying hard and feeling like i don’t deserve her, now i feel nothing again.

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457552
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    Haha pain turns me to a poet i guess

    U are right but i feel ungrateful and worthless. Two days ago, she told me (and she was scared i would cringe or get angry) that when she went to pray and light candles, she lit one for my mother too (which is deceased and she doesn’t know her ofc). And that was so deep that reflected my own void and worthlesness again 🙁

    I think u did say that to me yeah, i will look into it in a while 🙂

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457547
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    Hey anita

    Haha it’s exactly how i felt at that moment!

    Is it? Or is it nostalgia/sorrow about “what could have been” ? if that’s so, then why don’t i feel excited since nothing changed on her end? I guess my state changed..

    I get your point yeah, i remember a week before i got hit by this, i was feeling overwhelmed by feelings for her, surging through my whole body like i would explode.

    But now, desert.. It’s so distressing..

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457523
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    I read copilot’s opinion and i am not sure. I suspect anhedonia/depression kicked in first because i can’t explain it otherwise. If the issue was the commitment then i would feel free to walk away and live my life, but that’s not the case.

    You are right that we’re both anxious about it, because noone wants to lose one another i think. But my anxiety comes from my lack of feelings. Today we called and watched a movie and in the first 30 minutes i wanted to disappear. My mind was “u are bored of her” and my ears would feel very hot. But i stayed and then we videocalled for the next 6 hours, which was fine. Not as fun as yesterday but still alright. In the end she was teasing me about her being single and i think i didnt take it very well (in my mind) but i teased her back, so i think all good.
    I was looking at her, whilst seeing the beautiful girl i’ve once fell for, now my soul is just empty/void. I think of sweetness/affection and i feel nothing. Not with her, or any other human being. It’s like i’m devoid of affection right now. But who knows, maybe the up-close connection will be different like December.
    In the evening i was thinking of her and i was fine, then my mind imagined her leaving my life and i felt a huge void in my chest like vacuum. I think she would leave a gaping hole in my chest if she left.

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457508
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    Hey anita, thank you for your replies, i will respond later in the night when i’ll have time to read the messages 🙂

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457493
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    Hey anita

    I would say the same but then my mind says: maybe it’s not real and its ur need for attachment projected, constant doubts.

    Yeah we did have the videocall for 8 hours, we laughed, we teased and we discussed something in the end that was kinda the November talk that possibly triggered me, but this time i voiced my opinions and didnt get triggered. Basically she asked me what my “goals” are in the love department, hers is to get married eventually, that’s why she dates, not for fun. I told her i dont care about marriage, i want a partner to share my life with and possibly build together and be there for each other, marriage or not i dont really care. I told her i would marry my girl if that’s what she wanted but it doesn’t make a difference for me. She said “so u will compromise”, i said it’s not really a compromise for me since i dont feel like im giving something up, my feelings don’t change marriage or not. So probably she didnt like this answer. Then she asked me again if i would be willing to leave my friends and move to Cyprus and i asked her if she would move to Greece, she said “if u make me feel like it” and i said the same to her. I told her i dont prioritize my friends in my life choices since my friends will eventually build their own families and leave me behind, so i have my future girlfriend as a priority because that’s the person i’ll end up spending my life with, supposedly. She said that she’s having a hard time living away from her family but she would consider. So i told her that the issue here is more on her side, since my “obstacles” are just logistics (job-property) and hers is emotional attachment. But anyway, we both agreed that we have to spend time together if we want to see if it works, but now she’s anxious (like me) that if she visits me and it doesn’t work out, then what? (meaning we will be again blocked with anxiety), but i told her that if we meet with this mindset ofc we will not feel anything positive since we’re filled with fear and preoccupation, but why wouldn’t it work since we both felt amazing in December? She said “idk” and then we left it at that.

    What’s ur opinion anita? Could this have been my major trigger (commitmentphobe) that shut me down?

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457476
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    Thank you anita! 🙂

    I did a dumb thing and i checked a forum about numbness in relationships and people say “u’ve already checked out, just let them go” and i felt discomfort/triggered, like it’s the truth i am not admitting all along. In the thought of ending things and hurting her i started crying saying “not my baby, no!”. Idk what is going on right now but i think it’s one of the worst moments.

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457474
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    Hey anita

    Yeah so i didnt want to have this issue and ended up quitting SSRIs, i didnt want another problem on top of the previous ones..

    I am not sure but it fits into retroactive jealousy theme of ROCD.. haha u could look it up.

    Could be yes, a mean to never allow the connection fully.

    Damn today has been a hard day.. My mind is constantly ruminating, what if this, what if that, what if i dont want her, what if i never wanted her, why am i texting her since i’m not feeling good about it? All those things.. We will probably videocall later but i am so scared that i will be bored and feel nothing 🙁

    in reply to: I just randomly and suddenly fell out of love #457462
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    Yeah i know it’s not the same for everyone..

    It was like numb orgasms haha

    I think that’s called retroactive jealousy on ROCD?

    Those thoughts were hiding ur feelings?

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