Hi Sofioula,

Thank you so very much for reaching out to me. I’m in a really bad place mentally and emotionally, and I so appreciate your words.

Yes I went through the whole self-blame period for a long long time. Still  do actually. When I was with my ex, I had obsessive thoughts too. If you read my other replies, you will know some of my thoughts. I am currently not in therapy, and might not be able to go soon due to the lockdown thanks to COVID-19. If you are comfortable, could you tell me a little about your experience?

About my ex, well, yeah I have to admit that I did get the feeling that it was all about him in that meeting. I’d have felt nice if I had been asked about my time away from him. Or how the breakup had affected me. To me, it seemed that for him this had been some sort of break. Not a breakup. It felt like he had expected me to be standing right where he left me. And then when he was ready for it, he could just open the door and let me in again. It felt like he’d not had the fear of losing me at all. I’d have liked it if he’d said he missed me. That he loved me. He’s never been good with words and expressing himself. But I’m kinda exhausted of giving him that benefit of doubt. In his defense though, he did cry in the second meeting, saying he missed me. He even asked if we could stay in touch. God, there is so much pain associated with him… I can’t even… It had been a painful time, for the month before the breakup. And it had been a harsh breakup. I feel he could have been gentler with me. I now realise that it took me months of getting over just the pain that harshness had inflicted on me. The pain of the loss of the relationship and the life I thought I was going to have seems to have just set in… I’m gonna stop… I’m getting all teary…

He isn’t a bad person. So I don’t know if he counts as manipulative or not.

I’m in such a bad frame of mind I could use a hug. Even if it’s from a stranger from the Web. That doesn’t matter as long as it’s genuine.

Thank you… I’d love to hear from you again…