It’s supposed to help our attachment to each other and mental health to take a break, but we’re gonna miss each other deeply. I was sad before and we were talking so much but I had a PTSD breakdown and now we’re not gonna speak to each other. At least it will be 24 hours sending like one message to each other but I think I’ll cry more.
He wants to take one, and I won’t force him to not do it just because of my selfish desires, but I will miss him and want to know if anyone was in a similar place or knows how to help me “survive”?
I probably need one since I’ve been not mentally well, but I think future me will struggle to take it well due to attachment to him and missing him even when i’m not supposed to talk to him. Plus, everything that reminds me of him will cause me to start sobbing.
He wanted to help with feeling less attached and needed more space, and we both were feeling mentally down a lot. My attachment + my mood swings.
So it sounds like he might feel like you’re leaning on him too much for emotional support. It’s not a bad thing to do overall, but when you completely rely on a single person for your mental health, that’s a huge burden on that person. I think he just needed some time to escape that.
My suggestion, talk. Ask how it makes him feel, and how you can avoid dumping too much on him in the future. Simply communicating how you each feel will work wonders.
Additionally, individual therapy would certainly benefit you. It’s not healthy to be so attached to a person that 24 hours of not talking causes anguish.
Thanks, I was having an episode. I feel much better now and we talked it out, he said the break was for HIM, not because of our relationship.
Glad to hear it! Keep communicating regularly. My partner sometimes anxiety spirals but talking it out and reassuring her I’m not upset (or if I am, why) helps tons.
Thanks!!!