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Posted On 02/05/2009 05:04:41 by Sair_Bare

I wish I could get the strength to go to a Co-Dependancy meeting. I wish I could think about Peter and not binge ... or try to contact him. I miss him ... it's the worst kind of pain. I think of him and my heart starts breaking and I feel like crying ... but I still miss him.

Every day, I feel like I put on this brave face and this front. I go out there, I talk about him and how much he hurt me and destroyed my self esteem ... but when I'm alone ... he's all I want. He's all I think about. And I want to know why he can't love me. What was is about me that was so hard to even get attached to? Does it hurt him that we haven't spoken?

I have this guy ... I met him online and he's breaking his neck to meet me. I don't particularly want to meet him. At first I did ... but now I feel like such a faker. I had an affair with a married man ... I think coz I was so angry at the world ... so angry at men ... and he's still on my case - although he is now in therapy to fix things with his wife. And today I met up with a guy I dated about six years ago ... and he couldn't stop apologising for how awful he was to me ... and I wonder if one day that will be Peter sitting there?

Does anyone have a pill that will just make me forget? It's funny, I guess this is where addictions to drugs and alcohol start coming into it. Kleptomania ... all that stuff. I get it now. I wouldn't do it - but I understand it.

I'm still seeing my psychologist. I demanded that she tell me what's wrong with me. She "doesn't like to label" her clients. But I do have pieces of Borderline Personality ... on the other hand I have a very warped condition that she hasn't seen much of before. I'm determined to hurt myself and keep doing it. If I do wrong by someone, it's almost like I bully myself about it until I'm punished into absolute misery.

I don't go out anymore. I don't really want another guy. I just want Pete back. Just to sit on the couch and hang out with him - sit with him while he has a cigarette. To go for a ride to an isolated country pub ... I'll never understand why he didn't love me. I always did what I thought he wanted. I lost track of who I am in the relationship. I don't know who I am anymore. I don't know who I am without him ... but I know that I don't like myself without him.

I should've tried harder. I should've cooked dinner more. I should've washed his car after a fight ... I shouldn't have gone through his stuff the way that I did. There's so many regrets and nothing I can learn from because something inside me refuses to move forward.

When will I forget him? How long will this process take?? When will the pain come to an end? When will the tears stop?? When will my heart stop breaking?! Does anyone have any god darn answers on here?!?!!

I tried to contact him again... I want him to know I haven't forgotten - that I'll never forget  and I feel worse.



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From: KeithB
02/05/2009 17:33:51

Simple question: When are you going to want you and all the wonderful things YOU are?

When we are whole, we don't need others to complete our lives. I learned this the hard way; the 12 steps and lots of help!



From: Nia
02/05/2009 08:54:51

I can relate to that kind of pain- when I used to put all my focus and

emotions out on someone else....Bring it back, center your focus on

yourself.We have to learn and build ourselves up first.

My counsellor drew diagrams for me, a circle for self- almost entirely

covered and occluded by a second one.(like an eclipse)

He had me start with mirror work. Looking myself in the eyes and saying

affirmations- " I accept myself as Iam right now" He asked me to

 work on listing: my own attributes. Qualities and interests- good and not so

good. We have to become strong and healthy in our own right, before we

try and give anything away to another person.

If you don't feel you can go to a meeting alone, ask someone to go with

you.

There are also many affirmation books, morning reading- look for

" Each Day a New Beginning" You can find used copies on amazon

or Barnes & Noble for little cost. Hazeldon is a publishing company that prints many recovery books- they have a nice web site-look under ACOA

(adult children of alcoholics) even if you aren't one you will find material to identify with!    Nia





From: byGrace
02/05/2009 08:21:48

I'm with Dennis here. It is important to become strong in ourselves and find out who we are and how we feel about our place in this life and reality as we know it before we can have the right kind of relationships. It is good that you write about it, I think. Journaling helps me work through my thoughts and feelings. And it is really good that you are going to a therapist, I believe also. As for how long it will take, that is probably up to you in terms of how long it takes to change your heart. Only you will know that for sure. But there is help by reaching out to the right places. And, as you pointed out, there can be further decline by reaching out to the wrong places. So I encourage you to find your peace WITHOUT your drug of choice (in this case, it sounds like Peter) and then you will probably be able to find your peace and joy WITHIN a good relationship. Hoping that it works out well for you over time....



From: DennisS
02/05/2009 07:28:34

     Sorry to say, until you find out who you are, get comfortable in your own skin and begin to live for you - you're going to have relationship problems.
     Fact of life. Should of, could of, would of - if the other person decides to move on, there ain't a darn thing anyone is going to be able to do. 
     Regretting the past is like tackling a cougar with a flyswatter - non-productive and real painful.
     You need to find that strength - get to a meeting...
YF,
Dennis





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