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Shannonkate878 · 30/04/2026 12:39

Please don’t judge no one can hate me more than I hate myself right now.
im 29 been with my partner since 19 we have 4 young kids he’s the most amazing man my best friend my absolute rock and the only person I have.
ive been going through a rough time mentally atm and been in a dark place after falling out with family I felt so alone.
then I went onto his phone and found he’d been on a porn website and felt rock bottom and hurt like I wasn’t even good enough for him either.
im in a group chat with friends and some people they know which i usually ignore but this time i felt so alone and replied, one of them was flirting with me which i went along and joined in with and when they asked if i had a partner i said no.
it went back and forwards in a group chat for a couple days then he started making sexual comments and it suddenly hit me like a ton of bricks what id done I said sorry this is making me uncomfortable now and left, no contact since.
however the anxiety and shame of what ive done is eating at me, i had to ring Samaritans as I’ve been having thoughts to end my life due to what ive done and can’t even function six days later ive had to ring my gp for help but i cant see what help they’ll be as ive done the damage now my partner will find out and ill lose everything.
im honestly broken and please dont question why ive done this as i dont know myself I hate myself so much and genuinely dont think i can cope anymore ive never felt pain and disgust in myself like this in my life i just dont know how to make it stop
i can’t even look at my partner or function due to the guilt and anxiety I’ve never done anything like this in ten years and just keep replaying him finding out and leaving me over and over and I genuinely feel like I’m going mad :(

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Shannonkate878 · 30/04/2026 14:04

Thank you so much I appreciate it xx

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Eyesopenwideawake · 30/04/2026 13:47

You made a tiny mistake, for a short period of time, that's all. You're human, and humans make mistakes all the time – it's how we learn (as you know from your own children; they try to walk, they make a mistake and fall over, they try again).

Instead of focusing your negative emotions on yourself, talk to your partner – calmly and without accusations (or confessions) – about your feeling towards porn and how to boost your self esteem.

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Shannonkate878 · 30/04/2026 13:27

Thank you for your lovely comment I appreciate that. It’s just the fact I denied having a partner and went along with the flirty comments etc, I should of shut it down straight away, if that was the other way round I’d be so hurt reading it but like I says it began to make me feel uncomfortable so I left. It was so out of character for me and I still don’t understand why I did it but not to justify my actions I’m disgusted with myself I was hurt and in a vulnerable place. I just feel so full of shame and anxiety

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Eyesopenwideawake · 30/04/2026 13:21

Lovie, you haven't done anything. You were pissed off about your partner accessing porn and you talked to someone in a group chat. Nothing happened and you have NOTHING to feel guilty or ashamed of.

Think of it this way; if one of your children told you they were thinking of doing something naughty, but before they did anything they realised it was wrong so they didn't do it you'd most probably praise them for making the right decision.

Wouldn't you?