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Should I be worried? What do I do?

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Turbotastic · 21/09/2020 22:39

I've been having issues with my (now ex) bf for a while. A whole lot of little things added up, some of them largely due to his depression/anxiety.

I sent him some texts a few days ago to tell him that I was ending it, Not the way I wanted to go about it but I felt I had no choice since he won't engage with me. He has form for ignoring me for days on end, which is part of why I've ended the relationship.

I'm just getting a bit worried now because I have had no communication from him at all for almost a week, not a single word, no response to the break up texts, nothing. I am twisting myself in knots thinking maybe he has harmed himself (he has talked about this in the past). I feel so guilty. I've even sent his sister, who lives in the same house, a message to ask if he is alright but she hasn't even seen it yet and is also not great at responding.

At the same time I'm wondering if he has seen the texts and just doesn't want to talk to me. What should I do? Keep messaging and make sure he's ok? Or just leave him alone and let him get in touch? I feel like I've been ghosted 😞

He has left quite a lot of his stuff at my place, not to mention his cat which I am still feeding and looking after which I cannot continue to do once I go back to work next week. There's no rush for him to collect his other stuff, I mostly want to make sure he is alright. What do I do?

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Ilovetheseventies · 26/09/2020 04:53

From Yr posts I sense an air of desperation as if deep down you are hoping he will contact you. What an absolute dick. I think what he is doing is one of the worst forms of mental cruelty. Yes he might have MH issues but he knows exactly what he's doing.
Can you imagine living with him and each time you fall out he treats you like this?
You do not deserve this kind of abuse.
You will get over this whereas he has real problems which are insurmountable.
You sound really nice. I'm sorry you are going through this you must be really upset. Flowers

Fizzysours · 26/09/2020 05:58

Do not feel bad about the cat. You sound very caring and you cannot afford him...as you were well aware when he was given to you without your agreement!!! Phone cats protection, explain, including the lack of transport, and hopefully they will come and collect. The ex sounds selfish...he is the one who abandoned it and you really are better without him generally. I hope you have nice real life people around who can cheer you up....this has been such a stressful year and sounds like you have had a really tough time with this guy. Hugs

Turbotastic · 26/09/2020 19:55

@Ilovetheseventies you are right, I hoped he would reply to me in some way, even if it was just about the cat or his stuff. For the last few months he has been ignoring me for days at a time and I've spoken to him about it so many times but nothing ever changed.

I tried to give him space, I tried to take the pressure off regarding sex (he didn't want to), I tried everything I could think of - the only stipulation I had was that he please keep in touch with me so I knew he still cared and was thinking about me. He couldn't even do that. He didn't even respond when I ended up in hospital. I was released just as it was getting dark and as I'd been taken in in an ambulance and had left my purse at home, I was stuck in a city 45 minutes from home with no money and no transport and STILL he wouldn't respond to me.

I was literally begging for his attention, desperately pleading for him to contact me. It broke my heart to know that every time I called him he wouldn't answer or that every time I looked at my phone I would have no messages from him. I sent him messages every now and then to let him know what I was up to just feel like we were still connected, and he just ignored them. It was really cruel. It has affected my MH so badly, I feel totally worthless now. Especially since he's just stopped talking to me completely now and I have no idea why. I have no closure 😞

I burst into tears in the shower earlier because I still feel guilty for walking away from him but I can't help but feel angry at the same time. I'm a person with feelings and needs that weren't being filled. I was unsatisfied and unhappy, he knew this and didn't care. I deserve to be loved and I deserve to be happy! I shouldn't have to beg for someone's affection 😭

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