I've been going through some stuff recently, with feeling self conscious and low, and just been diagnosed with ADHD, which is very bad currently.
My partner is really really bad at communicating, with feelings he can't even string a sentence he's almost dead in the eyes, I can cry and I can express and tell him how low I feel and he says nothing, we get onto the topic of us and he says things he doesn't mean when he means something else because he doesn't use the right words and it snowballs.
My parent is a severe narcissist and my dad left me, we were very close when I was about 9 and I'm used to not feeling listened to or supported emotionally but as I get older I feel I need it more than ever just for reassurance as my feelings can take me so far as im such an over thinker.
Every time I tell him, I come out feeling way worse. He's response to trying is always to quit, he'd rather leave then try and be supportive. I mean, he's friend messaged him last year asking to meet and he felt down and he ignored him, 3 hours later he jumped off a cliff and died and it's taught him nothing. I have two small babies, who I struggle a lot with and cannot cope on my own, it's like I need to go to friends for emotional support but I can't get past the fact that he doesn't seem to care? Do I just tell him to do 1?