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Therapy session 2 and feeling more insecure with fiance

387 replies

togo1004 · 01/08/2025 03:06

Finished session 2 with therapy. She addressed why my vision might become blurry when I’m stressed. She thinks that my brain doesn’t want me to see something and that stress is the trigger for it.

we dove deeper into my childhood trauma and talked more about myself. We have not reached diagnosis stage as we have a wide arrange of things to cover.

im currently traveling in China with my fiancé. We’ve already gotten into a few arguments but nothing major I see a big improvement already. I’d like your feedback on what the issue is, If it’s indeed my problem again and how I can address it better next time.

i know I don’t have the best diet. He’s been reminding me to drink water this entire time and I have a hard time drinking water if it’s not cold and when I’m full. We went out to get coffee and I suddenly got dizzy and passed out. I woke up a few seconds later and he shoved a bunch of candy in my mouth and forced me to eat it. I felt better in about 5 minutes and he carried me back to our hotel.

he looked so worried and he started telling me that he suspects I might be either diabetic and has hypoglycemia or have extremely low blood pressure. Either way it’s not good. Then he went on about how I really need to stop eating fried food and sugary things and focus on hydration and getting minerals in my body. I got so annoyed and got loud and said that I’ve been this way my whole life and it’s perfectly normal.

then he started listing things and saying things like “passing out in the middle of the street is normal?”
he went on about how I’m always tired, always have a headache, has mental disorders and thinks it’s largely contributed by my diet and life style. He went on about how he’s never seen me eat a salad or vegetables or fruit. He said “you can’t just live on pasta and fried food and soda”

He said that I’m likely malnutritioned and dehydrated for years and that unless I change it’s going to destroy my body. Ive felt so violated that I started crying. Now im just exhausted and want to go home.

i told him to stop commenting on how i eat because ill likely develop bulimia because of his comments. He literally told me that if I don’t change my life style he’s going to call off the marriage because he says “I will not marry someone who doesn’t prioritize health”. I told him that he cannot control me as it’s my body and it’s my choice on how I eat and live.

that evening I tried to make love to him and he turned me down saying that I’m not well and he thinks I might pass out during sex. I felt like he just didn’t want me at all..felt so rejected. He said that I’m still cold sweating looks pale and that I should really stop eating fried noodles and eat some salad and drink 2 liters of water today and do this everyday and he just went to sleep.

I know I’m not diabetic from tests a while
back but I did take blood pressure the next morning at a pharmacy near by and my bp came back hypotension.

we were ok that day went to pool but he won’t touch me the way he used to and I’m feeling insecure.

did i handle this ok? It didn’t escalate into a big fight but was thinking it’s my body my choice the right thing to say in this point? His point is that it’s selfish because he’s the one responsible for medical bills for us and that I should be taking care of my health for both of us as he does the same.

OP posts:
WellyBootsandPuddleSuits · 04/08/2025 13:22

Yes. Yes I would still say it’s you. In my relationship, we regularly ask each other to remind us about things. Especially if it’s for the benefit of the other person. You seem to want to have absolutely no responsibility in this relationship.

carmak · 04/08/2025 13:23

If by some miracle this is real......yes he's correct and you are wrong.

Macaroni46 · 04/08/2025 13:25

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 13:12

Ok let me ask you a question and tell me if im
wrong here.

i found out that he can get a second SIM card with a separate number which i can use for free.

so I asked him to call today and he forgot. I got pissed but stayed quiet.

then he said my bad I forgot can you remind me
tomorrow incase I forget?

i said you need to write it down and it’s not my job to remind you.

he said you need the card not me, I’ll write it but can you remind me as well incase I forget?

I told him it’s his job to remember.

he said no it’s not you need the card not me ill
write it down and try to remember but incase I forget you need to remind me cuz YOU need it not ME. Then I said no it’s your responsibility. He called me a mean crazy bitch and stormed out.

now we are in fact like he always say.

can you honestly say it’s my fault??

Omg poor guy. You are so unbelievably argumentative and self-centred. Wouldn’t have hurt you to kindly say, ‘yes of course I’ll remind you’ and ‘thank you for looking into that for me’.
Sounds like he’s getting fed up with your princessy ways!

NotOurCat · 04/08/2025 13:29

Yes. You're wrong and you are at fault. He's not your servant. Sweet. Baby. Jesus. This thread, I swear to God. What are you getting out of this thread? And the other ones? I think this is feeding your victim mentality and your need for attention. I'd say stop, but i doubt you can. Because some part of you is getting something out of this. One final time from me ; you are ill. You need help, serious clinically qualified help, and a lot of it.

NoCowardSoul · 04/08/2025 13:31

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 13:12

Ok let me ask you a question and tell me if im
wrong here.

i found out that he can get a second SIM card with a separate number which i can use for free.

so I asked him to call today and he forgot. I got pissed but stayed quiet.

then he said my bad I forgot can you remind me
tomorrow incase I forget?

i said you need to write it down and it’s not my job to remind you.

he said you need the card not me, I’ll write it but can you remind me as well incase I forget?

I told him it’s his job to remember.

he said no it’s not you need the card not me ill
write it down and try to remember but incase I forget you need to remind me cuz YOU need it not ME. Then I said no it’s your responsibility. He called me a mean crazy bitch and stormed out.

now we are in fact like he always say.

can you honestly say it’s my fault??

Yes. While I don’t justify name-calling, the argument wS your fault. You need the card. He is doing you a favour. You remind him.

I mean, in your shoes, I would end things, become self-supporting, work on my MH and stay single. But you seem desperate to stay in a relationship with a man you think is wrong all the time.

Macaroni46 · 04/08/2025 13:32

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 10:22

But you see it’s not about the pen. Your focus is wrong. The focus should be about my feelings not having that pen right away.

the focus should be to talk to me calmly and reassure me that things will be ok without giving me a solution, because I didn’t ask for a solution to not having a pen.

Yeah right, me me me and my feelingz again.
You still could get yourself a handbag so you can be self sufficient!

Furrylittlesweetpotatoes · 04/08/2025 13:37

I’m back to thinking this isn’t real!

Of course it’s your responsibility to remind him! The SIM card argument is utterly bonkers!

His reaction shows he is losing his rag. I don’t blame him. I think you’ll find he is losing patience and will leave you soon.

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 14:07

Well he hasn’t returned, and I don’t know what to do. I think we’re going to break up and I’m freaking out.

all because I asked him for a SIM card

OP posts:
WellyBootsandPuddleSuits · 04/08/2025 14:09

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 14:07

Well he hasn’t returned, and I don’t know what to do. I think we’re going to break up and I’m freaking out.

all because I asked him for a SIM card

Do you honestly think that this is all because of a SIM card?!

daisydotss · 04/08/2025 14:14

After the second thread I was 100% sure this poster is just creating threads with lies and drama to pass time, now I'm 1000% sure. Its like reading a novel, completely unbelievable but amusing!

SoScarletItWas · 04/08/2025 14:14

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 14:07

Well he hasn’t returned, and I don’t know what to do. I think we’re going to break up and I’m freaking out.

all because I asked him for a SIM card

No. You’re going to break up because this is a terrible excuse for a relationship and you have pushed, pushed, pushed the poor guy beyond any reasonable limit.

Uricon2 · 04/08/2025 14:22

Furrylittlesweetpotatoes · 04/08/2025 13:37

I’m back to thinking this isn’t real!

Of course it’s your responsibility to remind him! The SIM card argument is utterly bonkers!

His reaction shows he is losing his rag. I don’t blame him. I think you’ll find he is losing patience and will leave you soon.

Only he won't be leaving, OP will, on a one way ticket back to Russia as she has nowhere to live and can't fund herself.

I genuinely hope he's had enough because this relationship (if real) will destroy him

And yes, OP, it's you. Again.

supercali77 · 04/08/2025 14:27

😂 again with this?

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 14:44

I got mad because when he’s hungry I go out and get him food without him asking.

so why is he forgetting about my SIM card??

OP posts:
PsychoHotSauce · 04/08/2025 14:49

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 14:44

I got mad because when he’s hungry I go out and get him food without him asking.

so why is he forgetting about my SIM card??

<shrug> maybe he's checked out. My only criticism of him is he's apparently a bit slow on the uptake.

supercali77 · 04/08/2025 14:49

The man is covering you while you pay your debts. Hes working and caring for elderly relatives as i recall. You can bother your arse to remind him about something you want.

WellyBootsandPuddleSuits · 04/08/2025 14:50

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 14:44

I got mad because when he’s hungry I go out and get him food without him asking.

so why is he forgetting about my SIM card??

You know those two things aren’t comparable, right? All he was asking you to do was remind him just in case he forgot. He probably wouldn’t have forgotten, but he knew it was important to you so he asked you to remind him because it had slipped his mind once (probably because he was too busy worrying about some other drama you’ve created)

Macaroni46 · 04/08/2025 15:11

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 14:44

I got mad because when he’s hungry I go out and get him food without him asking.

so why is he forgetting about my SIM card??

Because you are not the sole focus of his attention (or of the universe)! Just remind him. Give and take etc. Stop causing unnecessary arguments!

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 04/08/2025 15:16

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 13:12

Ok let me ask you a question and tell me if im
wrong here.

i found out that he can get a second SIM card with a separate number which i can use for free.

so I asked him to call today and he forgot. I got pissed but stayed quiet.

then he said my bad I forgot can you remind me
tomorrow incase I forget?

i said you need to write it down and it’s not my job to remind you.

he said you need the card not me, I’ll write it but can you remind me as well incase I forget?

I told him it’s his job to remember.

he said no it’s not you need the card not me ill
write it down and try to remember but incase I forget you need to remind me cuz YOU need it not ME. Then I said no it’s your responsibility. He called me a mean crazy bitch and stormed out.

now we are in fact like he always say.

can you honestly say it’s my fault??

The correct answer here would be:

'Yes, of course I'll remind you tomorrow. Thank you for doing this for me'

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 04/08/2025 15:21

I have such a hard time not focusing on the turbulence in my life, such unfair things have happened to me so many times

Please tell your therapist this. This is the reason your relationships don't work. Your partner is correct, you do need to move on and live in the here and now.

Crazymayfly · 04/08/2025 15:29

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 10:57

I truly am desperate for real friendship. I watch movies and always wish I had a girl friend like a sister.

I thought I had but she literally blocked me and told me to never contact her again.

I met another girl recently we had pasta and coffee together. But she’s much younger than me. She is nice but she’s also very busy with her life and doesn’t really contact me.

im always the one contacting everyone but nobody wants to stay in touch. It’s why I wanted guy friends but all of them tried having sex with me eventually and that was a big no

When you have the same issues over and over and over again - people running for the hills to get away from you - there should be a point when you realise it’s a YOU problem and not a them problem.

Crazymayfly · 04/08/2025 15:37

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 14:07

Well he hasn’t returned, and I don’t know what to do. I think we’re going to break up and I’m freaking out.

all because I asked him for a SIM card

Not just because of a SIM card.

I feel such relief for your lovely boyfriend. You pushed him to the absolute limited with abuse. He now seems to see you for what you are and, name calling aside, he was pretty accurate.

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 16:20

Well we just broke up, he told me to pack my stuff and leave within 2 hours or he’s calling the police..

OP posts:
Contraryjane · 04/08/2025 16:30

Excellent news. Off you hop

FlipFlopShopInHawaii · 04/08/2025 16:32

togo1004 · 04/08/2025 16:20

Well we just broke up, he told me to pack my stuff and leave within 2 hours or he’s calling the police..

I'm sorry you're in pain @togo1004. This can't be easy, but really it was inevitable with the way you're treating him.
Neither of you are good for the other. Leave him in peace, work on your anxiety & other issues and then you'll be ready to date again.

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