Unfortunately, this was my experience over the course of the 22 year partnership, but I was not aware I was in survival mode. I was not conscious. I also know from Me I was fearful of the unknown. The known cage felt safer. The chaos felt safer than the void of the unknown.
2025-09-25 05:27:30
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shespeakstoinspire :
Whenever I try to do these things, he will throw my boundaries back in my face, leave or avoid a conversation, put me down, make fun of the fact that I always have to talk about things. And doesn’t seem to care when I withhold affection and separate my life from his. How would you handle this?
2025-10-12 16:33:10
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User0123321099 :
I feel like I hear you and I start playing out the conversation in my head and what he will say (14 years together). I then imagine the hurt when he dismisses and in the past I switch to teaching/mom mode because in my mind it just has to be he doesn’t understand. I am watching your videos trying to learn how not to do that. Thank you for your content.
2025-11-03 11:40:44
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Carrie_with_a_C :
Constantly defensive yet wants more affection
2026-03-06 03:52:54
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WaverlyOrganizing :
You have no idea how much this helps me!
2025-09-28 22:01:47
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A :
Does any of this apply to a workplace ie dealing with a boss?
2025-10-15 14:05:37
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WhateverInfamy :
I feel like going to Alanon the dialogue just leaves me with two choices: suck it up or leave. Which is really difficult with someone you care about using. I am just realizing the abusive pattern that stems from my partner’s drinking and am taking steps to distance myself. I am putting up boundaries, but he violates them constantly…
2025-09-26 00:37:01
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BigDogBogey :
But was kissing another guy when I came to pick her up
2025-10-04 15:13:24
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jennarose26 :
Can you write all these parts into something we can read?? There’s so many parts and I’d love to have it all in one place, to use as a guide @Codependency Kate
2025-09-26 15:29:16
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kiki :
😳😳😳
2025-12-03 05:26:44
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Reading Beagles :
❤
2025-10-31 13:34:55
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mbhenne929 :
😩😩😩
2025-10-17 11:05:17
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Vict0riahhh :
❤️❤️❤
2025-09-25 16:52:39
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JHope :
❤
2025-09-26 12:35:18
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Vict0riahhh :
💀💀💀
2025-09-25 16:52:38
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Atley :
The struggle here is it is unhealthy to intentionally with hold sex. However, if there are emotional issues losing passion and intimacy in sex would be a natural consequence. Natural consequences are healthy, manipulation is unhealthy. It’s hard to tease apart the difference once emotional intimacy is lost.
2025-09-24 17:50:42
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Rocky :
The truth is friends get tired of hearing it. They’ll never understand that you aware you missed the red flags & thanks to certain situations you are stuck for a while & just need them for support but in their minds it’s “just leave then” or “everyone goes thru it” so you feel like you aren’t allowed to vent.
2025-11-02 08:10:41
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