spika ,
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Partner is fixated on a life choice regret this morning and has been teetering on the edge of meltdown. It's a line of thinking that most often gets triggered if I make even the slightest reference to where I was living in my late 20s and early 30s.

It's a painful thing to witness because of the level of anger and resentment he has around his choices, and often leaves me feeling like I have to walk on eggshells and supress my thoughts around my own memories of that time period of my own life which makes me feel inspired unsupported because it wasn't exactly the "time of my life" like my partner seems to assume.

@actuallyautistic

spika OP ,
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On the positive, I feel like I've made progress in my reaction. Many mornings when this has come up, there have been meltdowns and arguments.

This morning, I feel sad for him and his experience, but the pain of my own past seems more distant than it used to.

@actuallyautistic

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