Dealing With Demons
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, 02-05-2013 at 05:58 AM (3361 Views)
Surprise! I'm back.
(SPOILER)I'm pretty sure my ex is bipolar if not something else.
However, she and I share a psychological quirk in that we tend to spew a load of personal information at anyone who is "there to listen" (remains and possibly asks questions), whereas I tend to put people off by being too open about my life, personal, past, dreams, etc., her habit often causes her to reveal her weaknesses to stronger people (men) which make it easier for them to use them against her to take advantage. All of her relationships have thus far been in part derived of her loneliness in missing her dad but lately not being able to socialize with her other friends caused her to be "isolated from the pack" as it were.
She has been repeatedly asking me if and how she will stop allowing herself to get too close too fast. With me, she had gotten lucky in that I desired a deeper relationship but she's afraid of the next mistake she may make. At the moment, I'm the only one she really confides in because she sees me more often than her other all-too-busy friends and as she's unwilling to seek professional counsel because "they're sellouts", I'm the closest thing she has to a therapist. My concern for her feelings and her future are genuine and, at times, overwhelming. I have tried to be supportive but I don't know what to tell her when she asks me. I mean I've told her to remember her feelings are more important than the feelings of a guy she wants to say no to.