My boyfriend and I have different styles arguing: He tends to shut down and leave and I tend to want to duke things out, kiss, and make-up on the spot. When he leaves, I take it personally, like he's walking out on me and not simply an overwhelming situation.
Driving him crazy drives me crazy and I don't know how to stop. It's been a tough year and a half for my body, and he's been around for a year. I've been at odds with my immune system and bad eczema. I've been to the doctor more this year than the past...I don't know...5+ years of my life.
This has had a tremendous negative effect on my self-image. And my boyfriend tries to assure me I'm beautiful, but sometimes I still feel awful, which makes him feel bad/useless, which makes me feel worse...it's a cycle. Usually after a good night's sleep and some cool-down we're fine, but I'm so insecure nowadays I'm afraid I'm slowly making him hate me. How can I improve my self-image and not make him always feel like his words are wasted?
2007-03-14
19:44:23
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