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Concerned about my behaviour

Concerned about my behaviour

I have ruined a friendship with my obsessive behaviour and I'm feeling very regretful and sad about it.

I don't fully understand my behaviour. This has only happened twice before in my life. I spoke to my therapist about it tonight.

I feel so awful about what happened. I have ruined a friendship with someone I care about.

I think I'm overly sensitive to rejection and I have abandonement issues. It's like I become compulsive and I don't listen to the other person or respect their needs or boundaries. I can't stop my obsessive behaviour and I push the other person away.

I think I got too close to the other person too fast. I was too open with them and I made myself vulnerable. I think I need to be more careful with taking care of myself and being aware of other people's boundaries.

It took me such a long time to understand the impact of my behaviour on the other person. I feel so bad about my behaviour.

I feel so sad about it and I'm worried that I won't be able to have relationships with people.

Maybe I have obsessive compulsive disorder, but this has only happened twice before so I don't know.

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Re: Concerned about my behaviour

I'm starting to realise a few things from this experience...

It's important for me to have real, meaningful friendships.

I'm too quick to blame myself (I'm not saying anyone is to blame. I'm just too quick to blame myself)*.

I worry that I'm not being a good friend to the other person and I'm not questioning if they are being a good friend to me.

I give too much of myself away to people.

*Although this has only happened three times in my life.

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