I'm not me anymore

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#1 Apr 24 - 1PM
Belle de jour
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I'm not me anymore

It’s been 14 months since we broke up. The last 4 months I’ve maintained NC. I’m much better now, I don’t miss him, not even the good times we had together. If someone told me he was dead, I wouldn’t mind at all. But…how is it I feel so different now, like I am a different person. I don’ t go out so often as I used to, I don’t even want to date anyone. I really don’t. I don’t have the desire to be in a romantic relationship with anyone, I don’t miss sex…is this normal?
Another thing is I avoid getting in touch with my old friends because one of them, a girl I knew for 12 years revealed to the N something I told her about him, giving him the chance to devalue and discard me. She said she had the right to do it because he was her friend too. I don’t want to be near her, it will bring back all the painful memories. I can’t forgive the betrayal from her. Some friends complain they don’t see me so often. How can I explain to them that the reason for this is her? She is always there in every meeting they arrange.
My family is worried about me. My father doesn’t think I’m able to have a good relationship with a man or get married. I can see he is disappointed in me.
And sometimes I feel so weak, so emotionally unbalanced. I’m afraid that people see me and understand this, they see someone who’s weird, a freak. At the same time I have a desperate need to be loved. But how can anyone love me if I don’t love myself? I think those kind of issues drove me to the N in the first place…Can a relationship with a N cause so much damage? Is this really because of him or am I becoming like him? I fear rejection…I feel like I’m a bad person, unable to do what normal people do.
I need to hear your thoughts…

Apr 26 - 8AM
sadderbutwiser
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the same thing happened to me

Apr 26 - 11AM (Reply to #25)
Belle de jour
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I will, thank you :)

Apr 24 - 4PM
bgirl
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PS: You say that you fear

Apr 25 - 1AM (Reply to #21)
Belle de jour
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I think you are right. I'm

Apr 25 - 3AM (Reply to #22)
bgirl
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Don't worry Belle...I have no

Apr 25 - 6AM (Reply to #23)
Janie53
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Bgirl & Belle

Apr 24 - 4PM
bgirl
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Belle... I have changed.

Apr 24 - 4PM (Reply to #19)
Belle de jour
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it helps and it is very much

Apr 24 - 4PM
Janie53
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I'm not me anymore

Apr 24 - 4PM (Reply to #17)
Belle de jour
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your words bring me comfort.

Apr 24 - 3PM
Sparrow
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My guess is you are suffering

Apr 24 - 3PM (Reply to #14)
Belle de jour
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I've read a few things about

Apr 24 - 5PM (Reply to #15)
Janie53
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Belle

Apr 24 - 2PM
Hunter
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Funny because I see someone

Apr 24 - 4PM (Reply to #12)
Janie53
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Belle

Apr 24 - 3PM (Reply to #11)
Belle de jour
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I've never seen myself as an

Apr 24 - 2PM
spinning
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Belle, sweetheart, you have

spinning

Apr 24 - 2PM (Reply to #9)
Belle de jour
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(not) spinning, everytime I

Apr 24 - 2PM
LoserFree
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It is Normal

Apr 25 - 7PM (Reply to #7)
uncomfortablynumb
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I have the same

Apr 24 - 4PM (Reply to #6)
bgirl
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Loser free...I know what you

Apr 24 - 2PM (Reply to #2)
Belle de jour
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thank you so much for these

Apr 26 - 3AM (Reply to #3)
Wallace
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Belle

Apr 26 - 4AM (Reply to #4)
Belle de jour
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I try my best to do things

Apr 26 - 8AM (Reply to #5)
Janie53
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Belle