>>82234852
That wasn't the worst of it, the worst of it is when ever they got in really bad mental state they'd randomly say something concerning about their safety, say something hurtful, or doubt I loved them and vanish. Then I'd be a stressed out mess, because I'd be worried until I got in touch with them and make sure they didn't do anything to themselves and were alright. Each time they'd calm down, say they loved me and go back to normal. They started to do this more frequently once they learned it causes me a lot of stress.
I once learned that in one of these distressed states they lied and told one of their friend I was forcing them into a relationship, or "manipulating them to stay." I don't know if they actually believe that, or it is one of those things when they get in that state. But randomly ghosting your long term partner after saying something that makes them worry about your safety isn't a break up, nor is doing that and physically walking out the door and vanishing into a crowd of people when you both are reliant on each other for a ride home. Going back to them immediately when you aren't in an anxious state also isn't them forcing anything, it's calming down.
When they are stable and normal they are the best person and a wonderful partner, but when something in them gets set off or they get into that extreme state they cause extreme suffering towards others. I regret not knowing what I could do to help them, but when something sets them off or they get worse and enter that state it's like they are oblivious to what they are actually doing, how they treat others, and replace the real world with a world made up only of their past traumas or their pain and lash out at everything. Because everything has become a threat until they snap out of it.
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