A LIFE SAVING TIP (BUT ALSO FOR RELATIONSHIP ISSUES)
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Yoβ£οΈ all folks πββοΈ
THIS IS A LIFE TIP THAT CAN SAVE YOU YOUR RELATIONSHIP, OR YOUR LIFE.
I'LL BEGIN WITH TELLING YOU WHAT I EXPERIENCED AND WENT THROUGH.
AT THE END OF THIS TEXT YOU WILL GET THE TIPβ£οΈπ
A few days ago I went in to the voice channel on a server on the *** app to discuss my relationship issue.
As well as my sexuality (which is a bit complicated and I'm questioning).
π The first few people told me to break up... π€·ββοΈ
Well, then I went to an online theraphy forum that offers listeners for free and I spoke to a guy from Pakistan who was very good at just listening carefully.
He made me calm down enough to be able to sort out my own thoughts and emotions instead of panicking from old experinces.
π His advice was to take a break from my boyfriend.
Well, he made me calm and able to think clearly...
..so I was okay with any outcome instead of panicking about what pressured me...
And I really felt like discussing my conclutions together with my past-few-days experince that I had felt with my boyfriend the following night.
I also was calm enough to realize some things that could have played into the relationship issues and my recent change in emotions/feelings, such as that;
--> I a few weeks ago had been taking hormones from birthcontrol pills, which affects me enormously and makes my emotions and hormones ruin my days as well as my sexuality.
--> He for the past few weeks not had been as present and supportive as he used to be (which he also explained was due to stress, he is bipolar and easily lose control, and he has just a few months ago gone from 10 years of sickleave to full-time working).
--> After the honeymoon-phase where both partners are being polite there comes a test-phase were both parts needs to work on getting past the uprising issues if they want to get to a more stable phase of the relationship.
(And it seems that me and my guy have just reached the test phase.)
--> I had been feeling pressured by him due to him wanting to move forward fast and wanting me to do many things in a short time-period, and I am the complete opposite personality type that always thinks things through a hundred times over a long period of time before I make any move or make any decition...
Well, so I called him the night after and we spoke about all of this.
Everything after that immediately felt so much lighterβ£οΈβοΈ
So much so that we decided to call one another for 1 hour every night of this week until the weekend.
(He is taking afternoon courses this week for his work so we can't meet until the weekend.)
And you know what?
I am very much looking forward to meet him again!
Can't wait for the weekend to come π
π‘ So the moral of the story is...
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Don't go to online communities for support and just believe the first few advices that you get from random people.
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π‘π‘ Grab a listener who aren't giving much advise but who actually carefully listens to you, and who helps you ride out your stormy emotions first.
And who then asks you neutral questions to help you sort out your thoughts, emotions, what has happened and make you think of your own solutions to your own issues.
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@Leahninhi
Hiya Leah, nice to meet you. I'm so glad things have improved a little in your relationship.π
How thoughtful of you share the tip, what worked for you and your experience with the community, so maybe others feel less alone and have more insight about seeking support and course of action in similar situations.
It's so right, people we talk to in online communities too don't know exactly how it is for us, nor the entire story, their advice can prove to be even more detrimental, in the worse case.
Advice of any kind isn't allowed in 7 cups though, so it you find any listeners providing it here please do share your honest feedback for the chat, so they can receive feedback on it and improve accordingly!
Having someone to listen to us actively, on the other hand, someone kind, non judgmental, empathetic, reflective and validating, while using open ended questions to help us explore our emotions and thoughts and guide us to a state of clarity, is definitely amazing! Sooo glad you finally found someone who helped you realise more things clearly and enabled you to positively support your relationship!
Good wishes for ahead!π