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  • #414331
    Lily
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    Again, I apologize for the html that keeps showing up, I’m not sure how to make it so that doesn’t happen.

    #414332
    Anonymous
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    Dear Lily:

    You are very welcome!  “I think I just need to keep focusing on the fact that it was a mistake“- if he is generally a good person, forgive him for his mistakes. Forgive yourself for your mistakes, and hopefully he will forgive yours. There will always be mistakes: it’s in our human nature to err.

    anita

    #414367
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Hi Lily

    My concern is that you have been asking questions about this subject for a year now and it hasn’t helped your anxiety over the situation. Realistically, asking more questions may not ease your anxiety. You may have to seek another solution.

    It sounds like you’re starting to process things well. I like your idea of refocusing on trust. I’m glad that you can trust your partner.

    One thing I like to do when feeling insecure is to compare the reality of my relationship with my fears. I know that I have a loving relationship with my partner. I know he cares and I trust him. But when anxiety and insecurity flares up it is not really about him. It is about my anxiety, my fears, my insecurity and the mental image that they paint in my mind is not one that reflects reality. I have to ask myself “Do these fears fit with the reality of my experience of how I know my partner to be?”

    #414368
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    It was a mistake.

    I understand he was drunk and trust that it lowered his inhibitions and he made the wrong decision to sleep with her.

    I believe he is telling the truth and it did happen before we started talking and dating again.

    I can trust that he is telling the truth.

    You’ve done some great work reflecting on this situation. I hope you don’t mind I copied some of your quotes. I don’t know if this suggestion will be helpful at all. I would suggest writing these quotes down for you to read when you are feeling anxious. It’s something my therapist taught me and I’ve found it helpful myself. If you would prefer feel free to select your own quotes or add to it. I thought these realisations were particularly profound.

    #414808
    Anonymous
    Guest

    How are you, Lily…?

    anita

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