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October 24, 2019 at 8:04 am #319481AnonymousGuest
Dear Harshita:
Your most recent post makes sense and I do believe you are doing the right thing. Regardless of a label you want to attach to him, Avoidant or otherwise, you have been desperate for him while he is not. You posted four times within four hours, desperately asking for help, with a capital H (“Please Help!!!!”) while he lives his life calmly, compared to you, “progressing well in his career.. supremely focused on it”.
This means that as he advances in his career, making a better life for himself, you- if you remain this desperate for him- are likely to fail in life, career wise and otherwise.
Not fair, is it? And if you continue this desperation- it will be your choice, your doing, not his. That would be a waste of your time, your resources, your life.
Regarding your earlier question for me: “Do you believe that this (him being an Avoidant) might be the case here as well? If yes, do you recommend that I should look into it and maybe help him out? Or should I let him be as it is and move on in my life?”-
-my answer: you should move on in your life. If he fits the title Avoidant, that means that he avoids a committed relationship because he is afraid to be in one. If this is so, you can’t “help him out” of fear. No one has that kind of power. He has to be interested to proceed with a committed relationship despite his fear, and be persistent in his efforts. He has not shown such interest and persistence. So there is no way for you to help him.
Plus, you don’t know if he really is interested in you, maybe he will be interested later in another woman and be willing to proceed with that other woman, but not with you.
Everybody is afraid, every single human and therefore every human avoids what they fear. Maybe you are afraid to let him go and move on without the idea that you and him belong together. Maybe you are afraid to make a mistake and regret it later… see, we are all afraid of something every day.
Post again if you want. I will be glad to read and reply to you anytime you post.
anita
October 24, 2019 at 8:24 am #319489HarshitaParticipantHello Anita,
Thank you fo your response. Looks like i need to first work on my impatient and desperate behaviour to help myself. When you pointed out i realized, that i am indeed taking this topic a bit to far just because somewhere i want him back. But the simple solution to this is he is just not the right person and that i have to move on.
Thank you for making me realize it. I hope i don’t flip back and work it out this time.
October 24, 2019 at 8:34 am #319493AnonymousGuestDear Harshita:
This desperation for a love interest is very common, not a good thing for one’s mental health, but common. So you are not abnormal in this regard. I hope you don’t judge yourself negatively for it. There is a saying that says: “The heart wants what the heart wants”, to me it means, the heart gets stuck on wanting this man, (or that woman) and it keeps repeating: I want him! I want him! I want him now!
A woman’s heart can get stuck like that on a man who she doesn’t even know (beyond superficial things) or a man that if she bothered to know, she woudn’t even like.
Don’t let your heart remain stuck. When you.. sort of hear it demand: I want him! I want him!-
Hush it gently, shh…. hush heart, shhhhh. Calm down and attend to something practical and useful.
anita
October 24, 2019 at 8:48 am #319487zandraParticipantDear Harshita,
There are a lot of things I want to tell you but I don’t know how to put them in words here. As you wisely said, “whatever will happen, it will be in my benefit”, I totally agree with it. My experiences have taught me we as a human are very curious creature. We always long to find the reason behind why certain things happened in our life especially if the incident is a significant one. What we need to acknowledge is we are not above the universe, we cannot defeat or deny it. The universe works miraculously in its own pace. We might find the answers we are seeking at the moment, many years later. We just have to have patience. Whatever events that occur in our life only enrich our ability or shape us to be a better version of our self. So instead of being sad or spending your time looking for answers, change your perspective and try to understand what lesson certain events have taught you. For example, in your case, you have realized that your heart is so big and full of love that you could love someone so much despite of the fact that the person could not reciprocate it. Feel lucky that you have a heart that loves unconditionally and you have a soul that feels. Its a blessing to be full of love in this generation. Secondly, you are saying that your friend keeps messaging you. You have to understand that some people might show how confident and self sufficient they are from outside, but deep inside they lack self admiration and self love. The guy himself might be dealing with low self esteem, and the attention and care you are giving him is making him feel worthy and powerful. When he is constantly getting it he feels good and strong. But when you stop it, his inner demon pops out and he again feels unworthy of himself which leads him to message you seeking for the same attention. In other words, you have good energy or vibration and he is trying to suck that out of you to feed himself. Such person fear commitment because they think they are not good enough for anyone so people might leave them giving rise to emotional and mental instability which they cannot handle. Such people are scared to be vulnerable. You might feel like helping them but you cannot do anything unless they acknowledge it and help them self. So don’t be disheartened for, a person full of so much love deserves equally loving and strong person. A person who is not scared to be vulnerable. I am sure this experience have made you stronger and more understanding and have brought you closer to the universe. Who knows you might get to help someone years from now who would be going through the same pain as you are experiencing now. Take care. lots of love and strength to you.
Regards,
Zandra
October 25, 2019 at 1:34 am #319631HarshitaParticipantDear All,
Thank you for your replies. My brain and heart are clearly seemed to be not going in right direction. I failed in one of my assignment recently, I am going through this stupid break up and I hate my job where I am working.
I am alone in a different country and right now I am in such a bad state that i feel like everything is just falling apart. I am finaly getting a much stronger feeling though that i don’t have to go back to him. That he has lost all the respect in my eyes and if i was a third person looking at this situation, I wouldn’t have recommended that girl to go back to him as well.
Life is getting tougher, but again all your wise words above are giving me strength to keep going.
Keep praying for me that I stay this strong and keep myself well.
October 25, 2019 at 8:19 am #319671AnonymousGuestDear Harshita:
You wrote earlier: “My work is not that busy, so I have a lot of free time because of which it is very difficult to distract myself from the scenario. And because I work alone I don’t have any social life, no friends”-
– this man you shared about, he is not the solution, he is not and will not be of any help to you. Might as well then start Project Harshita, meaning, you becoming the solution for your current problems.
Suggested Project Harshita:
1) Form a Daily Routine. Plan your day in a sensible way, wake up time, exercise/ walk outside, meals, work, guided meditations, a yoga routine, and so forth. Prepare a schedule to follow every day, times and activities, including rest and sleep of course. With experience, improve and perfect your daily routine planning and executing.
2) Find in-person Social Support where you live. There has to be some of that available to you, find it! Maybe a support group of some sort, one that meets twice a week to talk and listen. (Online social support is right here!)
3) Remove the Nostalgia from your thinking: when you lived in your country of origin, all was not wonderful, was it? It is easy to become nostalgic when away across the world, but loneliness, even desperation, you experienced that over there as well, at times at least, didn’t you? When you find yourself thinking again about this man, remove the nostalgia and wishful thinking from the thoughts about him as well. Stick to reality and you will be better able to handle it well.
anita
October 28, 2019 at 3:18 am #320199HarshitaParticipantHello Anita,
Thank you for these amazing suggestion. I will definitely look forward for in-person social support.
Thanks
October 28, 2019 at 11:01 am #320257AnonymousGuestYou are welcome, Harshita. Post again anytime.
anita
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