You’re lying in bed replaying the conversation, going over what you said and how you said it, trying to figure out if you came off wrong.

The thought of your partner being mad can ruin your whole day. 

You love hard and give everything, but the end always winds up the same: exhausted, depleted, another love story that didn't work out. 

Well, what about you?

You stay too long because leaving feels like failure, and being alone feels worse than the disrespect you accept. 

Years of being misunderstood and ignored have taught you to ignore your feelings and push through.

If you feel like enough is enough, then it's time to unlearn queer codependency patterns. 

You’ve abandoned yourself.

There’s a term for being overloaded with stress and constantly putting yourself last: self-abandonment.

You abandon your goals, standards, and hobbies when love comes knocking. You abandon yourself to keep the connection alive.

You freeze up when you need to bring up hard conversations, you swallow your anger, and pretend you're fine. 

It’s taking a toll on you.

You can’t sleep at night with your mind racing, and you’re constantly exhausted.

It’s difficult for you to concentrate on any task for long, and responsibilities are falling through the cracks.

Finding the motivation to do things you once enjoyed is impossible, let alone caring for yourself.