Fear keeps tearing my relationships apart!
3 years ago, I had just broken up with a man, I was seeing for 3 years and met someone else while out with a girlfriend. I was an emotional mess:eek: and was still hoping to get back together again. The new man (J) showed immediate interest in me yet I told him what I was in the middle of. He told me he would "take his chances." He pursued me steadily and with much vigor and quite honestly, it was a diversion relieving me of the heaviness I was going through emotionally. There were so many times I would be lost in memories about me and the other man (D) and J would ask me if I was still IN love with him (D). I was always honest and said,"yes." So, even though he (J) knew my mind wasn't clear, he still pursued the relationship with me anyhow. As time went on, I began drinking very heavily to numb myself from the pain. The major part of the breakup with D was my fear of marrying as it would have been my third time around. J became very concerned about my drinking and did everything he could to help me. The more I drank, the more belligerent I became. I started taking all my hurt out on J. For the next 2 years, I would break up, then make up because I was so confused, hurt and the drinking got worse. I kept pushing J away. I didn't feel worthy of this man's love and concern. The more he was nice to me the more fearful I became and created more drama then you want to know about. Finally, he had enough and started dating other women. We were apart for 6 months. I thought I was glad about it yet deep down I truly did love this man yet I was in no shape to give or receive it. J called me at work after the separation and told me he missed me so much and wanted us to meet. I was so happy about this because I had been praying he would come back someday so I could start fresh with him. I wasn't so obsessed with losing the relationship with D any more. Things were good in the beginning and I got into counseling for the drinking. As I started working on my personal issues, fear started hounding me about J. We would break up again and again. This last time, he asked me to marry him in July (this year). I was estatic because, like I said, deep down I really love this man. Well, you guessed it... fear of getting married started taking over and I became suspicious, jealous and solicitous. My perceptions of things became burdensome to him and I became even more anxious. I gave him back the engagement ring not once but TWICE. As it stands now, he has HAD it (no brainer here), says he does not want the relationship anymore and he's moving on. Do I blame him? Of course not... this is all my doing and I am now in such a state of depression, I cry uncontollably every day. I am obsessing and my imagination fills my thoughts with him being with someone else and everything else which comes with a break up. Yes, I am still in counseling and going to meetings yet I can't be there 24/7. I look like hell, don't eat or sleep and can't seem to concentrate on anything.(even this letter feels like it's taking me forever) I KEEP doing this to myself and keep leaving behind me trails of broken relationships. This man (J) has meant more to me than any other in a long time and now... i've destroyed it. I want another chance with him yet perhaps it really is the last straw and I now need help to ACCEPT it! Why would any man want someone like me when they get treated the way they do by my actions of which I have no contol over while they are happening.:confused: It's as if I'm programmed for failure. Please help me figure this out. Thank you so much for your time :(