PTSD or gut feeling
Hi, I am new to this group and wanted to express my feelings and felt like if I didn't I would explode. I am from a culture where arranged marriages are very common, few years ago I was getting rejected by the guys and that was taking a troll on me. Finally one guys said yes and I was excited we had few months before the marriage to know each other , that's when I saw few red flags and were very alarming, but instead of standing up for myself I sweeped it under the rug and went ahead with the marriage, 3 years of emotional abuse damaged my self estimate, my personality and scared my heart to to stage where I thought death was the only way out. Long story short, my family pulled me out of the loop and with a continued therapy for a year I was able to move on with life. That's when I met 2 different guys one through school and other through friends circle both liked me and wanted to date me. I was abit scared on choosing one and with alot of thinking I started dating the guy from friends circle its been 2 years now . He is throwing in hints about proposing this year. That was the trigger point. I feel like running away, I keep having this random panic attacks, everything seemed well untill he talked about marriage. I thought I was over it but when he started to talk about marriage ,I am losing it. This anxiety is making me think what if I choose the other guy from school may be I would not have this problem. It's like I am playing an 'if scenario' game in my head and now I am doubting everything our love, our relationship, I am even analyzing every word , every move. Help me I don't know what this is how to deal with it and have no clue what right and what's wrong ? I can see the true red flags cause I am zooming in so much that everything is trying to a red flag
It sounds that your gut feeling is telling you is something is not right with the relationship that you have set up with the arranged marriage. What do you think is the next step with what is currently going on?
Asher, Academy Mentor Leader