Boards No Contact Rule He needs my help but wants space

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    Bailey94
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    My ex broke up with me but he has had depression since he was little and after 5 years of being with him he has opened up to me more than anyone. I’ve always asked him to get help but he wouldn’t because he was afraid and now after the breakup he said he will go get help but he wants me there with him. How am i suppose to do this whole no contact if he needs me when he does find a doctor or therapist to go to?

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    timmybroke
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    He didn t want you to be there with him when he broke up with u though .
    U might get him back orr you might become his best confident .
    Awkward situation .
    B nice to him but make him understand that u need some space .

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    phillthedrill
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    I would say to not do the whole no contact until you’re ready to start working on yourself. If he needs you, of course you can be there for him. I wouldn’t just ignore him. It sounds like he’s dealing with a lot of mixed emotions and depression so the worst thing to do is just to ignore or abandon that person in need. I would be there for him but also try to not contact as much….in other words, try to work on yourself so you can feel better about yourself and the situation. Let him be the one to contact you first. But definitely work on improving how you feel about yourself.

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    Baseballguy1996
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    That’s pretty tough. Perhaps you could go with him the first one or two times and so he feels more comfortable going. I guess you would know him better than me but if he really needs help and if you know he absolutely wouldn’t go without you, I think the right thing to do would be to go. But communication is key, make sure he knows you will only be going until he is comfortable then you nee a NC period to work on yourself. Tell him NC will also give him time to work on him an it will be good for both of you.

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    Bailey94
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    These all sound very good. He us going sometime next month and i plan to go to the first one just to help him opem up and then ill have a talk about him doing it w/o me and take some space for a bit

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