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There’s a difference between need and want. You shouldn’t need that frequency of communication to feel secure. However, fair to want and enjoy chatting throughout the day
What do you look for in a relationship in terms of communication? What makes you feel safe? How can I break this pattern? What do you think is healthy? I was surprised to hear her use the word “fixated”. I have never thought of it that way before.
Chief
Listen to audiobooks about stoic philosophy on YouTube. It will help you break this thought pattern to absorb a more stoic way of thinking.
I think your therapist is in the best position to help you come up with coping mechanisms to help with this. Do you have other friends or people in your support system? Do you require them to communicate with you at the same frequency?
True. She asked me to rethink on what my non negotiables should be in a relationship. I had someone who talks a lot initially coz I love communicating. My love language is words of affirmation.
I do have friends and family who are amazing. I do not have the same need when it comes to them. Except maybe for my brother and mom. My brother usually texts me once a day in the morning, and I do get anxious and wonder why he hasn’t texted me yet if he doesn’t text me by 1:30 pm. My thoughts are like - “I hope he is alright and not upset or sad about anything. I hope he is not stressed out with school.”
I do feel that way with my mom too. She always texts me and if she doesn’t text me at the usual frequency I do start to worry. 😅
Rising Star
I agree with your therapist but I do think it’s inappropriate to not get a text from committed boyfriend at least to say hello or check if you’re alive.
That isn’t immature
Does he always text you first?
True. Maybe I am spoilt. My exes used to text me throughout the day and call me for an hour everyday. I love communicating and knowing how their day was and how they are feeling. And also sharing the little things that happened with me during the day.
Yes, he does tend to text me first always.
I don’t think anything is wrong with you. Personally, I would love to be the center of someone’s fixation. I’ve never been in a relationship. If you’re a single women, dm me. Having hard time finding someone to be in a long term relationship with
Consider looking at it from the other person’s perspective.
If your SO was sending you or expecting nonstop messages throughout the day (or whatever “constant communication” entails), how would you feel?
Would it not disrupt your other activities at work and outside of work?
Would it not annoy you that this person keeps pestering me?
The need for “constant communication “ would become annoying (to me) especially if it was during the work day - I have sh*t to do!
I’m kind of struggling w the same issue as the guy I’ve been seeing isn’t a big texter, is usually very busy at work, is an introvert, and often unplugs digitally. He texts pretty much every day but on those occasional days I don’t hear anything it stresses me out and I keep hoping to hear from him :/. Do you ever just text first? Honestly sometimes if it’s really bugging me I’ll just cave and send the first text and everything’s fine. I’ve also been trying to work on my own attachment style due to this (trying to develop a more secure style) and I can see where your therapist is coming from. For me, it doesn’t help that work is consistently slow and I don’t have a ton keeping me busy so I’m more focused on the fact that he hasn’t texted me. On days when I have a lot going on myself, I’m less inclined to spend time overthinking about not hearing from him.
I’m with the both of you… except I don’t know how to not text so when I don’t hear from him he’s getting like 5 texts throughout the day. The guy I’m seeing has an avoidant attachment style and I’m anxious so when this get like this, it’s hard for me…
Rising Star
Please read the book Attached if you haven’t already.