- Joined
- Oct 1, 2014
another one.
I'm going to split this one into three parts, though, it's easier to take in that way.
warning: a shit load of text incoming.
(admittingly, I could have handled this scenario better, I won't lie about that.)
the context to this is... kind of confusing? I don't want to post the whole thing for personal reasons.
basically, I asked to talk about a movie I liked, and I was being ignored and talked over, so I got kind of sad about it.
(obligatory "I have a lot of mental health problems" disclaimer.)
his response to me being upset was telling me I'm "freaking out" by being sad. here's the ensuing conversation.
[8/5/2014 2:29:53 AM] Lawrence: That was shitty. I'm sorry. I'm sorry
[8/5/2014 2:30:09 AM] Redacted: Stop apologizing. It's not helping.
[8/5/2014 2:30:15 AM] Lawrence: I can't
[8/5/2014 2:30:18 AM] Lawrence: IO literally cannot stop
[8/5/2014 2:30:43 AM] Lawrence: I know I fucked up and I know it's not heling but I can't stop
[8/5/2014 2:31:21 AM] Redacted: Do whatever you want.
[8/5/2014 2:31:26 AM] Lawrence: I don't want to
[8/5/2014 2:31:40 AM] Lawrence: I'll talk to you about it I'm sorry
[8/5/2014 2:31:49 AM] Lawrence: I'm sorry you felt ignored
[8/5/2014 2:32:01 AM] Redacted: I don't want to.
[8/5/2014 2:32:17 AM] Lawrence: WHy not?
[8/5/2014 2:32:26 AM] Redacted: I don't want to anymore.
[8/5/2014 2:32:32 AM] Lawrence: Okay
[8/5/2014 2:32:36 AM] Lawrence: I'm sorry for fucking up
[8/5/2014 2:33:22 AM] Lawrence: It's my fault, I fucked up, and you did nothing wrong
[8/5/2014 2:33:32 AM] Redacted: I know I didn't.
[8/5/2014 2:33:56 AM] Lawrence: I want to talk about you with your interests, you could have asked me.
[8/5/2014 2:34:03 AM] Redacted: I DID.
[8/5/2014 2:34:18 AM] Lawrence: I didn't see it I literally didn't and by the time you told me you were already upset
[8/5/2014 2:34:32 AM] Redacted: How was I supposed to know that.
[8/5/2014 2:34:34 AM] Redacted: Please tell me.
[8/5/2014 2:34:38 AM] Lawrence: You weren't.
[8/5/2014 2:34:56 AM] Lawrence: I'm not saying you were in the wrong I literally was.
[8/5/2014 2:35:18 AM] Lawrence: I'm sorry
[8/5/2014 2:36:37 AM] Lawrence: i can disappear if you'd like
[8/5/2014 2:36:48 AM] Redacted: I never said that.
[8/5/2014 2:36:51 AM] Lawrence: i know
[8/5/2014 2:37:02 AM] Lawrence: but i fucked up hard this time and didn't mean to and ruined us and i should disappear
[8/5/2014 2:37:14 AM] Redacted: You didn't ruin us.
[8/5/2014 2:37:22 AM] Lawrence: yes i did
[8/5/2014 2:37:34 AM] Redacted: You didn't.
[8/5/2014 2:37:39 AM] Redacted: I'm hurt but we're not ruined.
[8/5/2014 2:38:07 AM] Lawrence: i think what i said came out wrong and i didnt mean for it to be so ass holey
[8/5/2014 2:38:17 AM] Redacted: I can't see how that's possible.
[8/5/2014 2:38:35 AM] Lawrence: i just meant to say that no one else in the chat except me has seen the movie
[8/5/2014 2:39:00 AM] Redacted: So you're telling me that being sad is me freaking out.
[8/5/2014 2:39:02 AM] Lawrence: adding the last snarky part was totally unnesccary and shitty on my end
[8/5/2014 2:39:18 AM] Lawrence: no it's not
[8/5/2014 2:39:33 AM] Lawrence: that's what i'm saying was that it was shitty and i shouldn't have even said that
[8/5/2014 2:39:48 AM] Redacted: Lol, you think.
[8/5/2014 2:40:18 AM] Lawrence: yes it was shitty
[8/5/2014 2:40:30 AM] Lawrence: i would not be surprised if you dumped me
[8/5/2014 2:41:15 AM] Lawrence: i'm sorry
[8/5/2014 2:41:29 AM] Lawrence: i wouldnt be surprised if you dumped me and made a callout post about me
[8/5/2014 2:41:38 AM] Redacted: I'm not going to.
[8/5/2014 2:41:52 AM] Lawrence: you want to
[8/5/2014 2:42:01 AM] Redacted: No.
[8/5/2014 2:42:08 AM] Lawrence: youre just scared im going to off myself
[8/5/2014 2:42:22 AM] Redacted: No I'm not.
[8/5/2014 2:42:43 AM] Lawrence: i understand if you dont love me anymore
[8/5/2014 2:42:55 AM] Redacted: Stop making shit up.
[8/5/2014 2:43:05 AM] Lawrence: im allowed to be paranoid
[8/5/2014 2:43:37 AM] Lawrence: im allowed to tell you that i understand if you do that
[8/5/2014 2:43:47 AM] Redacted: Ok.
[8/5/2014 2:44:34 AM] Lawrence: i just understand
[8/5/2014 2:44:36 AM] Lawrence: i rerally do
[8/5/2014 2:44:46 AM] Lawrence: you cant say im not abusive anymore because i am
[8/5/2014 2:44:53 AM] Redacted: You're not.
[8/5/2014 2:45:07 AM] Lawrence: stop lying to yourself please
[8/5/2014 2:45:18 AM] Redacted: I'm not.
[8/5/2014 2:45:22 AM] Lawrence: saying what i just said is a step behind what [abuser] said
[8/5/2014 2:45:31 AM] Redacted: Stop.
[8/5/2014 2:45:37 AM] Lawrence: you can say i'm abusive
[8/5/2014 2:45:39 AM] Lawrence: i will work on it
[8/5/2014 2:45:42 AM] Lawrence: i won't get offended
[8/5/2014 2:45:46 AM] Lawrence: i will control my anger
[8/5/2014 2:45:50 AM] Redacted: Stop.
[8/5/2014 2:45:53 AM] Lawrence: ill watch my mouth
[8/5/2014 2:46:18 AM] Redacted: You're not abusive but you need to not fucking snap at me for being sad.
[8/5/2014 2:47:16 AM] Lawrence: i know and i have no idea why i get upset
[8/5/2014 2:48:43 AM] Lawrence: i really dont know
[8/5/2014 2:48:53 AM] Lawrence: i dont know and i always feel like shit after
[8/5/2014 2:48:58 AM] Lawrence: it happens and i dont know why
[8/5/2014 2:49:06 AM] Redacted: I don't know either.
[8/5/2014 2:49:23 AM] Lawrence: i dont know
[8/5/2014 2:49:29 AM] Lawrence: you can talk about [movie]
[8/5/2014 2:49:33 AM] Lawrence: i want you to
[8/5/2014 2:50:04 AM] Redacted: I don't want to.
[8/5/2014 2:50:10 AM] Lawrence: but i want you to
[8/5/2014 2:50:34 AM] Lawrence: [friend] didnt see the message either
[8/5/2014 2:50:39 AM] Redacted: Ok?
[8/5/2014 2:50:54 AM] Lawrence: i was just telling you no one was ignoring you
[8/5/2014 2:51:13 AM] Redacted: Ok.
[8/5/2014 2:51:20 AM] Lawrence: sorry
[8/5/2014 2:51:25 AM] Lawrence: that was shitting of me too i guess
[8/5/2014 2:51:29 AM] Lawrence: shitty
[8/5/2014 2:51:30 AM] Redacted: What?
[8/5/2014 2:51:39 AM] Lawrence: i guess saying that was shitty?
[8/5/2014 2:51:44 AM] Lawrence: the thing about [friend]
[8/5/2014 2:52:02 AM] Redacted: I don't understand why but sure???
[8/5/2014 2:52:15 AM] Lawrence: you got upset again
[8/5/2014 2:52:23 AM] Redacted: ?????? No I didn't?????/
[8/5/2014 2:52:28 AM] Redacted: I had no idea why you said it.
[8/5/2014 2:52:35 AM] Lawrence: usually when you just say ok you're upset
[8/5/2014 2:52:47 AM] Redacted: I said ok because ok.
[8/5/2014 2:52:57 AM] Lawrence: idk i think i'm going to stop playing [game] forever
[8/5/2014 2:53:06 AM] Redacted: ...??? Ok.
[8/5/2014 2:53:20 AM] Lawrence: all it leads to is me ignoring you so i wont play it anymore
[8/5/2014 2:53:29 AM] Redacted: Sure then.
[8/5/2014 2:53:31 AM] Lawrence: not like it's fun anyway
[8/5/2014 2:53:42 AM] Redacted: ??? Lol ok.
[8/5/2014 2:53:46 AM] Lawrence: what?
[8/5/2014 2:53:52 AM] Lawrence: why are you getting upset over this ??
[8/5/2014 2:53:58 AM] Lawrence: i'm just trying to pay more attention to you
[8/5/2014 2:54:24 AM] Redacted: Because your reasons are bullshit and you know you don't believe tthem. If it wasn't fun for you then you wouldn't keep playing it.
[8/5/2014 2:54:29 AM] Redacted: I don't care if you keep playing.
[8/5/2014 2:54:50 AM] Lawrence: if you want me to stop playing it i will
[8/5/2014 2:55:00 AM] Redacted: I never said that.
[8/5/2014 2:55:01 AM] Lawrence: just tell me what to do
[8/5/2014 2:55:07 AM] Redacted: No.
8/5/2014 2:55:13 AM] Lawrence: please tell me how i can stop these fights they're starting to hurt my mental health
[8/5/2014 2:55:28 AM] Redacted: Don't ask me.
[8/5/2014 2:55:44 AM] Lawrence: i donmt undrtstadn what that means
[8/5/2014 2:55:59 AM] Redacted: I don't know what to tell you.
[8/5/2014 2:56:03 AM] Redacted: I'm not you. I'm not in your head.
[8/5/2014 2:56:14 AM] Redacted: I don't know how to stop whatever is going on.
[8/5/2014 2:56:22 AM] Lawrence: that
[8/5/2014 2:56:27 AM] Lawrence: made me feel a little shitty actually um
[8/5/2014 2:56:34 AM] Lawrence: i dont like that wording it feels gross to me idk
[8/5/2014 2:56:40 AM] Redacted: ...?? I don't understand why?
[8/5/2014 2:56:45 AM] Lawrence: i doint know it just hurt
[8/5/2014 2:56:48 AM] Lawrence: a lot idk
[8/5/2014 2:57:19 AM] Redacted: I'm sorry? I don't understand how anything I said was bad?
[8/5/2014 2:57:36 AM] Lawrence: i dont know i think the truth just hurts
[8/5/2014 2:57:37 AM] Redacted: I don't know how to help you stop whatever you're feeling if I'm not you.
[8/5/2014 2:57:55 AM] Lawrence: i think it was the "whatever is going on" it sounded ableist and like you were blaming my psychosis
[8/5/2014 2:58:06 AM] Lawrence: because of the whole "i'm not in your head" thing
[8/5/2014 2:58:18 AM] Redacted: I don't see how that's ableist at all.
[8/5/2014 2:58:18 AM] Lawrence: that isn't your fault though
[8/5/2014 2:58:26 AM] Redacted: I mean your mind, your thoughts, not your mental disorders.
[8/5/2014 2:58:37 AM] Lawrence: i know.
[8/5/2014 2:58:42 AM] Lawrence: that's why i said it wasn't your fault
[8/5/2014 2:59:31 AM] Lawrence: it wasnt your fault you worded it funny and sounded ableist it really isnt
[8/5/2014 2:59:40 AM] Redacted: Ok.
[8/5/2014 3:00:06 AM] Lawrence: just tell me what to do i dont want to lose you
[8/5/2014 3:00:15 AM] Lawrence: i did this with [ex] and it worked for a while too
[8/5/2014 3:00:28 AM] Lawrence: he told me to stop trying to force him not to play games and being so needy
[8/5/2014 3:00:30 AM] Lawrence: so just give me goals
[8/5/2014 3:00:34 AM] Lawrence: tell me what to do please
[8/5/2014 3:00:36 AM] Redacted: No.
[8/5/2014 3:00:46 AM] Lawrence: please just give me goals i dont know how to help myself
[8/5/2014 3:00:53 AM] Lawrence: i dont want to lose you
[8/5/2014 3:01:01 AM] Redacted: I don't know how to help you either.
[8/5/2014 3:01:12 AM] Redacted: Like I said. I don't know what goes on in your thoughts. I can't help.
[8/5/2014 3:01:20 AM] Lawrence: im scared
[8/5/2014 3:01:52 AM] Lawrence: im scared im going to lose you
[8/5/2014 3:02:12 AM] Lawrence: from now on i wont get upset at you being sad, i'll redirect that weird irrational anger somewhere else
[8/5/2014 3:02:21 AM] Redacted: Ok.
[8/5/2014 3:02:33 AM] Lawrence: am i going to lose you?
[8/5/2014 3:02:38 AM] Redacted: No.
[8/5/2014 3:02:44 AM] Lawrence: are you sure?
[8/5/2014 3:03:14 AM] Redacted: Yes.
[8/5/2014 3:04:21 AM] Lawrence: im still scared
[8/5/2014 3:04:31 AM] Lawrence: i know it's getting to the pioint where you want to dump me
[8/5/2014 3:04:38 AM] Redacted: It's not.
[8/5/2014 3:04:47 AM] Lawrence: youre getting tired of my shit
[8/5/2014 3:04:49 AM] Lawrence: youve changed
[8/5/2014 3:04:51 AM] Lawrence: and thats ok
[8/5/2014 3:04:56 AM] Lawrence: its good to stand up for yourself
[8/5/2014 3:05:03 AM] Lawrence: i wouldnt recognize my abusive behavior otherwise
[8/5/2014 3:06:48 AM] Redacted: I'm not going to lay down and give up if I know I did nothing wrong.
[8/5/2014 3:07:16 AM] Lawrence: and i wouldnt know about my emotionally abusive behavior if you dint stand up for yourself
[8/5/2014 3:07:20 AM] Lawrence: youve gotten better
[8/5/2014 3:07:24 AM] Lawrence: you really have and i'm proud
[8/5/2014 3:07:39 AM] Redacted: Thanks I guess.
[8/5/2014 3:07:52 AM] Lawrence: im sorry is that not good did i fuck up again
[8/5/2014 3:07:57 AM] Lawrence: im trying to watch my words
[8/5/2014 3:08:06 AM] Redacted: No.
[8/5/2014 3:08:13 AM] Redacted: I don't know how else to reply to that though.
[8/5/2014 3:08:32 AM] Lawrence: i dont know it sounds bad now that i read it
[8/5/2014 3:08:33 AM] Lawrence: sorry
[8/5/2014 3:08:43 AM] Redacted: It's not.
[8/5/2014 3:08:54 AM] Lawrence: you have been nothing but kind to me and you dont deserve my abusive treatment
[8/5/2014 3:13:22 AM] Lawrence: i'm sorry
[8/5/2014 3:13:35 AM] Redacted: It's fine.
HE TOLD ME HE WAS PROUD OF ME FOR STANDING UP TO HIS ABUSE.
fucking asshole.
I've grown up with abusive family members, without giving out too many details. whenever we would fight like this, it would always end with me saying "it's fine", or "it's ok", and that's exactly how I would speak with my abusive family members when things would happen.
a lot of our relationship felt like an echo of the way my family treated me, and the way I reacted to them, and it scared me a lot. I didn't realize that until the end, though, which is a major part in why I got out.
Jesus Christ, Spring's about as subtle as a brick to the face.
May I ask what it was that drew you to Spring in the first place? She doesn't seem to have any talents or any kind of wit, but there had to have been some initial charm to draw you in.