My partner has severe anxiety and I've been trying to be supportive for two years but I'm starting to resent how much of our relationship revolves around their panic attacks and safe spaces, and I hate myself for feeling this way. We both know I'm burning out but neither of us knows how to love each other better through this.
More people experience this than they realize.
The weight of supporting someone through mental illness can create a painful tension between love and self-preservation that neither person knows how to navigate.
“Where Are You with Love & Mental Health?”
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