My partner says all our fights are my mental health's fault
we got into it again last night because i asked if we could spend more time together. not even anything crazy just dinner without phones. she flipped and said i was being paranoid and controlling and that it's my anxiety acting up again. this is the third time this month she’s blamed an argument on my mental health like its a get out of jail free card for her. i’m on meds i go to therapy i’m trying. but she won’t even admit when she’s harsh or dismissive. after the fight she just shuts down or says i’m overreacting. if i bring up her drinking or how she yells when she’s annoyed it’s always hey you’re hypersensitive because of your diagnosis. it’s starting to make me feel like i can’t trust my own thoughts. my mom said maybe she’s gaslighting but i don’t know. i don’t want to be that guy who blames everything on his partner but i’m tired of apologizing for things i don’t think i did. i grew up around here where you just work stuff out quietly but this doesn’t feel quiet it feels suffocating
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