Unbelievable tales from reddit.
handpicked from the staff at tippin ice.
Credit to:ThrowRA-NoBarnacle65
posted to:r/AmIOverreacting
AIO for wanting to end a 6 year relationship after my (27)f bf (29m) punched three holes in the wall & threw a mirror in my direction after getting caught with coc@!ne again?
We’ve been dating for 6 years and he’s been doing cocaine on and off for 4 years. A year and a half into the relationship, he cheated. While he never did that again, he picked up the cocaine use and began lying about that. We fought over it hundreds of times. Every time he gets caught, he promises he won’t do it again. Yet he just repeats that cycle. Hides it. Gets caught. Promises. Does it again. It is clearly an addiction but he refuses to seek professional help. Recently he promised he was completely done and admitted to having a problem. He claimed he’s ready for change and doesn’t want to lose me and wants me to move with him after our current lease ends.
About two weeks after this promise, I caught him hiding c0ke in his boxers. He claimed my eyes were lying to me. Began raging and went into a violent outburst as he usually does if I question him. Screaming. Throwing things around. Cussing me out. He punched three holes in the wall, threw something at my lamp so it broke and threw a mirror in my direction but thankfully I was able to dodge it. After, he still went back to the bar for a few hours.
The next day he texts me he’s sorry for being a loser and he’s depressed, etc. He then proceeds to still go to a birthday party (not a close friend just someone he knows from a bar he goes to) & parties for about 9 hours. I was sobbing because I couldn’t believe the lack of remorse although I should be used to it by now. He proceeded to send me a VERY long message belittling me. Making fun of the fact that I don’t really have friends and a bunch of other things (I have isolated myself because of this relationship). He also went to the bar the day after that and again yesterday. He has been to the bar the last 12/16 days and tells me it’s normal since his dad does it and his mom doesn’t care.
I know I need to leave but the empathetic part of me is holding me back. He says he’s depressed and hates his life and it makes me feel bad and excuse his actions. He blames his coc@!ne use on me and says it’s my fault because he’s not happy in our relationship. He’s SO verbally abusive it’s unreal. Always talking about how women are stupid, how they ruin everything and he’d rather live with guy friends. Tells me how much he hates me, how I serve no purpose in the world, how I deserve to get hit by a truck or someone needs to beat me up. Has told me I’m ugly. Always calls me a cunt etc. over tiny disagreements. but my mind is constantly making excuses for his behavior. He always says he didn’t mean it and tells me I’m the best person he’s ever met and only said those things out of anger because he wanted to inflict pain.
All I’ve ever done is try to help him. Try to make him a better man. He says I’m a terrible support system which I disagree with. No im not the best anymore but how could I be when someone is verbally abusing me and lying to me all the time? How could I be when I’m in this environment that has made me so anxious and miserable? Yet I’m still there for him the way I can be. No one in my life knows about anything I’ve dealt with besides his mom and she loves him but she even told me I need to leave him. I am truly exhausted and haven’t felt real joy or peace in years. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thoughts from the users:
DriftingInDreamland:
"Oh hell nah, you ending the relationship IS a smart choice. He’s also gaslighting you and trying to make you feel responsible through emotional manipulation even though he’s a grown man. Save yourself from further trauma, get therapy, never meet this man again because he WILL escalated, and most of all take a year off from dating before finding someone better."
cohdayyy89:
"A quote that finally made me snap out of my abuse cycle with my ex went something like this “when someone continues to beat a cement wall again and again, it is not your job to step in front of it to soften the blow.” I know the feeling of not feeling real joy or peace. My home is now my sanctuary when it was once a place I never wanted to be. It’s time you take care of yourself now… wishing you peace. 🫶🏽"
Cuban_Raven:
"NOR. Run, don’t walk away from that hot mess. When even his mom is telling you to go then it’s time to go. He will only get worse, more violent and more abusive. He’s stuck in his abuse and he doesn’t care about anything except for getting more drugs to use. You deserve to be someone’s priority … as long as he has coke in his life you will never be his #1. You are doing yourself a disservice being with him. You are thoughtful, empathetic and a beautiful person … you deserve so much better than what he can give you. You can’t fix this. It’s not your problem to fix. When he isn’t home, pack up and go."