There are some patterns that I am realising. I feel a sense of responsibility in my relationships and if a relationship turns sour or if a relationship breaks apart, I tend to punish myself through guilt and putting myself down if I have let’s say purchased some new clothes or something else. I perhaps feel that I need to turn my happiness down in order to not let someone else feel less happy / blessed. I somehow seem to think that I am responsible for all of my relationships and don’t pay much heed to things that did not work with me. I seem to bottle things up and then lash out when it gets too much. I seem to use superlative terms after trying to explain myself multiple times.
I had feelings of anxiety from a very long time - but there was also a lingering feeling that maybe it’s caused by my beliefs and thought patterns - which I was right about. Though there were triggering points for me, and subconsciously my emotions would react first and then my intellect would activate. In some cases, the emotions react so quickly and take over my body - but I am largely able to gain control. However, when the people around me don’t understand and they are in proximity, I lost control and feel a more serious anxiety build up. It’s the lack of understanding and empathy that makes me feel more anxious. Even though my logical brain knows that they mean me well, my reptilian brain does not understand the same.
Generally when I am anxious, I want to be told sweet things. Compliment me a little or tell me that you love me (if you do). When a person continues to explain and logically tell me why anxiety is harming me (while I feel the anxiety / leading into a panic attack), it flares up more. However, when I am alone, I am able to control myself because I talk sweet things to myself.
I am not sure how to find deeper and more meaningful relationships - and a partner who understands the same. That, while I have played a crucial role myself in becoming a master of my emotions, that she too plays a role in influencing it - because of vulnerability.
I see joy as the ultimate emotion - or bliss - but it can’t be had by forcing it down a person’s throat. It will be attained when you ease into it and assume that state.
Coming back to it, the feelings of guilty - there’s no reason for me to feel that way. I am responsible for my happiness.