I (28F) find myself feeling incredibly low before my period. I get mood swings, cry a lot, feel ill, etc. I also have ocd and anxiety in general. But I’m also pretty funny! Im smart, getting my masters right now. I write, and draw, and enjoy little trinkets and plants. I’ve been told I am quite good looking, and I’m trying to appreciate and see this in myself. What I’m struggling with, is that I feel inadequate in my relationship because of my mental health. I see these relationships where one partner is completely disabled, or extremely mentally ill, and that other partner sees through all of that and loves there partner regardless. I have experienced this twice in my life. Where my partners have expressed how much they love my anxieties. But in my current 2 year relationship 25(M), he struggles. He says he loves me so much and I am his favorite person, but he also expressed how much my mental health takes a toll on him. He says it’s why he calls me names, screams at me, etc. I just don’t know. Im wondering if some people can love what others hate ..
TL;DR I feel like my mental health has been a positive in some of my relationships and a huge negative in my current one.