I just wanted to say thank you again to the kind people who responded to my initial post a few weeks ago. Reaching out to /r/relationships and getting that kind of honest, positive, constructive feedback set me on a journey that wound up being a lot bigger and more important than I realized at the time.

A lot of days and tears later, I'm now in therapy for a significant abandonment complex. This psychological issue was at the root of my relationship worries, fear, jealousy, and clinginess. I've now made a lot of progress towards unraveling and ultimately defeating this mental baggage - and whether my relationship with my gf works out (which it looks like it will!) or not, I am becoming a happier, more independent, more whole person because of the developmental work that I'm doing.

Thank you again!
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I received some very helpful feedback from reddit - I'm no longer worried about being alone, and my relationship with my girlfriend is working out (and hopefully will continue to). I'm now
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I just wanted to say thank you again to the kind people who responded to my initial post a few weeks ago. Reaching out to /r/relationships and getting that kind of honest, positive, constructive feedback set me on a journey that wound up being a lot bigger and more important than I realized at the time.

A lot of days and tears later, I'm now in therapy for a significant abandonment complex. This psychological issue was at the root of my relationship worries, fear, jealousy, and clinginess. I've now made a lot of progress towards unraveling and ultimately defeating this mental baggage - and whether my relationship with my gf works out (which it looks like it will!) or not, I am becoming a happier, more independent, more whole person because of the developmental work that I'm doing.

Thank you again!
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the kind people who replied to my first post unknowingly gave me the push I needed to eventually seek therapy for a serious psychological burden, with the result that I'm gradually becoming
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