F25 F21 People who have been cheated on, how did you overcome the fear of it happening again in your new relationship?
I've (F25) been with my girlfriend (F21) for over a year and throughout our relationship I've struggled so much with thinking that she wants someone else, that I'm not good enough and can't give her what she wants. I put this down to my previous relationship being very emotionally abusive where I was manipulated and cheated on.
I don't want to feel like this. I love my girlfriend and she tells me that she loves me too but there are times where I feel so low that all I can think about is that I'm going to go through it all over again. I don't want to keep asking her for reassurance, I don't want her to think that I don't trust her because I do but I just can't stop these thoughts. I feel so helpless, it's been over half a decade since my previous relationship and I still haven't gotten over the abuse and it's ruining what I have now. I am in therapy but I just want to know if there's anyone else that has ever felt the same and has some advice for me.