Please help me
My wonderful partner has AVPD. He is in total avoidance at the moment; we went from seeing each other regularly to a sudden text message that said no seeing each other for a month.
He is the most extraordinary person and I fully intend to stay with him forever. I understand this is part of his experience. I am struggling with it; I woke up crying in my sleep this morning, the shock to my nervous system has been so severe. This is the first time a break like this with no contact has happened for us. I called him and thankfully his phone was on do not disturb; I say thankfully because Im desperate to reach for connection but I also know that every reach reads as a demand right now, and will push him further away.
I just dont know how to navigate this. For myself I am in therapy. I don't want to push him away and I also don't want to hide every emotion from him.