I (30M) am struggling with emotional burnout listening to my girlfriend’s (33F) negativity day in day out, how can I cope in a healthy way?
I’ve been with my girlfriend for 4 years at this point and she has always dealt with mental health issues and baggage from her past but this last year has taken a toll on me that I feel like I’m carrying alone and it’s crushing me slowly. I text this woman everyday asking how her day was and I think 4/5 days a week the answer is at best “okay” but usually it’s “not good” or “rough” or “bad” and whenever I get a call from her I know it’s going to be either a tearful recollection of the day or an angry rant. The constant negativity about almost everything has made me feel emotionally burnt out and like there isn’t any room in this relationship for me to share anything that’s bothering me. I want to be a supportive partner but I just feel so lonely and under equipped to handle these problems at the level she’s presenting. I don’t know how to even bring this issue up, I don’t want to kick her while she’s down but I also just cannot see myself continuing healthily in this current situation. Any wisdom or advice would be worth my weight in gold.