suicidal girlfriend

Ok Im normally quite good at handling things quite well on my own but I’m stressing over this a lot. I met a girl online 3 months ago & we hit it off really well. We chatted on the phone for hours about life etc. She is 36 & had had a tough time of it. She had been adopted as a kid, raped by an ex boyfriend and beaten up & last year when she thought she had finally met the love of her life, he decided to hang himself in the bathroom for her to find because they had had a row. That last episode put her in Hospital for some time as she had lost the will to live & when I met her she had been put on antidepressant, had a beareavement councillor & was just starting work again as she was getting much better. She was quite possesive & very suspicious when I said I was out with friends but I thought that would pass as she got to know me more. Anyway, I went over to see her & we spent 4 great days together. When I came back she got much worse possessively. I tried so much to reasure her but it didnt seem to work & she kept sending me snidy texts & making me feel like crap. Eventually I couldnt take much more & more or less ended it. She text me to say she was going to kill herself & I was on the phone like a shot. I eventually calmed her down but then felt trapped in a relationship I didnt want to be in. Well today she really started sending me snidy texts because I didnt reply to her in time & because I was going out with my friends tomorrow & I got angry & steared the conversation by text around to ending the relationship. She has basically, not in so many words threatened to kill herself agin & I dont know what to do. I have tried to be so reassuring because I still care for her (just cant take all the snidy remarks and jealousy). She just texted me now & all it said was ‘no more’. Im crapping myself she is going to do something so stupid. Im hanging on to the fact that she said she would never put anyone else through what she went through when her ex hung himself but she also hinted that if she did kill herself I would never be told (as nobody has my number over in northern ireland) or have to see it.

Answer #1

Jesus Christ man! WHY did you pick THIS girl of all others? Do you want to make your life hard or you are really enjoying this? Your girl is a LOST CAUSE and you should leave her be. Find another one, it’s safer! You are the victim of a sentimental blackmail from a girl who is actually destroyed and who lacks the chances to recover! QUIT the relation with her immediately and find somebody sane and without so many problems. You are not responsible for her life, by playing her game you are only aggravating the matters! Run, break up with her and end every connection with such girls. I am sure you are a nice and helpful guy but this is no help to her. Accept it and move on. Don’t sacrifice yourself for something that has no future (or a dark one). The sooner you break up with her, the better. Take care man, and be strong!

Answer #2

It sounds like the woman you decided to date was mentally ill when you first met her and probably still is. Your relationship needs to end, you’ll end up trapped in an awful relationship when what your (ex?)girlfriend needs is major help. Try to find out what happened to her. Remind her that you still care about her even if you don’t want to date her anymore. If she did commit suicide (which is a small possibility), remember that it isn’t your fault. No one can cause another person to kill themselves, the decision is theirs, and theirs alone.

Answer #3

I think you should explain to her why it can’t work out and that you really care for her. Be her friend.

Answer #4

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