I have been having a hard time for the last year or so. I’ve had a lot of very extreme, negative emotions. My partner first handled it all very well, but over time, it seems like me being upset exhausts him more and more. He has to take a lot of time to himself after spending time with me, specifically if I’m in a bad mood.

Today, he told me that his emotional capacity is thin, and he’s really concerned about me. He says he feels like the same stuff happens everyday, and there’s always something wrong/an issue happening. Even though he says that I’m not, I truly feel like a burden to him.

The only solution I’ve come up with is trying to work on my self-soothing skills and leave him out of things for the most part, but I’m not sure if this is a good idea. I just want some input about what I can do so that I don’t tire him out so much.