How to Tell if You Are Losing Yourself in a Relationship

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Note if you spend most of your time thinking about your relationship.. Ask yourself if you are always seeking reassurance from your partner.. Check if you're neglecting your other relationships.

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Note if you spend most of your time thinking about your relationship.

Step 1

Note if you spend most of your time thinking about your relationship.

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Ask yourself if you are always seeking reassurance from your partner.

Step 2

Ask yourself if you are always seeking reassurance from your partner.

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Check if you're neglecting your other relationships.

Step 3

Check if you're neglecting your other relationships.

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Watch for a loss of interest in your own goals, hobbies, and dreams.

Step 4

Watch for a loss of interest in your own goals, hobbies, and dreams.

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Pay attention to whether you feel uncomfortable when you're alone.

Step 5

Pay attention to whether you feel uncomfortable when you're alone.

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Keep an eye out for approval-seeking behaviors.

Step 6

Keep an eye out for approval-seeking behaviors.

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See if you put your partner's needs before your own.

Step 7

See if you put your partner's needs before your own.

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Look for signs that you idealize your partner.

Step 8

Look for signs that you idealize your partner.

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Set healthy boundaries

Step 9

Set healthy boundaries

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Schedule time with your friends and family.

Step 10

Schedule time with your friends and family.

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Spend time alone on a regular basis.

Step 11

Spend time alone on a regular basis.

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Make a list of your own interests and values.

Step 12

Make a list of your own interests and values.

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Work on your own goals and hobbies.

Step 13

Work on your own goals and hobbies.

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Tell your partner what you want.

Step 14

Tell your partner what you want.

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Get couples counseling

Step 15

Get couples counseling

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