Emotion: anxiety
Problem: breakup with partner
Situation: I think he might want me back. He wants me to work with him on the board.

assistant: Hello there, how are you feeling?

user: im good. how are you? just dealing with this guy

assistant: So, you are having trouble dealing with someone?

user: yes and no. i agreed to work with him on the board when he asked me. he said he trusts me

assistant: If he says he trusts you I am sure that he does. He would not have asked you to work with him if he did not.

user: very true. not sure if he just likes me as as friend or if he wants me back. we dated then he broke up. then he asked me out again and didn't see me cuz he was busy. now he's asking me to be on the board with him. not sure if he has other motives to try to get back with me

assistant: That must be incredibly confusing for you. How does this make you feel overall?

user: confused! i'll know sooner or later what he wants. thing is i was hanging out with his friends recently who had wanted to sleep with me. he knew it and didn't like it. he liked it when i stopped talking to them

assistant: How does this relate to him asking you to be on the board with him?

user: cuz the first time he asked me out i was helping him with the board. i think it might be a way for him to spend time with me and then work his way back in. not sure if he will or not though. time will tell

assistant: It is okay to feel confused and perhaps even angry about this. Have you considered talking to him and asking him straight out what his intentions are?

user: yes but i'm afraid what i'll hear

assistant: I realise that this must be difficult but isn't it best to get things out into the open?

user: it is but hes already hurt me before. i feel i'll find out sooner or later anyways. that way i can save face

assistant: I think it might be best for you to make a clean break. It sounds like you are being manipulated.

user: possibly. i'd prob be better being away from the situation

assistant: Certainly you would be. I know that it is hard but you will feel better in the long run.

user: I think I would. I tried to break away once but they asked me to come back i feel there are benefits to it also

assistant: You need to be aware that that can and will happen. Ignore it. What sort of benefits do you feel that there are?

user: it gives me an upper edge and more clout

assistant: In what way does it do that?

user: being on the board gives me perks

assistant: Do you feel that perhaps you might be using him just a little bit?

user: yes and i think he is using me to a degree also

assistant: Let me get this straight - you do have feelings for him but you are confused and you think that there's an element of mutual manipulation.

user: yes

assistant: You are definitely not the only person to feel this way!

user: it's a difficult situation. i think it will become clearer the deeper i get into it. thing is he is the head of the board and holds the power. what it comes down to is im wondering if he has feelings for me

assistant: I feel that you are paying too much attention to your position on the board.

user: i feel it gives me an advantage i want at the moment.

assistant: But that is rather manipulative of you.

user: if you were me you would forget about him and the board

assistant: Yes I definitely would do that.

user: thing is he is encouraging me to be like that. cuz it helps him too okay. i'll try to lay low and walk away from it

assistant: I think it's time for a clear severance. Do you have any other people you are interested in? Any hobbies?

user: yes but it's less than before cuz of Covid lockdowns. so it makes me more susceptible to this- if that makes sense

assistant: Ah I hear you. You feel that your options are rather more limited than previously because of the lockdown?

user: yes

assistant: That is something I believe that most of us are feeling right now so I sympathise.

user: true. i just have to be strong about it with him. even if he likes me i don't think it's a healthy relationship i slept with one of his friends and the other one wanted to sleep with me too

assistant: I can tell that you really have deep reservations and know deep down that this is not a healthy place for you to be Is he aware that this happened?

user: yes when it comes down to it he suspected it happened his friend asked the one i slept with if it was true. he denied it. so i think he suspected it

assistant: Do you feel guilty about this?

user: now that im talking to him i do a little. it felt good at the time like i was getting back at him you can tell this is a very twisted situation

assistant: Do you feel that you want to get revenge on him?

user: not really. i just felt that if he stayed with me i wouldn't have slept with his friend and almost did with his other one

assistant: I am not sure what to say that will help your problem and give you closure.

user: thank ya for listening. i think it'll clarify itself in time