“My boyfriend is jealous of everyone I talk to”
What could be going on
Jealousy: Fear of losing you to a rival; check whether it's tied to real events or appears regardless.
Abandonment/instability schema: Fits if he expects to be left and reads any attention elsewhere as the start of it.
Mistrust/abuse schema: Could come from past betrayal; check whether he was cheated on or let down before.
Controls a partner's money, friends or movements: Check whether jealousy turns into rules about who you see, where you go or your phone.
Coercive control: If jealousy comes with monitoring, isolation and fear, this pattern of control fits better than insecurity.
Anxious-preoccupied attachment: Fits if he needs constant reassurance and calms down when you check in often.
Questions to carry
- After his last jealous moment, what did he ask me to do, or stop doing?
- Before I talk to someone new while he is near, what happens in my body?
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