I get it, I guess. It’s hard to love myself. I have extreme OCD that I’m on medicine for/seeking therapy (again) for. My next appointment is in September. We’ve been together for three years but my mental health has gone downhill within the past three months. It’s nearly impossible not to verbalize my constant thoughts and I seek reassurance several times a day. My boyfriend said it’s hard to love me. Love shouldn’t be hard, right? I know relationships are hard, I’ve been in one before. I know there’s difficult parts with love but I’ve never found it hard to love my significant other, regardless of what he does. It feels like I’ve been stabbed in the heart. I am distancing myself from him today. Like I said, it’s hard for me to love myself, but I never thought someone who truly loved me would think that about me. What do I say? What do I do?