u/Clean-Blueberry94

I got BOTW a couple of weeks ago, I love free roam games, have finished several in my time, but I am struggling with BOTW. It’s my first Zelda game, and I understand the premise of “playing the game for yourself”, but I keep dying!!! I have been exploring and focusing on unlocking parts of the map. I have heard there’s better quality weapons in the castle, but I can’t get near the place. Do I keep doing shrines to improve my health and stamina? What am I doing wrong in early game? Am I not focusing on the main quests enough?

Two days ago I left who I think is a covert narcissist. We had been seeing each other for over a year. There was a 30 year age gap between us (I am 26F). He never labelled us as a relationship, never wanted to meet my family. It was often all about him, all about his problems, he wanted to be mothered by me, he wanted a care taker. He labelled all of his exes and his mother as “crazy narcissists” and insisted he was an expert on them. He insisted he wasn’t one and even went to therapy and asked a therapist if he was one and she said no, you’re not one because you’re asking me the question.

I felt like I could never question his views. I don’t know if this is the power imbalance from the age gap or what. I have a diagnosed anxiety disorder, as well as AuDHD. He told me “you know anxiety is actually fixable” and that changing my diet would improve my mental health and that I don’t need SSRIs.

He told me I shouldn’t talk to my family about my personal relationships because it was only between him and I. He kept in touch with his exes and has lots of female friends. When I questioned him on one of his friendships he told me to “get my mind under control”.

Yet after all of this I’m questioning myself, I miss him so, so much. I feel like I’m in physical pain. I feel like I’m overreacting to these comments. I feel like I made a mistake breaking things off. We had so many incredible moments together. He was my best friend. I feel like I’m going insane.