Relationship Anxiety Is So Much More Common Than You Think

"Relationship anxiety, specifically, is the general sense that things are not going well in your relationship, even in the absence of evidence. There are no specific behaviors, situations, or recent events that correlate to this sense of worry.

You might also suffer from obsessive thought patterns and compulsive behaviors — maybe tracking your partner’s location or asking questions like, “Do you really love me?” or “Are you going to leave me?” — which are major red flags of relationship anxiety

Where Relationship Anxiety Comes From

• You struggle with other forms of anxiety
• You have an anxious attachment style
• You’ve faced past hurt and trauma

How to Address Relationship Anxiety

• Learn more about attachment styles
• Stick to the facts

Zoom out and look at what you know about the relationship overall versus what you feel in any given moment. Because anxiety can lead you to distort the truth and magnify the negative.

• Take ownership of your relationship

When we’re anxious, we often want to put the ball completely in the other person’s court. “Ask yourself, ‘What do I want to do in this relationship? Do I want to progress the relationship forward? Do I want to end this relationship because it’s no longer in line with my values?’”

• Know that you are resilient

Falling in love and being in a relationship means being vulnerable and putting your heart on the line. But it’s important to remind yourself that even though that can be daunting (and a relationship can end for many reasons), you are resilient. Even if your relationship ends or something difficult happens, you can live through it and endure, even if that’s not comfortable and easy.”

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✨Takeaway: Relationship anxiety is a sense of worry or unease in a relationship, even without evidence of problems. It can stem from struggling with other forms of anxiety, having an anxious attachment style, or past hurt and trauma.

✨Reflection: Have you ever experienced relationship anxiety?

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