Increased anxiety since starting a new relationship?

[ThisisHalloween96]

I have been in a new relationship for a short time, after dating her for around 2-3 months. She is great - I have no worries, concerns or doubts. We get on really well and enjoy spending time together. It’s probably the healthiest situation I’ve been in probably my entire life.

I already suffer from quite bad anxiety, I’ve managed it with medication and 2 years of therapy and I had a good handle on it and was really on top of it until recently. I feel like it’s probably got worse since I started speaking to the person who is now my girlfriend but I’m really struggling to understand why?

I feel happy, great and positive around my actual relationship with her, I just feel like I’m really anxious about other areas of my life. Has anyone ever experienced this before?

Do you feel a pressure to be your best self with her? Are you worrying about things not working out or loosing her?

Something is obviously tipping over coping levels.

Or could it be something else, pressure at work or something? And it's coincided with relationship

Because anything big and new that happens to your life takes adjusting to regardless if it’s positive or negative. Just because something is a positive addition to your life doesn’t mean it can’t cause anxiety.