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Anyone suffer from 'relationship anxiety'? Just need a chat.

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sunandfire · 14/03/2018 16:34

By 'relationship anxiety' I mean a general preoccupation with your partner when in a romantic relationship, based around fears that you're not good enough, you'll be cheated on/abandoned, he'll/she'll go off you if they haven't already and so forth. Generally paying attention to minor details as indicators or confirmations of your fears, such as subtle changes in your partner's behaviour signalling that they're going off you. Experiencing frequent and intense bouts of jealousy, low self-esteem, suspicion and so forth. This is actually known as 'anxious attachment' (a psychoanalytic concept) and I suffer from it quite badly when in a romantic relationship with someone I love. 30+0 week and currently experiencing this in my relationship with my baby's dad. I feel it causing me to 'act up' and I don't know how to control my emotions, especially with the hormones!

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Kitchenbound · 15/03/2018 05:26

I would talk to him and let him know exactly how you're feeling - it may not be rational or logical feelings but that doesn't make them invalid. The worst thing you could possibly do is try to hide your feelings as you may end up subconsciously pushing him away. Is there any particular thing that sets these feelings off?

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