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Extreme anxiety ruining my relationship

2 replies

NowIWalkUnderAPinkSky · 22/07/2023 18:22

Honesty I don’t know how to turn it off.

I’m in therapy and I’m on Sertraline - which had minimal side effects and I feel like it’s doing nothing.

It’s affecting my relationship. I constantly feel not good enough, I’m convinced my boyfriend will cheat. I feel awful because I want to have a good time and for him to think I’m carefree and fun, but I keep going into these anxious bubbles. If we’re on a date I feel worried that he’s bored. Last night we spent £60 on a meal that wasn’t even very nice; and I felt so bad and anxious afterwards, I can’t just let these things go.

My boyfriend is amazing. He reassures me that he loves me, wants to spend time with me and how great I am. But I just don’t believe it. Today he went out with his friends and I spent the whole day in bed asleep. I’m so tired and zonked. But I feel pathetic, I want him to feel like he has a fun girlfriend with a life and I just feel stupid for struggling so much

OP posts:
TurnerP · 22/07/2023 18:28

You might need a stronger dose or another type of AD. CBT may also help

TurnerP · 22/07/2023 18:30

I think there's also something called relationship obsession disorder or relationship anxiety

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