maryrose999
03-16-2010, 12:41 PM
Hey guys, thanks for reading first off.
I am 21 years old, have dating guys before (although not seriously) and not had a huge issue with it as far as anxiety goes, but within the past 4 years it has been getting worse. Just the thought of even going out to lunch with a guy makes my heart start pounding (and not the good kind of pounding) and my stomach start knotting up to the point where no matter how much I like this guy I am willing to do anything to get out of having to go on a date with him. This just doesn't even make sense to me, yet I can't get rid of it! Does anyone else get relationship anxiety this bad?
I just don't think that this is normal and feel like I'm just overreacting or something. I mean I know I am. Do you think that maybe I am subconsciously using my anxiety as a protective mechanism? Maybe I'm just really scared of getting hurt? I don't know. But I would definitely appreciate any advise or comments that you guys have! Thanks for reading!
I am 21 years old, have dating guys before (although not seriously) and not had a huge issue with it as far as anxiety goes, but within the past 4 years it has been getting worse. Just the thought of even going out to lunch with a guy makes my heart start pounding (and not the good kind of pounding) and my stomach start knotting up to the point where no matter how much I like this guy I am willing to do anything to get out of having to go on a date with him. This just doesn't even make sense to me, yet I can't get rid of it! Does anyone else get relationship anxiety this bad?
I just don't think that this is normal and feel like I'm just overreacting or something. I mean I know I am. Do you think that maybe I am subconsciously using my anxiety as a protective mechanism? Maybe I'm just really scared of getting hurt? I don't know. But I would definitely appreciate any advise or comments that you guys have! Thanks for reading!