Hello all,
It has been awhile since I have been on here but I am back for your advice and support. I have been in a long distance relationship for close to 5 months now with a woman who I love and adore. We see each other as often as we can. She came and stayed with me for a month in July and we had a great time. When it was time for her to head home we were both upset and in tears for days. It was the hardest goodbye for me. We had two weeks between us until we would see each other again. Those two weeks were stressful and filled with fighting. We were both concerned to what would happen to us when we saw each other. I got to her place last tuesday evening late and everything was great, as if nothing ever happened. We were both SO excited to see each other. Well last wednesday I started to get the racing heart and hard to breathe feeling and then started feeling like something wasn't right between me and her. I talked with her about it and it obviously made her very upset. I continued to have these feelings on and off each day for the week I was there. Most of the time I was fine, when we were out and about or doing something with people I was mostly fine. It was the worst when we were alone and in silence, that's why I feel that this was anxiety. Well, she is scared that I have lost my feelings for her and that our relationship is over. I flew back home last night and cried the whole flight home because I missed her and did not want to leave. I never cried that much. Anytime I look at pictures of us, I cry. I am very emotional right now. I honestly cannot imagine that I have truly lost feelings for her, because she is absolutely wonderful for me. I have this issue where I obsess over thoughts and cause problems that don't exist. This normally happens when I get pains, I obsess over them and then convince myself it's a serious illness. The same way I obsess over that is the same way I am obsessing over these ,,out of place'' feelings in my relationship.
Now I am coming to you all to ask if you guys have done the same due to anxiety or depression, making problems in your relationship even though you have a perfectly good relationship? Is it possible for anxiety and depression to cause you to feel this way? I am really confused to these feelings and I do not want to leave her. There is no other woman in my life nor have I imagined a life without her. I just want to get these thoughts and feelings out of my head so I can go back to living my life normally with her. I hope someone here can give me some insight or advice! This is driving me crazy!
Thanks in advance!