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Anxiety about the Future

Lyss123
Community Member

Hello everyone
im new here so I hope eveyone is having a good day. So I’ve been struggling with relationship anxiety for a few weeks now.

I keep worrying about our future and worrying that something bad will happen. I can’t shake this thought and I’m losing sleep over it. My boyfriend is very supportive of my mental health and takes the time to listen and support me as much as he can

I guess I’m reaching out to see if anyone else suffers from relationship anxiety and anxiety about the future and have any tips or strategies that can help me and maybe some other people out
Have a great day everyone:)

5 Replies 5

jaz28
Community Champion
Community Champion

hiii there,

i am sorry you feel this way! i

jaz28
Community Champion
Community Champion

*repost*

hi !

i am sorry you feel this way, i do sometimes too! you are not alone!

it is common to overthink a relationship when it is going too well...but you just have to remind yourself that these are intrusive thoughts -they are not your reality !

i wish i could offer more advice but my experience has been to just recognise the thoughts are not realistic and that my relationship is fine.

jaz xx

Karen0901
Community Member

I would suggest contacting a psychologist and doing some cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). It looks at these cognitive distortions and helps to problem solve and to rationalize them. I use to use an app called Thought Diary recommended by my psychologist. It helps you apply the CBT techniques at home to help manage the negative thoughts.

blondguy
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hi Lyss123... wave to jaz and Karen0901

Thankyou for being a part of the forum family....relationship anxiety is very common and horrible to have. Unfortunately we cant see what the future holds for us. I used to experience the same feelings when I was younger

Avoiding having high expectations is always helpful yet losing sleep usually a sign that we may need to have a talk our doc about our feelings..Can I ask if you have a GP that you can talk to? Even making a double appointment with?

any questions are always welcome 🙂

Paul

geoff
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hello Lyss, when we have a good day, and then night with a partner/spouse, then there are no problems, our postive thoughts kick in and very strongly, but as soon as we have a small tiff that's when the negative thoughts start and probably for no reason at all, but no one can have a perfect relationship, and even if this was possible, it actually might be quite boring after a while.

We need to stimulate our brain and not have it on 'auto drive', because when this happens we can be confused and disorientated and lost on what to do and may get caught out on what should happen.

Being confident means you can handle both the positives as well as the negatives so you can then make a decision, but being unsure may mean an accumulation of questions you ask yourself but can't find an answer or too scared to do so or may be there is a list of doubtfuls your partner/spouse has continually been making that frightens you.

If you have anxiety about your future, then don't brood over it because it will only become worse and other doubts will become attached to everything else, making your situation cause other problems with school, uni, work or family member, talk about it straight away and if you need a third person to initiate this discussion then ask for it.

A partnership or marriage is never clear sailing, there can be hurdles that may need to be jumped over, but at times may be better for the two of you.

If it persists and you don't know the truth, then this has to be sorted out.

Take care.

Geoff.