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Please help me calm my nerves in relationships.

Hi everyone! Figured I would give this a try.... i dont know how else to calm my nerves. I am going through something that I always go through in relationships, something I thought I was over but im finding im obviously not. I am in a relationhip, its been four months and im attached and in love. I took my time dating anyone seriously because i have made stupid mistakes in the past. now however I am a nervous wreck because i care so much abotu him and feel like something is going to go wrong or he will cheat or is. I have had this feeling in every single relationship and it always causes problems. i dont say i feel this way really,but it affects the way i act. I thought i was more mature but its still driving me insane. i get sad when we hang out and it has to end, i panic actually. then my whole day is spend worrying. its obviously not normal or healthy but i dont know what to do or how to calm my nerves. Does anyone have any advice? And yes i know i have self esteem issues. I am almost 30, shouldnt i be over this by now?

 


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even though the sun is so powerful there is always half of the earth that is not lit up.

Well if u have been cheated on before then it all makes sense b/c u dont want it to happen again so ur worried.  its ok to be worried about a relationship but u need to learn to trust again.  u should be excited to see ur boyfriend not afraid.  enjoy every moment with him and just trust him.  without trust the realtionship will crumble in the end and i know u dont want tht. 

Posted 2008-05-07T19:25:27Z
 
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The less that you give you're a taker

If you don't want to have to worry about your relationships, then you have to go out with guys who don't really care about you. That's another way of saying that you purposefully put yourself out there in order to make other people like you, as in you believe they won't unless you give them something first. That's like opening the drain and expecting the tub to fill up anyway. If that is what you are doing, then you are controlling the entire relationship process. I have known a few girls like that in my time, I call them "blackhole" girls, because for all the emotional input there is no output of commensurate value, and every new day is like starting all over again. That's a great challenge for a guy initially, but there's no fix for it, and then there's no guy, so on and on, as you say.  You are not being stupid, we're all confined to acting according to our conditioned responses, and you might just need to "unlearn" a few things. I feel like there's alot more here, root causes etc, and until you can address those nothing much will change. I can tell you that in one case, the girl's self esteem was so continuously beaten down by her father that she lost herself, and so lost the ability to accept pleasure in another's company, devolving instead into physically abusive relationships wherein she could at least feel something. Don't go there.

Posted 2008-05-08T16:32:49Z
 
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If you can, try to take this one day at a time.  One step at a time.  One moment at a time.  Try not to "run down the road" with the relationship or the relationship process.  I know it is easier said then done, but to stop some of the anxiety, you need to get in touch with your own feelings and try to understand them and where they are coming from.  From there, you can focus on relaxation exercises, getting to know the other person, (without getting to involved or overwelmed) in the process.  Also, in the doing of this, you will ultimately learn to take life one day at a time and see where things go -- calmly.  If it is meant to be, it will be.  If not, that is OK too -- but over time, you will become more relaxed and will enjoy yourself and life better.  You don't have to know the outcome of every situation right away, you don't have to fall in love in two minutes, two months, or two years, even, because if it is meant to be it will happen.  Enjoy the ride along the way!  -- Hope You Feel Better!

Posted 2009-07-16T20:08:53Z

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