Love is almost certainly the most influential emotion. However, when you start to experience anxiety over that love it might have a profound impact both on your relationship and on your quality of life. 

The feeling of anxiousness could be because of various factors. One of the main causes of relationship anxiety is uncertainty about the future of the relationship. This can come from lots of fights, or it can come from previous breakups, or it can come from growing distant. It can also be because of unresolved concerns from the past. If a person has been exposed to fights at home from childhood, then there is a possibility that the person would have anxiety when getting into a relationship. 

Some of the most common anxieties individuals experience in relationships revolve around loss of trust, conflicts in the relationships, loss of attraction, boredom in the present relationship, finding a new person interesting, or deciding it's time to move on, commitment phobia, jealousy, fear of rejection, financial concerns, pressures of starting a family or getting married, and fear of losing independence. These are not the only reasons. However, these are just a few prominent ones. 

 
Some symptoms of relationship anxiety are: 

1. Appearing overprotective, clingy or needy 

2. Conflicts followed by closeness 

3. Avoidance of situations or people that may trigger increased anxiety 

4. Becoming socially withdrawn 

5. Panic attacks 

6. Increased irritability 

7. Not being able to maintain a long-term relationship 

8. Hyper-vigilance 

9. Constantly fearing negative judgment from partner 

10. Fear of partner leaving 

11. Need to be constantly surrounded by partner or know their whereabouts 

12. Need to be constantly reassured or comforted by their partner 

13. Inability to manage routine daily tasks due to anxiety 

14. Responding to partner with unnecessary anger or defensiveness 

 
Are you unable to enjoy your relationship due to relationship anxiety? Is your relationship causing you to feel suffocated even though you love your partner? If this is a concern you are facing and you would like some help, call us at 1800-258-8999 / 1800-258-8121. 

If you would like to discuss this further or need some help or support in this or any other area, our counsellors would be happy to help.