Why do I freak out in relationships so easily?
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Updated: Jun 4, 2022
superpoppy14
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Jul 31, 2016
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Relationships can be daunting or scary, especially if they are new to you. Give yourself time to adjust. You will begin to feel more comfortable eventually.
Anonymous
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Jan 6, 2018
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Perhaps you are thinking too much about it. A lot of people start to look to the future of being with that person and it scares them. Also, there can be a constant thought of messing up the relationship that can tear you apart and make you freak out. The key to a good relationship is to be able to talk to each other, so I would definitely try to talk to them so that you are both on the same page.
Anonymous
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Jun 30, 2018
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I think you are afraid of loosing the person you love.so that creates a freaking out behaviour in you which makes you freak out often.
Willofheart
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Sep 2, 2018
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It could be due to different reasons. Maybe you suddenly realized that you're not with the person you wanted to be with? or you have feelings for someone else and this relationship was just a distraction from that person you have feelings for? Maybe you have a fear of intimacy and/or don't trust this person? or maybe they're taking things too fast and you aren't used to that? fear of falling for this person or not being able to meet their needs in the future?
in my experience I've seen that people fear being hurt in the long run, but you'll need to think about why being in relationships freaks you out so easily
Anonymous
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Mar 24, 2016
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Because you probably scared that you are going to get hurt in the middle of a relationship so you just freak out.
Anonymous
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Mar 26, 2016
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Maybe you are scared or in fear of the unknown? It could be a number of reasons so it is difficult for us to say, get to the root of it and ensure you are understanding your own mind.
zearo3236
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Mar 26, 2016
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Maybe it has to do with what you think the other person thinks of you, or being scared you'll mess up. Don't worry, we are all imperfect. Progress comes slowly.
Aquadreamer4151
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Apr 6, 2016
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it can be our own insecurities that make us uncomfortable in a relationship this can be personal self consciousness or past experiences in relationships.
practicalCat571
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Apr 7, 2016
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There can be a lot of reasons as to why we react this way especially when we are faced with something that requires commitment and intimacy from us. From my experience, it was often something that i traced back to my childhood. Look deeper inside of you and ask yourself little questions - What exactly is it that I'm afraid of? Why do I feel threatened to trust this person? Am I willing to share a little about myself in the hopes that this person will not judge and/or reject me? Sometimes it helps too, to reflect on how the persons closest to us when we were children have treated us back then until we got older.
EmilijaS
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Apr 9, 2016
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Does it mean relationships as with friends or lovers? It sort of depends on many factors but most is because you might feel a bit insecure around yourself so you are really afraid that you are going to lose them. At least that is the problem with me. The way I solved this problem to myself was that I openly talked to the people that I felt this way around them, and together we came up to conclusion that I should really be quiet and they showed me some more attention that I probably lacked or I just didn't notice it because I was too scared I was going to lose them.
But after all, that's what worked for me, we are all separate individuals. ♥
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