Categories: Personal Development

8 Signs You Have Relationship Anxiety

So many of us spend our lives searching for love, and yet, some part of us can’t help but fear it as well. Are you weighed down by a lot of worries, uncertainty, and distress over all the ways your relationship could all go wrong? This irrational and persistent fear is known as “relationship anxiety”, and it’s something a lot of us struggle with. Do you think you might have relationship anxiety? We’ve made this video for you to help you identify the signs!

If you relate to this video and want to understand more about why you fear relationships, we’ve previously made a video on abandonment issues: https://youtu.be/JWufGU2h3vQ

#relationshipanxiety #love #psych2go

Writer: Chloe Avanasa
Script editor: Morgan Franz
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Naphia
www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZpFR9GzTx_YqVDVYrb_DA
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
Riggio, H. R. (2013). Peer relationships, social support, and relationship anxiety in young adulthood. Personal Relationships, 11(1), 99-114.

Connor, B., Fauber, R., Gordon, E., Montesi, L., & Heimber, R. (2010). On the relationship between anxiety, fear of intimacy, and relationship satisfaction in young couples. Journal of Social Psychology, 42(11); 117-123.

Chen, H., Yang, T., & Liu, X. (2019). Pleasing or withdrawing: Differences between dependent and self-critical depression in adolescent relationships. Journal of Social Psychology, 23(10), 14-29.

Hanton, S., & Connaughton, D. (2007). Overthinking and the perception of control: a study on anxiety and relationship satisfaction. Clinical Psychology Review, 73(1), 87-97.

Martin, J. L., & Ashby, J. S. (2015). Perfectionism and fear of intimacy: Implications for romantic relationships. Journal of Personality, 12(4), 368-374.

Rodman, S. A. (2008). Mechanisms Underlying Difficulties in Intimate Relationships: The Roles of Fear of Positive Evaluation and Fear of Abandonment (Doctoral dissertation). University of Michigan Press.

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