There are some problems that can affect even a happy relationship. One of them is the anxiety that many people suffer from today; it is natural and can be kept under control. Relationship anxiety occurs in many people and can have effects on mental health.
1. How anxiety affects us
Anxiety refers to feelings of insecurity, negative thoughts, and other events that can arise in a relationship that is going somewhat well. Anxiety can appear suddenly and take over your mental state and make your life difficult.
If you let anxiety overwhelm you, it will affect your health and well-being. There are all kinds of fears that arise in relationships, and feelings of anxiety manifest in different ways and have an impact on your mental health. Anxiety can cause feelings of panic, restlessness, nervousness, sadness, and fatigue . All of these things can weigh on you and turn your life upside down.
If you are affected by anxiety, you can no longer focus on other things and let your mind wander, you have negative, disturbing thoughts, and a frequent unpleasant mood.
Insecurity in a relationship is seen when you do certain things that show a state of anxiety, namely: if you tend to check your partner’s phone when they are in another room or sleeping, if you can’t stand them spending too much time with friends, if it seems to you that they have an overly active social life that takes up all their free time, or if you avoid confronting them and discussing certain problems with them for fear of arguing all the time.
To overcome insecurity, learn to think positively, be more optimistic, trust yourself and your partner, and free yourself from fears and states of anxiety.
2. Trust in the relationship
Trust in your partner is essential for a relationship to work. According to psychologists, trust is hard to build and very easy to lose. Therefore, to gain trust you need to be consistent, be open to your partner, trust them and be honest about your feelings. Of course, they also need to give you some reasons to trust them.
Trust is established by good communication, honoring commitments made together, by reasoning things and thinking before speaking. All of us should be able to listen, empathize with the other, be honest and acknowledge the errors they have committed.
Healthy relationship is grounded in mutual trust, so there are no bad thoughts, suspicions, or jealousy. Jealousy tends to arise from a lack of trust, low self-worth, or possessiveness. Doubts are avoided by having a positive talk about your feelings and by not dwelling on past and comparing yourself with others.
If a man gains more self-confidence, this can lower his jealousy, he will become more comfortable within the relationship. Communication is important and thus has to be relaxed, soothing, without betraying fury, fury or built-up frustration. All these negative emotions have to be removed, checked and substituted with optimistic ones.
Choosing to think positively is the best idea, because it has a good effect on your life and your own relationships. A positive person thinks positively in any situation, even in the worst experiences they have.
3. How dangerous is stress in a relationship?
Stress can lead to the destruction of relationships because it creates unhappiness. The negative feelings produced by stress must be eliminated in order to maintain a stable love relationship. Through communication, problems in the relationship can be solved and overcome.
In general, unwanted relationships can cause stress and even some serious health problems. Lack of communication in a relationship indicates that there are some unwanted aspects in the connection between the two.
Along with stress, there are other problems that can affect a relationship, namely:
- the two may have different opinions about saving money, or discussions may arise about spending it
- some people feel uncomfortable about their intimate relationship
- there may be big differences, beliefs that were ignored at the beginning of the relationship and that after a while cause big problems in the couple
- the two partners may have different desires and goals in life, as happens, for example, with those who have different religions, or between those who have a large age difference
- Maintaining an exaggerated standard can bring stress and put pressure on a relationship.
Stress can also be created by serious problems, which must be avoided and which include: lying, adultery, certain disputes related to money, emotional cheating, loss of interest in a normal sex life as a couple, and others.