Understanding that my boyfriend won’t hurt me like my ex did

Caroline • Marine girlfriend 🇺🇸❤️, special education teacher 💛

Hi guys

So this past month I’ve been dealing with a lot of anxiety. I’m lucky though, I don’t really have to deal with anxiety all that much and when it does come usually the gym can fix it. But recently I haven’t been able to shake it. I’ve realized that I’m still nervous about getting hurt in my current relationship the same way I was in my last. But it’s silly, my boyfriend and I know that this is it and we’re supposed to end up with each other. He treats me the way any dad would want to see their daughter be treated and he’s done that from the beginning. So I don’t get why I projecting my fears and my pain from my last relationship on to this one. When my ex would want to break up with me he’d ignore me, there was no communication, and I would practically force him to get what was going on out of him. So now whenever my boyfriend isn’t able to respond right away I make up the worst possibly scenario in my head and I get fixated on it. I’ve talked to my boyfriend about it and he’s been very sympathetic towards me. But I still get anxious. I know that it’s all in my head and that if I continue to react on my anxiety and always ask for reassurance, I’m going to cause issues for us and I don’t want that. Has anyone been in a similar situation? What are some tips to work through anxiety.