Getting comfortable

Jaden

I’m 17. Me and my boyfriend have been together for almost 2 years. We both trust each other a lot and are so comfortable around each other. We both have been taking things slow for a while, mostly just sticking to the making out. But these past few months we’ve been starting to try new things. The other day we were making out and I started to touch him and got handsy. A little bit later he had flipped me over and started to get handsy with me. He asked me if I was okay with it and I said yes, but then once he started to get a little bit more handsy I completely freaked out. I don’t know why, I just had gotten so nervous all of the sudden. He told me not to worry about it because we are both new to this and so we’re both going to be nervous and it will take time to get more comfortable with each other. He said that we will just keep taking it slow together and continue to try until we’re not so nervous. But I don’t know how to calm myself down. I do trust him. And I am comfortable with him. I just get so nervous and then back out even though I’m ready. How can I get more comfortable so that I don’t freak out? I just feel annoyed with myself because I am ready to take things to the next level with him, but then I panic. Is this normal?