Hey all,
I recently started having problems with anxiety issues. I'm in a long-term relationship with a girl and we've been dating for about 6 months now and are looking to get married in another 6 months. At one point in the relationship, I became so worried and distressed that something would happen that would end up in my girlfriend and I breaking up, that I started to have little panic attacks about it, and it was really debilitating. I couldn't handle it, and as a result, I started to push away from the relationship. I was scared of committing myself to a relationship that I wasn't guaranteed to be in. I eventually went to the doctor and was prescribed 20 mg of Citalopram each night before bed. I started to notice improvement, and for the past 3 weeks, things have been pretty good, with mild anxiety problems here and there. However, lately I've just been feeling an overall indifference to our relationship. I WANT so bad to love her like I did previously, but I'm afraid my anxiety keeps me from feeling that way about her. So I guess my question is: is it my anxiety that makes me feel this way? Or am I just losing interest in her. I consider myself to be extremely lucky and know that I would be so happy marrying her, but I just feel a "bleh" feeling lately, which is so strange because I really do want to love her like I used to. Can anybody explain this for me? I would surely appreciate any kind of help or advice.
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