by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 15, 2023 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Wedding/marriage transition |
Note: I first published this post in 2011 and it remains one of my most popular blog posts. I’m updating it now to include more relevant language and also concepts that have evolved in the last twelve years about relationship anxiety. *** One of the most common... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 27, 2018 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
One of the most common questions I’m asked during a coaching session is, “What are red flags? You say that if I’m suffering from relationship anxiety and I’m in a healthy and secure relationship without red flags then the anxiety is a... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 21, 2018 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
Among the many questions that dart through the mind plagued by relationship anxiety, the one that can cause either hope or despair is, “Will this anxiety ever end? The short answer is yes: the acute anxiety that you’re experiencing – the one that... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 30, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships, Transitions - General |
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor E. Frankl If we could slow life down to micro-moments, if we could literally alter time... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 25, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
At least once a week, a client asks, “I know that love isn’t all butterflies and fireworks, but what should it feel like? Since I’ve never seen a healthy relationship and I’ve never been in one, I have no idea what it should be like.” I... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 21, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
One of the spokes of the relationship anxiety wheel – or any type of anxiety, for that matter – is the question of where were we hurt. Psychology has done an excellent job of attributing the majority of this hurt to our primary caregivers (usually... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 12, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Open Your Heart, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
There are so many ways the ego tries to dismantle real love, and it’s favorite is to perseverate on a single question until it tires itself out, then jump to the next story. I’ve dissected many of these questions on this blog and in my courses, approaching... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 5, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Open Your Heart, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships, Transitions - General |
One of the common fear-lines that arises when the ego is trying to deconstruct the idea of relationship anxiety and convince you that your truth is that you’re just with the wrong person is: “If what Sheryl says is true, why don’t more people talk... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 4, 2016 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
A subset topic of the million-dollar question – is my anxiety/doubt evidence that my truth is that I’m with the wrong partner or does it mean something else? – is the issue of intuition versus anxiety. In other words, embedded inside every question of the... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 11, 2015 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
It’s the question that wakes you up on the middle of the night. It’s the question that gnaws at your gut and makes your stomach drop with roller-coaster fear. It’s the question that Googled you to many sites and articles that confirmed your biggest...