So, I F(29) have used the majority of the lockdown to have a total break from apps and dating. I’ve focused on myself, looked inward and I think I’ve made good progress on some inner work.
I had the urge, now restrictions are easing, to dabble…and having downloaded the apps and made my profile and started swiping, I am overwhelmed with anxiety.
Same old thoughts of fear, insecurity, inferiority – general mental blocks have come up.
I am frustrated because whilst I could just delete the apps and see this as a sign I am not ready yet, what if I miss out on someone good? What if I am using this idea that I need to be 100% happy with me before dating as a way to avoid intimacy?
I think I do need to try and employ some of my learning to trying again, to do things differently and see how well it goes; but I am struggling with this resurgence of anxiety….
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