I’m a 28F and since last year I have been putting myself out there to date for the first time in my life. I am very successful in other areas of my life: career, education, money and housing. The area I am really trying to make a priority in my life is dating. I have a long history of low self esteem, depression and anxiety which prevented from dating for a while. My mental health has gotten significantly better in the past few years due to medication and therapy. However I still deal with imposter syndrome when it comes to dating and finding love. I went on a date today that I felt went well but I’m thinking that I don’t deserve to feel like I’m not “good enough” to be in a relationship with someone. I really try to make a good first impression when I’m dating but whenever I put myself out there, I tend to think I’m not good enough to find a partner or experience love. I tend to also overthink things I do and say on dates because I’m still new to dating and that usually fuels my imposter syndrome. It seems like every time I go on a date with someone, I can home and play back everything I said and did and criticize myself for anything I perceived as being something I did wrong on the date.
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