Let’s talk about retroactive jealousy, the uneasy, sometimes obsessive feeling of jealousy over your partner’s past relationships or “situationships”. It’s not always about what they’re doing now but rather an anxious attachment style and a deeper sense of insecurity. When you don’t feel fully secure or “good enough” in yourself, your mind might go overboard focusing on past relationships that actually have no relevance on the present. Retroactive jealousy often comes down to a fear of abandonme

Let’s talk about retroactive jealousy, the uneasy, sometimes obsessive feeling of jealousy over your partner’s past relationships or “situationships”. It’s not always about what they’re doing now but rather an anxious attachment style and a deeper sense of insecurity. When you don’t feel fully secure or “good enough” in yourself, your mind might go overboard focusing on past relationships that actually have no relevance on the present. Retroactive jealousy often comes down to a fear of abandonme

If retroactive jealousy is something that you struggle with, therapy can help you figure out why and how to move forward. Individual therapy is preferable to couples, because this is usually an issue that you need to figure out on your own, rather than involving your partner and making them listen to all of your thoughts and feelings about their ex every week. | Dr. Psych Mom

Let’s talk about retroactive jealousy, the uneasy, sometimes obsessive feeling of jealousy over your partner’s past relationships or “situationships”. It’s not always about what they’re doing now but rather an anxious attachment style and a deeper sense of insecurity. When you don’t feel fully secure or “good enough” in yourself, your mind might go overboard focusing on past relationships that actually have no relevance on the present. Retroactive jealousy often comes down to a fear of abandonme