Hi guys.

Me and my partner (27) have been together for 3 years and we get the keys to the house we bought next week which is exciting, but as an anxious person Ive started overthinking about things such as "what if it's too soon?" "What if people think we're crazy because we haven't lived together before?"  

As an anxious person Im not spontaneous or impulsive. I have thought and overthought buying a house together and imagined every possible scenario of things that could go wrong lol so it's not  decision we took lightly. My partner is aware of my anxiety and we have been a great team throughout this process. He's a great support and super laid back which is a good balance! He's excited and obviously I share that, but I'm nervous and a bit anxious too.

I worry about judgement from others, even though nobody has said anything negative and just seem to be happy and excited for us. Nobody seems to think it's too soon or that we have relationship doomed to fail due to us not living together before. I know that in reality nobody is batting an eyelid, but I just worry that they think we're rushing into it. I know it's silly to care about what others think. 

I'm also worried about being overwhelmed at the start which I know is natural, but we'll be so busy that I worry we won't have much down time. Like what if our families want to help and are overbearing and I get anxious cos of social distancing etc. It's a never ending saga lol! 

Up until now I've been so calm and taking things one day at a time, and I'm so proud of that as usually I find the negatives in everything and think of all possible ways things could go wrong. I think I mentally prepared myself by telling myself it's a stressful process for pretty much anyone buying a property, so I worked hard to take things in my stride.

It's frustrating that the week we get the keys that ny head is starting to fill with worry and catastrophic thoughts and the worst case scenarios. We've worked hard to get to this point as weve both been living with our parents since the pandemic began. I know we deserve this and I should be excited to get our own space after saving hard. I hate that anxiety is getting in the way of me feeling proud and excited. 

Any tips or can anyone relate?