Hey everyone. New to the sub, just curious if anyone else has any experience in this. 

My anxiety has been very manageable ever since going on lexapro. However, I still get anxious in restaurants when I'm out with my boyfriend. Recently, we went to breakfast, on the way I was very excited, I recently had COVID and we hadn't been together in a while. I was truly looking forward to it since he asked me in a very cute way (acting like it was our first date). 

The moment we sit down I feel anxious. The restaurant is loud and some normal lulls in our conversation have me overthinking right away (we have been together 2 years, sometimes there are just no things to say and I never feel anxious by it at home). It got so bad my boyfriend asked us to be seated outside since I started to have trouble breathing. He is really great at handling my anxious quirks and he knows the little things to make me feel better (one being fresh air). 

When we got outside I was much better, but still shaken and I didn't eat my breakfast. The convo turned into me being depressed I can't even sit at a restaurant with him anymore and him comforting me. 

We started dating in the pandemic and I'm wondering if it is because we simply could not have restaurant dates early in the relationship so now I'm getting these 'new relationship' feelings when I've been in it for 2 years. I was wondering if anyone has this as well, whether it be in a 'pandemic' relationship or otherwise?