I am a super confident person, but my anxiety makes dating super hard. One of my biggest insecurities is how I other people perceive me. I'm always convinced people don't like me when it is obvious that is not the truth. When I first started becoming interested in boys, I would be so nervous/anxious that I would physically be shaking, butterflies all throughout my body, and I would be super super shy (which is not like me). As time went on I became more comfortable with going on dates and the physical stuff subsided, but I still get super worried that these people don't really like me. 

I recently met a super nice boy. We went on our first date over a week ago. We got drinks and were talking at the bar for over 4 hours. We ended up going back to his place after and continued to hang out for a few more hours before he walked me home. I ended up seeing him 3 more times that week alone. He makes me laugh super hard and he asked to sleep over multiple times. I feel like these are all green flags. But in the back of my mind I feel like he's playing me. Recently the texting has slowed down and to me that equals a fade in attraction. 

In the past, I have been infatuated with people I have dated, with lots of daily contact, with a hot and heavy physical relationship. Which I knew was never healthy and never worked out long term. Now this is going much slower and I don't know how to handle it. I am feeling really stressed because I want things to work out. I want to get to know him better and see how things progress. But the slow pace makes me think he isn't interested. I know it's not really true AND ITS ONLY BEEN A WEEK! So I can tell I'm being irrational. I haven't had a successful relationship in a while and I dont know if I will. My therapist tells me to switch the narrative; instead of telling myself that I will never have a boyfriend, tell myself that I will find love one day. But I still have this wad of nerves in my stomach.

Does anyone else feel like this?  How do you date with anxiety? Any tips on how to clam myself down?