Notice your triggers and patterns
Pause before reacting to relationship anxiety
Practice self-soothing skills
Challenge catastrophic thoughts
Communicate needs clearly and calmly
Set healthy boundaries
Build self-esteem and self-worth
Maintain your own routines and interests
Tolerate uncertainty without seeking constant reassurance
Avoid overtexting, overchecking, and testing behaviors
Choose emotionally available partners
Work on secure attachment in therapy
Use journaling to track emotions and triggers
Practice mindfulness and grounding techniques
Reframe rejection as information, not proof of unworthiness
Strengthen friendships and support systems
Give relationships time to develop naturally
Be consistent with your own actions and promises
Learn to ask for reassurance in a direct, limited way
Heal past wounds and unresolved attachment experiences