Dating Again After a Breakup or Divorce: Managing Anxiety and Negative Thinking
It is very common to feel anxious, uncertain, or self-doubting when beginning to date again after a breakup or divorce. As a registered clinical psychologist, I work with many individuals who describe feeling worried, insecure, unwanted, or fearful of being hurt again.
In counselling, we often normalize these reactions. Feeling anxious when re-entering the dating world is not a sign that something is wrong—it is a natural response to vulnerability and past emotional experiences.
