Everybody feels fear one time or another in their lives. You may have felt fear when you were young, when you felt threatened, when you got lost as a child in a shopping centre, or lost your child in a shopping center, and often , we feel fear in relationships. Fear of falling in love, fear of commitment, fear of losing the other person, fear of upsetting the other person, fear of not living up to expectations. In an abusive relationship, you may even live in fear of the other person. Fear can range from the minute, to the extreme.
Fear is actually good.
Without fear, there would be no fight or flight instinct. We would all just sorta moon around not doing anything. If you feel fear in a relationship, ask yourself this. If the other person is causing you to feel fear, maybe you can approach someone you trust for help, such as a family doctor or counselor. If on the other hand, you feel afraid of losing the other person because you feel you may not be good enough for them, or you feel fear that you will disappoint them, then perhaps the problem may lie on your end.