Is it normal to be paranoid of seeing my ex?
My ex and I have been broken up for 4 months but live in basically the same town. He has a new gf whom my friends gave told me they see them around here together. I avoided places we used to go to in the beggining as not to see him, but now I feel like I'm paranoid that him and/or his new gf will see me. I feel like they will catch me out alone one day or not looking my best and conclude I'm sad, miserable, and alone. I know I shouldn't care what they think but the thought of being in the same place as them is humiliating. I feel like a prisoner in my home and mind, and I am constantly looking around and over my shoulder everywhere I go. My friends say I'm crazy. I dread going out even to run errands unless it's in another town far away. And my social life is non existent now. Has anyone else felt like this? My anxiety only goes away when I'm in another city and know there's no chance of a run in.