Crazy Relationship Tendencies: How To Manage Your Thoughts And Remain Sane

If you are in a new relationship, chances are, you are feeling a little unstable.

While the beginnings of relationships can be fun and exciting, our minds often go into overdrive, thinking about all the things that could be going wrong.

Do they like us as much as we like them? Are they seeing anyone else? Why didn't they text us back right away? These are the thoughts that can lead us down a path of destruction and downright craziness.

Since we, as a culture, have been taught that love is this ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't live without each other feeling (as spoken by the great Carrie Bradshaw), we tend to be unsatisfied and when we are unsatisfied, more questions are raised.

Are they getting love elsewhere? Are they holding back? Are we holding back? Is this whole thing one-sided?

The questions can drive us wild -- and not in a good way. They can also garner us the "crazy b*tch" label, which brings us to our main question: How can we put our insecurities and jealousies aside and maintain the sanity in our relationship?

Below are a few tips we should all be following in order to maintain the sanity in our relationships:

Don't Obsess

In other words, get a life. Sure, being with your significant other is a thrill, but you shouldn't be thinking about it all day. Get a hobby, go shopping, hang with friends. Staying busy with your life makes it much easier to slow down obsessive behavior.

Get A Grasp On Your Feelings

At times, we become so wrapped up in the infatuation of another human being that we don't really even know what it is that's making us so crazy. Are we in love? Are we in lust? Once we are able to sort through our feelings, we will gain a level of security in our own minds that will reflect in our behavior and outward emotions.

Know When To Pump The Breaks

If we sense craziness coming our way, it is important to slow things down. Imagine being behind the wheel and heading for a crash. If we know it's coming and prepare for it, there's a better chance of avoiding a collision. The same goes for a destructive mental path.

Spend Time With Friends

The key to any healthy relationship is balance. We may want to spend every waking moment with them, but that simply isn't healthy. It will also lead to the obsessive feelings noted earlier.

Enjoy Some Alone Time

Take a break from being an "us" and embrace being a "me." Not only will this better our relationships and clear out any craziness from our minds, it will also help us grow as an individual, which then makes us more quality partners.

Relationships can be tricky, especially in the beginning, but if we can manage to do the things listed above, our inner crazy b*tch will take her butt elsewhere and our relationships will flourish.