Patrick Heron
17-05-06, 23:48
Hi there Guys
Sorry if I'm in the wrong bit but here goes.
Right my mum has had a few bad experiences in the past, many years ago now , but she still worries. For example, what I would see as menial issues, can to her appears a great big issue to worry over all the time. She has had one or two panic attack in past years but nothing massively unusual for anyone, but its just she worries all the time, over insignificant things, here are a few examples.
The Boiler
It makes a small noise/creaking when heating the water, the pipes warming up etc, but my Mum then thinks there is a massive problem and that the boiler will need replacing, and then the heating will need replacing, she wont even turn the switch for the water to come on any more, me or my dad do it , as she is simply to scared to do so.
The Water
A water company had turned the mains water off earlier today, therefore the local water pressure had changed a tad, and as soon as my mum turned the tap on she immediately started to worry about the water pressure being to high,despite the fact I had told her why the pressure was like this.
The above are only a few examples, she worries a lot, about the Cat(like if he's been out for hours), bills, my Sister (who lives away from home) the list goes on. This may sound silly I know, but she worries greatly and often looses sleep.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Patrick
Sorry if I'm in the wrong bit but here goes.
Right my mum has had a few bad experiences in the past, many years ago now , but she still worries. For example, what I would see as menial issues, can to her appears a great big issue to worry over all the time. She has had one or two panic attack in past years but nothing massively unusual for anyone, but its just she worries all the time, over insignificant things, here are a few examples.
The Boiler
It makes a small noise/creaking when heating the water, the pipes warming up etc, but my Mum then thinks there is a massive problem and that the boiler will need replacing, and then the heating will need replacing, she wont even turn the switch for the water to come on any more, me or my dad do it , as she is simply to scared to do so.
The Water
A water company had turned the mains water off earlier today, therefore the local water pressure had changed a tad, and as soon as my mum turned the tap on she immediately started to worry about the water pressure being to high,despite the fact I had told her why the pressure was like this.
The above are only a few examples, she worries a lot, about the Cat(like if he's been out for hours), bills, my Sister (who lives away from home) the list goes on. This may sound silly I know, but she worries greatly and often looses sleep.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Patrick