Candy6
17-10-12, 09:33
Hi all
I am wondering if anyone else has anxiety/panic over the same issues as me. The thing is, my main problem seems to be over people leaving/endings etc. They make me really, really anxious even if their leaving will have no impact on my life. I just hate it. Sorry if this sounds mad but its just how I feel and because I have no control over it, this makes the panic worse because I can't do anything about it. I have suffered this on and off for years (although there have been times when it hasn't bothered me and I have been "normal"). My current problems started a few months ago when my son was about to leave for uni - I was in one heck of a state with anxiety and panic attacks through the night, every night. That settled a bit, but now its back. The thing is, he's only away for a maximum of 3 nights so I look forward to him coming home but then on a Sunday, when he's due to go back on the Monday, it starts again. He's home this week but I'm already anxious about him going back next week. Its not as if I have nothing in my life - I live with my husband whose understanding and my daughter who lives not far away. I also have a job so I realise I'm lucky in lots of ways its just that I seem to have to be occupied all the time or I get anxious thoughts of eventually being left on my own - I sometimes get really panicy over my husband leaving for work because he leaves before me. I am on anti-depressants (and have been for years), they are the older type ones and my GP has suggested changing for the newer SSRI ones but I am relucant to do this because I had them before and they made the anxiety much worse. Sorry if this post is long and I know it sounds mad but I could really do with some advice.
I am wondering if anyone else has anxiety/panic over the same issues as me. The thing is, my main problem seems to be over people leaving/endings etc. They make me really, really anxious even if their leaving will have no impact on my life. I just hate it. Sorry if this sounds mad but its just how I feel and because I have no control over it, this makes the panic worse because I can't do anything about it. I have suffered this on and off for years (although there have been times when it hasn't bothered me and I have been "normal"). My current problems started a few months ago when my son was about to leave for uni - I was in one heck of a state with anxiety and panic attacks through the night, every night. That settled a bit, but now its back. The thing is, he's only away for a maximum of 3 nights so I look forward to him coming home but then on a Sunday, when he's due to go back on the Monday, it starts again. He's home this week but I'm already anxious about him going back next week. Its not as if I have nothing in my life - I live with my husband whose understanding and my daughter who lives not far away. I also have a job so I realise I'm lucky in lots of ways its just that I seem to have to be occupied all the time or I get anxious thoughts of eventually being left on my own - I sometimes get really panicy over my husband leaving for work because he leaves before me. I am on anti-depressants (and have been for years), they are the older type ones and my GP has suggested changing for the newer SSRI ones but I am relucant to do this because I had them before and they made the anxiety much worse. Sorry if this post is long and I know it sounds mad but I could really do with some advice.