marlowe78
19-05-14, 02:13
I searched for this topic and didn't find any previous threads but apologies if it's already been posted.
I am an anxiety sufferer who lives alone. I lived with my family until age 23 when I relocated to another area in order to work my career. I have lived in apartments since then while staying a fairly close distance from my mother and father, who live in a neighboring county.
I am glad for the independence I've earned as an adult but now that I'm in my current situation with anxiety, I'm not sure how much I'm being helped or hurt by living on my own.
One of the advantages IMO is that by living on my own I have to confront the problems without help and can force myself to move forward.
But I've also found that my anxiety is heightened when I leave my job, friends, or family and find myself back at home, by myself. I've always had an overactive mind and since anxiety attacks have come into the picture, I've found myself haunted from day to day with the fear of having the next one by myself. My family is supportive of me but that doesn't always equate to me feeling secure when on my own.
I've wondered if there are other people in the forum who are in this kind of situation, living solo, and what they've learned from it. Thanks.
I am an anxiety sufferer who lives alone. I lived with my family until age 23 when I relocated to another area in order to work my career. I have lived in apartments since then while staying a fairly close distance from my mother and father, who live in a neighboring county.
I am glad for the independence I've earned as an adult but now that I'm in my current situation with anxiety, I'm not sure how much I'm being helped or hurt by living on my own.
One of the advantages IMO is that by living on my own I have to confront the problems without help and can force myself to move forward.
But I've also found that my anxiety is heightened when I leave my job, friends, or family and find myself back at home, by myself. I've always had an overactive mind and since anxiety attacks have come into the picture, I've found myself haunted from day to day with the fear of having the next one by myself. My family is supportive of me but that doesn't always equate to me feeling secure when on my own.
I've wondered if there are other people in the forum who are in this kind of situation, living solo, and what they've learned from it. Thanks.