Malton Seadog
31-08-08, 10:32
I've had a terrible few days.
Basically, as you may have read elsewhere, my mum is on holiday and my girlfriend has gone home for a week or two. (We met at Uni, so still live at home during the summer).
Since they both went, my anxiety and sleeplessness has heightened by about five-fold I'd say.
Usually, I'd have an anxious moment perhaps twice a day for ten or fifteen minutes. Since they went away, it'd been pretty constant with perhaps the odd hour when I'm ok. I'm a keen football fan, and when I was at the football I was absolutely fine. I guess it's the whole thing about taking your mind off it.
So - can someone reassure me - when my mum gets home on Tuesday, I really want my anxiety to return to it's normal levels, as this sort of anxiety is almost unsustainable.
I think being alone is a big problem for me, so hopefully some constant company again will be good for me and I can return to normal.
Talking to my girlfriend on the phone last night for 30 minutes also helped a great deal.
Has anyone else ever experienced this 'Alone anxiety', and does it get better when someone returns?
Basically, as you may have read elsewhere, my mum is on holiday and my girlfriend has gone home for a week or two. (We met at Uni, so still live at home during the summer).
Since they both went, my anxiety and sleeplessness has heightened by about five-fold I'd say.
Usually, I'd have an anxious moment perhaps twice a day for ten or fifteen minutes. Since they went away, it'd been pretty constant with perhaps the odd hour when I'm ok. I'm a keen football fan, and when I was at the football I was absolutely fine. I guess it's the whole thing about taking your mind off it.
So - can someone reassure me - when my mum gets home on Tuesday, I really want my anxiety to return to it's normal levels, as this sort of anxiety is almost unsustainable.
I think being alone is a big problem for me, so hopefully some constant company again will be good for me and I can return to normal.
Talking to my girlfriend on the phone last night for 30 minutes also helped a great deal.
Has anyone else ever experienced this 'Alone anxiety', and does it get better when someone returns?