I'm in my early 40s and have been struggling with anxiety since around 2012. Started when I was pregnant with my daughter (used to get frightened I'd fall down the stairs), ended up with pre-eclampsia and was ill for a while. Following year my dad was diagnosed with cancer. He died almost 5 years ago now. My anxiety has just got worse and worse. It's mostly centred around my kids and their health. If they have headache, I think brain tumour. If they have chest pain, I think there's something wrong with their heart. Recently I've started panicking about our old garage and its leaky roof (corrugated asbestos cement). We used to store some of the kids garden toys in there. Away from the leak but now I'm stressed that their stuff might have been contaminated and haven't been able to think of anything else for the last week. I'm totally exhausted and worried sick.

I only take medication for migraines. I have
to take it quite a lot so only tried citalopram for a while a few years back. Currently having some counselling, which helps a little. Hoping to find some help and support here too. Thanks for reading.