Does anyone else suffer from the anxiety of dying or a loved one being taken. Xx
My only brother died last year. I was in NZ and couldn't get back to the UK for his funeral......that certainly caused me extreme stress, and that was followed by me having a near death experience resulting in PTSD
Hi there Kate, I have that fear.,not so much a loved one being taken away, but I have health anxiety specifically around my heart . My mother dropped dead of a massive heart attack in 2003 and the anxiety surrounding this only surfaced when I thought I was having heart trouble of my own. I began to have the fear of dropping dead every time I had a heart palpitation. Or I would fear that I would die in my sleep. This has gone on for a year and has currently paralyzed me. Im scared to leave the house, to exercise and to be alone . Its terrible...I just filled a prescription for Zoloft that I will begin tomorrow. Hoping for relief of the anxiety related symptoms
Andrea
Yes. For whatever reason that the topic comes to mind, I try to distract myself with other thoughts. No use feeding those scary thoughts. Hope you feel better Kate.