Worried

tryAlittle1

For the past few weeks I've been worrying a lot about losing the people close to me, worrying that something bad is going to happen to them. This has been especially bad with regards to my boyfriend.
I've also been getting down very easily and with no apparent reason. I will feel teary and start crying randomly over nothing.

Any ideas why this could be or anyone else have similar experiences?

Fwaggle

You should go see your GP.

Sounds like anxiety to me, but i'm no doctor.

Latchy

Sounds like you have anxiety and your worries are quite common it's just that were a lot of us will push these thoughts to the back of our minds you havent learned to do so and taken it to extremes .An example would be when we read in the papers or look on the news and we hear about terrible murders or serious accidents ,we tend to think of our loved ones in that situation.You would be best going to se your gp and talking about your anxiety and ask about counselling .

stcatherine

I can completely relate and anyone who knows me will say I am the worlds biggest worrier. It was hell after my Little boy was born I was so frantic something would happen to him. My hubby is away in Italy this week and I have been through hell imagining getting a call saying he's not coming back or something has happened, I just can't help it. I have been thinking of seeing someone and maybe doing CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy) to deal with the anxiety.

How old are you ?

I have become more aware of my mortality this year (I will be 34 at the weekend), and my Mum says she went through the same thing at my age, to the point where she was on sedatives and it totally messed up her life. They didn't really do counselling in those days so she had no choice, but we have loads of options available to us.

If it carries on I would go and see your GP.

LegacyUser

stcatherine and OP : I really feel for you. It's terrible to have that fear and worry eating away at you.
Unfortunately, losing the ones you love to death is a fact of life, and you have absolutely no control over it. It's unbelievably hard to accept, but it's true.
You both are in what I assume are loving relationships with wonderful men, have great friends and family. It's great to have that, but how would you feel if you'd never got to experience that closeness and unquestioning trust with anybody? Because that's the alternative. Which would you rather have?
Enjoy what you have with the people you love, that's what we're all here for (That, and your man out of Prison Break ; p)

Good luck

D Bronc

I think you might be a bit depressed at the moment, and you have to understand practically everyone goes through it at some stage in their life.

There doesnt need to be a major thing going on in your family for it to hit you, in fact things could be going great when all of a sudden you think "oh my god what would i do if this changed/something happened" and then it just hits you.

You really need to go to see your doc he/she can diagnose exactly what is wrong and help you on the road to recovery, and you will get better, believe that.

Please dont delay any longer the sooner you see your doc the sooner you can get better. Trust me your doctor will have seen it all before.

Hope this helps and hope your feeling better soon .

Dudess

OP, it seems like you have depression or anxiety (often the two can occur together). You're worrying irrationally - a classic sign. Your fears may be founded but it's not normal to worry this way about them at this stage of your life (I'm taking for granted that you're young). Also the fact that you're easily upsetting - that's another classic sign. Definitely visit your doctor. They may also prescribe you a mild anti-depressant. Nothing wrong with that at all. But do address it before it gets worse. Winter is coming - that can compound the feeling of being down.
Hope you feel better soon...