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Old 04-06-2009, 07:09 PM
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gns
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Irrational fear of losing my mom

I have this irrational panick-y feeling about losing my mom. She had breast cancer twice, 14 years ago and 5 years ago. She was and has been fine. However,she is going for a bone scan and her 6 month blood work and I am terrified. I get terrified every 6 months. I start panicking 1-2 weeks before her tests. I don't know why.

I am not scared about losing my dad in the same way. and I don't get scared of other family members dying, but something feels off about how scared I am about losing my mom - it feels somehow codependent, like I wouldn't be able to survive the loss.

Does anyone else have these kinds of issues or any insights/thoughts?

You all have such a wealth of experience and wisdom.
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