does anyone have separation anxiety as well? it often makes me feel guilty for leaving my sister or my mum etc alone in the house in case something bad happens to them and then i would blame myself for not being there to save them. any suggestions would really help?

I don’t have any suggestions unfortunately but I just wanted to let you know that I have the exact same thing!

thanks x it’s so difficult... i used to hate leaving the house because i was scared of germs etc, got over that and now it’s this!!! ?

I have the same thing too and I get it the other way round as well, I get worried when someone leaves the house that something will happen to them and I won’t be there

@brdwybaby - thanks for your reply (i never had separation anxiety so much as a child but as a teenager i have started getting it so much.) sorry to hear your struggling leaving the house. i had big troubles going out on buses, touching the buttons for the traffic lights, eating restaurant foods, escalators and trains (especially at rush hour because i am claustrophobic and have a big fear of crowds). i had therapy which really helped (if you don’t then i would strongly recommend it). it was very gradual improvement. i started going out for short times to the park (which i didn’t find too difficult), then to the local shops, then onto buses and then onto going out onto the trains. i still find it very difficult and i don’t go near trains in rush hour, touch certain stuff etc but i’m much more comfortable. hope this helps - i’m very happy to tell you more about it, let me know. good luck!

I used to have horrible separation anxiety from my mother as a child. The nursery at church didn’t like when I showed up because of a how loudly I screamed for her. It took her twenty minutes every morning outside my classroom door to get me to go in. It was bad. I’m honestly not sure how I got over it. It just sort of happened. Now I don’t like leaving my cat alone in the house, so I feel you. How did you get over not leaving the house because of germs, if you don’t mind my asking? I’m currently struggling with this big time. Haven been since December.

@Dsarahm I’m happy to hear you’re doing so much better! That sounds like a good way to go. Baby steps and building from there. I’ll definitely give it a try! I went out today. :)