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?

Username: xkatieellenxkatieellen

Date posted: 6y ago

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

Username: DsarahmDsarahm

Date posted: 6y ago

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!!! ?

Username: PhiePhie

Date posted: 6y ago

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

Username: DsarahmDsarahm

Date posted: 6y ago

@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!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 6y ago

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.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 6y ago

@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. :)

Username: Mayte

Date posted: 3y ago

Everytime I'm out in public I'll be like what if someone is gonna take me or what if someone starts shooting in here.. I grew up always being told to not leave my sisters side or my parent's side and I don't and If I do I get so scared especially if I lose them... I don't feel lile someones out to get me I feel like what if this happens like in the TV's starting to wonder if these are delusions and if I'm going psychosis! D:

Username: Crystalartist

Date posted: 2y ago

at my job my director sent 2 little girls to her room because they were disruptive and I went back into my classroom. Then I had to remove another child from my classroom and as I was seating this child one of the girls walked out the front door of the building and I saw her get out but no other teacher was in my room so all the other children were alone so I went back in. But my director was the one who took them to her room so she said its her fault but I feel awful about the fact that I did not say anything, the child is completely fine. Nothing happened she is ok but I was also thinking about the other kids being alone. Idk if this makes sense but im having a lot of internal anxiety and guilt about it and its making me feel terrible about myself. I'm worried I am going to revert back to how I was when my ocd was first diagnosed. It was awful. I wanted to die and I was at rock bottom. I do not want to go back to that.

Username: lovenunki7

Date posted: 48w ago

Constantly worrying about death of family members

Whenever I’m out having fun with friends. I feel such shame, guilt, and sadness that I am having fun without my immediate family and start to think about the fact that they won’t be here with me one day. They have difficult lives so I feel guilt that I’m able to have fun while they deal with depression or anxiety. It consumes me to the point where I will want to leave what I’m doing and go home. Even when I am with them sometimes I hyper-fixate on the idea of them passing one day or soon and I become overwhelmed with sadness so I try to do lots of things to tune out those thoughts. Any ideas on how to cope with this?

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