New and scared

[lizzieerin1]

Suffering from constant panic and anxiety since the death of my mom 5 years ago. It has been a constant struggle, and just wish it would stop. I have a severe fear of death. I watched her die in the hospital and haven't been the same since. I'm constantly thinking I'm going to die alone. I work full-time and find myself having the hardest time at work. I get more of the physical symptoms of anxiety, fast heartbeat, chest pains, neck pain, dizzy & cannot sit still!! Someone please tell me you experience the same thing 😁

[red1980]

Hi my mum also died five years ago in April , and i too suffer from anxiety and a fear of death, I had CBT last year for a while things were better but the last couple of months things have got worse!
I am afraid of being on my own incase something happens and no one is around to help, I ache, my head hurts constantly etc and I tend to stay indoors as I hate going places on my own.
Lately I have been slowly doing things like going to shop each day and staying on my own for linger periods if time and trying to think positively, I also had my doctor test me for vitamin deficiency and it turned out I was vitamin d deficient so for the last week have been taking supplements for this and have seen some improvements whether its the vitamins or the positive thinking I don't know.
Please know you are not alone and would love to hear back from you x

[Dogtime]

I've worked with a couple of people who developed anxiety driven problems very similar to their parents. The cause of the problems turned out to being told often as a child, "You're just like you Mum!". There inner-mind interpreted this to mean they would die - just like their Mum.

[red1980]

Hi dogtime it's funny you say that as my mum is one of two sisters and I also have a sister and I am the one that's referred as like my mum and my sister is like my aunt.
Also my mum died of breast cancer and so did my grandad so it was hereditary so I often think I may die younger like my mum did