Seperation anxiety

[AprilR]

I don't know if i have this or not. I read somewhere that it might be related to ocd which i have.

My dad's recent surgery might have triggered this. I noticed that when i am away from my parents or don't talk on the phone for a long time my anxiety worsens. I keep thinking "what if i have a heart attack and die here and no one helps" or that something will happen to my parents and they will die.

I have been feeling extremely anxious while my parents have been in another city for the past few weeks. The thought of losing them and being alone in the world makes me feel like fainting.

But before this surgery stuff also, i have been like this. If i don't talk with my parents daily i start having heart palpitations and nausea.

It happened in the past too. I used to have a friend whom i also had a crush on and when he moved away from me i started having really bad anxiety and dissociation.

Do you think these sound like seperation anxiety disorder, unhealthy attachment style or something else?

I know it is wrong to get too attached to people, be it friends, family members or spouses. I am trying to be more independent by not telling everything to my parents and not calling my few friends when something bad happens but spmetimes i can't handle the anxiety.

 

[Judge]

Do you think these sound like seperation anxiety disorder, unhealthy attachment style or something else?

A interesting subject. Yes, clearly there is information about it, despite being something we so easily associate to other species:

Separation anxiety in adults: Symptoms, treatment, and management

 

[AprilR]

I will talk to my therapist about it. I hope i can be a more emotionally independent person.

 

[Aspychata]

Sometimes, we are our best judge of ourselves. Great, you were able to figure this out on your own. l noticed when l am triggered, l train myself to sit with the uncomfortable anxiety, break it down why l am anxious, then acknowledge it, and then let it go. This trains me to get better at seeing my triggers, which in turn helps with anxiety. Anyways, good luck on this journey.