I’ve experienced separation anxiety when I was a child. Always cried when going to school and always felt something bad was going to happen when my parents went overseas.
I am 24F this year and whenever I have to go on internship or an event that I am really scared for, I always feel something similar to how I felt when I was younger and would just feel like i want to stay at home and be with my family because it brings a bit of comfort? I don’t feel as though anything bad is gong to happen to them anymore but more of anxiety within myself. Not sure if this is separation anxiety or if its something else and not sure how to manage it?
Idk much about separation anxiety, But this sounds like anxiety and it seems like it has quite a huge impact on your life
Have you tried counselling or getting tested by a psychiatrist? This sounds like an issue that needs to be addressed. I can’t imagine how tiring and emotionally taxing it is to always feel that something bad is going to happen whenever you are away from your loved ones.
Personally, through counselling, I was able to have some sort of support and was able to sort through some issues I had so would you consider trying that?
I have linked some organisations below that provide counselling and it would be good to try them out! (They have both online and in-person sessions available to cater to your liking or schedule!)
