Adult Separation Anxiety
Hello all,
I was recently diagnosed with general anxiety disorder, separation anxiety, and major depression.
starting a thread because I really need help with the separation anxiety. I had severe separation anxiety as a child that was never addressed. I basically just “grew out if it”. However, my boyfriend is away for work training for 3 weeks and the separation anxiety is back in full force.
does anyone on here also suffer from this? What are your coping mechanisms?
thanks 💕
@raspberryHickory7811 Everyone will be unhappy or even in a bad mood when they are separated from their loved ones, but don't label yourself, don't feel that you are different, do something else that you are interested in to distract your attention, and believe that the separation is only temporary and temporary.
Hi there :), I may be able to your stress of separation anxiety in relationships. It can be so tough when your partner is a lot more independent than you. I feel as though the anxiety is worse when you have a lot of free time. I am unemployed so I have a lot time to feel the emotions and anxiety. When he is busy working in his job and I need to cope, I try my hardest to get busy or absorbed in some sort work as well. It kind of distracts you but I’ve also heard that allowing yourself to feel the emotion is a part of healing so there seems to be hard to avoid the stress.