Hi Marjorie! Welcome........ My anxiety came to an extreme head when I moved 15 years ago. Everything in my life changed. I moved from the North to the South so the culture changed. New house, new neighbors, new school, new job............. But you know what, this is what pushed me to get better. Before that, in a comfortable and known setting, the anxiety is at a lower and more manageable level so you don't do anything about it. When it kicks up in high gear like this it cannot be ignored anymore. The best time to fix anything like this is when it comes out of hiding. Fixing my anxiety was the best thing that I ever did.

I agree with you. Working on the here and now is an excellent way to get better. If the here and now ties back into the past (to help you see how you got where you are) then only deal with that past. This is exactly how I got better.

You sound a lot like how I was. I would take an issue that was bothering me at that moment and of course every issue had to do with some interaction with others. I would discuss this with my T and he would help me see what in that interaction was dysfunctional so that I could understand it and learn how to deal with it a different way.