For several years now, I've been anxious about my kids leaving for vacations. I have "extended" agoraphobia - I can't drive out of town. During the summer, they spend 2 weeks at grandpa's house which is 2 hours away, and after Christmas they spend another week there. Now grandma is taking them for Easter, she lives 1 1/2 hours away, and I'm very anxious about being anxious while the kids are gone.

I also remember when they left for Christmas, I was an emotional wreak, even asking my son if he wanted to stay. I do believe it was this breakdown that lead into my current relapse.

So, I made a to-do list for the weekend, a positives list about the kids being gone, but last night I had a panic attack and couldn't sleep well.

How to I stop being anxious about them being gone?