I should mention that I recently went through a "traumatic" (not sure if it should be called that) situation. For 5 months, my husband was unemployed (primary breadwinner) and I was constantly having to be strong for him and try to reassure him that everything would be okay. My hubby is very emotional, but not diagnosed with any MI. Needless to say, it was a VERY HARD 5 months. I probably wouldn't have to be on so much Xanax had we not gone through that time. I still am dealing with fears of my husband becoming unemployed again and facing that kind of difficult time again. :-( It was utterly terrifying and I still feel like I can't totally relax and trust that everything is okay.