It’s been a big 24hrs for our household. My son graduated yesterday from his first degree. DH and I had to hire a car and we drove with our daughter 2hrs to my son’s university.

After the ceremony we had a celebratory lunch and my husband took me clothes shopping. Then he later took me out for dinner prior to returning the hire car.


I was so anxious all day that I was close to panic. Despite taking Valium and doing all the right things it felt like I was drowning in the waves of anxiety. Of course I felt fine when I was finally home and in my pj’s.

I’m being taught to treat anxiety like waves that I’m meant to bob up and down in. The problem is the waves feel so big and chaotic that I keep visualising that I’m drowning. I know anxiety can’t kill me but still....