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Default Dec 18, 2020 at 10:07 PM
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Hello,
I was diagnosed with GAD back in 2006. I have regular anxiety attacks, especially in the evening before going to bed. Especially, I am very anxious about being alone. I am 35. I live with my mom (I don't like living alone)..I have no partner or boyfriend, I have no other family than my mom. And I know that one day my mom will be gone. I have severe anxiety attacks about this.. about staying completely alone without anyone.. I am worried what if I lose my job or not be able to have a job and I won't be able to pay the mortgage and I'll be in the street.. what if something happens to me.. and nobody will be around to help me! Is it normal to be that anxious? Do you think I can overcome this anxiety? Do you think I can live alone without a man and without anyone and be ok?
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Default Dec 19, 2020 at 10:03 PM
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Dear pasc345,

Anxiety can be so brutal. I have often suffered anxiety related to being alone. It is really awful. I was helped a lot by getting medical treatment for my anxiety and panic disorder although it took some time to find the best treatment. Cognitive Therapy also helped me although I was helped more by the self-help books than fact-to-face therapy.

These Forums have aided me a lot with my anxiety and aloneness. I have met many good people here and this site gives me a place to go where I am not completely alone with myself and my fears about the future. Like you, I also fear being completely alone. I want to welcome you here and hope you make many friends. Sometimes it is only those going through the same or similar things who are able to understand. It is very nice to meet you and I look forward to reading anything you decide to share here.

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Default Jan 01, 2021 at 11:32 AM
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Well I am the same I have to have somebody to listen to me or even be in the same room as me. I think you should start to get help for Anxiety and talk to a doctor about getting some sort of medication for it and get therapy aswell. Yes you porbably have to trust people before you can get any better.

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This is called autophobia. You're not alone in it, in fact I joined this forum specifically in order to connect with others who have the disorder.

Unfortunately, I haven't found any treatments yet. Talk therapy has actually made it worse for me.
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It's like nothing is ever the way I want it to be but the time will come when it will be okay again. Just flow with it. Think like good thoughts like waves and take meds if you have to. It's okay to not be okay.
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Default Mar 07, 2021 at 11:58 PM
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I'm kinda like this, too. I do not enjoy being alone- even though I live alone! But in covid times what can you do? I try to chat with my friends on facebook and on the phone as much as possible. Then I fill in the gaps by reading, writing or watching tv.

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Default Mar 08, 2021 at 09:12 PM
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Some elements of your story sound similar to mine. I live in apartment right behind my parents house but I’m over there a lot. I also fear what will happen to me when they are gone, I’m afraid my brother-in- law will try to talk my sister into just throwing me out of the house (We don’t really like each other). I also suffer from sometimes severe anxiety and depression. I’m worried often that the best years of my life are already behind me though I’m only in my 30s. I have been trying to do a mindfulness meditation every day for ten minutes and I am looking for a different job, I want to move but I’m really scared. Just staying alive is so flipping expensive 😳

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