[LoneRose]

I know i haven´t been diagnosed with bipolar yet, but hope it is ok i still write here.
My problem is that i keep getting these horrible fears. I think that my son will be abducted or that he will die. I am scared of leaving him with people or in a cresh because i am sure he will go missing. We are due to go on a holiday next year in a place with a cresh but i know i just cant leave him there, not even for a short while. I am also scared he will be sexually abused like i was.
Then i have fears about death. Either that my son, husband or myself will die. I always think people are braking in to my house when my husband travels, as he does a lot. Then i sleep with a huge knife next to my bed just in case. I hear sounds in the house and freak out.
I can also get sudden anxiety attacks if i think that the food i just ate might be bad. Or like last night when i had back pain and my husband got me some pills and i refused to eat them because i didn´t reqognize them and was sure they were really dangerous.
Is that normal?

[pegasus]

Mmm.... I wouldn't go trying to diagnose yourself.

This does sound like anxiety though. Fear can do dreadful things. You might want to look into getting some relaxation CDs and learn how to calm down the breathing if you have a panic attack.

Self-talk can help, know that your son is safe, the same thing that happened to you won't happen to him. Many of us tend to be over-protective of our children and that's ok.

Talk with your therapist before going on holiday and you can talk with us here too.