earthquakes and fears...

1) Earthquakes: We have a a lot of earthquakes here in Greece, and this month things got worse.  Every 5-6 days we are shaking.  Now there are rumors of a big one coming soon, and although I realise that sometimes everybody is over-reacting, I am terrified.  Needless to say it makes all my symptoms worse.  I fall asleep at night and dream that my house is falling apart, and I cannot find the rest of my family.  Then I spend the next half hour in the bathroom.  What should I do to ease my fears?  I can't live the rest of my life fearing of the worse.

2) Obstructions:  I had a partial obstruction almost two years ago which landed me at the hospital, but since then I'm coping OK, meaning I feel better than I have in years, although I experience minor symptoms now and then.  The thing is I am constantly afraid I will get another obstruction, although I don't have any sigs of it.  Is it possible for people with Crohns to have only 1-2 episodes in their entire lives?

Thanks for listening (reading), and I hope to hear from you soon.

Christina

First of all, I would be afraid of earthquakes, we have tornadoes where I live and any warning sends me to the shelter area.

As for the Crohn's, I think you are perhaps having anticipatory anxiety, you are worrying about the what ifs?  As we don't know the what ifs I would hope you can overcome this fear by staying in the moment and living today.  Try not to asume every twinge that seems wrong is going to be a blockage.  I know it is easy for me to say this but it takes lots of practice and anyone that can live in your land with the earthquake threat has lots of fortitude.  I believe in you.
Hugs

Kitt