Does anyone else go thru this?

 

I was doing pretty good, I had not had any attacks so to speak for atleast a month and a half, I talked to my cousin yesterday who is doing bad and also suffers from anxiety, he told me about his latest ordeal, and I know he is not doing well, its like I absorb emotion from family and friends, then the next thing I know I 'm trying to sleep last night and I started having a panic attack. Yucky, I finally fell asleep then on the way to work this morning I started having the palpitations and feel the anxiety creeping in. I took a half (1 mg) of my ativan, so hopefully I will be okay soon, not really wanting to be on the sleepy side here at work, but it was that or have a full blown attack.

 

But does anyone else get anxiety brought on by other peoples situations??????? Please tell me I'm not alone.

 

Thanks

Yes, I go through this and often find I buy into someone else's problems and anxiety and in the end they are off shopping and I am home alone in anxiety mode.

I try hard not to buy into others anxiety but to support them.



You are not alone in this type of anxiety.



Gentle Hugs



Kitt

I do this too often and too much! I absorb my three grown sons problelms and end up with so much anxiety and shortness of breath and chest pains...it takes me a long time to calm down...sometimes days. I am really trying hard not to do that and I have actually succeeded a few times. My sons call me and cry on my shoulder...I end up a nervous wreck and they have forgotten all about it by evening. I'm left all out of whack! I will not do this...I will not do this...I will not do this anymore!!! Joni

I have been battleing with this as well (You are not alone) I just started reading these post and am starting to realize that I am not alone. As much as I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy,its at least good to know that I'm not crazy. It is so refreashing to be able to vent on a site like this. Its very hard talking to someone about this who has never gone through it..Thank you for your post