Is this separation anxiety?
I was a single parent and now my son is a college senior. My issues have being getting worse (and then better then worse) since he left home.
I tend to freak out when my son doesn’t communicate with me. He’s an adult, he has to live his own life, and I must learn to deal with it.
Those are fine words, but so difficult to actually accomplish. I just want a “good morning” or “hello” text. Maybe a touch base during the day.
When I don’t hear from him, the anxiety ramps up and causes me to not be able to function on anything else. If I do successfully “not worry” I am numb to everything else I am doing because I am suppressing emotions.
I’m not sure what I am worried about. Intellectually, I know he loves me, I know he is alive, I know he is fine. But emotionally, I need the contact.
This is one of my two biggest triggers and one, I really want to learn to control and deal with because it stops me in my tracks. The anxiety turns into depression and then all I can do is cry and sleep….which sets off my other triggers.
I need to find a solution to this.
Sparky