Change of home Anxiety trigger

[Ravin1]

Hi Everyone. This is the first post i've ever written...on any online forum in fact so i am a bit unsure of this process.

I've moved in to my partner's house (with his other flatmate) and 5 nights ago, on my last night at my apartment, i couldn't stop my heart from racing. I've overcome my chronic depression, but only started my anxiety treatment last year. I know it's a long journey and i'm glad to finally be working on my anxiety but 5 nights ago the panic attacks were overwhelming.

Now that i'm in the new place, and despite my partner's efforts to make me feel welcome, i still feel so displaced. ...like no matter what i do, i can't feel like i'm home. I've expressed this to my partner and he's doing his best to understand, but because he's never had anxiety and never had anyone be so open with him about it, he's struggling to support me. Truth be told, i don't actually know what help i need.

Has anyone experienced this?

[mzb]

Hi there, you are definitely not alone.. i recently went on a trip overseas and missed my home n familiarity so much i got bad anxiety n had to come home. I was started on medication for the anxiety depression and agitation which lingered following this. Basically it happens because we are in unfamiliar territory n we miss the comfortof our own homes..its alot more common than u think. ..

[Ravin1]

Thank you MZB, it's odd how knowing you're not alone can be so helpful. how are you going nowadays?

[CMF]

hi,

I don't really have a solution but it like homesickness. my 12 year old daughter went on school camp last week and was sick and anxious the whole time. they even spoke to me as they were worried about her. I too suffered homesickness as a child, but it came out of the blue, i used to be fine.

I think its very normal to feel this way in a new environment.. I sometimes think of selling up and moving but the thought makes me sick a lot of the time. its a shame your partner cant support you a little as it would give you a safety net. vitamin B8 is great to help with anxiety, maybe read up on it.

hope you feel better.

cmf

[Ravin1]

Thank you CMF, i hadn't heard of B8 for anxiety before, i will definitely look into it.

[CMF]

Hi,

yes, not many people know about it but it's worth trying. love to know how you go.

take care

cmf

[Worrier2611]

Hi, please help...I'm feeling completely overwhelmed and am experiencing a constant state of anxiety - adrenalin racing through my body...can't clear my thoughts...racing mind...second guessing, worrying, crying .. silly behaviour from a woman who everybody thinks is a rock and a font of sound advice and sensible reasoning. I've even had panic attacks that are making me feel completely numb.

My husband and I have just made a very rushed decision to purchase a larger home in a suburb not too far away ... it means that we will leave our beautiful little 3 bedroom one bathroom home that we have shared with our two children for the past 15 years. ..and I'm just not coping. In fact I'm an absolute mess. Our home is in an area that I have lived in my whole life...and although the new house is fabulous and everybody says that we are doing the right thing for our family...its making me miserable to think about leaving our home. I need to be strong to help my husband and kids through this transition and I am so guilty that I don't seem to be able to be strong enough. My husband is worried that I might fall into a heap...I'm well on the way. I think and think and think about the decision and the practical aspects around it all make sense...why do I feel so unable to control my well being? Why am I so scared of what is surely not such a big deal??