Lyn from the bush

[Lyn_from_the_bush]

Ho i have suffered severe anxiety and depression for years and now with professional support and meds i cope pretty well

that is untill family gatherings and holidays

my family is everything to me and i have always felt that they define who i am

but when they leave to go home im a wreck i feel abandoned and desolate i get worked up hours or even the day before they leave and despite using all the tools i have the sense of loss when they leave os completely overwhelmingly

it’s getting harder and harder and i cant enjoy my time with them because i know it will end

[quirkywords]

Lyn

welcome to the forum.

I am so glad you have a supportive family but sorry you feel so alone when they go.

I can feel your heartache in your words.

Can you text, email or phone then after they leave to help you understand they are still there in your life even though they are not physically with you.

Take care

Quirky

[Lyn_from_the_bush]

Thanks Quirky

i contact them a lot and it does help after a while its the lead up to them leaving and the hours after they leave that is so bad doesn’t seem to matter what i do it never goes away

its almost as though im afraid of what my life is without them