I have observed twice now when I have been away from my husband that he experiences nausea when I return from being away.
Earlier in the year I was away for 3 weeks where he was lonely and missing me during that time. The day I returned and I was at home he was so excited to see me and have me home but he came home feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit but of course hugged me and said sorry for feeling sick.
I have recently come back from 5 days away and he was lonely and missing me whilst I was away and thrilled for me to come home. Again he came home and was nauseous during the car ride home to me. He says sorry for feeling sick because it’s not the welcome he wants to give me but I look after him and he tends to sleep it off and feels better usually the next day.
Both times I have been away we speak multiple times daily, text and call when we can and always tell each other how excited we are to see each other again and that we are missing each other.
He experienced separation anxiety as a child from a caregiver that resolved with making friends at school and has had no mental health concerns really since then.
For reference we have been together almost 10 years, have a very loving, affectionate marriage, we both work a lot but come together at the end of the day lovingly and phone each other at least once during the day to see how each others day is going.
I’m wanting to know if it’s normal to experience the physical symptom of nausea in separation anxiety with the return of the person you have been away from? Is this something that manifests whilst the person is away and hits them at once when the person returns or is this a total coincidence for the 2 occasions this has happened?
Thanks in advance!
