WAS basically anxiety free until...

Last night! A whole week of feeling pretty freakin good!! Until I remember my husband had to return to work today after having 9 days off... i hadn't been thinking too much about it, then bame, my anxiety hit me like a freight train! Panic attack and all... for a quick second I forgot how much they bothered me, then I had one! Now today I've got a huge knot in my throat and just feel exhausted...

It felt nice to not feel anxious, not even one little sliver of anxiety.

Anxiety sufferers need a 'safe person' to always protect and support us, but that itself is preventing many of us from becoming emotionally independent. The problem is that the more we know we can rely on others, the more we become dependent...when we can actually handle everything alone. We don't know how strong we are....until we learn to do it on our own. You know your husband will always be there for you...but what if he had to go on a business trip abroad and couldn't return for one month. My own mother had to deal with everything alone for 3 years because my dad was transfered to an office in a foreign country. She went thru hell but she handled it. Maybe if you think you are not one of those women, you will feel relieved. 9 days is nothing compared to 3 years really.