Overcoming Anxiety and Panic Attack

[Mom of Type 1]

Dear Parents,
I need help. Sometimes, in a day, I do get anxiety or panic attack. It came when i think about my kid who recently disgnosed as Type1. Do you get that and how do you stop worrying. I am confident my kid is managing it well, but it is me that cant get rid of the worrying..need some advise...it makes it worse as my kid is not with me but in college in other state. When I go over to visit my kid, this attack subside.

 

[Sally71]

He hasn’t been diagnosed very long, has he. It is all a big worry at first and takes a bit of getting used to. I was reading a bit of your other thread, it sounds like you are doing OK and you say you are confident he is managing well, so that’s all good. It’s a big life change though, and you go through a sort of grieving process, because your life will never be the same again. It took me many months to get through that and start to feel that it was more normal and not the first thing I thought about all the time. It does get better though! Try to keep yourself busy, as your kid is over 18 and living independently you do have to let him get on with it as much as possible.
My daughter still lives at home, she hopes to go to university next year and I’m dreading it (for reasons other than the diabetes), but I know I have to let her have her independence, she’s an adult now. I’m hoping when it comes to it that it will be easier than I imagine!

 

[Mom of Type 1]

He hasn’t been diagnosed very long, has he. It is all a big worry at first and takes a bit of getting used to. I was reading a bit of your other thread, it sounds like you are doing OK and you say you are confident he is managing well, so that’s all good. It’s a big life change though, and you go through a sort of grieving process, because your life will never be the same again. It took me many months to get through that and start to feel that it was more normal and not the first thing I thought about all the time. It does get better though! Try to keep yourself busy, as your kid is over 18 and living independently you do have to let him get on with it as much as possible.
My daughter still lives at home, she hopes to go to university next year and I’m dreading it (for reasons other than the diabetes), but I know I have to let her have her independence, she’s an adult now. I’m hoping when it comes to it that it will be easier than I imagine!

Not very long. Just 1.5 months ago...He is the first thing I thought about when I try to relax and got up in the morning, or when I go to lunch or to dinner or to sleep . Then I go anxious wondering how his levels are. I am glad to know these feelings does get better...time will tell..I guess...2 weeks right after he gets out of hospital, he is already off to college and on his own. I guess thats where all the worries come because i did not get much time to go thru this with him side by side.

 

[Amity Island]

Dear Parents,
I need help. Sometimes, in a day, I do get anxiety or panic attack. It came when i think about my kid who recently disgnosed as Type1. Do you get that and how do you stop worrying. I am confident my kid is managing it well, but it is me that cant get rid of the worrying..need some advise...it makes it worse as my kid is not with me but in college in other state. When I go over to visit my kid, this attack subside.

Worrying just shows you care.

It's not so much the anxiety and panic you need to overcome, it's the thoughts that come before the anxiety /panic.

We sometimes think about all the things we don't want to happen, which will obviously cause us distress. However 99% of our thoughts never become reality.

Like you said, you are confident your son is managing things well.

 

[Mom of Type 1]

Worrying just shows you care.

It's not so much the anxiety and panic you need to overcome, it's the thoughts that come before the anxiety /panic.

We sometimes think about all the things we don't want to happen, which will obviously cause us distress. However 99% of our thoughts never become reality.

Like you said, you are confident your son is managing things well.

You are right. Overthinking of all the things that might happen, cause me the stress and anxiety...but you cant stop the brain from thinking....so, calling my son once a day helps..and hopefully, these will ceased to once a week

 

[Amity Island]

You are right. Overthinking of all the things that might happen, cause me the stress and anxiety...but you cant stop the brain from thinking....so, calling my son once a day helps..and hopefully, these will ceased to once a week

It's certainly not easy to overcome (worry etc). Any caring parent would feel the same way.

One of the many joys of being a parent....most things we are happy to sacrafice for our kids, be it sleep, time doing our own things, interests, nights out, money etc but worry is something that can't be avoided.