Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
He went out to do taxes yesterday. I usually go with him. So we were in the car today. And he tells me it was so weird yesterday. He had to get his own I'D out and put back in wallet. Put sign in car window himself. He left his car lights on. He said good thing he checked. Or he would have had a dead battery and I would have had to come pick him up.
I wish he didn't tell me he left lights on. That was one thing I was worried about letting him go alone. He turns on his lights in daylight when not needed. A lot. And is forgetful. Yes, he did remember to check the lights. But if he doesn't next time or only members when he is farther from the car and can't really tell if the are off. Which I can't always tell when looking at the headlights in broad daylight. Then?????
He knows I have anxiety disorder but has no idea what it feels like and can't remember not to tell me things that will get me worrying. The parking lot is far from the building. And is used for several buildings.
I should tell myself that th chance of him leaving the lights on again the next two times are are relatively small. But I am upset.
Barbara
I wish he didn't tell me he left lights on. That was one thing I was worried about letting him go alone. He turns on his lights in daylight when not needed. A lot. And is forgetful. Yes, he did remember to check the lights. But if he doesn't next time or only members when he is farther from the car and can't really tell if the are off. Which I can't always tell when looking at the headlights in broad daylight. Then?????
He knows I have anxiety disorder but has no idea what it feels like and can't remember not to tell me things that will get me worrying. The parking lot is far from the building. And is used for several buildings.
I should tell myself that th chance of him leaving the lights on again the next two times are are relatively small. But I am upset.
Barbara
But you can also do things to assuage your anxiety about it...make sure there are jumper cables in the car, put a post it note on his dashboard to remind him to turn off the lights. You could send him a text a few minutes after he would have gotten where he was going to remind him to check the lights.
You can be proactive about this, which, I don't know about you, but it helps my anxiety.
Barbara