I've never had anxiety like that but I know my therapist had similarly anxious thoughts. She told me there was a period when she would panic almost daily about her apartment catching on fire while she was at work and would speed home at the end of everyday trying to save her cats. Not surprisingly the house never caught on fire.

She also told me that her kids had food allergies and that when they started spending the night at friends' houses, she would get anxiety and call the parents to make sure the kids weren't eating those foods.

I think this is fairly common with women with anxiety in their late 20s to 30s.

Yes, I am a woman. I have done this since my husband and I moved in together. He has sleep apnea. My youngest had some breathing issues shortly after birth, but I was doing this long before then.

Also, my youngest has food allergies, but we aren't to the point of sleepovers yet. I'm sure I will be the same way unless he outgrows them which looks likely.

I wouldn't worry about it too much then. It sounds like it's just anxiety. It's like the motherly-instinct variety of anxiety. Recognize that you're not alone and that those thoughts aren't really rational if its causing a panic. That's how my therapist got over it. She said she still has those thoughts at times but she can cope with them now. Hope this helps!