Dear Eric: My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so badly.
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Then my dad died out of nowhere in 2018. I wanted to die to be with him, because he was my best friend.
Now I’m afraid I’ll lose anyone at any time. I have OCD and all my rituals are focused around keeping my mom, sister, husband and current cats safe and alive. I text my mom constantly, and if she doesn’t answer for a few hours, I panic.
I’ve started crying and hyperventilating if she didn’t send her usual “I’m OK” morning text by the time she always does; I’m ready to drive to her apartment, prepared to find her body.
How do I ever stop this?
Please don’t say to see a therapist. I had one for many years, then she left the practice. I do