Feel sick and can't eat since relationship breakdown

[GingerbreadTeapot]

How do I make this stop?

My partner of 12 years told me 3 weeks ago it was over. We have a child with SN and actually separating our lives is going to be very difficult and take some time.

I just feel sick all the time, that gnawing anxious swooping sick feeling mostly but turning into actual retching at times. I'm hardly able to eat most days. I have fairly high anxiety coupled with intrusive thoughts most of the time anyway but this level of it is new and I'm finding it very hard to cope.

What might help? I realise that not eating will make it worse so I'm trying very hard to eat at least something at every mealtime but it's really difficult and leaves me feeling sicker afterwards.

poor you

maybe go to the GP and tell them about your anxiety - might be a good idea to take some meds for a while.

I imagine its going to take time to process it all.

Thank you. I just feel like a fraud making a GP appointment for being sad about a relationship breakdown!

They won’t think you’re a fraud- there are many things that can trigger anxiety etc. , relationship breakdown is huge stresser.

As said, a relationship breakdown has a massive impact on a person. That is made worse by having a child with SN.

Your World has turned upside down.

Go to your GP and look at meditation and relaxing techniques.

You are doing right by eating what you can, try to make it good food and keep a bit active, even just about the house.

I had this. Unfortunately I don't think there's much you can do besides know that time is a great healer and it'll pass