I was diagnosed with anxiety about 5 years ago and worked hard with the support of medication and counselling to change my life and to reduce my anxious feelings.
Over the last month however, the anxiety has returned with a vengeance and I am struggling to keep things together. There are a number of factors contributing to this including dealing with my mother's dementia, my only dd leaving home to go to university , and a number of work place situations. I keep my feelings well hidden at work and colleagues and clients would have no idea how I feel.
But over the last few weeks I know that I have been struggling to hold it together and feel that I am only a few minutes away from breaking down. I have a counselling session on Friday which i hope will help.
I have been separated from my husband for 2.5 years and have now started dating a lovely man who I can see sharing a wonderful future. He knows a little of my past anxiety and knows that i am not myself at the moment. I want to he able to share how I am feeling with him but am worried that I am going to scare him off and that he will just think I am bonkers. So how can I share how I feel without overwhelming him?