Anyone else have an irrational fear of their parents dying?

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Sorry for the grim thread.

Just that, really.

I'm in my 30s, married, home owner, DC, job. Very stable and happy life.

I vividly remember being about 5 or 6 years old and being dreadfully upset and crying because I was so worried about my Mum dying.

I feel it now, for both my parents. I once read that this fear can come in circles. Once as young children and again in mid-life as you see your parents ageing.

My parents have had their fair share of health worries last year or so. Maybe that's triggered it.

I'm rambling nonsense now

Anyone?

Had to reply to this.

Yes, yes and yes.

So much so it was this (and some other things) that made me go and get some help as it was taking over my life. I wasn’t sleeping, got worried if they didn’t answer their phones, etc.

I do wonder if losing my grandparents at a young age (mid sixties, very suddenly) is something to do with it.

Thank you for all the replies. Yes you're all right, I guess it's not irrational after all.

I'm so sorry for all the losses on this thread, so many so young

Like many others have said, we are an incredibly close family and we are in contact daily. I just can't/don't want to imagine life without them. They are so enriching to my DCs lives and give them such wonderful experiences. The void will be unimaginable.

I will make a firm effort to be more positive and cherish them dearly (on a daily basis!)

I feel bad as i have zero panic since death is inevitable.

My kids (4 & 5) like to roleplay me dying. They wail over a pretend dead body, like a teddy. It makes me chuckle. Maybe we have autistic aspects or are really morbid?

I only panic about my kids dying. With my parents i wonder time to time about practical aspects, like how many days off work id get to sort their funeral...

Yes I have regular dreams about it and now we’re getting older it’s just always sort of there in a corner of my mind

Having watched my grandparents both suffer from alzheimer's and dementia over the past few years, and watching my parents having to look after them... I worry about my parents living too long and going the same way.

I never used to worry about death ,but my husband lost his sister four years ago from sepsis it made me realise how fragile life is and now I worry about evrryone,s health ,my parents are both 77 and my mum isn't in the best of health so that doesn't help

Yes. All the time. My mum has cancer about four years ago and it absolutely blew my world apart as I thought she was going to die, I was surprised by how much it affected me. I will be devastated to lose both of them but unfortunately it's a reality of life... they are amazing parents and I try to count my blessings that I've had them for so long already, I'm 35 and many people lose their parents much younger. They do so much for me.

I'm not supposed to be on mumsnet as I'm still 19 and unmarried but I can relate to this fear, I constantly worry about their health and ultimate demise. I am traumatised by my grandma's death last year and had to witness my friend's mom's death. My parents married nearly in their 40s I'm their only girl child and we have this bad practice in india that women have to leave their home after marriage, I'm extremely worried about my future as well as their. They also have minor heart and lung issue...