To wonder if Im the only one?

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I'm really curious to know if anyone has gone through anything similar. Hopefully this wont be too long... in my late teens/early 20s I sadly lost 4 family members over a span of 3 years. I think I did well at the time and got on with things... I have now noticed though that I REALLY struggle with almost constant worry of friends/family/pets becoming unwell or dying. Just last week my dog injured himself and I experienced extreme anxiety and worry... to the point I had what I think is a panic attack and was jittery/couldnt sleep well from worry. Im too nervous to speak to friends or family over it as I worry I'll come off as silly/crazy....has anyone ever experienced anything similar? I did attend counselling about 6 years ago but honestly didnt find it very useful and Im noticing the older I get the worse the anxiety seems.

Any advice would be welcome

Romping up to my 60th next month and you are absolutely right about "being more aware of things going wrong/risks etc." It is just age and experience really.
Unfortunately you have no control over most things, especially that happen to other people, so it is a question of changing or mitigating things in your control and ignoring anything else. It takes a while to reset your brain, but it does work. Applies to all areas of life, including work, so comes in very useful.
In addition you "waste" less nervous energy "worrying" if you adopt that approach, which makes it far easier to be resilient when something unexpected occurs.

I definitely think you have hit the nail on the head about age and being more aware of risks. I also like the suggestion of only being concerned about things I can control. I just had a sit and think of things in that light... what things can I have control over and what can I not... will my worrying ever actually change a situation, does it not make a situation more stressful than it needs to be? Food for thought thanks for your advice.

I experienced this I was losing 1-2 family members a year since I was 11 then my mother died in 2004 then i had years of looking after both my father (bed ridden) and grandfather (old age) both died in the last few years, most of my partners family have also passed away and he don`t see the rest. So its just us 2 left now. so you are really not the only one.
it is very difficult to come out of it i am still trying to get there now just feel lost with no one left and no one to turn to. go to your doctor and get some medication for the anxiety and some counselling.