Anxious about leaving house unattended

[Danascully2]

We will soon be going away for 3 nights/four days and I am getting very anxious about leaving the house. I am generally quite an anxious person but there are a few extra factors at the moment - a couple of neighbours have had burst pipes recently, we've had a few minor plumbing issues in the last month (now sorted) and also have a minor roof issue - has been looked at by a builder who says he will sort it once weather drier.
Rationally I know it's normal to go away sometimes and we have taken reasonable precautions - house insurance up to date, will leave heating on, internal stopcock works, boiler service annually. A pet sitter will be popping in and I will leave a key with a neighbour (no family nearby).
But I am really struggling to stop worrying that we will come back with the children to a wet house or get a phone call while away and have to try to sort a house emergency at a distance (we're not going far but wouldn't be easy to come back early). I also keep thinking I hear drips all round the house!
Husband has even less diy/property knowledge than me (which is saying something) so is not much help with this type of thing.
Any tips for how to worry less about this so I am not a nervous wreck until we get back??

Have you talked to your GP about how you're feeling?

It sounds like you've taken sensible precautions and you're not going to be away for long so the anxiety seems out of proportion to the situation?

Thank you for some reassurance. I did wonder whether to post this in mental health rather than here. I have always been an anxious/stressy person (as are many of my family) but only ever talked to the gp once years ago pre children. He told me feeling dizzy in stressful situations was because of low blood pressure... (Was definitely anxiety in hindsight as it happened in association with very specific settings). But maybe I should try again once the children are back at school, if they ever have any appointments... I am doing a mindfulness course in the spring so hopefully that might help.

Sounds like it would be a good idea if you can get an appt? I've had anxiety a few times (most recently postnatally) and it's not fun! Depends on area but they can also offer online CBT stuff which I've found helpful in the past - helped me to rationalise what was a 'normal' or realistic level of anxiety and what wasn't.

In the meantime, I think you've done all the sensible things re your house.

Good luck!

Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it. I'm sure a lot of it is the non stop work/kids/housework/gardening etc and no time to look after myself. I know what makes me feel better/worse but struggle to put it into practice.

Start small, and don't be too ambitious! What's something nice and relaxing you could do once the kids are back at school?

I have booked the day off work the day school reopens next week . I'm going to go for a walk somewhere beautiful and have a coffee all on my own.

That sounds lovely, enjoy! I will have a busy few days when they go back but will try to make sure I take a bit of a lunch break.