Hi everyone,
Im a 28 year old female with a younger brother who is 20 and a sister who is 8. We just found out that our mum who is 47, fit, healthy has terminal cancer. We have no history in the family. She has had it for 5 years and did not know/ no symptoms. Ever since I have very selfishly been feeling very anxious about getting ill and others in my family getting ill. To the point where im assessing every part of my body such as moles (she has bowel, not even melanoma) and worrying tiredness is me getting ill. Its keeping me up at night and making me ironically ill amd run down. Even to the point where I'm sat in bed worrying about how many years I have left or whether I should have children if I could get sick too, even wanting to phone relatives to check they're OK.
Is this normal? I realise how selfish this all sounds and the worry I have for my mum is through the roof and feels unbearable at times. I think some of it has stemmed from my mums anxiety, as she has been picking up on things such as my tiredness and demands I go to the doctor about things I hadn't thought were an issue.
Has anyone else experienced this? I realise how erratic it all sounds.
Has anyone got any tips or exercises to overcome this?
