u/Background-Hat-9784

Hi all! I really need somebody who can listen and make me feel like i’m not crazy. For some context first, I am a 20y/o female with a pretty severe generalized anxiety disorder. I was diagnosed when i was 9, and i struggle with it more some days than others. recently, it has been directed towards my dog. I received my dog, Anna, as a christmas gift in 2014. I was 9 years old, and ever since she has been my best friend. Unlike typical college students who may leave their childhood pets at home, I brought her with me. So, I have never known life without her. Last month, she had a health scare where she ate plastic (not normal for her and a complete accident) and we ended up in the emergency vet a lot. $500 later she pooped it out. since then, I cannot shake the anxiety. The overwhelming idea of losing her is consuming my every being. I loose sleep because of it, I check her constantly, and I overall am feeling so incredibly depressed from all of it. Last week she had a minor GI episode, with diarrhea and constipation that went away as they should. Now she’s pretty much fine. I keep looking for signs she’s not. Today I’ve decided she’s cognitively declining because she looked a little confused. She was shaking too (she’s a small dog and 12 years old). All of these things I CAN provide a rational reason for, but my brain won’t let me. I don’t know what to do at this point. I am scared of losing her and scared of being around her now. I feel like i’m wasting my time with her, and annoying everybody around me. I am exhausted, drowning, and need somebody to hear me and give me reassurance.

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Severe pet health anxiety