mom has gone away til sunday, anxiety kciking in..

[wavey]

ughh, why me, why does anxiety just attack me all of a sudden, i was fine yesterday and today until i asked my step dad if he was going out on sunday to the club as he normally does, he says yeah ull be fine on ur own for a few hours thing is, i dun wanna be left on my own, i dunno why its nerves.. i just cant shake it.. now im worrying now when its not happening for a while... main reason is is becuase he comes in tipsy and goes to bed, he wont wake up til like 8 at night if he comes in at 2... its so annoying, basicly, ill be on my own all day. what am i going to do? mom comes back late on the sunday, im not sure on the time shes phoning me later i think..

[Fiending_the_freedom]

just plan a bunch of things that day, go out with some friends, or write a to do list,
your going to be on your own more and more as you grow up, just figure out which things work for you.

[thesphinx]

I used to have horrible anxiety attacks what I always did in the midst of one is breath into a paper bag, it calms you down extremely fast!
But to prevent one all together what you can do is write down a list of your fears for what might happen that night, then write down which fears are actually plausible, like "the house will burn down" is a pretty irrational fear because the possibility of that happening is very slim.
I am not saying that that is your fear but write em down and you will be surprised how many of the things that trigger anxeity are pretty irrational.

Good Luck!

[byee]

I agree with the advice here, Chris. I also understand why you'd be stressed by all this.

What you can do in addition to Tegan's advice and Michael's is to tell your step dad that you won't be Ok being by yourself for that time, and see if there can't be some compromise here. Maybe he doesn't go for so long, maybe he helps you come up with a plan to be with your friends so you're not alone, maybe you can tell him it bothers you when he comes home drunk.

Letting him know what you feel gives you the opportunity to come up with a plan to address your anxiety so maybe it won't be so bad. If that doesn't work, remember that you've been in these situations before, and eventhough they're unsettling for you, you came thru OK, and will this time, too.

[optimashprime]

i agree with sam do something with mates have a laugh go to there house go to town

just distract your self

and i think it is worth telling your step dad not to get drunk

have fun
elliot