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Posted by NKP on August 14, 2011, at 6:17:48
I have a fear that my mother will die and I have a fear that I will have no friends or family and become terminally ill with no family support. I suppose this is what is meant by "irrational anxiety".
My DSM diagnosis is:
Axis 1: MDE with irrational anxiety
Axis 2: Deferred
Axis 3: Healthy
Axis 4: Psychosocial
Axis 5: GAF 60-70
Posted by lucielu2 on August 14, 2011, at 10:37:12
In reply to Irrational anxiety, posted by NKP on August 14, 2011, at 6:17:48
Are you wondering whether those anxieties are inherently irrational? Not necessarily - if you or someone in your family are facing a potentially threatening situation, then I wouldn't call it irrational to be anxious about it. Presumably whoever did your diagnosis doesn't feel this to be the case? Do you?
Posted by sigismund on August 14, 2011, at 14:17:54
In reply to Irrational anxiety, posted by NKP on August 14, 2011, at 6:17:48
I don't want to be depressing, but why is that irrational?
Your mother will die, and so will you :)
Posted by Dinah on August 14, 2011, at 20:41:26
In reply to Irrational anxiety, posted by NKP on August 14, 2011, at 6:17:48
How intense are your fears? Do you have compulsions to behave in certain ways to prevent the feared outcome?
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