My new g/f of 3 months left on a missions trip. Even before she left I was extremmly nervous about her possibly leaving me or wanting to find someone else. She is on the trip with 2 guys one who she almost laughed at being interested in and the other she said she has NO attraction too. The first few days I was really nervous she would call me at night during her training and said everything is great that she is missing me but as soon as she hung up the phone I was getting almost depression and such nervousness that I could barely eat. Its been 14 days and she even called me yesterday. It was strange that she wasn't as talkative to me about missing me but she is doing some heavy labor work. I feel like Im reading into every word and coming up with every possible scenario on why and when shes gonna leave me. She has given me no reason to worry. The 3 months have been amazing we both tell each other we love each other and that its going great. I think shes the best thing in my life and I still even after all her reassurances I am still extremmly nervous that she will leave me for this guy on the trip. Its gotten to the point where I am really paranoid and she is only 5 days away from returning. Does anyone have anything they can suggest to help me? Is it time to see a doctor? I did experience this in much smaller doses with my Ex. Sorry this is so long but Im only 24 and want to know if I should seek help and where to start.


Hi MC:
You posted your question as a sharepost, a blog, and you might want to copy and paste it as a question. You will get more responses that way. My first impression is that you are in love and afraid that your girlfriend will forget you. You seem to be describing normal anxiety and sadness that would be expected of anyone going through what you are talking about. You didn't mention if you have had anxiety issues in the past, but there doesn't appear to be anything unusual in what you are describing.
I hope this helps,
Dr. Diana Walcutt
www.TheStress.Masters.com