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I think that what you've said here, @hopeful33250, fits for me. I lost two cousins close in age to me in car accidents, one as a senior in high school and one as a college student. One of these cousin's mom died unexpectedly at 44 in a colon surgery a couple years before the daughter's death. I probably have unresolved grief and fears related to these situations. Good idea to try and write down what it reminds me of when I'm catastrophizing a delay in arrival or similar.
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That was an impressionable age to be losing family members in such an unexpected and traumatic way. Your fears are understandable. I can imagine that even the sound of traffic noises might bring those fears to the surface as well. Some grief counseling might be helpful to you also.
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Great idea, @lisalucier. If you explore what I call the "root fear" it will cause the current worry to lessen in its impact on you. Our past really has a way of interfering with the present, doesn't it?