Fear of Mother Dying ---- Anyone else?

[Hellie06]

I've only heard of one other person with this phobia so I'm curious if anyone else has it in here and what they have heard about it.

My fear, which has been with me since I was a small child, is that my mother will die. Any time that she is out of my sight, I fear that she will die. This fear was worse when I was a child and a teenager; it kept me up at night and made me feel insane at school (because I was scared all the time). Now, as an adult (23 years of age) the fear does not control me; however, the fear is still there.

Can anyone relate or shed some light into this phobia? if that is what you can call it...

JUST WANTED TO ADD: My mother is not sick or has ever suffered from any serious illness. She has also never been in any serious accidents, at least not way back when all this started. So, there is no rational reason for why I've had this fear for so long. I know that some people whose parents are in car accidents or they have some kind of illness start obsessing about their parents dying, but I think that to a degree that is justifiable. Mine doesn't seem so...I hope that makes sense.

[bcrazy]

I always worry about my mom getting sick! She is in prison and gets out in 4 years. I just pray everyday that she stays healthy! I don't know why I do this! I fear my daughter dying, too! and of course myself!

[ConstantWorrier]

I, too, have that constant feeling. I'm scared out of my mind that my mother will die. Its persistant and I'm always wondering whats going to happen with her. If I don't say "I love you" to her before she leaves the house, I'll call her cell phone and tell her.
My mother isn't sick or anything either, but I still have that feeling all the time.
I'm here.

[emy]

Hi !  Have you lost a family member due to death? Are both mom and dad alive and active in your life?  I ask this because I lost my dad when I was 9 and then grandparents a few years later (11-13 yrs old), and then also a close father figure died.  So I was intensely protective and afraid to lose my mom.  This was explained to me as an adult in therapy.  I had all these ocd behaviors I would do as a child to try and ward off something from happening to her.  If she was late, I feared she was in a car crash or something.  Therapist explained my history as a child has taught me to expect people to leave me (either through death or divorce).  So I became realy attached to mom's well being.  Dont know about if your history has things like this in it which would help explain your feelings/fears about your mom?

[King]

I used to worry about my grandfather dying as a child alot, I lost 2 grandparents in quick succession and this left a distinct impression on me as a kid. I would almost cry myself to sleep worrying about my last grandfather who was a strong influence in my life. I;m sure somewhere down the line this may have started my concern of my own health.

I think as Emy said, when you lose people close to you you can fear for other family members. Whether thats unusual or not I couldnt comment but there are other people like you here.