Do you ever feel like you worry too much??

[luvmygsp]

I feel like I worry about Cooper, all the time.. We've been through so much w/his knees...well mostly just his left knee, I just worry about everything & can't help it!

I watch him chase a squirrel, or a doggie friend in the yard, & I hold my breath as he stops short, or turns a corner sharply, praying he doesn't yelp in pain (which has happened before)
Even tonight, its super warm here & he & I were in the backyard for about 1.5 hrs (it was shaded by then, & it had cooled off a little, he also wasn't panting at all) & then went for a walk around 845pm, we got home & he panted for over a 1/2 hr, & of course, Im all worried that somethings wrong b/c its taking too long for him to cool down. Good grief, its HOT out!! Haha, I even tell myself how ridiculous Im being & yet I still can't stop it!

I know I can't stop, or prevent, what *might* happen to him. & he's just livin, he doesn't care! & Im thrilled that he is! But I just can't stop the feeling & its driving me nuts!

I know, I know. We don't have kids, & I know if we did I wouldn't have even one millisecond of time to worry like I do! So some of you (w/kids) might scoff @ this & think its ridiculous. But we've spent a lot of time, energy, & $ on this damn dog Lol, & honestly I don't even care about that! I just don't want him to be in pain, or have to go through another surgery for some reason!

Am I nuts?? (be nice! )

[yellowumbrella]

Absolutely.

But I have some anxiety issues that I should probably seek help for

[luvmygsp]

Jun 18, 2012 22:02:32 GMT -5 yellowumbrella said:

Absolutely.

But I have some anxiety issues that I should probably seek help for

Hahaha!! Perhaps I do too!
(not that I seriously think serious anxiety issues are a laughing matter!)

[SallySparrow]

Yeah, but I worry about everything, all the time. So...I guess it's my normal? lol

I don't even want to think about how bad I'll be when I have kids.

[dexteroni]

I worry about Dexter a lot. But he has a lot of health issues, many of which are actually worrisome, and that we can't seem to get under control. I worry about his legs giving out from arthritis or forgetting who we are because he has dementia. I would love it if the worst thing I had to worry about was him turning a corner.

[kellbell191]

I do worry about them a lot and am extra vigilant...I've kind of toned it down now that we have five. But I have found that my worrying allows me to catch issues early so it works well in the end.

[effisia]

I have a pretty worry-prone personality (I think I inherited it from my mother), and I worry about out cats pretty constantly. There was one long weekend in the middle of winter when my guy and I were taking a short trip to NYC. There were some issues with the kennel and it ended up that we couldn't take them. EVERYone was telling me that they leave their cats home alone for days at a time and it's always fine and that's what we had to do, but I was sick all weekend.

That was the worst, but now we're moving in a few weeks and I'm really worried that something's going to happen.

The girl cat is also notorious for getting into things that she shouldn't AND has learned how to open doors. The boy cat eats ANYTHING he can find. There's a lot of worry on my end, but I just chalk it up to "that's what parents do"!

[straymo]

Yes and no.

With Tillie I worried a lot, because let's face it, there was a lot to worry about.

I've been much better about worrying about Lily and Max even though they both have enough medical and mental issues to keep me worried 24/7. |

I've learned to be diligent about certain things and relax about others, but its not always easy.

[mmp]

I'm right there with you. In fact, my vet knows when I come in with my dog to rank where cancer would fall as a diagnosis. I am such a hypochondriac about these things.