Hi, this is my first post in the forum.
My SO and I recently got engaged and I've been having this horrific anxiety about him dying young. His mother died in her 30s from an undiagnosable brain disease (painfully over several years), and the disease is one that is genetic. It's not guaranteed that he will have the same disorder, and he has yet to show signs of it (he's in his mid-20s, and she showed signs a little later). But the thought of him even potentially inheriting the disease keeps me up at night. How can I alleviate these fears for myself? I used to go to therapy for anxiety like this, but since I lost my health insurance I find that I can't afford it.
My SO and I recently got engaged and I've been having this horrific anxiety about him dying young. His mother died in her 30s from an undiagnosable brain disease (painfully over several years), and the disease is one that is genetic. It's not guaranteed that he will have the same disorder, and he has yet to show signs of it (he's in his mid-20s, and she showed signs a little later). But the thought of him even potentially inheriting the disease keeps me up at night. How can I alleviate these fears for myself? I used to go to therapy for anxiety like this, but since I lost my health insurance I find that I can't afford it.