Irrational Thoughts

Soldato
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Just need to get this down on paper so here goes. We have one child, a 26 year old daughter who's done well for herself. She has a decent job at the local hospital and owns her own house, well 50% of it as she did well to have a 50% deposit with help from family. What do I have to worry about? Well I'm 60 years old in reasonable health but waiting for an ablation to correct a heart rhythm issue. The problem is that I'm absolutely terrified of dying early and leaving my daughter to fend for herself. Yes she's capable of doing so, but she always turns to me for advice or help when needed, entirely natural and I love to help out. She's on her own unfortunately, as her one and only relationship ended a couple of years ago and there's been no one since. She's very close to my wife and has a circle of close friends, so I know she'd never be truly on her own. I'm on the verge of asking for professional help as I can't seem to get these thoughts out of my head.:(
 
Thanks everyone. I guess the knowledge my dark thoughts are irrational is a start, as she's very well placed to do perfectly well without me. It could be that my heart issue, albeit relatively minor, is making me aware of my own mortality. Anyway, I feel a little better having spoken the words out loud, not always easy as I'm sure a lot of you are aware.:)
 
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