My new therapist thinks I have anxiety issues and depression

I smoke too much.
I worry about things that I have no control over.
I interfere with my daughters lives and how they raise the grandchildren.
I can't go to sleep at times, because I have these crazy dreams about someone hurting my girls and grandchildren, or I'm worrying about a fire, car accident, things like that.
Sometimes I feel like there's electricity running through my body and I can't get it to stop.
There are a lot of times that I cry at the drop of a hat (bad marriage, so I think that has a lot to do with it).
I'm uncomfortable around people because I don't know what to talk about; in turn, I feel that my personality comes off as conceited, not the caring, loving person that I am.
I'm so totally paranoid at times.
I have no self-confidence. I feel guilty about things I shouldn't.
I'm always on the defensive and I trust hardly anyone.
My mind drifts off and I don't realize what's going on around me.

I've only seen this therapist once, last week. I can't wait to see her again this Friday because we connected almost immediately. She seems to think that a lot of my problems started 36 years ago, when my mother died (I was only 17 and her death left a HUGE hole in my life). I've been married for 32 yrs to a man with NPD.

So, what do you think? Could I have passed this on to my girls, because they both have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks. Any info or opinions would be very helpful. Thx.

It's quite possible yor therapist is right.
Anxiety and Depression isn't hard to diagnose and is extremely common. I suffer from both and it took no time at all for my old pdoc to make a diagnosis.


Anxiety and Depression can be in the gene's it is on my mother's side for both anxiety and depression.

I'd be happy to send forth information on anxiety and panic etc if you'd like i've been dealing with this for over12 yrs, even as a child I was extremely anxious.

Yes, Butterfly Faerie. That would be a big help because I don't think the therapist can explain enough to me about it, in just an hour's time.

Tell me what you need from me...email, or will you pm the info? Thanks again.

You can pm me here for now if you want.
Are you looking for information regarding anxiety, symptoms, treatments etc ?