I appreciate each reply and the time you have spared in doing so.

Like many, I have gone through all sorts of worries/concerns in my life, generally not directly to do with me but family. I consider I have coped admirably but as I said before, I feel the coping 'thing' has diminished.

Mainly I worry far too much about my grown up son, he has been a nightmare at times but thankfully, he has calmed down and now he and his partner have a beautiful son of their own. I am my own worst enemy, any problems he and his partner might have, I always feel I should be able to wave a magic wand, daft, I know.

If the phone goes generally my first words to him are "whats wrong"? I sometimes feel it is because I was a single parent family from when he was around 13 years of age.

Yup, got to let go but I don't seem to have reached that stage, well not properly anyway!

You see this is not a recent feeling, the problem now is that I cannot control it. Hence after a long chat with my Doctor, she and I both thought this might be the right approach but for a short period.

Only put up this thread to let off steam, so it was a real bonus to have such a response.

Am flying off for a cheapie break to The Algarve, Portugal, celebrating my partners 60th but guess what, rain is forecast for all next week.

Thanks again.