I’m 28 and have been saving for 5 years to buy a house. After talking about it all last year and planning for it to happen this year and having no anxiety over it, since new year I’ve been overwhelmed with anxiety, even though I won’t begin looking for a few months, which I’ll now be doing with my girlfriend who I met early in 2021.

It doesn’t help that I’m worried about leaving my mum on her own as it’s just me and her and my sister lives a couple of hours away. I know she’ll be fine on her own but I’m still upset at the thought.

It also doesn’t help that I beat myself up for being 28 and still living at home.

Can anyone help? My appetites gone, I’m constantly anxious and crying all the time and feel hopeless.