I’m wondering, does anyone here have experience with anxiety specifically around loved ones dying sudden/horrible deaths, and if so, do you have any techniques that help you alleviate that anxiety? 

My anxiety tends to manifest in this way; when it goes up, I find myself constantly preoccupied with thoughts about how my loved ones are probably going to die right this instant. For example, I was talking to my mom this afternoon and found myself worrying that she was going to have a stroke right before my eyes in that moment. My dad went on a walk and all I could think about was him slipping on ice and hitting his head. 

Especially with the world &lt;*gestures broadly*&gt; like this, my anxiety has spiked and I think that these thoughts are a symptom. But I don’t really know how to combat them effectively other than “just don’t think them” which, as we all know, is not helpful in any way.