Context: my oldest daughter is 13 and lives in Arizona with her father. 

The worst part of anxiety for me is the intrusive thoughts that come out of nowhere and then fester. 
I'm at work right now,  about to head home and it's raining a little bit... my mind immediately makes me think of myself hydroplaning on the highway and getting t boned by multiple cars resulting in my death.....cut to headline: mom of 4 tragically dies in car accident night before she was going to airport to pick up her oldest child who she hadn't seen in 2 years. (She comes during the summer and last summer Covid prevented her visit).
Now I'm anxious and stressed about driving home in the rain. This happens every weekend, usually as that's when I'm on the highway to and from work,  but tonight it's just so much worse because I have something to look forward to tomorrow. 
I would rather deal with the physical symptoms than the horrible thoughts!