Fear of loved ones dying - causes me to cry and find it hard to sleep

[Meggymoo11]

Hi I'm 13 and ever since I can remember I've always been scared about my loved ones dying. However I only seem to think about it at night in the when im about to go to spleep and then I start to cry for at least 15 minutes sometimes up to 30 or 40 minutes. But I live quite a good life so I don't understand why this happens to me. My family doesn't know Yet but I plan on telling them soon although my dad did find out when I was about 7 but it was gone and now it's suddenly came back. I was wondering if this was a sign of depression or if it's just a normal thing. any suggestions

[Red_Star]

I had that fear myself when I was very serotonin deficient. I was convinced every phone call was someone going to say someone I knew had died. My heart would race so fast hearing a phone call! My reason for serotonin deficiency was in particular due to vitamin B12 deficiency.

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter involved in numerous processes such as the regulation of sleep, appetite and aggression and is also a key player in mood, anxiety, fear, and general sense of well-being.

Symptoms of low serotonin levels include:

Anxiety
Fatigue
Depression
Pre menstrual syndrome
Problems in thinking, concentrating and decision making
Scatterbrained and poorly organized
Panic, fear and phobias
Needless feelings of unworthiness and/or guilt
Loss of interest and pleasure in usual activities
Loss of sexual interest
Social withdrawal
Emotional sadness and frequent crying spells
Low self esteem and self confidence
Sleep disturbances
Chronic depressive disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Fantasies of escaping
Developing a need to change your life panic eg: midlife crisis, divorce
Preoccupied with experiences that may have happened years ago
Bulimia
Alcoholism
Loss of appetite/weight loss or a craving for sweets and carbohydrates
Headaches/migranes
Violent temper
Anger and aggression
Poor impulse control
Agoraphobia syndrome
Thoughts of harming or killing others
Self harm
Suicidal thoughts
Suicide

The following factors can cause low serotonin levels:

* Artificial sweeteners (aspartame)
* Caffeine
* Cigarette smoking
* Diabetes
* Ecstasy, diet pills, and certain medications
* Chronic opioid, alcohol, amphetamine & marijuana use
* Hormone imbalances (thyroid, adrenal, estrogen)
* Hypoglycemia
* Insulin resistance
* Inflammation
* Infections
* Poor diet
* Lack of exercise
* Stress and anger
* Lack of sunlight (lack of vitamin D)
* Problems converting tryptophan to serotonin
* Problems with digestion (low stomach acid is a major issue)
* High cortisol levels (stress hormone)
* PCB’s, pesticides and plastic chemicals exposure
* Under-methylation - folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 deficiency
* Iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, B3, B6, folate & vitamin C deficiency
* A lack of omega oils
* Glutathione deficiency
* Genetic serotonin receptor abnormalities
* Human growth hormone deficiency
* Progesterone deficiency
* Impaired blood flow to brain