Letters to the Editor
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What are the issues?
The LW talks about having anxieties about her father.
She should identify them and then decide how to talk to her father.
If she's worried if he's sick, ask him. If she's worried that she failed him as a daughter, ask him.
I think she's afraid that he'll die without her having fulfilled "her destiny" as his daughter. I think she's worried about alot of things she can't control and a few she can.
It doesn't sound like she talks to him much. If she wants to clear the air with him, she should sit down at a pre-arranged date with him and tell him what she's feeling, her worries and then listen to him.
Parents do die. Sometimes prematurely. She should not only talk to her father, but also a psychiatrist to identify why she's having all the anxiety attacks, and how to stop them.
Living life in future tense does not allow for living in the present.