Icymi last Spring - Severe separation anxiety has always been a major factor in our lives. I think this is the same for many families and it’s hard on the primary caregiver as well as the rest of the family. For the caregiver it requires overcoming associated guilt for going places, as well as sometimes feeling selfish for asking for help. No, we don’t need to feel guilty, and no we are not being selfish. But those feelings happen anyway. With maturity (and meds), the anxiety is beginning to be