Today marks the sixth anniversary of my father's passing. Some people say that they develop anxiety after trauma or loss, but I already had anxiety for about 3 years when my dad passed. Ironically when I heard the news, and for sometime after, I was free of anxiety. I suppose I was numb because I could not accept the idea of losing someone I loved so dearly. When my dad was alive I never told him that I had problems with anxiety. I was afraid that he would look down on me, as if I was weak. I remember having minor panic attacks around him