Step back. Take a breath, this is you wanting a hit. :)You're missing the high.

I would suggest letting yourself work through that anxiety but you could say something very simple without a question at the end.

"Hi W, I'm busy but all is well."

But give it a day or 3.

Have you read CoDependent No More?

Me 57/H 58
M36 S 2.5yrs R 12/13

Let me give up the need to know why things happen as they do.
I will never know and constant wondering is constant suffering.
Caroline Myss