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anxiety? possibly leading to insanity....

ceejay1315ceejay1315 member
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I am almost 23 weeks and I know some people will say this is normal, but I am just having this crazy anxiety sometimes. We have done all of our testing, I had my anatomy scan and it's all normal, but I just am struck with worry about the most random things. Tonight it was reading the news in my area.. a guy arrested for building bombs in his house, a woman carjacked and beaten by teenagers. I worry unnecessarily about radon and gas leaks (radon!??! gas leaks!?!? who am i??) electrical fires (we rent an old house)??? there was a time less than a year ago when i was a young officer in the military that went overseas by herself and knew no one and started a brand new temporary job in a dangerous country, i was alone and unafraid. now i am like, crippled by the idea of uncollected dog poop bacteria in my backyard tracking in the house (even though i religiously pick it up...but there's specks left behind!! the travesty!!!).

please tell me other people do this too. i am seeing a counselor starting yesterday, i'm hoping it will help. my blood pressure is normal, i am active, i haven't started wearing an aluminum body suit yet or using antibacterial hand sanitizer all over my body.. (exaggerating). i mostly just want someone to tell me they get like this too sometimes. it's not all the time every day, it's just when i can't fall asleep or i catch the news about something bad happening (um, all the time? i avoid the news usually). 
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Re: anxiety? possibly leading to insanity....

  • KonaCoffeeBeanKonaCoffeeBean member
    I went through a period like this a couple years ago. What I ended up doing was spending a year on Prozac while I did some mental health work.
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  • ipumpkinipumpkin member

    Whoa, girl.

    I would say you definitely have anxiety, but I wouldn't say you're insane.  Some anxiety comes from a set of irrational fears, which you do indeed have.  I also have irrational fears, I think some of which might come from PTSD ( My mom was in a plane on 9/11...and she was to be flying near Somerset. Luckily, she was NOT on a doomed flight but we couldn't find her for hours and hours and we were so worried...) so, now I have these crazy weird fears and things that play out in my head when planes fly low, or are loud...and a ton of other things that make me anxious.  I don't see a councelor or anything, the doctor's seem to think shoving meds down my throat works better....

    I've learned to stay away from the news as much as possible, as I know it contributes to my anxiety.  Too many shootings, murders and bad things happening entirely too close to home that make me scared to go outside of my house alone sometimes...

     

    Anyway, you're not alone. Stay strong. Try to rationalize these fears you have.

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  • xcitdmommaxcitdmomma member
    Sometimes you find things to worry about. When my marriage is in a really great phase, there's no crisis at our house, no family drama, etc., I sometimes create drama to worry about. You may be doing the same thing. Relax, get some exercise, balance your diet, and see if that helps. Try meditating!
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  • ceejay1315ceejay1315 member
    Thanks you guys, last night was bad for some reason. Right after I posted that, Baby started kicking crazy and I just shut my laptop and felt him move for about 30 minutes... then all was right in the world and I fell asleep. I need to do that more often... savor the moments instead of worry!!!
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  • ipumpkinipumpkin member
    ceejay1315 said:
    Thanks you guys, last night was bad for some reason. Right after I posted that, Baby started kicking crazy and I just shut my laptop and felt him move for about 30 minutes... then all was right in the world and I fell asleep. I need to do that more often... savor the moments instead of worry!!!
    I think that is a great idea. I hope things continue to look up for you. :)
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  • Brooker25Brooker25 member
    I'm anxious all the time. I feel like I'm going nuts and I know my husband is too. He has been so supportive but he has told me I'm taking the joy out of the pregnancy bc I'm constantly telling him how worried I am about the baby. I was recently out on antibiotics for BV and since the beginning of my pregnancy I've been concerned about incompetent cervix. My doctor won't check me for it, and where my husband works away for weeks at a time , I feel even worse. I've been counting down the days to 24 weeks. I have 18 days to go and hopefully I can relax after that. I just try to remember that anything can happen and that worrying about everything isn't going to prevent it from happening . Easier said than done but just know you aren't alone . I think all us mommas get worried when it comes to our babes . I have been to therapy a year or so ago and it did help at the Time :)
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