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Hello, I am new to this forum, and so grateful to find it. I have never been to see anyone about my anxiety, but I have often thought I should. It is becoming more and more unbearable. Especially since I had my son. I worry about everything constantly, death, breast cancer, heart problems etc. I just got back from the doctor yesterday because I had a week of feeling light headed , and they said it is dehydration. Which it seems that I am getting better, but I still can't get the rest of these thoughts to go away. I am here to try to get a grasp on it, I need a little help to work through this because if I try to talk to anyone else about it they think I am silly for it. Even my husband doesnt quite get how bad it is, he tells me I need to quiet my head. Well if I could just do that I would be a lot happier. Does anyone have any advice on how to tame these wacky thoughts of mine?
Oh you are very right! I have always worried about death dying and what not, but now that I have a son that is what mortifies me. I worry about that constantly. Thank you so much for your kind words. That is great advice. Do things that I can control ..... I don't know why I didn't think to do these type of things before....I guess seeing through fog is hard. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the advice! I will give the supplements a try! I have started vitamins and more fluids and it seems to be helping somewhat. Thank you for the response.
It has definitely built up over the years and seem to climax once he was born. I guess added worry for someone other than my self. I have always been anxious and worried about everything t under the sun, but now that I am a mother it is just 100 x worse and it's just doing a toll on me. It is very nice though to get input and speak with like people! Thank you for the response! I truly appreciate it!
'Taming the wacky thoughts'... that should be a book! Any how, it begins with knowing WHY you are having these thoughts, and I believe that it is because you are afraid something bad will happen to you and leave your son motherless, right? Your husband is right. You do need to calm your head, if you can. Know that you are a strong, healthy woman who will live to a ripe old age. Know that you will raise your son, see him off to college, attend his wedding, and have the joy of grandchildren, and maybe even great-grandchildren! :-) All it takes is the practice of eating healthy, driving your car safely, watching for traffic before crossing the road, making sure the batteries in your fire alarms are fresh, keeping a household firebottle or two handy in places like the kitchen and the basement, keep a first-aid kit at home and in your car, as well as a blanket, sturdy flashlight, and loud whistle in your car. Stuff like that: prevent it if you can, be ready for it if it happens. Doing these things should ease your mind greatly. :-) - Blu
Just a thought, but if your doc said dehydration, and that may have been just a guess by the doc, but if your doc is right then you may be low on electrolytes for some reason, particularly magnesium given the symptoms you're reporting. You might try a good quality magnesium supplement such as the taureate or glycinate form. Other than that, I'd get myself into therapy for this as it has been an untreated ongoing problem and see if you can't learn some good coping techniques.
Hi, and welcome to this forum. I'm so glad you found this site too. I think you'll find the members here to be very nice, helpful and understanding.
You said your anxiety started after your son was born. Did you have a bad experience with the birth? Is he your first child and do you worry about him alot? I'm asking these questions because sometimes anxiety can build up over years or come from one experience.
I think it might be a good idea to talk to your Dr about how you're feeling. He/she can most likely recommend a good therapist for you. Therapy really can do wonders for anxiety.
We're always here to listen and help anyway we can.
You said your anxiety started after your son was born. Did you have a bad experience with the birth? Is he your first child and do you worry about him alot? I'm asking these questions because sometimes anxiety can build up over years or come from one experience.
I think it might be a good idea to talk to your Dr about how you're feeling. He/she can most likely recommend a good therapist for you. Therapy really can do wonders for anxiety.
We're always here to listen and help anyway we can.
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