Postpartum anxiety
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I struggled with anxiety before my baby. Now that she’s 6 months it’s gotten so bad. I’m constantly thinking something bad is going to happen. I’m in fear, which I know isn’t good because I want her to live life fearlessly. Getting out of the car I’m always looking over my shoulder (even though I live in a low crime neighborhood), frantic to get the keys in the door when we’re going inside the house. I’m literally always paranoid. And it doesn’t help that I’m off maternity leave and started working. But all I can think of is therapy and continuing to redirect your thoughts with positive affirmations like, “we’re okay” “we’re alive and well” “she’s healthy” “I know that I’m being anxious” *take a deep breath* when all of those anxious thoughts flood you try and do something to keep your mind off of it.
The first couple weeks my anxiety was really bad, I saw a therapist and she explained that it's baiscally evolutionary instinct. You see danger everywhere however it's prob in overdrive. Honestly once I named it and realised what it was, it went right down and was manageable again. I think we will always be anxious about our babies now though, it'll never go away but you should deffo be able to go to Walmart. X
I would say it’s normal to be anxious within the first weeks or so! I’ve got postpartum anxiety it does get easier but some days can be worse than others. Talking to people about what’s causing the anxiety definitely does help though