Hi,
Does anyone else experience incessant worrying? I have always worried since I was little and mostly about anything health related. A few years ago I went on Zoloft and that helped a great deal. Yet I recently had a baby and was off of it for the pregnancy and now I am on a very low dose and taking every other day since I am breast feeding. I also usually work and being on maternity leave leaves me too much time to think.
I seriously worry about everything and always think the worst. It is such a terrible way to be and is torture for me and those around me. I am also sure my 5 year old senses that I am always worried. Example....his nose has been stuffy in the morning all winter and then a few times he complained his stomach hurt. I automatically think cancer. My thinking is...well, it could happen. Another example, everyone I know has a cold and I am convinced my infant daughter will get it...and it will be rsv and we will end up in the hospital. Again, all of this could happen, but I obsess about this all the time. I think it is also that my son is rarely ever sick so when he is, I panic.
Yes, I am setting up an appointment to talk to someone. Just wondering though if anyone else experiences the same thing? I really cannot stand this and know it will get better when I go back to work but for now I need to find a better way to cope.
Thanks!
I went through the same thing. I could come up with some crazy scenarios that "could happen". The thing is, you are only hurting yourself. You are wasting precious time with your babies worrying about everything that might happen. I had to make myself focus on the wonderful things in my life and believe that God would take care of the rest. I hope you get everything sorted out. Worrying constantly is an awful exsistance.
I too, used to worry a lot, until I told myself, what good is worrying doing? What's going to happen, will and worrying isn't going to change a thing except to cause my OWN health problems!
Well, you are already doing what you can...I was going to say that you should make an appointment with a therapist trained in treating this kind of anxiety. Some people are just more "worry-worts" than others, some people are more laid-back, and different people worry about different things. The thing is, worrying about every little thing, and automatically thinking the worst rarely does any one any good. It's one thing to blow off something that could be significant, or ignore the obvious, but getting worked up about every little possibility is not productive.
I think one of the things to realize is what is the probability of something being more serious than it is - usually it's pretty small. Yes, a stomach ache in a 5 year old could be cancer, but really, what are the odds? Doesn't every kid in the world have to deal with colds and an upset stomach once in a while, and doesn't it end up being nothing more than that? Again, I think you need to put things in perspective, but you may need to see a professional to do that.
Does all this stem from your parents or your childhood in some way? Have you ever considered that your obsessive worrying could in some way affect your children and get passed on to them? I'm not saying that to give you one more thing to worry about it, but to help you to see that there is a point where worrying becomes destructive instead of productive. And you need to start asking yourself if your being worried about something is doing one or the other.
Have they tested you for hyperthyroidism?
High anxiety and nervousness are symptoms.
yes, i do. all the time. its awful. and all of the things everyone told you here are absolutely true, what will be will be and all of that. i know this, but i cant seem to control myself since i had kids. but please remember that hormones play a huge role in your emotions and yours are still out of whack from having your baby. it will get better. also, when i was pregnant with my first and i was crying all the time for no reason at all, my doc put me on a high dose of omega 3 and it did seem to chill me out a bit. and with my next 2 kids i did much better because i knew that the way i was feeling would get better and i learned to avoid most things that really stressed me out whenever i could.... i dont know. ...theres a quote, i dont know who said it, that having children is like having your heart walking around outside your body. so true. youre not alone.
i would starting mediation. it helps relaxing...start focusing on the positive..i think its normal at times to worry..but take a breath.. dont give it all your energy.
