A friend of mine with a baby 2 months younger than mine just messaged me to say that her baby has reached a milestone which mine still hasn't. I'm ashamed to say that instead of feeling pleased for her my reaction was a strong feeling of anger and upset that I haven't managed to help my DD reach this milestone yet.
Before you all say it I know that this reaction is not normal and logically know that all babies develop at their own pace, you can't MAKE babies develop and there is no point comparing (although I also suspect that anyone who says they don't compare at all may be stretching the truth at least a little)
What concerns me in addition to what I am feeling is the strength of these feelings. I have posted on here previously about having a lot of anxiety and am doing a CBT course to deal with this with some progress but clearly still have a lot of work to do. I'm worried there is something seriously wrong with me.
I guess I am just wondering if anyone out there can relate. Am I just a complete monster? I'm completely sure I don't have PND but can anxiety alone cause this strength of feeling?
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Penguin13 · 04/06/2015 11:53
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