I suffer from anxiety which is increasingly debilitating, usually focused on DD10s health. Have been doing CBT but today, I’ve reached rock bottom.
DD was at an indoor play center with DM for an hour and, on collecting them, I realised that the place and her hands reeked of creosote, a wood preservative which is banned for use as it’s carcinogenic. When I asked, the center said that they reused railway sleepers in the play area but have had them ‘treated’ so they are safe. A quick google indicates that the fumes and the liquid itself is toxic and carcinogenic after long term exposure. There is no effective treatment.
I know that there is nothing that I can do now. And that the risk is small - I hope - as it was an hour or two exposure. But I haven’t stopped worrying since, it’s all consuming - googling, lying in bed looking up statistics and research papers. I called in sick to work. Sent DD over for tea next door. It’s like my head is stuck.
I suspect that I know what the answer is but I need to hear this from others I think. So please can you post if (1) this a real risk that you would worry about and (2) whether this an anyway normal response?
thank you very much