To be scared

[sirmione16]

I had a rough upbringing and have felt like I've fought to get to a good place in life....

I'm only 22, I'm engaged to a fantastic man, i just passed my first open uni degree year, I have a comfortable job, and I have a group of lovely friends from it. I'm also now 16 weeks pregnant. I'm on cloud 9.

But I'm scared.

I don't know if it's because this is the first time in life I have been this happy with everything.... I don't know if it's because I've had loved ones ripped away, I've had my mind screwed with before, I've had my hopes dashed.... but I'm terrified that somethings going to go wrong - and soon. And I desperately dont want it to. I almost want to physically pause my life, I'm scared most days that something will happen today to screw it all up.

Are these feelings normal? I don't think they are .... and if not, what do I do about this?

Thank you for reading, sorry if I'm simply being unreasonable and rambling and just need to get over myself...

I get you OP.

You're frightened because for a long time you're happy and things are going well. You don't want anything to stop that.

My way of dealing with these feelings is to say to myself that I've had my shit and now it's time to enjoy life.

If you're feeling anxious though you could talk to your GP about these feelings too.

Thank you for your reply @GreatDuckCookery it's given me some relief that someone doesn't just think I'm being crazy here!

I have a GP appointment for physical issue but may mention how I'm feeling and see what they say