To freak out about lubricant

[Anxietyandme]

Husband and I are TTC. In the moment we stupidly reached for lubricant. I am pretty sure I am pregnant now (too early to test) and am freaking out as the lubricant contains parabens. I have spent the last three days reading scientific papers and have convinced myself it has caused DNA damage, and will either cause miscarriage or my baby will suffer from a genetic condition, or be at higher risk of autism or even childhood cancer. I have lost sleep, and am now really hoping I am not pregnant as I don't think I could go through with it. I am seeking help for anxiety, but would love some thoughts in the meantime.

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Thanks all. I'm going to try to redirect my worries towards the anxiety itself and not the parabens and focus on sorting that out. I had a few sessions of therapy before lockdown but at the time anxiety episodes were quite rare and short lived so I almost felt as if I was wasting the therapist's time.
Clearly this has all triggered me and I have been increasingly struggling for a couple of weeks. I registered for online CBT and should hear back shortly. If anyone has tips on what helped them do let me know.

Pink - yes I agree, I just stuck to the issue in hand as other pp's had already covered the subject in a broader sense. My advice would be it would be wise of OP to delay ttc because of this and covid.