To ask how much parental anxiety do you have?

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When I was pregnant with DC1 I started having nightmares about child abductors and concerns about pedophiles etc, but I don't remember it being as intense as it is now (pregnant with DC2).
I know having natural concerns is normal but my generalised mood has been very low the last week or so - I recently read a horrendous case of a child abuser and I haven't been able to shake it. Some days I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack and other days I just can't stop crying thinking of some of the atrocities in the world.
I know being pregnant my hormones are all over the place, but I feel like it may be veering on unhealthy and intrusive thought patterns.
Are any other expectant mothers feeling the same or have you in the past? What is 'normal' and what isn't? I don't want to let this consume all my waking hours but I feel embarrassed talking about it to anyone IRL.

I remember catastrophising about traffic accidents, and other things too. I think it's pretty normal. And that wasn't at a time where the world was facing what it is now.

However, if you're on the verge of panic attacks and crying at length, then it sounds would probably do you a lot of good to talk about this in real life. Make a GP appointment.

The world is a much safer place for children (and everyone else) than it has been throughout most of history. As you know, this is about your state of mind, not about, for example, child abduction (which is very rare). See your gp - you don't need to keep suffering like this.

I recently read a horrendous case of a child abuser and I haven't been able to shake it
If you feel as you do the best you can do is to stay away from the sensational media. The more you read these like this, the more you'll start to believe it's all around you and your family us bound to be next.

I was really bad for a while, i ended up being diagnosed with hypervidulance ocd. Ivd found it gets better as they get older. Now they're over 10 it is minimal.