To think it’s horrid to worry about everything

[worrybrain]

I’ve always been a worrier but since pregnancy it’s become loads worse. I worry about anything and everything I do because I don’t want to harm the baby, I want them to be safe and well. Most of my worries relate to germs and contamination/health anxiety. I can’t get through a day atm without having numerous worries that play on my mind, literally until the next one comes along. I’m distracted from work and my mind is just always elsewhere.

(I am receiving professional support for this, and reading all the self-help books imaginable, I have found the right podcasts and have a good support network) but despite all this it’s still lousy to worry and I just wanted to whinge about how crap it is to be so anxious all the time.

Definitely go ahead and have a proper rant! I really feel for you @worrybrain . OCD is a bastard. Intrusive thoughts are so debilitating and it's hard to explain to other people too. I don't usually think CBT is all that great but it definitely can help for this condition. Therapy can help too. It's also useful to have somebody primed to be 'on call' to reassure you with facts if you can't get a particular worry out of your head (my sister calls me when it gets too much). All I can say is, hang in there - it's shitty and unfair that you can't enjoy your pregnancy and you definitely don't deserve this. It will get better with time and the right help . Sending big reassuring hugs .