Symptomatic and panicking

[Skeeter2020]

Hi all,

Please please please someone reassure me. My DP and I are symptomatic, day 2 for me and 4for him. We're at home with our currently unsymptomatic 8 month old DS. We're both 30. Neither of us have underlying health conditions.

I'm so panicky. I feel as though iron the verge of having a panic attack and I don't know what to do with myself. I can rationalise at times but then lose the plot and start to feel so afraid.

*I'm on the verge

As terrifying as it is, most people do not get it severely, especially people of your age with no underlying health conditions. Baby will likely be even less affected if he or she ever shows symptoms at all or even catches it. Is baby breastfed? If so he or she is going to be getting antibodies from you which should help him or her further. Sit tight. You will be fine.

Hi op, hand holding.
Have you seen the lungs on fire thread?
It shares experiences and symptoms and time lines. It's on thread 2.

You will be fine. Try and distract yourself with boxsets and books for the next few days to try and keep your mind away from the negative thoughts. It’s a few horrible days of worry to get through and then you can relax. x

Thank you all for taking the time to reply to me - it's made me feel more grounded reading them.

@lifesavesocialdistance thanks - I have had a look, but it's made me feel even more anxious about what's potentially to come. It's not the symptoms as such, just the not uncertainty as to whether we're all going to be ok. Posters on there seem relatively relaxed about their symptoms and sound fed up more than scared. I wish I could feel more that way