Why am I such a worrier?

[Blondie79]

It feels like worrying is taking over my life - ever since I had my two little ones I find myself worrying about all sorts of things.

For example - I read about someone dying and their children being left without a mum and it makes me think about it and then I suddenly worry about dying and leaving my DS and DD. It escalates into thinking what if I'm ill now and don't even know it??

Sounds totally stupid I know - just wanted to know if anyone else is like this and whether it is just since having my lo's that I have realised I am not immortal?

Oh yes, thats me. Pretty common from the number of posts I remember seeing on a similar subject.
Sometimes its worse than others but still a bit of a pain, this worrying lark.

My mum asked my gran, when we were little, when she would stop worrying about her kids. Not til the day you die she said.
So thats a mother's lot I think.

Don't mean to sound flippant, just no advice realy, but it is HUGELY normal.

Me too. My bestf who is a doctor says it anxiety and the best way to combat it is with a good walk everyday just 20/30mins out of the house walking.

For me every small ache or pain is cancer including the dc's. and with them every temp or cough will be meningitis (dd1 had bacterial meningitis)

I agree with Posey

I do it too. Run whole scenarios through my head about who will look after the kids

Do you have any physical symptoms that make you think you could be unwell?

I run through things that could be wrong with me and that aren't and it makes me grateful that I am reasonably fit and healthy

But I do believe that we should listen to our bodies and if you do have anything niggling, go to the drs and get it checked

I know posey - i think I worry when i am not worrying - its just nice to hear that other peopl do too.

Hi Xena. To be honest I have never felt fitter or healthier - maybe a little more tired than before I was a mum but thats normal.

I am going to the doctors though to check over a couple of moles that I think have changed slightly.

The worrying normally starts when I have read an article in a magazine or the paper or seen something on the news.
But the thing is I could get run over by a bus tomorrow, you just never know do you?

How is your son now? Awork colleagues son was very poorly with that.

How is your son now? Awork colleagues son was very poorly with that.

she is absolutly great (it was 4 yrs ago) and proved all the doctors wrong she seemed to have hearing problems as a result but even that seems to have sorted it out. We are very gratefull. A terrifing bug

Sorry daughter - i was thinking of my friend

Now you know why my nickname is Blondie!

The Lo who I was talking about lost his hearing but to be honest it could have been a lot worse -he nearly died.

Glad to hear your DD is doing great!