I suffer from general and health anxiety, which thankfully following years of counselling, has been at a minimal and cope able level since the arrival of my daughter, who is now 2. Mainly I think as I don't have time to sit around thinking of worries as much anymore as so busy being a Mum now. But the moment she becomes poorly it is a trigger and I feel I just slip back into terrible old ways and turn into a panicky mess. I feel so conscious that I don't want her to pick up on it as she is completely my priority and never, ever want to let her down.
Basically DD has been poorly with a fever since late pm, has been given Calpol and Ibuprofen at recommended intervals and temp is now thankfully back to normal presently. I just feel a bundle of nerves over it all and really churned up I case the fever comes back up, if it's some kind of infection or she gets seriously ill. I'm recognising the horrible catastrophising feeling I used to get and don't feel like I can sleep a wink for worrying about her. I just hate this sicky panicky feeling
Just wondering how any of you with anxiety cope when your children are poorly please? My husband is the calmest person in the world and he thinks she's fine, but I feel like I am in hyperdrive worry land :-( x