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Anxiety, exhaustion and feeling overwhelmed

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MumOnTheNurseryHunt · 06/05/2017 21:15

Hi, my second baby is just over a month old. She's doing really well and I feel like I've bonded with her and I don't feel depressed as such, however I've got anxiety which is growing and other issues which are starting to get to me. After a few weeks of sleepless nights, my baby's started to get into more of a rythym at night - but even though I'm exhausted (like now!) my mind is racing with a million thoughts and worries and I struggle to sleep. These anxieties aren't to do with baby, more stuff around my general life - how and when I'll go back to work, how my husband is/is my husband getting enough sleep, money, thinking too much about silly things I've said, etc. Then there's been a few times I've been getting a bit paranoid too - I thought my husband was in a mood with me and when I talked to him about it he said he wasn't and I was imagining things/being paranoid. And then every now and then it all gets a bit too much and I feel overwhelmed and need to have a good cry. I feel like it's all a bit of a viscous cycle... the tiredness and exhaustion leads to the anxiety which leads to paranoia and feeling overwhelmed which leads to more sleep deprivation. I'll contact my health visitor on Monday but wondered if anyone has any experience of this? I'm worried about mentioning it to anyone really as I don't want to go on ADs. Not really sure what's wrong with me or what I should do. Think I just need a good nights sleep but that's easier said than done!

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NolongerAnxiousCarer · 07/05/2017 18:32

Bumping for you. Talking to you HV sounds like a good plan.

MumOnTheNurseryHunt · 07/05/2017 18:43

Thank you nolonger. I hardly got any sleep last night due to racing thoughts and my heart beating so fast. Feeling a bit calmer today (which has made me realise just how anxious and ill I felt last night...) so hoping I'll be able to get some sleep later.

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