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Am I really going mad???

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user1490650780 · 21/09/2017 22:10

Does anyone else do this and is it normal. Something may happen in a situation i.e.:my son running out between the parked cars in the car park. Nothing happened, no cars were coming but then that night I lay and replay it in my head and I think about what could of happened. I then play in my head the terrible scenario of 'what could of been'.
I've done this a few times with different situations. When I have briefly spoken to friends they say 'oh it's normal to worry when you have kids!' Surely it's not normal to replay it in your head when your laid in bed and think about what could of been... or is it??
Tried calling for a Gp appointment in the vain hope they will tell me im normal but I'm scared they will say I'm depressed or anxious!?! Can never get an appointment anyway!!! I'll probably be rocking in a corner before I get one!!
I do know I'm being silly thinking these things and at the time I'm telling myself to stop
TIA xxxx

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Ttbb · 21/09/2017 22:10

That's not abnormal unless it happens very regularly.

user1490650780 · 21/09/2017 22:12

I'd probably say it's happened 6 times since he was born and he's 2 years old now x

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QuiteLikely5 · 21/09/2017 22:14

Six times in two years is not serious.

I think what you are doing is catastrophising.

I don't think you need intervention just yet but I'm not a doc Smile

MaisyMary77 · 21/09/2017 22:19

All the time. My kids are 24,16 & 13. I still spend half my life fretting about things that could've happened because they could have. I regularly wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, then over-think a non event from months ago and the what-ifs because of it. I think it's just an anxiety thing and probably (hopefully!!) normal. :D

user1490650780 · 21/09/2017 22:31

Thank you so much everyone. I feel much better being told from you guys that you think I'm normal!!! (ish anyway!!) 😂
Sometimes you just need a stranger in the same situation to tell you it's ok!!!
I'll remove the doc from speed dial now!
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