Lately my anxiety is through the roof & I really don't know how to cope with it.
Lots of things have been happening in the world & in my life - my son is 3 and extremely over active. He is 100mph from the time he wakes up to the time he is asleep....quite exhausting at times.
Going into shops is always a challenge - he won't sit in a trolley & when inside the shop, won't stay by my side or help me shop (I try to get him involved so he isn't bored)
Last night we visited Tesco's to collect his prescription due to being poorly. While I am speaking with the gentleman behind the counter my son runs off (finding it extremely funny) - I notice he pops his head round the corner so guessed he was running up & down the isle behind me being cheeky.
This was probably only a matter on seconds - maybe a minute. I explain to the gentleman I just need to find my son as he was being cheeky but when I looked down the isle he was gone, next isle, still not there. My heart dropped from my body, I could feel the panic setting in - I was screaming his name in the middle of the health and beauty isle! I looked to the left and noticed him standing in the fridge isle (he caught me looking & started running thinking it was a game)
Once I caught him I told him off & grabbed the prescription & got out of Tesco's as soon as I could.
Once he was tucked into bed that evening I just couldn't stop thinking "what if someone had taken him" - "what if he had walked out of Tesco's on his own or worse"
Theses awful scenarios played in my mind all evening & after just watching a video posted online of a man attempting to kidnap a young girl on her way to school my anxiety has blown up again.
I am so so frightened someone might take my son - is this normal, should I be this scared? Should I have such bad anxiety about this?
Is there any other mum's who have this??