Hello, I often read the news on my phone when breastfeeding my baby to sleep and sometimes articles are so horrific (child abuse etc) that I get so upset and what I have read keeps popping into my head for ages after and makes me so sad.
My worst nightmare (as every parent) is my toddler being kidnapped so I start thinking about scenarios where it could happen and wonder if I’m careful enough at the park/beach (if for example they’re out my sight just for a couple seconds while I get something out my bag). I know I’m careful but I slightly obsess worrying about it especially after reading awful things.
I’m also terrified of someone breaking into my house and so when my husband is away (not often) I am so scared all night from the moment it gets dark. Once I go upstairs in the evening I’m too scared to go back downstairs until morning. It really impacts me. I won’t walk anywhere alone when it’s dark even if it’s not late and in a safe area near my house. Again most of this is from reading a terrifying news story that has stuck with me.
I guess I just need to stop reading the news but obviously to be completely ignorant to what’s going on isn’t great either. I find it hard not to click on some articles even though I know it’ll upset me.
Does anyone else have this?