Hi All,
I've been diagnosed with GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) recently and am awaiting CBT on the NHS, and also working with a MH charity on various support strategies in the meantime.
I am a mum to a little boy who's only 6 months old but he stole my heart already, for good.
By way of background, I've always been anxious and a worrier, however it was within reason until I suffered recurrent miscarriages before having my little boy, and also the final months of my pregnancy with him were very difficult due to complications. There's a lot more to my anxiety, including some difficult family relationships, previous trauma, my mother's history of untreated anxiety, to be honest, the list goes on and on when I think about it, but that's not the point of my post - I'm not looking for anyone to resolve my underlying issues.
I am looking for other parents with GAD just to chat about how you're finding it and how you cope with it and being a parent every day. What makes you feel good and what your struggles are.
Tbh I've judged myself very harshly as a parent so far even though my little boy really is a dream, he's thriving and everybody says how marvellous he is. I am working on myself. But primarily, I'm desperate to avoid passing on my anxiety to him. I also would like to learn to cope better myself. I think DS's arrival has heightened my anxiety immensely, even though I thought if anything, it would decrease. On the contrary, now I worry a lot more, particularly about his health, but the list goes on...and on...and on. It never stops.
So, just hoping to chat to someone who is going through/has been through similar. Really looking for some positive stories, too 
Thank you for reading.