I am overly anxious about my children. What can I do?

[suiledonne]

I have a 3 year old and a just turned 1 year old and I just cannot relax.

It is getting me down. I see danger every where and worry constantly about them getting hurt.

My rational mind tells me I have a problem but I am struggling.

Is this something I should see the GP about? Would medication help or some sort of treatment?

I have no social life or hobbies these days as I find it so hard to leave them, even with DH.

Yes, your GP will be able to help if you explain how you are feeling! It is very common and there are lots of MNers who have been through the same thing. I had CBT counselling for quite a long time before I stopped, but I had left it for several years before asking for help. I know that some MNers have had success with tablets so I hope someone comes along soon who is more help than me. But you are not alone in feeling like this and it can be cured!

sounds as if you have anxiety/depression. Go and seek help...dont let it take over..it will stop you from enjoying your babies.

To an extend we all have it - you never know how vulnerable we are until we have kids. Mine can be quite bad but it has a particular reason/background. It looks like in your case it is actually making you live your life differently from how you want to - and for me that is a reason to seek help. Some counselling/therapy and/or a SSRI type anti-depressant (which help with anxiety)may well be what you need.

Hi Suiledone,

Some good advice here. Please go and see your GP, I am sure he/she can help.

If your thinking is so negative it is stopping your life, then you need assistance. And I am sure your husband is great, right?

Remember, you are in the UK, right? There are many very worse dangerous places to live in the world than here. Good luck.

Can you see if there is a psychologist attached to your local SureStart? It's a problem they will be very used to dealing with.

hey, for me this facet of my anxiety is rooted in post traumatuc stress disorder, the trauma being the difficult birth of my first child. He was in distress and seeing danger everwhere is a reaction to that. This was discovered after being sent to cbt... The therapist has been brill and really seems to be sorting me out. Gp referral worked because they have better funding for therapy now than a few years ago. Go speak to your gp, or a dr you feel comfortable with. And come back here for support too.