Extreme anxiety with 18 month olds health! :(

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I have anxiety issues since before my baby was born and now whenever he has an health issue or I think he does I imagine the worst case scenario and get panic attacks and freak myself out :(

Few months ago i broke a glass in the kitchen and I cleaned it up properly and somehow a very little piece was still on the floor and it went in my foot I again cleaned everything but then started worrying if my baby migh have swallowed a peice of glass because I didn’t clean it properly and had such bad anxiety for a few days but he was okay
This happened on a few occasions all false alarms with me thinking he took something Dangrous in

Yesterday I was cleaning my husbands draw and we keep no button Battries in the House he stopped using them before he was born. I found one in his draw my baby can’t reach the draw but now since then I am panicking that what if there was more battries in the house and my baby swalllowrd and it’s driving me mad the anxiety although my baby is okay just coughing but he has had a sore throat. I don’t know what to do my husband reassured me there are no more and he must have forgotten that one there but I just keep imagining the worst case scenario even though I know there wouldn’t anymore atleast not in places my son can reach the apartment is very baby proofed.
But still anxiety is freaking me out making me feel like I can’t breath and having a knot in the Stomach sorry for the rant but I don’t know what to do! :(

Nice comments only please !

Anxiety is awful, I had it before having my first child, during pregnancy and after...I know exactly how you feel, I've been there! My only advice is to go for counselling or CBT therapy, that's what helped me. I've now learned techniques to stop my mind racing ahead like that, and helpful ways to bring perspective when I am obsessing about something. And as time goes on and your baby gets bigger and more robust then it's all a bit less scary anyway.

Op, go and discuss this with your gp. At least ask for cbt. When my first two dc were baby/toddlers, I was anxious and depressed. I really struggled through tbh as i was alone mostly. There were some dark days! I am through now and on the other side and honestly would love to go back in time and enjoy those baby days, rather than worrying and feeling so down. I wish I'd asked for help. Please go and get some support, life is too short

I just want you to know you’re not alone and these type of intrusive thoughts also run through my mind.

My husband always says I can’t differentiate between what is something worth worrying about and something that isn’t. I just worry about everything and have an anxious reaction to everything.

It is probably worth speaking to your gp and if you have friends or family make sure they are there for you when you’re having a bad moment. Xx

Thank you for the lovely comments guys I am waiting for cbt I had it before I was pregnant and then the anxiety went away so they discharged me I am referred back now but in the waiting list hope to get a place soon x

How are you feeling today op? Its good that you are waiting for cbt, hopefully won't be too long. Do you have a friend or relative in real life who you can talk to when you are anxious?

You poor thing, anxiety can be crippling. Is there any way that you can get private counselling to help you while you're waiting for a place on a CBT course?

@TheVolturi hi thank you for asking I am feeling better then before thankfully still anxious but it keeps coming and going tried a few technics from YouTube which helped me aswell hopefully when I get CBT would ft better