Is parenthood worth the worry

[awaitingroom]

I've always been a worrier but I've found since having dc it has escalated and I worry about every little thing and I can't see it ever stopping. I worried throughout the pregnancy, then the birth always thinking something was going wrong. Then I worried about them sleeping, choking at nursery.

Now they have started high school and I worry about friendship groups, about the future aboit someone being nasty to them and I'm not there, I know it's part of growing up for them but I can't ever see this worrying stoping, even when they are adults. Sometimes I think is it worth the worry.

Have you had any help with this anxiety?

I started sertraline a few weeks ago but not making any difference at the moment

Counselling?

I think it's completely normal to have these worries as a parent. I do find myself imagining certain situations happening in the future - when I'm gone etc. Not so normal to dwell on them though. They are just passing thoughts for me. My own DM used to worry about my future as I was such a quiet and clingy child. She needn't - I'm happily married, have a good secure job, have a family of my own now.

i feel the same as you. mine are only little but my anxiety is through the roof since having them. i convince myself they’ll get a terminal illness, that they’ll get kidnapped or murdered, i worry when they’re older they’ll be in an abusive relationship, etc etc. i sometimes feel like if i could take back having children i would purely down to the fear of losing them or leaving them behind. it’s horrible