30 wks pregnant and mental health has taken a nose dive

[Fuzzyduck21]

I've just started seeing the perinatal mental health team but my mental health has taken a nose dive. I have some ocd tendencies and suffer with anxiety that I will harm unborn child accidentally or by getting an infection. I am also getting more and more anxious about the birth due to previous trauma with dc1. I am anxious and angry all the time. My head is pounding with thoughts and I can't take it any more. I have no idea what to do. The psychologist is seeing me again in 3 wks but even then what can they do. This comes in cycles and within the last week my mood has dropped dramatically and everything is too much effort. I have no idea what I am asking I just wondered if anyone is the same. I don't know how I am going to get through next 10 wks and I don't know how I will cope when the baby arrives and find it nearly impossible to accept help due to my anxiety. Help

I felt the same in my first pregnancy only it was due to a fear of medical settings. I started hypnobirthing and it really helped with prenatal anxiety. I used a Maggie Howell cd and it is basically just deep breathing but for some reason it really helped.

Before that, I had racing heart, inability to sleep, constant intrusive thoughts, randomly bursting into tears and felt aggressive and defensive all the time. After, I would find after doing the cd I felt almost sedated for about 18 hr. Used to do it every other night.