Hi. I struggle with general anxiety as it is, pretty bad with some things. Makes me feel stupid a lot of the time lol for example I avoid going to the doctor/dentist because I hate the silent rooms. Makes me ill. I sleep with a fan on at home. I’ve even been having excruciating toothache the last couple of days but I will not go to the dentist for that reason. I don’t know what it is about rooms being deadly silent but it makes my skin crawl. I even dread going to the midwife, even after all the times we have to go! So that’s just an example of how random my anxiety can be. So I think how the hell am I going to cope with childbirth??? How am I going to keep my mind straight and not panic to death??? Why am I nervous about things that don’t even matter and not about the actual birth itself??? Although I fear I will panic and will cope better on my own. Well, no, I think it’s just that I fear I will be distracted by my birth partners and whoever else in the room about watching what I am doing. Idk. Christ, lol.
Does anyone have any tips (if you are as bonkers as me)? What helped you focus and keep in as much control as you could? What should I possibly prepare myself for that might tick me over lol? I’m going to have music/radio from my phone just to keep the silence away and feel a little more relaxed lol, and I will be keeping as active as I can to keep myself distracted from feeling anxious and focused on the task at hand. And I’m glad there is an en suite in the delivery room too as that’s another one of my weird things I get anxious about lol (not knowing if I have a toilet nearby)... you couldn’t make this stuff up!!
Thanks for any answers, I really need them!!