Anxiety and Pregnancy

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Hello ladies,

I'm a new mum to be..8weeks...and currently stuck outside the uk due to the pandemic and have found myself pregnant while being here. Since the new strain has come out my husband and I decided to remain grounded for a while just to avoid any risk. I'm in the Middle East and I have suffered from mild general anxiety disorder for a couple of years now, I've been in therapy for it for the past year and it seems to be helping. I've had 2 antenatal visits so far, you can have them as regularly as you like here since you pay for doctor visits whether or not you have insurance anyway... I explained to the doc that I have anxiety in my first visit, in my second, she was asking me about my symptoms etc and I mentioned that my mood has been fowl, also had a lot of stress as a results of symptoms, lack of sleep and quitting smoking..she said since I was a "nervous person prior to getting pregnant, pregnancy isn't really the best for someone like you"... it really took me aback.
Is there anyone who's coped with anxiety and pregnancy, is it really that black and white? There isn't a lot of support where I am in terms of access to midwives and helplines so am struggling with that idea that I may find it very difficult to cope...

Thank you for reading and hope everyone is well and safe during these strange times

Hi, I'm so sorry that the doctor said that to you. I suffer from anxiety and ocd and my symptoms were very up and down during pregnancy, we had a few difficulties along the way which didn't help.

Do you have any family or friends who you could talk to? I have a very close friend who has very similar anxiety to mine which was really helpful, as when I was having a bad day, I knew she got it. Pregnancy is hard, but I think it's awful for someone to say what they did and untrue. I found the later I got in pregnancy the better I felt as I could feel baby moving and scans helped too when we could see it.
I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well and your doctor is more supportive next time you see them. Take care

Hello, thank you so much for your reply. I'm glad you have someone close who can relate to how you're feeling, that must help. I do have an amazing friend living close by to me, but she doesn't suffer from anxiety or depression, and she's really supportive but I try not to talk to her too much about it because I worry I burden her with my worries and feelings as her temperament and reactions are much easier going that mine (something I envy sometimes truthfully), she has a "f**k it" approach, which would work wonderfully if only I didn't worry so much!
It's definitely supportive to hear that you also feel my doctors comment was not appropriate, I always wonder if I'm being over sensitive, but it didn't rub me the right way at all.
I hope you and your loved ones are safe and staying positive as much as possible. Hopefully we'll have an end to this awful pandemic sooner rather than later x