Claustrophobic + pregnancy

[sprinkle23]

Hello all,

This is a bit of a weird one.

I have anxiety and I'm also claustrophobic. I have these random moments when I get claustrophobic thinking about my baby. I feel like baby does have enough space in my uterus and then I have mini freak outs about it.

Then I have moments when I get breathless or experience other symptoms that relate to my organs being pushed up in to my chest. Again, I feel claustrophobic and have a mini freak out.

Sometimes, I just think about sharing my body with another humans and then I get claustrophobic.

Earlier today, I was making an egg and I thought about how when eggs become chicks they have break out of their shell and there's not enough room and then I felt claustrophobic.

Overall, pregnancy is making me feel claustrophobic and I was wondering... do I need therapy?

I was a bit like this. I always felt sorry for the baby because it's very tight in there by the end.

I reminded myself that babies find the restricted movement comforting and safe- it's why babies like being swaddled. And intentionally didn't visualise the internal happenings.

You'll be fine. Good luck!

Yes counselling would help. I accessed counselling through the NHS very quickly when I was pregnant and the counsellor was a midwife which defo helped. Speak to your midwife or health visitor about it, they should be able to make the referral.