How to cope with early pregnancy anxiety?

[katie416]

I suffer with anxiety and OCD which is always heightened if there’s a certain ‘problem’ or something going on. I’ve just found out I’m pregnant with number 2, really early at 9dpo, and I’m absolute terrified. I’m constantly taking tests to see if the lines gone darker and panicking when it isn’t. I haven’t missed my period yet so I’m convinced I’m going to have a chemical. I’m due on on Friday. How to cope with this? I had terrible anxiety with my first but can’t remember how I got through it. I didn’t find out until I was over 5 weeks with her as she was a surprise baby but I feel like I’m 10x worse this time around, not sure if it’s because I’ve found out so early. I cannot go on like this all the way through I’ll go insane. X

Are you medicated? Book an urgent app with your GP to discuss support. If you think this is bad, then you're in for a shock. And I say that kindly, having endured PND and anxiety that came with it.

I have been in the past and lots of therapy, been managing it okay but finding out I’m pregnant has worsened it again. I’m not in for a shock, I had it with my first and have dealt with terrible anxiety and OCD since I can remember. I was just asking how others coped in the early pregnancy stage as I can’t remember how I got through it with my first.