Severe Anxiety

[Minniemad0110]

Hi all,
I'm currently 5 weeks pregnant and have such severe anxiety about pregnancy loss
I've been TTC for three years, have 4 friends who are currently pregnant (no complications) and two who struggled to conceive and have had a number of miscarriages.

I am absolutely terrified. My symptoms are variable in that one day I feel sick, next day I'm okay.

Does anyone have hints for anxiety?

I did cognitive based therapy CBT with a trained therapist and this really helped me with anxiety and related insomnia (caused by the same reasons as you).

@Minniemad0110 i had awful anxiety with my first, and I didn’t really realise how bad it was until I fell pregnant with my 2nd (now 20 weeks and I’m like a completely different pregnant woman!). Can you talk to your GP asap about managing it? I wish I did something about it as I sort of spoilt my pregnancy for worrying so much 😞

The NSPCC Pregnancy in Mind programme has received some good feedback from Mums with mild to moderate anxiety. Might be worth a look until you can speak to your GP.
Hope things improve for you.