Odd Anxiety

[Vicksterr]

My daughter is 15 months, and I still have the strangest anxiety about her well being. I’ll just get to the point, I haven’t been diagnosed but sometimes wonder if I truly have Postpartum Anxiety, as anxiety has always been an issue for me. I fear someone is gonna break in her bedroom window and take her out her crib, that one day something will unknowingly happen with my Dad’s health and their alone (he’s a cancer survivor and self appointed baby sitter), I see her face on the missing posters in grocery stores, and hen I hear/see/read any news story about a child’s trauma I instantly place her in the story in my life mind. It’s annoying, it’s random, I wish there was an off button. Even if she’s with anyone else and is crying too long for my liking (my heart rate spikes (granted I have gotten a lot better at not intervening and allowing other loved ones to calm her down). She’s the light of my life, and I wonder if my need to overprotect her stems from the lack of protection my mom provided as a child.

[Wizardsmom]

I had postpartum depression and anxiety after my 3rd child and felt a lot like you say you feel. Have you sought help from your doctor or a therapist? I got through it with antidepressants and therapy but it did take some time. I would recommend getting some help in dealing with your feelings. If you need to talk, I'm here.

[Vicksterr in reply to Wizardsmom]

Thank you. I’m they few I did seek out ended up being a disappointment unfortunately, but I have been taking healthy steps to deal with my feelings.