Any moms dealing with anxiety?

Question

I've noticed I'm dealing with anxiety this pregnancy for the first time ever in my life.....its a feeling of you feel like running away to get air and cant breath , fast heart rate, panic attacks just ahhh I've noticed that eating fatty foods triggers my anxiety also a lot of caffeine and eating late at night but still dont know what to do about it...or deal with any moms dealing with this? And what do you do to help out this feeling?

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I’m not new to anxiety, but pregnancy hormones can make it an issue for anyone! Caffeine is a huge anxiety trigger - when mine is bad I drink half caff coffee or non at all. Distraction really helps me - getting active when I can or getting into a good show or book too. Also, check out “the meditation podcast.” Be sure to use headphones - it nearly puts me to sleep every time and is super relaxing!

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Try cutting back on your sodium. It can cause my heart to race and it feels like anxiety.

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I try to steer away from caffeine unless it’s in the morning and it’s 8oz no more .. I try to make sure I don’t have any soda at night and try to have a healthy diet for the most part . It’s okay to indulge at times but if eating a little cleaner helps you and you notice then stick to that . Try to go on walks around the neighborhood if you can or take a family member for a walk with you around the park . Getting out every other day helps me so much because I’m not always home and I don’t have time to dwell on things that are going to trigger it . I never liked hearing or watching the news because most of the time it’s only bad things they are viewing on tv or online and I would easily panic and have a serious panic attack but with time I learned the first step to being okay with my anxiety is to accept that you have anxiety and just go with it . If it gets to severe always consult your doctor for better medical advice . It’s okay to go threw this tho so don’t feel otherwise .

Any moms dealing with anxiety?

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