Moms - Do you have anxiety?

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If so, how do you manage it?? 
How do you find joy in your life despite crazy anxiety?
Would love to hear others’ stories.

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Yes I do. I currently take medication (Zoloft) and that’s super helpful. I also jog several times per week. It gets me out of the house, away from the kids, and it makes me sleep better at night instead of staying awake being anxious about whatever nonsense my brain gets stuck on.

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Yes I do.
My husband does aswell.
Lately we have had so much stress to deal with.
I personally take medication for it and my husband does not.
I believe exercise and getting enough sleep helps too if that helps.

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Medication helped me tremendously. I no longer stress over every little thing. My mind used to race all day everyday over every bad scenario, every "what if", especially regarding finances. I grew up poor and my Mom was a single Mom so we moved a lot and always lived in apartments, had to move in with my Grandparents, etc. So even when we have money I feel like we don't, like we're going to run out, etc. Ever since I got on medication I don't sweat the small stuff and I have a more laid back attitude towards it...like everything will work itself out. I'm very happy I got on meds!

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I'm able to manage my anxiety with therapy, a wonderful husband, and exercise. It's still hard, but I'm improving in small ways all the time

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Oof. My anxiety has skyrocketed lately. A major source of my anxiety lately is house fires. It usually comes at night time, because my fiancé’s sisters home burned down in the middle of the night a month or so ago. I pray every night. It’s the only way I can go to sleep. I woke up this morning to my baby in the bed and my fiancé did not remember putting him there, even though I remember when he got up with the baby. Panic. So that’ll be a new source of night time anxiety. During the day my anxiety is more focused on sudden death? Which is awful. My grandma died suddenly a couple weeks ago and I’ll just be sitting, watching tv or doing my homework or driving and fucking horrible thoughts come in my head. What if I have a stroke while I’m driving and my baby is in the back? What if I have cancer and I don’t know it? What if something happens to me while I’m alone with the baby? How long will he be crying before someone figures out something is wrong? It’s actually horrible. I mentioned it to my dr at my last visit and all she told me was to “exercise and drink more water.” So generally I just deal with it. It’s tough. But praying really helps me personally.

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EFT, or tapping, has been incredibly helpful to me...even more so than five years of therapy. It’s kind of like meditation but so much more impactful in my opinion. I use an app called “Tapping Solution” which walks you through the tapping meditations. Other than that, running outdoors always helps bring my anxiety down.

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My anxiety skyrocketed after my son was diagnosed with a rare vascular tumor at 2.5 months old. He’s almost 9 months old now and even though he’s doing really well and his treatment is working faster than the doctors ever expected my mind is still filled with “what if’s” every single day. I’m constantly worried for his health. So far I think I’m managing pretty well by using cbd and finding ways to distract myself for an hr or two at night. I’m having less bad days as of late and it’s gotten easier to deal with over the months. I have nothing against using medications I just don’t think that’s a route I need to take right now.

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I suggest therapy. Even if you want to try medication too, therapy + medication is most effective. And I’d strongly recommend working with a therapist who specializes in postpartum anxiety/mental health and a psychiatrist if you go the med route.

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Mindfulness exercises bring me back into a good headspace.

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Asking my doctor for help. Just my pcp. He gave me Prozac and it completely resent my brain functioning.

Moms - Do you have anxiety?

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