How can I get over this anxiety !???

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I seriously feel like I’ll never be able to let my daughter live a normal life!? She’s almost 10 months old. With all this virus crap going on in the world I’m a nervous wreck but on another note... I have a really bad feeling with summer that she’s going to get stung by a bee and she’ll go into anaphylactic shock and I live 56 minutes from a hospital that something seriously wrong will happen!!?? I have severe anxiety and think way to much into everything. I know I can’t let her live in a bubble her whole life. But it’s my job as her mother to project her, but what can I do to help me calm my nerves? Am I the only mom that’s like this? She my first baby I seriously won’t even let her try new foods because I have the BIGGEST FEAR OF ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK! 😭😭😭😭

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I have anxiety also. What helps me is to think that I’m keeping my child from experiencing life because of my own fear, and that’s not fair to him! You can be protective, but don’t let fear raise your child...

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Do you have any allergies or family history of allergies ? I think you should look into something for your anxiety . It’s normal to worry we all do but you can’t hinder her from eating or being a normal child because of your fears .

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You need t help to deal with your anxiety.
It's normal to be worried, but being anxious about her getting stung by a bee in a few months and possibly dying from it is far out.

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Why are you so worried about allergies? Family history??

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Unless you have a family history of such allergies, there really is not a reason to worry. Sounds like you really need some therapy. I myself have bee allergies, and I don't worry about my kiddo, kids get stung and allergies happen. It is a part of life.

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I think you need some help for you anxiety. Maybe start with therapy. Do you have a lot of allergies running in the family? If so, you should keep some Benadryl on hand in case she does get an allergic reaction.

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Hi there, I wanted to let you know that no, you aren’t alone. After our first, I struggled big time with lost partum anxiety and it lasted for about a year, if not longer. Terrified of everything. I still deal with it some now. I had huge fears of new foods, and bees!!!! I also have OCD so I’m predisposed to anxiety. The OCD combined with PPA made my irrational fears skyrocket. Anytime he got sick I was an absolute wreck!! It’s hard! Please consider speaking to a therapist.
Mine helped me so much just listening to me and giving me tips to help.

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See if you can get set up with telepsych appointments to see a therapist to manage and treat your anxiety. 
Concern is normal. This is anxiety getting out of hand.

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does she have an epipen?? i’m pretty sure they’d send a helicopter in that situation since you live far

How can I get over this anxiety !???

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