Irrational Fears?

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Anyone else experiencing random irrational fears? All month I’ve been afraid of a house fire and tonight (it’s 2:30 am) I woke up at about 2 am and was just beyond petrified of my house catching on fire, to the point I went around and unplugged everything and now I can’t fall back to sleep. 
I felt the same way back in July when I found out I was pregnant the first time and was convinced I was going to miscarry (which I did). I tried to stay positive but something inside of me knew what was to come. That’s how I’m feeling now about house fires and I’m just hoping it’s an irrational fear from a nightmare or something. 😩
I am 10 weeks pregnant right now.

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if you believe something bad will happen it will, focus on the positive whatever you feed your energy into just grows even more.

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It is likely that you feel anxiety, and your feelings need an identifiable source so it pinpoints it as things like fire etc. Thats also how OCD and phobias manifest...anxiety is present, so the person identifies the source eg germs or spiders, then the washing hands or avoidance of spiders temporarily relieves their anxiety thus making it feel more real/valid. Then it of course keeps cycling bevause it really isnt about the germs or spiders....or fires.
Identifying the real source of your anxiety is key. Life stressors? Anxiety over this major life change? Relationship or financial stress? It sometimes helps to say THIS is what Im really worried about, even if it's harder to face than non existent fire danger. Then figure out how to cope with it, address it, or just acknowledge it. Prayer, meditation, talk therapy, positive self talk can help. It can also be purely hormonal, maybe some essential oils can help, or medication if necessary eg the other methods arent helping.
Hope this helps!

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I absolutely struggle with this too. Unfortunately mine turned into postpartum OCD after my son was born (pre-pandemic, but I had a huge issue with germs) 
Currently pregnant again and I’ve had a few instances of the anxiety and OCD triggers. I’ve struggled with OCD on and off since I was a teenager- anxiety absolutely triggers it for me. 
Things that help me is recognizing how irrational it is, and prayer. Praying scripture out loud.

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I would discuss this with your obgyn

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Also for anyone i wondering: cuddling my pups has helped me as well! No more anxiety tonight. Just restlessness from the baby and morning sickness 🥲

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