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Anxiety during pregnancy

Once again the anxiety creeps in and I'm sure its the hormonal changes going on in my body because I am almost 36 weeks pregnant and the delivery is near. I'm not so much worried about the delivery. I still just get anxious about having panic attacks and thinking that something is wrong with me. Another part of me worries that I am going crazy or  that I will get a worse mental illness. Living in fear is really hard.
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Anxiety during pregnancy

Thanks. That is a helpful suggestion.
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Did You Know?

Very interesting ideas. I agree with alot that you say Davit. Especially because my last panic attack seemed very "out of nowhere" as I lay watching a movie , completly engaged and attentive to it, then jumped up quickly and started panicking. But what made me suddenly jump up? Well I had a weird tingle in the side of my head and instantly thought that I had an aneurysm that burst. So that is why I jumped up quickly, ran upstairs in full panic mode stirring up many more physical symptoms, convinced I needed medical attention. Because it happened so quickly and there seemed to be no sign or trace of a panic attack only moments before might render an "out of nowhere" argument but the fact that one small, quick paced symptom could cause such catastrophe gives some reason especially when this little symptom has such power to bring on much more (negative thoughts, many more physical symptoms, etc.) And yes for that matter I was very tired that day and forced myself to watch the movie thus giving another precursor to the attack. Perhaps if I wasn`t so tired my mind would`ve been strong to judge that a small tingle couldn`t possibly be fatal. I guess because I didn`t know moments before that the attack would happen makes it a sudden, ``out of the blue``  with no warning attack as many people are saying they have but you are right Davit in saying that that doesn`t mean there wasn`t a reason for it.  

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Did you know?

Absolutely. I totally walk around fearing another attack when I have one. Its amazing the aftershock of an attack too. And agoraphobia can start so quickly because we learn new things so well and when we have a attack somewhere or while doing something we quickly learn to associate the attack with that place or activity thus causing us to fear and avoid it.
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Bad Feelings

Sometimes anxiety creeps on for me when I am feeling off. Like somedays I stop and think about what a different or strange type of day its been and then I start to get anxiety about this. I'm guessing it has to do with control and routine that I love to have so when it feels like something is out of the norm then I get anxious. Anybody else ever feel this way?
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Saving Money!

It's interesting you should talk about saving money within an anxiety forum but I think its very relevant since money can lead to stress and anxiety. I am 39 weeks pregnant and am now on maternity leave. My husband and I planned very well for this change in income and saved quite a bit of money so that we wouldn't be stressed out. Now when the baby comes we can relax and enjoy our new little one making this transition much more anxiety free.
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Bad Feelings

Thats a good question but I'm not really sure what type of exposure I could do. Maybe others have some suggestions?
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Why are they Nights soooo tough

Yeah nights are definitely the worst for me too. They always have been and I've wondered alot about why that is. I think for me my mind has learned that bad things happen at night. Most scary movies are staged at nighttime and I also feel like with the day being over and everyone at home and asleep then if I needed help there wouldn't be any available. Its strange that I think this way but these are some of the conclusions I've come to.
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health anxiety

Yes I have had Health Anxiety for 3 years and just like Debi I have gone through many, many tests. I worry about my health so much because I ultimately worry about dying. I am most fearful of the things that can kill me( heart attack, anuerysm, blood clots) not things like having the flu or a cold. If I have a symptom that I can credit to being something thats not serious than I am not bothered. Its as soon as I have a symptom/symtoms that I think could be something more serious than I am panicking. I break this cycle though by quickly trying to give myself an alternate reason for the symptoms I feel. Like if I have a headache I try to think of all the other reasons I could be having it like feeling tired or sore neck instead of thinking its an anerysm. If I can do this quickly enough than many times I break my cycle. I have also used the 10 questions to challenge my thoughts. Hope this helps.