kirsty74
10-04-13, 17:04
I am 25+3 weeks pregnant and agoraphobic. The pregnancy seems to have increased my anxiety so much I am finding it near on impossible to leave the house at all.
My son, who is 5, is due back to school on Tuesday following the Easter holiday and I have no idea how I am getting him there or picking him up. I feel so shaky and anxious and sick all the time and I don't know what to do. My husband works long hours so he can't do it and I have no family here or anyone I can ask to do it. Although, if I'm honest, I WANT to be able to do it. I feel stupid enough already without not being able to get 7 minutes (yes, that's all it is!!) down the road.
It has got so bad that I asked the jobcentre what would happen if my husband gave up work to look after me, but they said that we most likely wouldn't be able to claim anything for up to 26 weeks because he would have left his job. I felt about an inch tall when talking to her because she kept saying 'oh, you can't do that, it's best to have a job. Can't you just get on' even after I had explained the difficulty in even getting to the corner shop 30 seconds away. Of course this is not a route I want to take, but at the moment I feel desperate.
Anyway, my question is, has anyone got any tips as to how I can manage...when all I really want to do is bury my head under the duvet and cry. Thank you.
My son, who is 5, is due back to school on Tuesday following the Easter holiday and I have no idea how I am getting him there or picking him up. I feel so shaky and anxious and sick all the time and I don't know what to do. My husband works long hours so he can't do it and I have no family here or anyone I can ask to do it. Although, if I'm honest, I WANT to be able to do it. I feel stupid enough already without not being able to get 7 minutes (yes, that's all it is!!) down the road.
It has got so bad that I asked the jobcentre what would happen if my husband gave up work to look after me, but they said that we most likely wouldn't be able to claim anything for up to 26 weeks because he would have left his job. I felt about an inch tall when talking to her because she kept saying 'oh, you can't do that, it's best to have a job. Can't you just get on' even after I had explained the difficulty in even getting to the corner shop 30 seconds away. Of course this is not a route I want to take, but at the moment I feel desperate.
Anyway, my question is, has anyone got any tips as to how I can manage...when all I really want to do is bury my head under the duvet and cry. Thank you.