Genie
20-11-10, 13:19
Hi Everyone,
I'm just having a rough day today and needed to post. I work at a university and last week a student died of meningitis. Because of my health anxiety I was finding this really difficult to deal with. Then, today, my husband woke up with a terrible cold and a fever. I had a bad throat infection a couple of weeks ago, but now my throat is sore again. I can't stop taking my temperature, just terrifed that something bad is going to happen to me and the baby. It feels like I can't do anything to keep us both safe.
On top of my anxiety about the birth this just all feels like too much again. There seems so much to worry about. I can't stop thinking about the fact that because I am pregnant my immune system is weakened, and that if I get ill I am going to die. I just want to feel safe, and like everything will be ok. But I never do seem to feel safe, and all the strategies I have been using just don't seem to be working today. I really rely on my husband's support when I panic, but now he is sick I just feel really alone. I'm not, because I have my mum here, but I still feel really frightened. I haven't felt this bad in quite a while.
Just needed to tell someone - thanks for listening.:weep:
I'm just having a rough day today and needed to post. I work at a university and last week a student died of meningitis. Because of my health anxiety I was finding this really difficult to deal with. Then, today, my husband woke up with a terrible cold and a fever. I had a bad throat infection a couple of weeks ago, but now my throat is sore again. I can't stop taking my temperature, just terrifed that something bad is going to happen to me and the baby. It feels like I can't do anything to keep us both safe.
On top of my anxiety about the birth this just all feels like too much again. There seems so much to worry about. I can't stop thinking about the fact that because I am pregnant my immune system is weakened, and that if I get ill I am going to die. I just want to feel safe, and like everything will be ok. But I never do seem to feel safe, and all the strategies I have been using just don't seem to be working today. I really rely on my husband's support when I panic, but now he is sick I just feel really alone. I'm not, because I have my mum here, but I still feel really frightened. I haven't felt this bad in quite a while.
Just needed to tell someone - thanks for listening.:weep: