Sal x
02-06-11, 22:20
HI everyone,
I haven't posted on here for a while as I have been ok for the last year, but BANG, out of the blue about 2 months ago, I started with the dreaded health anxiety again (mainly about cancer but once something is in my head i can worry about anything). its so draining and Im really at my wits end. I have started doing CBT a few weeks ago, and so far it seems to be working (slowly but surely). My therapist has been trying to understand what the trigger for my ha is. She thinks its due to having no self confidence in anything and especially in thinking that I am a useless mum to my 2 lovely boys. Strangely, my HA flares up when my 4 year old plays up a lot and i feel i constantly tell him off. At my last cbt session, my therapist asked me to do a survey of questions to other mums to see if they have had the same thoughts and done the same actions as me at some point in raising there kids, so it would show me that I am not a monster mother and hopefully reduce my stress, then in course, the HA wouldn't pop up out of the blue. She put together a few questions for me to ask other mothers to see what response i got. Please, please can you take 2 mins out of your day to answer honestly to my survey questions. im hoping that the results will show me i'm a normal working mum.
1:Have you ever shouted at your children for a small reason?
2: Do you ever compare your children to other people’s children?
3: Have you ever been concerned that your behaviour is negatively impacting on your children?
4: Do you ever compare your parenting skills to others?
5: How do you feel when you spend time on yourself and not with the children or doing chores?
6: Have you ever felt dread about having the children on your own all day?
Thank you so much for helping me with my CBT homework, as i couldn't face asking people i knew as i dont want everyonr to know I am having therepy.
Sal
x:blush:
I haven't posted on here for a while as I have been ok for the last year, but BANG, out of the blue about 2 months ago, I started with the dreaded health anxiety again (mainly about cancer but once something is in my head i can worry about anything). its so draining and Im really at my wits end. I have started doing CBT a few weeks ago, and so far it seems to be working (slowly but surely). My therapist has been trying to understand what the trigger for my ha is. She thinks its due to having no self confidence in anything and especially in thinking that I am a useless mum to my 2 lovely boys. Strangely, my HA flares up when my 4 year old plays up a lot and i feel i constantly tell him off. At my last cbt session, my therapist asked me to do a survey of questions to other mums to see if they have had the same thoughts and done the same actions as me at some point in raising there kids, so it would show me that I am not a monster mother and hopefully reduce my stress, then in course, the HA wouldn't pop up out of the blue. She put together a few questions for me to ask other mothers to see what response i got. Please, please can you take 2 mins out of your day to answer honestly to my survey questions. im hoping that the results will show me i'm a normal working mum.
1:Have you ever shouted at your children for a small reason?
2: Do you ever compare your children to other people’s children?
3: Have you ever been concerned that your behaviour is negatively impacting on your children?
4: Do you ever compare your parenting skills to others?
5: How do you feel when you spend time on yourself and not with the children or doing chores?
6: Have you ever felt dread about having the children on your own all day?
Thank you so much for helping me with my CBT homework, as i couldn't face asking people i knew as i dont want everyonr to know I am having therepy.
Sal
x:blush: