Anxiety Treatment for Moms
If you experienced constant worries before getting pregnant, you might notice that your worries might increase during the pregnancy and postpartum period.
Pregnancy on its own is a waiting game.
Pregnancy includes lots of tests that are anxiety-provoking.
Pregnancy comes with lots of uncertainty about labor and the postpartum period which creates fertile soil for worries and anxiety.
Nobody likes to sit with uncertainty. We want to have tangible facts, and yet, pregnancy is a nine-month of sitting and waiting. You might find yourself doing lots of “Google research” or reading an online discussion to get “real facts” which might be temporarily helpful to relieve your worries till your next wave of fear.
As you are going through the postpartum period you might recognize that it is hard for you to get your worries out of your mind. You may notice that although you experienced anxiety before being a mom, your anxiety never interfered with your life as it does now. Your postpartum anxiety can be accompanied by debilitating worrying, ruminating, panic attacks, and agitation. You might experience anxiety symptoms alone. You might also experience postpartum anxiety in addition to postpartum depression.
Postpartum Support International says that approximately 6% of pregnant women and 10% of postpartum women develop anxiety.
According to Postpartum International, your symptoms of anxiety during pregnancy or postpartum might include:
Constant worry
Feeling that something bad is going to happen
Racing thoughts
Disturbances of sleep and appetite
Inability to sit still
Physical symptoms like dizziness, hot flashes, and nausea
You deserve to get support and not be alone with your worries.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call to find out more about how I can help you with your anxiety.
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