Post-loss anxiety?
Aug 18, 2015 12:11:15 GMT -5
Post by mosdub on Aug 18, 2015 12:11:15 GMT -5
Hey all,
Have any of you experiences post-loss anxiety? I've always been anxiety-prone but have never sought treatment or therapy. I usually had been able to manage through various coping techniques, but I'm feeling a little overwhelmed as of late. H told me to try and figure out what the trigger is because sometimes it seems to come out of nowhere.
Today I went grocery shopping and was over-all feeling fine until I was looking at baby toys (H's bff's baby turns one at the end of this month so I thought I'd find a toy to give as a gift). That's when I noticed the nausea and anxiousness. It slowly built until I got to the line at the check-out and there was a brand-new baby ahead of me in line. The cashier was asking questions and it must have been born in the past week. It hit me that right now, had I had a normal pregnancy, I could easily have a newborn. Right now. My EDD was August 31st. I got home and I almost feel shaky and sick and my heart is pounding. I can't tell if it's grief or anxiety or both.
Anyway - is anxiety and are panic attacks common with loss? If you experienced it, what coping techniques helped you personally?
I don't know if it will get better in time or if I'm just not doing something right to "process" through this. It doesn't help that due to the nature of my partial molar pregnancy that I am STILL dealing with blood tests and follow-ups and that I am benched for who knows how long.
Thank you for letting me ramble and rant.
Have any of you experiences post-loss anxiety? I've always been anxiety-prone but have never sought treatment or therapy. I usually had been able to manage through various coping techniques, but I'm feeling a little overwhelmed as of late. H told me to try and figure out what the trigger is because sometimes it seems to come out of nowhere.
Today I went grocery shopping and was over-all feeling fine until I was looking at baby toys (H's bff's baby turns one at the end of this month so I thought I'd find a toy to give as a gift). That's when I noticed the nausea and anxiousness. It slowly built until I got to the line at the check-out and there was a brand-new baby ahead of me in line. The cashier was asking questions and it must have been born in the past week. It hit me that right now, had I had a normal pregnancy, I could easily have a newborn. Right now. My EDD was August 31st. I got home and I almost feel shaky and sick and my heart is pounding. I can't tell if it's grief or anxiety or both.
Anyway - is anxiety and are panic attacks common with loss? If you experienced it, what coping techniques helped you personally?
I don't know if it will get better in time or if I'm just not doing something right to "process" through this. It doesn't help that due to the nature of my partial molar pregnancy that I am STILL dealing with blood tests and follow-ups and that I am benched for who knows how long.
Thank you for letting me ramble and rant.