Irrational anxiety
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Last post: 23/02/2024 at 1:36 am
I recently posted this on the chat thread and was recommended to post it on here. Hope this is okay?
So I’ve suffered with relationship anxiety all my life (not had the best relationships in the past and been through some trauma). I’ve been with my partner now for 3 years and we’ve just found out I’m pregnant. It wasn’t planned but we had said if it happens, it happens. When we did the clear blue week test, it said I was 2-3 weeks pregnant and when we thought back to 2-3 weeks prior, we had sex only twice in that time frame and we’d also been out with friends and drinking. Now, I often will think of “worst case scenarios” and I know I have “irrational thoughts” and all of a sudden (on the day I found out I was pregnant), I thought, “what if I was that drunk when we were out and I slept with someone and I can’t remember it. And what if the baby is not my partners?” I can totally see how this is irrational. I’ve never done anything like that before. I always used to worry the day after being out and drinking that I’d kissed someone but after speaking to my friends, they always told me I hadn’t and not to worry. I guess now my worry has escalated as I’ve found out I’m pregnant so instead of thinking I might’ve kissed someone, I’m thinking I might’ve slept with someone.
Anyway, thinking back to the conception, I keep thinking back to the night outs we had, we had around that time and we had a fall-out both nights we were out and my thoughts are “what if I got so angry at him I slept with someone else?” But I can remember both nights we were out and, although there are some gaps in my memory (as there usually is when you’re drunk), I’m sure I’d remember sleeping with someone else. I feel so crippled and it’s affecting EVERYTHING I do. I’ve spoke to my partner about it and he says I’m being silly but I can’t seem to shake it off. I don’t know what I want to gain from posting this on here but I just wanted to try and see if it helps anyway.
I’m 32 years old, this is my first pregnancy, I love my partner but we do have arguments every now and then as we’re both very fiery. I’m on anti depressants anyway for anxiety and I’ve been to therapy in the past for worrying I’ve done something on a night out that I can’t remember. Please can someone help?
Hi Rebecca
I’m Catherine, one of the Parent Supporters here at Netmums. Thanks for popping over to the drop in clinic. How are you feeling this evening? Did you get a chance to link with any of the supports suggested? Are you aware of MIND? They have some excellent resources on their website which you mind find useful too - https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/self-care/
Hopefully some of our lovely community will be along soon too offer support but please come back to us if you would like to chat some more, we are here to listen
Catherine
Hi Rebecca
I’m Catherine, one of the Parent Supporters here at Netmums. Thanks for popping over to the drop in clinic. How are you feeling this evening? Did you get a chance to link with any of the supports suggested? Are you aware of MIND? They have some excellent resources on their website which you mind find useful too - https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/self-care/
Hopefully some of our lovely community will be along soon too offer support but please come back to us if you would like to chat some more, we are here to listen
Catherine
Thanks again, Catherine.
Yes, I’ve heard of MIND. The midwife I spoke to today said she’ll refer me to the mental health team at the hospital I’ll give birth at. So I think I’ll wait until that referral and if it doesn’t help, I’ll contact MIND or another mental health service. I just keep thinking back to the nights we were out and I know I’d remember something like that.
The clear blue test said 2-3 weeks pregnant when I did the test and that confuses me as the midwife says I’m 9 weeks on now. Will the dating scan be more accurate?
Thanks again, Catherine.
Yes, I’ve heard of MIND. The midwife I spoke to today said she’ll refer me to the mental health team at the hospital I’ll give birth at. So I think I’ll wait until that referral and if it doesn’t help, I’ll contact MIND or another mental health service. I just keep thinking back to the nights we were out and I know I’d remember something like that.
The clear blue test said 2-3 weeks pregnant when I did the test and that confuses me as the midwife says I’m 9 weeks on now. Will the dating scan be more accurate?
Hi Rebecca
I’m Lauren one of Catherine’s colleagues. Just to quickly answer your question, yes a dating scan will give you more accuracy around dates. The midwife will have worked it out from last period date which is likely to be accurate.
This sounds like undiagnosed obsessive compulsive disorder. You are going to be ok.