Post by monica on Jun 4, 2007 13:42:25 GMT
Dear Moscow
Congrats on your pregnancy. Im sorry you're having such a diffiuclt time with these thoughts. From the countless posts on here and my own experience, your thoughts about illnesses, people hurting you and your family are very common with PNI.
I can very much relate to what you're saying and the suffering you're going through as that was me. I got PNI after my second child was born. I, too was obsessed with illness. The slightest cold and I would think my kids were dying. I felt so physically ill with PNI that I too convinced myslef I had some brain tumour and these thoughts would be with me 24/7. It got to the point where I too had panic attacks, couldn't eat nor sleep, couldn't leave the house. IN short I became a wreck.
In general, having a baby can suddenly realise how vulnerable they and yoru nearest and dearest are. With PNI it's like this protective instinct goes into overdrive and becomes irrational. Many women worry obesseively about someone harming their kids, or they themselves might harm them. You see danger lurking everywhere.
I'm so pleased you've been to your doctors. Have you told anyone else about your fears? Other than meds there are other things that may help you. Counselling, CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy I think), anything that will help you disect your fears and help you challenge them head on; relaxation techniques which can help the panicking.
Eg I would look at my fear - I think I'm dying of a brain tumour. Reasons for - feel ill - evidence against this happeining - seen countless drs, specialists if it was something v serious would have done something about it, started suddenly, I'd justhad a baby, statistically changes v low. And inevitably I could see that it's was highly unliekly I had a brain tumour. I found this can take the edge of the worry esp if wrtiten down.
If you feel something liek this might help, please see your dr again. You shouldn't havae to suffer. If you feel you can share this with your midwife, pleae tell them as they have support networks in place to help you get through this diffiult time.
Most improtantly, please believe me you will recover.
All the best
Monica
Congrats on your pregnancy. Im sorry you're having such a diffiuclt time with these thoughts. From the countless posts on here and my own experience, your thoughts about illnesses, people hurting you and your family are very common with PNI.
I can very much relate to what you're saying and the suffering you're going through as that was me. I got PNI after my second child was born. I, too was obsessed with illness. The slightest cold and I would think my kids were dying. I felt so physically ill with PNI that I too convinced myslef I had some brain tumour and these thoughts would be with me 24/7. It got to the point where I too had panic attacks, couldn't eat nor sleep, couldn't leave the house. IN short I became a wreck.
In general, having a baby can suddenly realise how vulnerable they and yoru nearest and dearest are. With PNI it's like this protective instinct goes into overdrive and becomes irrational. Many women worry obesseively about someone harming their kids, or they themselves might harm them. You see danger lurking everywhere.
I'm so pleased you've been to your doctors. Have you told anyone else about your fears? Other than meds there are other things that may help you. Counselling, CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy I think), anything that will help you disect your fears and help you challenge them head on; relaxation techniques which can help the panicking.
Eg I would look at my fear - I think I'm dying of a brain tumour. Reasons for - feel ill - evidence against this happeining - seen countless drs, specialists if it was something v serious would have done something about it, started suddenly, I'd justhad a baby, statistically changes v low. And inevitably I could see that it's was highly unliekly I had a brain tumour. I found this can take the edge of the worry esp if wrtiten down.
If you feel something liek this might help, please see your dr again. You shouldn't havae to suffer. If you feel you can share this with your midwife, pleae tell them as they have support networks in place to help you get through this diffiult time.
Most improtantly, please believe me you will recover.
All the best
Monica
