I have a 1yr old and I was just diagnosed with anxiety. It hit me all of sudden and since then I've been racking my brain to try to figure out how this happened to me and why. I have this obsessive thought that its my son. Even though I know that it probably isn't I can't get it off of my mind. Anyone else who has felt this way please let me know. This thought is my biggest fear.

Hi jocelyn---I think it's probably the overwhelming feeling of change that could be contributing to your anxiety. I was a nervous mom (Still am but she's 15 now) and I think we want everything to be so right that we tend to get overwhelmed. I don't know your situation, but I do know all moms need a break now and then. My anxiety started after I got married and I don't think it was my husband, I think I just got overwhelmed with big responsiblities. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?

Maybe there's other stuff going on in your life also and it's all adding on. Your obsessive thought is just that, only a thought, nothing else.

I don't know about you but I'm not good with change and big changes like marriage and children can sometimes cause anxiety. We have to take it one day at a time and do the best we can, like working the program.

Best of luck to you!

I obsess about figuring out the cause of something. If I have new symptom, I feel like I have to know what triggered it because then I have the illusion of control. If I know what caused it then maybe I can control that and not have that happen again. That�s the thinking going on in my head.

I agree with Serene, becoming a mom is huge. Suddenly this little being�s life and wellbeing are in your hands. It�s amazing to me that some people don�t develop anxiety with parenthood.

Thank you so much for the encouraging words. I believe that I just feed myself this negativity because it feeds my anxiety. I just need to remember that during the tough times and I know the thought will eventually go away. God Bless