Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:50 am
Hello all,
Anyone here to help would be wonderful. I am a newlywed, and we've been married since April 08. We are discussing children, and of course I want to have a baby with my husband. But what keeps me up at night is the fear of having anxiety AND a baby.
I've had PAD for 10 years now. I'm on Xanax and Prozac, as well as seeing a psychologist. I have been through the program twice, and I have my good days and my bad days. I've come to the point now where I know that anxiety is something I just have to slowly treat, and it might be something I have forever, or one day it just switches off (wouldn't that be AWESOME?). But all in all, I'm still "working" on it.
Well we'd love to have children soon, and I'm scared of a few things. I've always had the fear of hurting others, and I'm terrified that I will hurt my child. Secondly, I'm scared to give my child Panick Attack Disorder. I know it's hereditary. So I would LOVE to hear from anyone that has any advice as to having a baby, being part of raising a child. Anything along those lines. I want to be the best mother, and best person I can be for my child. I never want to let anxiety come in between me and my dreams.
I am grateful for any advice.
Peace,
Emilie
Anyone here to help would be wonderful. I am a newlywed, and we've been married since April 08. We are discussing children, and of course I want to have a baby with my husband. But what keeps me up at night is the fear of having anxiety AND a baby.
I've had PAD for 10 years now. I'm on Xanax and Prozac, as well as seeing a psychologist. I have been through the program twice, and I have my good days and my bad days. I've come to the point now where I know that anxiety is something I just have to slowly treat, and it might be something I have forever, or one day it just switches off (wouldn't that be AWESOME?). But all in all, I'm still "working" on it.
Well we'd love to have children soon, and I'm scared of a few things. I've always had the fear of hurting others, and I'm terrified that I will hurt my child. Secondly, I'm scared to give my child Panick Attack Disorder. I know it's hereditary. So I would LOVE to hear from anyone that has any advice as to having a baby, being part of raising a child. Anything along those lines. I want to be the best mother, and best person I can be for my child. I never want to let anxiety come in between me and my dreams.
I am grateful for any advice.
Peace,
Emilie