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[Tristessa]

I'm Tessa and I'm a long-time sufferer of anxiety. Usually my worries are daily and about everything, but then I also get highly anxious about medical issues. I have been thinking about seeing a therapist but I can't quite take that leap yet, but it needs to happen soon. I'm in my 30s and I have a child. I really don't want her to deal with these issues.

[GeneAllen]

Welcome Tessa. I suggest you follow your intuition. Women have a great sense of it.

Peace

[needtogetwell]

Hi Tessa, welcome.

Trust your instincts. What have you got to lose other than a bit of time it takes to go to an appointment? My guess is not much. Potential gains from the time spent can be life altering. And by that I mean you find your road to recovery.

If you do a lot of reading of threads here you will see that many many people have health related anxiety which if left unchecked can spiral out of control quite easily.

Read a lot and ask lots of questions. No question is ever silly or dismissed around here. We are here to help, guide, or just be a shoulder to lean on.

Cheers
Pam

[JohnC]

Hi Tessa,
I to worry about health stuff for a long time and it seemed to get a lot worse when I had kids. Regular old anxiety is ever present too. There is a post or thread or sticky ( i don't know one of those ) that is pretty good for folks like us. It is called HEALTH ANXIETY EXPOSED fourteen14 started it. Go through the whole thing. there is a lot of good info and some really good video's.
Good luck and welcome to the forum

[Tristessa]

Thanks for the nice welcome.

Yes, it's gotten so much worse since I had a child. I am constantly worried that I will leave her motherless. I need to take the first step and get help...

[JohnC]

For sure on the help. I think that there is not to many days that I dont worry about leaving my kids without a father. I do not have any kind of life insurance or retirement and that also worries me. I did have a retirement but my first born was a preemie and I foolishly pulled my retirement to keep the bill collectors off my *ss. long story.
I think that this kind of worry really shows how much your child means to you but some how you and I need to not let it ruin our lives or at the very least consume all our thoughts.
Good luck and see a doc. if you want, good place to start. Check out some of this forum it will also help.
Never hesitate to ask for help.

[Ritch]

Welcome to the forum Tristessa.

I hope the forum can help you take steps in the direction you want to go :)