I’m Pregnant and Scared
Will I ever enjoy my pregnancy?
Is is normal to worry this much?
Is it okay to not feel happy about being pregnant?
Have you wondered…
You have wanted to get pregnant and were actively trying, so you wonder why you aren’t filled with joy. Instead, your mind won’t stop racing. You lie awake at night, heart pounding, imagining the worst-case scenarios. Google searches at 2am have become a regular routine, and you just can’t find the answer that helps stop the panic. Friends and family tell you to “just relax” or “enjoy this time,” but they don’t see the know in your stomach or the constant worry that something isn’t right. It’s exhausting, and you wonder if you will ever feel calm and be able to connect to this exerience.
Symptoms of Anxiety When Pregnant
While every pregnancy is different, here are some of the common symptoms of anxiety while pregnant:
Constant worrying
Irritability
Difficulty relaxing
Sense of panic or dread
Difficulty concentrating
Feeling detached
Counseling Can Help Your Anxiety
At Hope for Tomorrow Counseling, we understand your pain and know what it is like to struggle with self-doubt and question everything. Anxiety is exhausting. Growing a baby is exhausting. You are exhausted. We can help.
Some Benefits of Counseling You Can Expect
A Quite Mind
We will work together to quite the racing thoughts, improving focus and concentration and reducing the self-doubt thought loop.
More Energy
Getting out of survival mode, you will sleep better and regain motivation to do things again. When it doesn’t take all day to make a decision, your energy will skyrocket.
A Deeper Connection to Baby
Through mindfulness practices, you will feel more connected to your body and gain a stronger emotional attachment to your baby.
A Reduced Risk of Postpartum Depression
Go into childbirth and new motherhood with increased confidence and tools to support your changing moods.
The Hope for Tomorrow Counseling, LLC Approach to Pregnancy Anxiety
You want to feel better, I want to help you get there. Anxiety is a bitch. Thoughts pop up at the most inconvenient times, and ‘just relax’ is a joke of a suggestion. We will work together to identify the thoughts that keep you up at night and find ways to prove them wrong. When we can identify the annoying anxious thoughts, we can start to gain some distance between the thoughts and ourselves. Something super helpful to know is that having scary thoughts is not a reflection of your true intention or desire to be a loving parent.
Just Curious...What is holding you back from beginning treament for anxiety during pregnancy?
I don’t have time for another appointment.
* I hear that, and getting help for anxiety might actually reduce your future appointments for preeclampsia or postpartum depression. You deserve to feel better and enjoy this journey.
I live in the mountains and don’t have access to treatment.
*I get that too and that’s why I offer online counseling options. You won’t need to brave the winter drive on Red Mountain Pass, or the traffic along the I25 corridor, and instead you can get specialized help for your pregnancy anxiety from the comfort of your own home.
I have a gym membership and working out has always helped in the past.
*I love to hear that you already know the benefits of physical activity for your mental health! Exercise definitely helps boost the feel good hormones, and during ‘typical’ times it can usually be enough. If you are noticing that the things that have worked in the past aren’t quite cutting it, let’s chat and see if adding some therapy check-ins could help. Hormones are wild and sometimes we need just a bit more support to ride out these waves.