New to this.

Hi @Peanut8utt4 ,

Firstly, I love your username! Secondly, welcome to the forums.

From what you have posted, I can see why you are finding anxiety is taking over. For me, anxiety comes in waves. Its good for a while, then situational crises can set it off.

For now, its generally all under control as part of the meds I take. I don’t take it specially for anxiety, but the meds do help with anxiety. I used to take PRN medication to help with anxiety throughout the day. Sorry, I cannot name meds here.

But yes, I believe anxiety can hit people out of nowhere!

Hi and welcome, @Peanut8utt4 !

I have OCD and Anxiety and am amazed you recovered from those before 😮

It makes sense to me that you had a trauma (with your youngest child almost dying) and that it's suddenly popped back up with these symptoms now.

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@Peanut8utt4 wrote:

My intrusive thoughts are based on their safety. That I will hurt them accidentally. It's awful and OCD makes it so hard to just ignore.

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This also makes sense as it's a feature of OCD, the terrible thoughts based on safety /risk of harm. 😞 I really feel for you.

Do you have a counsellor or psychologist?

If not, then the first step is to visit your GP and ask for a Mental Health Care Plan. This will entitle you to 10 (20 during Covid) subsidised sessions with a psychologist per year. The only thing is that psychologists are so overwhelmed with demand at the moment that it could take 6 months to get in to see one. But it's a good idea to get on the waiting list now.

You can help this process by googling then ringing round psychologists in your area to ask: are they taking new patients at the moment, what is the wait time for a new patient to start, what are the costs, etc. Then you can take a name to your GP for the Mental Health Care Plan referral. (GPs might not know which psychologists are taking new patients and which have stopped as they are full.)

A handy SANE forums tip is if you type @ and then click on a name in the drop-down box, that person will get a notification and won't miss your reply. 🙂

I hope you find the forums supportive...

@NatureLover - thank you for your answer. I have done a few of those things but there is a big wait for psychology so I might ring around.

This really isn't living. The way I am at the moment anyway. If i could get the physical side to calm down then maybe I could move forward but I find it so hard to even get out of bed. Hopefully the meds will work soon.

Thank you again.

Hi @Peanut8utt4 Welcome to the forums. I'm so sorry to hear about your recent trauma with your little one. I have my own little ones so I can imagine the anxiety that must be causing and how it wouldn't be easy to just escape that. I hear you're on a waitlist for psychological services and I hope you can get some support there. In the meantime, would the SANE drop in line be useful? You can chat to a counsellor there. There is also the SANE guided service which might be something you could access (depending on eligibility), it's 12 sessions and you can self refer- I'll pop the link here. Blueknot specialise in trauma and may be able to assist you also.

It's understandable you are feeling this way and I hope things ease for you soon.

Please take care,

Paperdaisy