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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I am pregnant with my third and had unexpected, intense anxiety. I am not sure if it was the hormonal surge, but it did get better as the weeks went on (I have two boys and am expecting a girl). I am still quicker to fret and start a spiral of irrational worry, but things have calmed down. I think my body was especially sensitive to the hormones this time around. Writing out my fears helped. Once I could see on paper exactly what I was anxious about, it helped me compartmentalize and track these thoughts, and come up with some solutions. Walking helped. Just enough to break a little sweat and have time to myself. I could burn off my nervous energy. Accepting the anxiety, rather than trying to fight it. Instead of the typical distraction techniques, allowing myself to acknowledge my worries (and the physical side effects that came with them), I didn’t fight the thoughts. I accepted them as worrisome but not controlling.[/quote]
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