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[quote=Anonymous]I also developed a major anxiety disorder with the birth of DC. At the behest of my physician, I went on meds and went to therapy. I had panic attacks (which is sounds like maybe you have), and I developed methods to bring me back to the present when I had those. Those methods are different for different people, but I hold an ice cube in my hand to ground myself back into my body when having a panic attack. I had to remind myself that what I was experiencing would not be forever, and that it was possible that once XYZ happened (e.g., kid went to daycare), I would be able to lose weight (for example) and think more clearly. The only advice I'd give is the following: Having a baby is very very hard when not in a pandemic, and I don't know what it would be like in a pandemic. You don't have to have things put away or clean or anything. Try to give yourself the grace of not doing anything. [/quote]
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