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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I have definitely had this experience.  Some of us are just more prone to anxiety than others.  Add in some lost sleep, too much caffeine, or other stress and it can accelerate out of control.  And because our kids are our hearts living unprotected outside of our bodies, thoughts of harm to them is unbelievably painful.

You CAN control your thoughts ... when you start "heading down one of those roads? ... you need to STOP and carefully, explicitly replace the idea with a better and more accurate one.

I used to have a really bad dream about my child drowning at the neighborhood pool every spring a few weeks before the pool opened.  When I woke up from it, I would sort of continue the horrific scenario.  I learned to view that annual dream as a reminder of the care and attention needed at the pool, but I also would sort of quietly repeat a mantra to push the thought out of my mind.  "My kids are healthy and happily sleeping in the next room." Repeat over and over and over until a new and better thought naturally comes into my mind.  Like what on earth is there for breakfast today????[/quote]

Excellent post. If you need support see a CBT therapist. [/quote]

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