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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  I don't think an OB visit will cure this. If she is anxious by nature, she will find a new fixation. Also, threats or saying "you'll figure it out" may be seen as invalidating and she will stop telling you anything.

You want to help her build resilience. Validate how stressful this must be for her. Maybe she is infertile? By the time she is ready to have kids there could be new advances or not, but there will always be challenges in life and we need TOOLs to manage. Approach therapy and a psychiatric evaluation as something positive that many people she knows and admire also do, but they just don't share it. Don't make her feel crazy (not that you would). Empower her. Help her see this as like working out to build muscles. It will help her be stronger and build new cognitive muscles because life can be brutal sometimes.[/quote]

"You'll figure it out" or some variation of that is actually an important part of treating anxiety. Not in a dismissive way, but in a confidence-building way.[/quote]

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