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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if anxiety meds would help me, but I have to assume that the occasional thoughts that can keep me up at night or move me to tears are not necessarily indicative of an *actual* anxiety disorder, right? I'm open to being wrong, butt I guess I kind of assumed this is just part of parenting.  [/quote]

It’s not just a part of parenting, it’s anxiety. And the anxiety makes you think it’s totally normal and rational.

I have thought about something happening to me because we had to creat a will and name guardians. The chance that it will actually happen is extremely low, so other than that I don’t think about it. It definitely doesn’t keep me awake at night or bring me to tears.

Also, I have two good friends who lost their spouse and left left to raise young kids. They kids are ok (more than ok, but I don’t want to minimize that they had trauma). If something were to happen to me, my kids will also be ok.

Even if DH and I both die, we have family who will step in. They will loved and cared for - it won’t be us, but it’s a lot more than many kids have, and I still believe they will be ok.

I do have things I worry about - my kids have special needs - but they are usually things that are fairly concrete (am I doing everything I can to support my dyslexic child to read?).

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