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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Poorly compensated people hired to care for babies and toddlers who don't really care about them. I see it every day. If you think it doesn't matter down the road, think again.

Little children need to be loved and well-cared for. Really.[/quote]

My mother SAH with me for 10 years and was extremely loving.  Yet I suffer from anxiety.  As did she.  And other members of my family.  It's an inherited illness, like many things.  [/quote]
Did she or you get any counseling to help? What sorts of issues are you anxious about? Parenting issues? [/quote]

She never got counseling.  I don't think it was a recognized "thing" so much then.  Or at least there was more stigma.  I have gotten counseling and now am on anti-anxiety meds.  I did not run to counseling, and I put off meds for way way way longer than I should have.  I just thought I was a weak person.  It took a long time for me to admit to myself that I actually have an anxiety disorder.  When I did, it was so freeing.

What was I anxious about? Everything.  It's hard to even explain.  It's a feeling in your body that just courses through you.  I am a high functioning professional.  Most people wouldn't realize that I suffered from anxiety, but boy was it exhausting to try to control it on my own.  Exhausting.  It's like your world gets smaller and smaller.

The medication has done wonders for me.  I am also a person of faith which helps me feel peace but was also one of the reasons I didn't seek out medication earlier.  I felt like medication was admitting that prayer didn't work.  Silly right? Would someone not seek medical treatment for a broken leg? Same thing.  
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