Let's face it we are parents we have things that come up from the day we found out that we are pregnant to the arrival of our babies how we are feeding them,raising them,medical issues how to to treat or prevent illnesses/disease.Then there are all the "freak accidents"to me accidents can be prevented for the most part.I admit I worry non stop will it help the situation no does it make it worse yes sometimes.I don't really talk much about how much I do worry,really who does.I do tell myself that there isn't anything I can do about it till I find out exactly what is going to happen what the illness is & how to treat it,take a deep breath a warm shower & snuggle time with my family.
Yes. The way my mind works is "Worst Case Scenario". Then I back up from the ledge. The nice thing about everything being worst case is that so few things actually ARE that it's a relief :)
In public, I fake it. The not worrying thing.
Yes I am a worrier! I've been that way for as long as I can remember. Now that I have kids it's even worse. I just recently stopped watching the news and reading the news online. It just intensifies all of my fears. I am trying to keep myself busy enough to not sit and think about all of the things that could happen (and most likely won't)
Constantly! That's one thing I wish someone would have warned me about before having kids.
Yes... I am as my mom says a worry wort. I worry about some of the stupidist things. I am learning to relax, not every bad thing in the world is going to happen.
I am! But I have gotten so much better over the years. Fight it, and keep talking yourself down. That's what I have done and I am so much better than I used to be.
My mother has spent her entire adult life worrying. So much so that when you talk to her, she actually can't really listen because (and she has admitted) she's worrying about something that may or may not happen. She has never really been "present" in my life. You can't really have a conversation with her because she can't pay attention. Worrying has robbed her of joy and caused her to miss out on many things in her children's and grandchildren's lives. My father recently had a minor knee pain issue (he's 80 and in very good health). The FIRST thing my mother did was get herself into a tailspin with worry because she was afraid that this would prevent she and my father from attending a function - get this - at the end of September.
So the answer to your question is NO, I'm not a worrysome person by nature. I do have concerns from time to time like everyone else, but I don't go borrowing problems by worrying.
Yeah, me and my best friend were just talking about it the other day. We worry about stuff like that all the time. We try to prevent as much as we can by using common sense and being safe. We can't control everything, but we can try to avoid most things. Disease and illness is not preventable for the most part, but I still worry about it. I still remember being mad because the doctors never told me about whooping cough that you can get a shot to prevent producing so much pertussis or whatever... totally preventable lol. I try to not worry about it, but let's face it... it's better than not worrying at all about their safety, right :)
I hear this is a good book, but haven't read it yet :o)
http://www.amazon.com/Worry-Solution-Breakthrough-Confide...
Yes, I worry. I really have to focus on God and change my thinking during the times when I worry the most (it comes and goes). It doesn't help that my sister was recently killed by a gun when someone outside dropped it. Talk about a freak accident. I mainly worry about losing a child or my hubby. I have to discipline my mind or I'll go bonkers. I pray a lot that God will help me not to worry and it really does help. Since my son was born a year ago, I started having nightmares about my kids and in my dreams I beg God to help me. One time God said in my dream that my kids were safe in their beds and that I was only dreaming. It was really cool!
I'm a pretty calm, laid back type of person that takes a bit to get worked up about things...then I had kids. It's like my mind will run through every possibility of what bad things could happen. The feeling of protecting my babies is very strong, and I definitely think it's from that that we all (or most of us) feel this sense of worry. It's our job to keep our babies safe, so we become ultra aware. It has kept them safer because of it! I'm also a big believer in following the momma's instinct. So many people try to belittle that, but I think it's so important to follow it!
On occasion it'll get to where I am too worried, and I'll have to rely on my faith in God and trust in Him that if I'm doing all I can do, it's up to Him to do the rest. That usually helps calm me down and make me feel okay again.
It is hard being a mom!
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After 47 years, I have figured out that the stuff I worry about is NEVER the stuff that actually happens! It's always something out of left field that you NEVER see coming.
That said, I DO believe in being vigilant about what's going on around you, practicing reasonable precaution and preparing for a Plan B.
