How to overcome Depression & Anxiety in the 1st trimister

I am Theresa and I am now 6 weeks pregnant, I am suffering these days from strong anxiety.. first I was just little anxious, but it turned to be a strong anxiety, and my fear grew to be much like paniking from the idea of being anxious itself :)

I just don't know how to overcome it, I tried hard, but couldn't...I always find my hands shaking, wanting to cry 'cose am afraid of being anxious, my hearbeats are fast and find it hard to go to bed and spleep peacfully without being afraid or panicked... So it's almost a nightmare for me...

Hi Therese,

Sounds like your going through a tough time! You sound really self aware, generally what people fear is the panic itself, rather than a specific fear, but not everybody realises that kwim? And major congrats in coming on here and asking for help!

There are a couple things you can do, first of all, are there times of the day or night when you don't feel panicky? What makes those times different? Are there specific triggers or is it just out of the blue? If you can figure out what triggers it, then your in a much better position to work around it. Secondly, never underestimate the power of 10 deep breaths! There's also just going with it, just tell yourself 'ok I'm panicky, that's fine, I'll wait it out' rather than fighting against it. Trying to decrease a thought or a feeling never really works, it's like not thinking of pink elephants :)

Hope that's given you some ideas! Good luck!

I went through some serious anxiety when my DS was about 4-5 months old. It was just like you described, and it was awful, so I completely sympathize.

Do you know what it is that triggers your anxiety? For me it was some stomach problems I was having and I started worrying that it was something serious. The more I worried, the worse my stomach got and it just escalated.

What helped for me was getting out and keeping as busy as possible so I didn't have time to think about what was making me anxious. I found I was much better when I had company around me or when I was doing something fun, so I threw myself into different activities to keep my mind elsewhere. I never let myself sit around at home alone stressing out. I did end up going on meds for a few months until my anxiety settled down and then after that made sure I got out every day even if it was just grocery shopping.

I'm 6 weeks PG too and have been a little anxious as well since my last PG ended in M/C at 6 weeks. I am still making myself go out every day though (or I have friends with kids over for play dates) and I am making myself think positive thoughts instead of negative one.

Have you talked to you doctor? I found that helped me a lot too. I hope you're feeling better soon!

Hello Keatfearie,

Many thanks for your reply... You know it just becoming like telling myself "Oh, it is the usual daily time of anxiety and depression..:)" It's becoming an obsession... it's been a few days, that I begin to have these bad feelings when night approaches... and in very early mornings... I am trying to keep myself busy, but still feeling unhappy...:) I talked to a psychatrist and he refused to give me any medications, telling me that we maybe try a magnetic therapy, if things go worth... :) I just want to feel normal again and forget all abt anxiety and depression..but cannot help it in the time being.

Hello Twin Sister,

You know, sometimes I want to get busy all the time, and do activities, but I find myself afraid of getting exhausted, and that this exhaustion could lead me to lose my pregnancy (I also miscarried my first baby at 13 weeks)... Anyway thank you for your concern, and it is really comforting to know that I am not on board alone ;))

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