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[Mara]

fiery i ditto the video monitor. i also thought it might make me obsessive but it doesn''t. and it is a lot of peace of mind to just be able to SEE what he is doing with a quick glance. also you can turn off the LCD part if you don''t want to see, just hear. for a few days i was kind of freaking out around the time he was nestling in his bumper before we removed it and i thought well maybe i should just get that angel care monitor AND have video monitor etc. then i kind of reigned myself in and was like wooaaah.

oh and re: someone climbing in the window, girl i feel that too, it is a valid fear for sure, hey we all watch the news. but i try to think as someone else said about the likelihood of it happening hopefully being pretty low. also we have window jam things so that someone can''t just open the window, and hopefully we''d all hear it being broken, J would cry etc.

hang in there, and i thritto talking to someone at work and/or documenting it if you feel it''s impacting performance.

most anxiety is not ''rational'' so you have to get armed with the tools to deal with it, whether it be behavioral therapy/exercises or medication or both. good luck!!

 

[movie zombie]

the one thing that no one is prepared for with the birth of a child: vulnerability. the birth of my daugthter made me feel vulnerable in a way i had never experienced: the world could hurt me....through my daughter. reading your recent post makes me wonder if this isn''t something you too are now experiencing. it sounds like you actually cope well....but have nightmare fantasies about possible but highly improbable things happening: expressions of anxiety rooted in vulnerability?

mz

 

[dcgator]

Fiery, I can''t really add anything beyond what the ladies here have already said, but I did want to give you a (((BIG HUG))) and tell you that I hope you find something that will help with your situation.