does the anxiety ever get better?
I have always had mild anxiety, but typically just managed with a mindset of “whats going to happen will happen.”
I’m currently 15 ish weeks PP, LO was born at 35 weeks but otherwise healthy (even avoided nicu like a champ)! My current struggle is feeling like it’s all too good to be true, babies are so incredible fragile (resilient, but fragile) and some horrible accident could take it all away at any moment. Between SIDS, car accidents, falling while being held or any variety of things….As they get older the worries change but i’m sure they’re always there. Are these worst case scenarios what everyone thinks about when they are admiring their baby? My prior psychiatrist used a lot of acronyms, we talked about F.E.A.R often: Future Events Aren’t Real & I keep trying to remind myself of that; some days it helps, others it doesn’t seem to help ease my mind.
I wouldn’t say this is life altering, or the anxiety is stopping me from doing things, but damn I just wish it would get better.
Posted Jun 15, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC