By Traci C. Johnson, MD — 2021
Being a new mom can be wonderful and tough at the same time. You’ve got a lot of new challenges -- and a lot less sleep. You may feel emotional and sometimes overwhelmed.
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The mind-altering drug has been shown to help people suffering from anxiety and depression. But how it helps, who it will serve, and who will profit are open questions.
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Being a mom with anxiety, hard as it is, is actually the only kind of mom I want to be.
My sister asks if she can take my son, her nephew, to the park—I say no, because if she were to get into a car accident with him and he died, I could never forgive her.
I was diagnosed as a teenager with generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety. Everything gave me anxiety: people, schoolwork, making decisions—it all made me panic. Over time, I learned strategies to handle my anxiety. Then I had kids.
It’s no surprise that when a person gets a diagnosis of heart disease, cancer or some other life-limiting or life-threatening physical ailment, they become anxious or depressed.
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