Is It Normal to Feel So Upset Over Stories About Babies Being Hurt, Killed, Abused, Etc?
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When my son was born, I got terrible postpartum anxiety. I was so scared about anything and everything that could possibly happen to my baby, I would cry and cry and truly felt like I was losing my mind. After my hormones calmed down, my anxiety did too and I would say that now I am a protective mom, but not an anxious mom (thank goodness!). However, I can’t stand stories about terrible things happening to babies. I hear disturbing stories (like the man in Las Vegas who burst from his home in a drug-induced rampage and hacked a 4 month old baby to death with an axe), disgusting stories (like the woman who microwaved her two month old baby over an argument with her baby daddy), or plain sad stories (like the woman in Minneapolis who threw her 18 day old baby in a snow bank, again over an argument with the baby daddy). Believe me, I do not seek these stories out because I know how much they upset me! But I hear them and I instantly obsess over it. I can’t get it out of my head and I picture every grusome detail. I cry and cry and I wonder what in the hell is wrong with people. It hurts me so much. I sit there and sob and my heart aches for these poor babies as though I was actually close to them, even though I’ve never so much as seen a picture. Is it normal to feel so deeply for these poor little babies that I don’t even know? Is this a phase that will pass? Do I need mental help or something? I hate feeling so heartbroken and emotionally wrecked all the time. The pain always eases after a while, but then I’ll end up hearing another story from someone who unfortunately has no idea what it does to me, and then I am back to obsessive and distraught. So, am I normal? Or is this too much?
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Answer by arthur w
i think you should go talk to a dr maybe it will help
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