Strong As a Mother by Kate Rope

Author:Kate Rope
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

HOW TO MANAGE SCARY THOUGHTS

Trying to will these unwanted thoughts away is not going to work. “If you try not to think about a pink elephant, the first thing you are going to think about is a pink elephant,” says Abramowitz. Instead, Abramowitz recommends acknowledging and observing the thoughts. When you let them “come along for the ride,” says Abramowitz, you can see they’re not what they seem to be and develop a healthy relationship with them. “You learn how to be good at having the thought rather than trying to control the thought,” says Abramowitz.

And, says Howard, “these thoughts tend to fade with time.” Research shows that these worries tend to ebb and flow and may be more frequent around six weeks after your baby is born but then dissipate over the next month or so.

One way to help alleviate the worry that can accompany these thoughts, says Abramowitz, is just educating families before birth about how common they are. That alone can decrease the likelihood that a parent will develop an anxiety disorder related to them. So maybe this section is helping you feel better. Or maybe it isn’t.

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