Finding Strength When Unexpectedly Expecting Everyone’s been anxious sometime. It’s easy to see why someone would get anxious before a big test or a wedding or some kind of job interview. But the funny thing about anxiety is that it can sometimes pop up when you least expect it, and when you are most vulnerable. It can send one thinking about their far away, distant future for no obvious reason, or mulling over their far away, distant past.
Unplanned pregnancies fall into the “common sense” category of anxiety triggers. After all, even a totally planned pregnancy will bring about some nervous feelings and concerns. So here are several valuable ways to combat anxiety. They include personal tools that can be used to combat immediate feelings of distress, as well as more long-term tools that will help a possible birthmother choose what is the right path to take – and help her choose it for the right reasons grounded her own beliefs and dignity. Immediate Relief Sometimes the best way to deal with anxiety is not to rationalize what’s going on, but to just stop thinking for a moment. In the worst times, when anxiety hits the hardest, like if one is experiencing racing thoughts, or emotions that are spiraling out of control, what’s needed is immediate relief. If popping a pill to remedy anxiety comes to mind, think again. In these moments of intense distress, it can be most helpful to simply use the body to quiet the mind.