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Postpartum Anxiety Therapy in Denver
Postpartum anxiety can be all-consuming and exhausting. Working with a postpartum therapist can help.
You may constantly feel worried and anxious about the health of you or your baby
Once they get going, your worries may be hard to stop and your thoughts may feel like they are racing
You might experience scary images of your baby being harmed
You may be having panic attacks
You may be having trouble sleeping, even when your baby is sleeping
You may often experience dread that the other shoe is about to drop and something bad is going to happen to you or your baby
If any of this maps on to your experience, you may be experiencing postpartum anxiety.
Becoming a parent is not what you thought it would be.
Maybe you imagined peaceful moments rocking your baby to sleep, or feeling an instant, overwhelming love. Instead, you might find yourself lying awake at 3 AM, because your mind won't stop racing with "what if" scenarios.
Perhaps you thought you'd feel confident and capable, but instead you're second-guessing and worrying about every parenting decision. Should you wake the baby to feed them? Are they sleeping too much? Too little? Is that rash normal? The gap between what you expected and what you're experiencing can feel devastating.
Postpartum anxiety can make you fear the worst and make you think things will never be OK. The anxiety, worry, and dread can feel like it’s overtaking everything. It can get in the way of enjoying the little moments with your baby. You were told that you “should” soak up this time, and that it should be one of the happiest times of your life. You are not doing anything wrong though. Postpartum anxiety is caused by many factors including hormonal changes, sleep deprivation, the big life transitions you’re going through, and you can also have a genetic predisposition towards experiencing anxiety.
If you're reading this and recognizing yourself, please know that you deserve help. You deserve to enjoy this time with your baby. You deserve to feel confident and capable as a parent.
How do I know if I need postpartum anxiety therapy?
It’s normal to experience some anxiety after giving birth. Parenting is an experience filled with so much unknown. Many new parents find themselves worrying about things they've never had to think about before, and those feelings are a natural part of adjusting to parenthood.
If you’re finding that your anxiety is overwhelming and doesn’t seem to let up, or is impacting your ability to care for your baby and enjoy life, it may be time to seek professional help for postpartum anxiety therapy in Denver.
Therapy for postpartum anxiety can provide relief from overwhelming feelings and help you regain control over your life.
1 in 5 people experience postpartum anxiety or depression
1 in 5 new parents in Denver experience postpartum anxiety or depression - some without even realizing it. That’s because symptoms can show up so differently from person to person. So you may have talked with a friend about their experience with postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety, and your experience may be completely different. Sleep deprivation that comes with being a new parent can also make it hard to think through whether what you’re experiencing may need treatment.
There are common themes that people may experience with postpartum anxiety:
Feeling the need to frequently check your baby’s breathing or check the monitor
Worry about whether something is wrong with your baby
Worry about dropping your baby
Worry about your baby’s feeding and whether they’ve gotten enough to eat
Don’t let postpartum anxiety stand in your way. Postpartum anxiety therapy can help.
Postpartum anxiety can feel scary - but you’re not alone
Sometimes new moms can feel nervous to tell other people about worries they are experiencing. Postpartum anxiety is so much more common than you think - and as someone specializing in postpartum anxiety treatment, it’s likely that I’ve worked with others experiencing similar worries.
Beyond one-on-one therapy, joining a support group can be really comforting - there's something powerful about connecting with other parents who truly get what you're going through. If you're looking for more postpartum anxiety resources around Denver, we've got some great options listed here.
Working with a postpartum therapist in Denver can help you to:
Get back to feeling more like yourself
Feel more present with others and with your baby
Get distance from overwhelming, frightening thoughts about yourself or your baby
Process your emotions to keep anxiety symptoms from going haywire and taking over
Improve your sleep
Get back to doing the things that are important to you, and the things that help you feel like you
You don’t have to do this alone. Let’s get started on treating your postpartum anxiety.
Mindful Health Psychology provides mindful, compassionate postpartum anxiety therapy for people in Denver, Colorado & 43 States online.
Other services offered at Mindful Health Psychology:
Mindful Health Psychology is a practice offering in-person and online therapy for Denver, CO. Mindful Health Psychology is also able to provide online therapy to most other states (see FAQs for details on specific states served). We specialize in therapy for anxiety, depression, distress during pregnancy, postpartum depression, coping with miscarriage and pregnancy loss, PMDD, coping with fertility-related stressors, birth trauma, coping with a chronic medical condition, insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm disorders, and hypersomnia disorders.
We provide both in-person and online therapy to give you options and make treatment more accessible, which means you can be located in Denver, Boulder, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Princeton, Seattle, and beyond to receive perinatal anxiety treatment!
References
Cox JL, Holden JM, Sagovsky R. Detection of postnatal depression: development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The British journal of psychiatry. 1987;150(6):782-6.