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Husband needs answers

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katcha67
katcha67

My husband is 51yrs old and for as long as he can remember, he develops a bad case of panic disorder in the month prior to his birthday and it disapates a couple weeks afterwards.  He gets very aggitated, feels the need to run, has delusional thoughts that he can not explain. overall, feels like he is "going crazy".  The only thing i can attribute to the cause is that his mother had lost a child prior to him at near full term, She was a very anxious woman and so when he was coming to due date, she was in near histeria.  Can the anxiety of a mother channel to the unborn child? How can we stop this cycle?

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  • julie1111
    julie1111 katcha67

    Posted

    hi katcha67 i have often wondered this as im suffer with anxiety and i know my mum would of been anxious near my birth, looking forward to replys! great post 
  • gillian20097
    gillian20097 katcha67

    Posted

    Maybe if he was told this story from a early age that his mum was near hysteria up to her due date that it somehow stored in his subconscious and that's why it effects him around this time. 

    I think once we react a certain way once about a situation or event..that our minds automatically feel anxiety each time we are faced with that situation unless we get the correct treatment.

    so maybe he was told of his mums anxiety and he felt anxiety at the thought of his mums anxiety and as a result it has affected him ever since.

    Idk but I'm rather intrigued.

     

    • tracie20455
      tracie20455 gillian20097

      Posted

      I was going to say the same thing Gillian but you beat me to it, and put it so well!
    • gillian20097
      gillian20097 tracie20455

      Posted

      Hey we are good us kid :D 

      Great minds xx

      I was thinking like maybe " false memory syndrome".

      A thought that was maybe created when he first got told of his mums anguish close to his birth xx

  • richard89308
    richard89308 katcha67

    Posted

    he definitely could do with some cbt counselling on this issue

    of running

  • plainden
    plainden katcha67

    Posted

    sounds as if he is "anticipating" woe + dread-i do that.Anytime friends come  i anticipate something awful happening ie what happens if i get ill when they are here + anxiety goes thro roof + i end up ill-i am sure i have had this for years,I had to cancel 3 hols in past 3 yrs because of it -anticipating the worst ,Finally went to docs
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