Helpplease

Thanks to all the posters, it's good to know I'm not alone. I am postnatal at the moment, and it happened with my first too. Good thing is that I know it's not forever. At the moment however I am all consumed, and keep thinking about vey irrational things harming my kids (not me - my fear is chemicals, toxins etc near them) and am just unable to function. My poor husband is being a trooper...

The problem is it makes me unhappy and its not helpful. Shouldn't we be relaxing and enjoying our kids?

I have always been an anxious person. But, as a Mum it's got worse because I am making decisions which affect other lives, not just mine. I find myself worrying about all sorts of crazy things, the kind of things that my mum would laugh off as I was growing up, and most of the time I would do the same, but I often have days when it's all consuming. Does anyone else feel like this? Panicked about things in every day life, especially with respect to your kids. I know it's irrational, but at the time I cannot help but be consumed by it. Any words of wisdom, to make me laugh if nothing else would be much appreciated.