The avalanche of chores, a baby and pets…. coping techniques 😊
Dear Mummas,
It’s widely known that the avalanche of chores, demanding pets and a baby may cause your anxiety to thrive and flourish. We obviously don’t want that to happen!
The anxiety has been with me since childhood, I have used multiple techniques to cope with it but having an infant and two pets in the household definately makes managing anxiety more challenging.
What I’ve been doing is keeping everything under control by controlling my breathing and fleeing the chaos😎
Unsettled baby, the house being up side down, a cat running around like a headless chicken, anxiety, hopelessness and frustration rising quicky? Sounds familiar? If yes then…
STOP FOR A MOMENT
TAKE A DEEP BREATH
INHALE, EXHALE while drawing a cirle and a square with your pointing finger up in the air five times with your eyes closed (it’s a distraction method).
NOW GET UP, GET YOURSELF AND YOUR BABY…
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