How To Manage Anxiety as a Mom

I have always been a person that has struggled with anxiety. From childhood to adulthood. My nerves would be bad in large crowds, like getting up to present in front of the class. Now, that I am a mother as I’m sure you can relate it’s ‘mom anxiety’ that is completely normal. However, there are ways that I manage this and so can you.I would like to share with you, “How to Manage Anxiety as a Mom”.

Update: I have seen this post-shoot to the top since the school closings from the pandemic. I’m so sad this is going on. But you know what we will get through this. This too shall pass. Our world has experienced this before.

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Tip: Stay away from the news. Check-in here and there. But truly there is no need to be aware of each case. You know it’s out there just you and your family use the proper safety precautions always.

As a whole together we can not beat this thing if we are not social distancing. Even when we are told it’s okay. It’s truly not.

My Truth About Anxiety As A Mother

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I am opening up with my personal expierences because I want you all to know, You are not alone. Often,I feel the same way. And I go through the same things. And it is okay, Just to have one of those days.

I have three children all in elementary school. All two years apart. So you can only imagine my to-do list seems never-ending. The rushed morning routines and all are on me.

What Does Anxiety Look Like?

For me, my nerves skyrocket through the roof in the morning. So, I am making sure everyone has all their right clothes on. All the clothes are fitting nicely, with no wrinkles. Doing their hair, letting the car warm up. Having to yell a million times, less talking, and eat your breakfast. Make sure the syrup doesn’t waste on your clothes. Yes, all of that.

At this time, my mind feels like it’s going miles per hour. I’m seeing 2 of the kids wrestling. Let’s throw in that I have OCD. So I’m like no stop I just cleaned, you’re going to knock this and that over. Ughhh. Then my body starts tingling all over(those nerves of anxiety). And I have to say okay enough my anxiety is going high. I know chaos city. Even though I have heard of much worse.

Read what anxiety looks like for this mom.

Signs of Anxiety

Anxiety can be presented in so many forms. It is different for each person. It is good to become familiar with the signs of anxiety. Once you see the signs, you can better manage what to do to make this not happen as frequently.

• Feeling nervous, restless or tense
• Having a sense of danger or panic
• Feeling weak
• Sweating
• Trembling
• Trouble concentrating on anything other than what is worrying you
• Hyperventilating
• Increased heart rate

Credit to the article from Mayo Clinic. Read more on the signs of anxiety here.

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How Can I Manage Anxiety As A Mom

As I stated earlier, managing stress and anxiety as a mother is overwhelming. It has levels to it. Literally. I found these tips below to help me so freakin’ much during the week to manage this anxiety.

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Clothes Out For The Week

Each Sunday, I dedicate a time to pick out all my kids’ clothes for the week ahead. I do the same with my clothes. I make sure that all the clothes are wrinkle-free and they are weather appropriate. This mom hack is easy because I don’t have to stress each day about what to wear or who will wear what. This is a time saver and my number one stress reliever.

Because otherwise, it is a complete stressor. I fell in love with these organizers from Amazon. They have storage side pockets for socks and all. Each cubby has the day of the week over it. Talk about the organization. And my kids love seeing it. It incorporates a learning strategy (learning and remembering ) of the days of the week into their normal routine.

Clean The Night Before

So when I don’t feel burnt out from homework or the kids talking. Ha! I like to clean the whole house before we go to bed. I don’t mean washing the baseboards kind of clean. A simple, doing the dishes, folding extra clothes and sweeping kind of thing.

Therefore, when we get up in the am it’s nice and clean. Because for myself with my OCD I have to have a clean house before I leave the house. This is why I am late almost to everything if my house is not clean. If I do not feel like cleaning the night prior, I just get up earlier the next morning and do this before we end up late. This is also a major thing when coping with anxiety as a mother.

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My daughter insists on washing the dishes because she is over the top about doing so. My sons don’t mind pitching in either. Which is a plus. They have a chore chart and behavior chart which praises behaviors like this as well. Stay tuned because I will be writing a post all about this and how to do it for cheap. And your kids will love it!

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BedTimes On Time

I think a lot of mothers know what I mean. When it’s bedtime, we are relieved. Not that we don’t love our kids. But it’s a quiet time for us to unwind from our busy day. And being a blogger is no easy task. Usually, my blogging tasks start at night.

Make sure you and your children have quality time once they get home. Then, have a nice cooked meal. Ultimately, the whole bedtime routine is complete. The kids should be in bed. Lastly, do not let them stay up and linger. This will stop you from getting your me-time. Furthermore, as my mother always said, “You can’t take care of anyone if you don’t take care of yourself.”

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