Have a 3 and a 1 year old. I keep having nightmares about them the last few months. Either we are getting attacked or we are running/hiding from a monster. I cant calm myself down or go back to sleep unless I hold them. Not being able to protect them in any way is my fear now.

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A coworker had similar anxieties after the birth of his child. He signed up for Krav Maga classes and it helped him channel that need to be/feel protective into a healthy and useful exercise.

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While I took the KM classes for personal defense training since I travel a lot to unknown places as a female, I can second how amazing they are for mental finesse and preparedness.

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sounds like anxiety. anxiety meds help me with the same irrational fears I would have about my own kids. Thinking the absolute worst things and my fear of not being able to protect them. totally anxiety and is treatable

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Learn self-defense and how to use a gun. Also update your home security system to call the police immediately if there is an intruder.

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With the state of the world (and country), this is no surprise. Devastating nonetheless. So sorry you’re going through this.

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You need to turn off the news for a while and read children’s books with your kids

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