https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:13:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912607 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:45:40 +0000 karenbme 2912607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, just commiseration. For me the anxiety manifests as being sure that if/when DD gets it she will die. As a result the baby and I haven’t left the house in a week except to walk around our neighborhood, and I have strict rules for DH when he goes out. I find myself reading literature and checking my state health department website obsessively and have started plotting the daily infection totals for my state. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912606 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:43:04 +0000 macintosh 2912606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This article really explains what I’m feeling about working from home too: <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/coronavirus-covid19-parents-kids-childcare?origin=shp" rel="nofollow">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/coronavirus-covid19-parents-kids-childcare?origin=shp</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912605 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:04:29 +0000 earthling 2912605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any advice. I'm currently fretting over an upright freezer delivery (extreme anxiety about letting people into my house?). I ordered one in early Feb. to start building up freezer meals for my maternity leave, then canceled it when they scheduled delivery for the end of March and ordered from another store. It was finally supposed to be delivered last Thursday, but it arrived at the warehouse damaged and they rescheduled for for next Saturday. </p> <p>I can't help but feel like I should have canceled again, but all this time at home has given me time to notice one of my fridge freezer's gaskets is starting to give out. I joined veggie and meat CSAs that deliver monthly to avoid being out and about this summer, given a late May due date, so I will need the space. </p> <p>It just feels like there's no cut-and-dry right choices now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912600 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 20:32:53 +0000 Shantuck 2912600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I’ve been doing the same thing with Amazon fresh. The new delivery slots weren’t available at 3:45 am but I checked again at 4 am and a ton of slots opened up. Silver lining of needing to be up to nurse my newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912598 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 20:06:48 +0000 periwinklebee 2912598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyPenny: I sure I am losing it, but better to be losing it at this point than to be one of those people not taking it at all seriously who's going around spreading it, ugh... </p> <p>To the OP.... I was able to book a grocery delivery slot (Amazon Prime Now) at 3am when slots hadn't been available anytime during the day for awhile. I was up feeding the baby anyways, so it wasn't a huge pain for me to check, but may be worth a try for avoiding the store... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912596 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 20:00:36 +0000 JennyPenny 2912596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: 😂 that’s hilarious. I’m also glad I’m not the only one feeling uncomfortable with what was totally normal a few weeks ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912595 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 19:51:06 +0000 periwinklebee 2912595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyPenny: I internally cringe from children's book. This is what's going on in my head when I read one of my son's favorites - Pete the Cat Saves Christmas. "Twas the day before Christmas and Santa was ill, in the cold winter wind he'd caught a bad chill. Will Christmas be canceled will it come to that? Never cried Santa, let's call Pete the cat." Then you get Pete interacting with the elves who no doubt had been exposed to Santa. Then next thing you know Pete's going around spreading coronavirus to "all the good girls and all the good boys" via his flying minibus. Why didn't they just cancel Christmas?!?!? I'm losing it 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912592 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:57:30 +0000 JennyPenny 2912592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, no advice, just commiseration. I really hope my feelings go back to normal when this is all over. Already I’ve noticed when watching TV I cringe when people shake hands or are in crowded places. It’s bizarre </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912589 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:35:42 +0000 erinbaderin 2912589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don’t really have any advice, just - same. I went to the grocery store yesterday morning and it was horrible, I felt practically sick - there were so many people in there, I found myself trying to hold my breath and making notes for next time - hair in a ponytail so I’m not brushing it out of my face, bank card in my pocket so I don’t have to reach into my purse, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-anxiety-leaving-the-house#post-2912588 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:16:20 +0000 macintosh 2912588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS has stayed home from school for the past week even though his preschool is open. DH has really stepped up to take care of him and they are having a great time together. </p> <p>However, I still have to run back and forth to work most days to pick up and deliver equipment for my mental health agency. My mom lives with us and she’s still seeing patients in person. I’ve stopped at drive throughs a couple of times to get food, but I can’t shake the feeling that it’s super dangerous and I’ve made too many mistakes.</p> <p>Luckily many people at my job are working from home, but people are also running around scrambling to get the equipment they need and I wish they weren’t. I’m doing everything I can to set up everything I need to ship to my house, but I’ll still need to drop off things at UPS. I’ll still need to go to the grocery store because Instacart is overbooked.</p> <p>How are you guys dealing with this? I am so anxious that I’m stress sweating whenever I have to leave the house. I just feel awful. </p>