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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 131854" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>Considering this further- I think I do it to keep myslef busy, trying to keep anxious thoughts at bay. Most of the time when I am heading out, it is to take one of the kids to the university teaching hospital.....and even if it is simply for routine follow up I get anxious. Doing all the work here such as makeing sure every peice of clothing is washed dried ironed folded and put away helps calm me, and makeing sure every peice of trash is gone, and every dish washed and put away and every bill paid etc.....it keeps me busy, burns off anxiety....Reminds me of my role in our home and family, or something, and I draw comfort from that? Maybe it is my way of trying to have things be more "normal" dureing a highly stressful time? </p><p>And yes, I alphabetized cabinets before giving birth etc.....in my mind I was thinking "I might not feel like doing this AFTER the baby is born, so I beter get it done before hand" and also thinking, Oh I want my new baby to come home to a nice home. As if maybe a new baby might not want to come home to a less than perfect home? Plus I knew I would rather gaze at a newborn that be doing much housework for awhile, and I knew I would be busy in a new baby fog due to nitetime feedings etc. So I was trying to head off chaos. and overwork later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 131854, member: 1697"] Considering this further- I think I do it to keep myslef busy, trying to keep anxious thoughts at bay. Most of the time when I am heading out, it is to take one of the kids to the university teaching hospital.....and even if it is simply for routine follow up I get anxious. Doing all the work here such as makeing sure every peice of clothing is washed dried ironed folded and put away helps calm me, and makeing sure every peice of trash is gone, and every dish washed and put away and every bill paid etc.....it keeps me busy, burns off anxiety....Reminds me of my role in our home and family, or something, and I draw comfort from that? Maybe it is my way of trying to have things be more "normal" dureing a highly stressful time? And yes, I alphabetized cabinets before giving birth etc.....in my mind I was thinking "I might not feel like doing this AFTER the baby is born, so I beter get it done before hand" and also thinking, Oh I want my new baby to come home to a nice home. As if maybe a new baby might not want to come home to a less than perfect home? Plus I knew I would rather gaze at a newborn that be doing much housework for awhile, and I knew I would be busy in a new baby fog due to nitetime feedings etc. So I was trying to head off chaos. and overwork later. [/QUOTE]
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