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When Kerry returned to work after the premature birth of her twin boys, she was shocked at how the anxiety and stresses relating to the first months of her babies鈥� lives affected her in her day job.

The memories of the traumatic birth, the initial stay in hospital and then repeated follow-up appointments and health concerns for her babies, hung over her.

It was hard to shift the negative thoughts and worries.

鈥淚 just didn鈥檛 have any head space for work as my mind was so full with everything else that had been going on,鈥� she said.

Rough time

鈥淢y boys were born at 29 weeks and we had a really rough time at the beginning.

鈥淭here were lots of hospital appointments. I had a lot of anxiety about the boys, their health.

鈥淚 felt like I was just waiting for bad things to happen. I could not move on.

鈥淚 went back to work two days a week when they were just over a year old.

Could not cope

鈥淏ut I just could not cope at work. I鈥檇 get to work in tears. It was a really tough time.鈥�

Kerry was initially referred to see a counsellor through her workplace鈥檚 EAP scheme.

She found the four weeks of sessions helpful, but knew she still needed further support.

鈥淚鈥檇 had another few weeks where I still wasn鈥檛 feeling great.

鈥淚 had started to feel better, but then I kept thinking: 鈥榃hat if it happened again? What if I struggled like that again? What could I do?鈥�

Kerry, 38, came across 香港六合彩精准资料 member聽Natasha Page, of This is Me Counselling and Psychotherapy, who was offering free support for mums with children under the age of two, through a scheme that was funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Because they were free and easy to access, Kerry decided to go ahead and book six sessions with the counsellor.

Her counsellor used different strategies from CBT to help Kerry find ways of dealing with her anxieties and the issues that were causing her problems.

聽鈥淭hey were really simple things I could do if I felt those anxieties again. They were so useful.鈥�

One of the strategies that her counsellor taught her was the 鈥榳orry pot鈥�.

Feeling of guilt

鈥淚鈥檓 a mum of twins. I鈥檓 non-stop. I had a million things flitting about my head. But I also had that feeling of guilt and feeling that I shouldn鈥檛 be falling apart.

鈥淭he 鈥榳orry pot鈥� really helped me understand what I was worrying about and put it in perspective. It was really effective.鈥�

Kerry鈥榮 counsellor also helped her understand how writing things down could be beneficial 鈥� and it prompted her to start keeping a diary.

鈥淓ach day I write three things that I鈥檓 grateful for. It鈥檚 something that really instils the positive thoughts in my head,鈥� she said.

And it鈥檚 that extra positivity that Kerry believes is one of the best things that has come out of the sessions with her counsellor.

Back on track

鈥淐ounselling has encouraged me to think more positively. It helped me get back on track.

She added: 鈥淚鈥檓 a bit more aware of my feelings now and what triggers me.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 realise I felt a certain way about things until I started talking about it.

鈥淚t鈥檚 made me realise more about my anxieties and the unhealthy ways of thinking I sometimes have, and what pushes me when I鈥檓 stressed.

More positive

鈥淏eing clearer about these different things and having strategies to cope when I feel that way has helped me be more positive.鈥�

Of course, Kerry is still a busy working mum of twin boys. Arlo and Eti are now toddlers.

But she now feels that bit more prepared to cope if she is struggling with stress and anxiety, at home or at work.

鈥淚 feel very grateful that my counsellor could help me,鈥� she added.

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