So stressed out

[brit 14]

I recently just came down with a cold and my nose is so stuffed and my throat burns like crazy and with that I've been having discomfort in my chest and it's heightening my anxiety, especially with not being able to breathe out of my nose. I feel awful and I'm so exhausted and I just have to add anxiety to that.

Also I have a project for school this weekend where I have to take care of an electronic baby, that stimulates the same thing real babies do. My teacher said it will wake you up during the night and so far it's woken me up at 2:00 and I had to change it's diaper, feed it for 20 minutes, rock it and then change it's diaper again. When it woke me up when it was crying it almost gave me a panic attack because it was crying so loud and it scared me so much. Do on top of having a cold, and anxiety, I'm kept awake by this. And I have to find a way to sleep in between or I'm going to be an absolute wreck the time Monday comes a long.

So my stress level is very high right now and I can't go back to sleep because I'm terrified of being woken up again because it scared me so much the last time. I'm just so scared the lack of sleep is going to make me even more sick and not give me a chance to get better and I hate being sick for obvious reasons and it heightens my anxiety by 50% because I feel like it's harder to breathe when my throat is burning and my nose is stuffed.

[jonathan123 2368]

Hi brit. I would imagine that the last thing you need is an electronic baby to keep you awake! Could your school not find you something less exhausting? Can you have word with the teacher about this as you really are inflicting this on yourself. You are already low with a cold and to be kept awake is not good. In fact, looking at your post again, I feel you should stop the baby right thing now before it makes your anxiety worse. The cold will get better but you really need a different project from school, a less tiresome one.       Jon.

[brit 14]

Unfortunately I can't because I already have the baby for the weekend and there's no way for me to turn it off and there's no way to do another project to make up for it. But I guess I'll just have to deal with it, at least it's only a weekend

[Dany 10]

I know how you feel, I also have a cold right now and feeling awful. Also I have problems breathing through my nose for the last 10 years now, and whenever I get a cold things are getting worse. 

 

Regarding your school project, you don't really need more stress especially with your anxiety and being sick. I suggest putting this electronic baby in another room and set your clock to wake you up in the night. It is different from waking from a crying noise.