I am currently on maternity leave. I had to cut my masters to a graduate Certificate when I got pregnant with second. Due to our organisations downsizing over the next few years and lack of progression opportunities I will have to continue studying my masters to have a secure back up. My previous studies don’t have much opportunities in my current city and I’m reluctant to move with small kids.
My issue is how do I cope with the anxiety this is causing me. Every time I think about how I’ll handle study with toddlers my anxiety flares up. I’ve studied with my first while she was a baby and toddler. But now that I have two I can’t get past how I’ll manage. They are already on two different bed times. And my first is going through a really bad sleep regression - going from one nap to none. Because of this she gets really bad night terrors.
Im wondering if both end up with bad sleep how I’ll study at night. I don’t want to jeopardise weekends with them unless it’s for exam time. Last time I studied on the bus, during breaks/downtime at work, and at night when she slept or during day naps. With two it’s harder to do this.
i have always been anxious with study since high school. Especially with assignments. I end up breaking down thinking I won’t meet it. But add kids and a job and I’m even more anxious. I already pulled out three times from degrees I accepted.
work doesn’t cause me anxiety funnily enough.
any hints and tips about managing anxiety study? Any motivating stories?
