Image credit. When you become a parent, your levels of anxiety are bound to increase a little. While parenting is, of course, a beautiful and life-changing experience, it can also make us feel very vulnerable. The idea of something bad happening to our child is unthinkable; these thoughts can plague the mind of any parent day and night. Of course it is natural to be worried about your child’s development, health and happiness, but an overwhelming amount of anxiety in this area can be detrimental in myriad ways. You might find yourself obsessing about hypothetical situations that are highly unlikely…