It's a torment to take a bath, to do anything, even to dry myself. My soul feels constricted in the bathroom. When I enter the tiny space, it feels like they're going to suffocate and kill me. The anticipation of that moment makes the time before it a separate torment. I swear, I feel like crying like a child and refusing to take a bath. I used to spend hours in the water, but now I rush out in 15-20 minutes. Afterwards, I'm afraid that I'll panic in the other bathroom or something will happen. Does anyone else experience this? My friends say they used to feel this way too, but I wanted to ask you as well. And it goes away after childbirth, right?