Apples and oranges
My therapist suggested last week that I write in a journal and also that I look into support groups. So, I found this website and I really liked the online journal. I'm 21 now, but when I was sixteen,...
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Last night when I was having difficulty sleeping because of my anxiety and racing thoughts not allowing me to relax and settle down I thought it would be good to write down my thoughts to share with...
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Good for you! That was a great idea.I'm glad it went well for you.Venessa
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Tonight I realized that in the way we had to take it easy after giving birth to allow our bodies to heal physically, in these hard, dark times of PPD we must also take it easy to allow our hearts,...
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That was very well said!! I had never thought about it in that way.....but to look back at it, you are so right. Keep up the fight...Your doing a great job! Kym
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Why have I been feeling so low? Everything was going so good and I was finally feeling normal but these past few days have gone downhill. Today I've felt at times like I don't have the strength or...
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happens to all of us. You have a few days up and a few down. Just keep on your meds and everything during the good days and soon the bad days will be shorter and there will be more good days between...
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I've been feeling a little guilty about being so impatient with my daughter. She's a good baby-spirited, but she rarely cries without needing something. I just wish I had more patience with her. I...
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YOu can have it again. Ppd will do that to you. It did to me! Heather
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WELCOME, I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE. I HAVE READ YOUR JOURNALS AND I TOO CAN UNDERSTAND THE UPS AND DOWNS THAT YOU FEEL. I HAVE MOMENTS THAT ALL IS GOOD AND THEN MOMENTS WHERE THINGS SEEM AS IF...
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Last night it struck me how much I've been feeling as though I fail at everything I do. I fail to have patience, I fail at keeping things clean, I fail at having a relationship with my husband both...
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HONEY!!!!! DO NOT FOCUS ON WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FAILING AT. TRY TO FIND THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING WELL WITH AND EMBRACE THOSE. PPD HAS A WAY OF MAKING YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE FAILING...
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Today was a low tolerance day for me. I was very easily bugged by my husband leaving for 2 hours to go help a friend, I was bugged by some other friends who seem less mature and more naive than us,...
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Good Morning!I believe lack of patience is part of PPD. That is one of my symptoms as well. I personally think it is related to my self esteem issues. You had said earlier that you think you are...
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Today at counseling my therapist had me write a letter to myself, but it was to be set in a year from now and talk about what was going on in life. So, in a year, my daughter will be 16 months old,...
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I hate stressing out about money all the time. I don't really need to but I still worry. It seems like everytime we get a little bit ahead, something comes up to set us back even farther. It seemed as...
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I feel like I am so wound up that I could snap at any moment and who knows what would happen. All day today I've felt tense and I've been tightly clenching my fists around whatever I'm holding onto...
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I know I've only been in counseling, doing meds, and actively trying to get better for about 3 months, but it just feels so hopeless and like I will never feel normal. I've felt depressed for years...
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Things are going so much better for me, but I can't help wondering if every parent feels so tied down and boring after having a child. It seems like everyone without kids is able to do anything and go...
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