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Name: Nicole
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Can anyone else out there relate to me? Sometimes, i feel im going crazy....i'm almost 34 wks pregnant and throughout my pregnancy my emotions have been all over the place. I have always been emotional and I guess I have suffered depression to some extent throughout my life. But it seems to have worsened throughout pregnancy. Dont get me wrong, Im so happy to be pregnant but I cannot shake off the depression at the best of times. I sometimes cry for two/three days at a time. I sleep a lot, I wont go out. I wont answer the phone. I have so many phobias. Yet on other days, I am the life and soul of the party and can face what ever life throws at me. My life/pregnancy is a constant rollercoaster.

I have quit smoking and my sleeping tablets since been pregnant. I have found it extremely hard at times, as i dont have that emotional crutch to lean on. My boyfriend suffers my moods. I really dont know how he puts up with me, as I sometimes find it hard to put up with myself!!! Please help me anyone. Tell me your story...tell me im not alone. xxxx
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Name: jen. | Date: Sep 13th, 2005 3:22 PM
first of all it is very common to have your emotions all over the place because of all of your hormones. i cant believe how much i cry at movies and tv lately. but what you are going through definetly sound like clinical depression. my mom and good friend were both diagnosed with depression. i have delt with it with my mom since i was a little girl. her sleeping the entire weekend away, not even being able to go to work because some small thing happened and she let it take over for days or weeks, her not wanting to go anywhere and do anything and sometimes she wasnt even sure why. she just wouldnt feel like it. didnt want to be around people. my mom now takes prozac. she still has depression but not to the extent that she had it before. and my friend who is depressed, she takes prozac too. its one of those meds that you can take even if you are pregnant. it just sounds like to me that medication and some therapy might help you instead of you trying to do it on your own. once this baby gets here, the depression might get even worse. how about post pardom depression, the drop in your hormones suddenly, lack of sleep, and the overwhelming feelings you have when you've got a new baby. try to get some help. there are therepists who charge on a sliding scale so if you have no insurance its not so bad and i would at least talk to your doc about meds and see if that might be an option for you. dont feel like you are alone. i suffer from depression at times, not like my mom but more than most the people i know. it affects millions. hang in there 

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