Feeling good, but....

[Foobar]

Hey everyone!

For the past week, I have actually felt GOOD! I have been feeling like myself again. DD was poopy this weekend, made a mess everywhere. DH was upset and I told him "look, is she ok? are we ok? if yes, then it is not a problem!" This is more like me instead of worrying about the mess and the yuck and everything. I am so happy!

However, I worry that my period will throw me off. Has anyone had more depression during their period? I don't know if anyone has this trouble or not. I like feeling happy and controlling the panic attacks, but now I am panicking over the fact my period should show up in 2 weeks and I might go down again!
HELP?

[Lucky Charm]

Foo...I am happy you are feeling good this week!

as someone who has not suffered from depression of any kind, i read these threads with a heavy heart. just want to say i am rooting for you and the other mommies, and offer support.

[mama2girls]

Foo,

Just concentrate on the GOOD feeling and don't worry about what is to come (easier said than done, I know!).

As my mother always reminds me, "If there's not blood or fire involved, it's not a crisis." Maybe I should make that my sig line, so I HAVE to read it every day!

As for the poop, would it help if you told dh that M has not had a poopy diaper yet this week that hasn't required an entire change of clothing and thoughs of a bath? Yesterday I went through three shirts, two pairs of pants and she went through two outfits. Amazingly enough A (2.5) was in one the whole day!!
It is not unusual for babes to blow out the diaper every time.

[Foobar]

trying to stay positive, but dd just came down with the Norwalk virus again. Poor kid was vomiting this afternoon

I hate when she's sick. I was sick yesterday and I thought I got it from her, now feel like I gave it to her!

Sigh...why is it hard to focus on just being somedays? I think I sometimes just get scared of feeling good? KWIM?

[Jish]

Foobar, my cycle has A LOT to do with how I am feeling. I have been GREAT the past week and a half since my period ended. About a week before it starts things start to go downhill for a couple weeks until it ends then it seems to go back up again. I figure I get half a month where I feel good and half a month that is pretty dicy as far as my anxiety goes.: At least if I have to feel bad it might as well be while I've got my period.

[shematrix]

I'm sorry to hear you both have been sick. How are you two doing now? I hope she gets over it quickly.

I always feel more down when my period starts. Hard to know if it is just PMS or part of the Depression. I guess it comes from both.

I try to take it one day at a time and enjoy the good days. And just hang on through the bad.

HUGS

Brenda