feeling WAY down

[happyhippimama]

I have been too busy to post lately, but I have been lurking a bit. I am so depressed. I just don't know what's going on. I mean, I do really. I am a nursing student. I have 4 kids. I am still breastfeeding and pumping while I'm at school. We have been evicted. DH lost his job, hence the eviction. Our van broke down. We have SOOOOO many bills unpaid. The power is scheduled to be shut off tomorrow, and we have ZERO way of paying it. And the list could really go on for a little bit longer.:

So there are good reasons to be depressed. But I can just not handle it sometimes. The feeling of being overwhelmed is too much to deal with at times.

This is but a season in life, I know. But the PPD that has rocked my world really isn't helping me deal with things very well. Some days I can only wander around my house feeling totally confused and panicky. And let me tell you, this is hard to do when I have a 2.5 year old and a 4 month old.

Thank goodness for prozac.

Just needed to vent mamas. Thank you for reading.

[gwerydd]

[Surfacing]

Another Prozac sistah here! Yes - hooray!

What a lot of life stressors you have at the moment. Eeps! Losing housing, losing power, losing a livelihood...these are basic needs in life. I think anybody in your situation would feel paniced. Are you and dh getting some practical help or have a plan? Social assistance, family help, something? Do you need someone to help you and dh work out a plan?

You're right, 'tis a season....but you still have to get through it. And you will. I wonder if, as much as possible, you can do routine things to help feel like life isn't totally spun out of control: still have regular-ish meals, similar bedtime, etc. Routines, you know?

You are going through so much. Are you in counselling for the PPD? Is your Prozac dosage adequate?