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[LaurenS]

DS2 is 7 months old. For a while, like 3 or 4 months, I have just not been able to handle life very well. I'm angry all the time. Sad a lot of the time. I have nightmares. And am mad at DH a lot of the time. Before DS2, I had so much patience. Sure I had my bad days, but most days were good. I have this cute, smiling baby always looking at me, but it doesn't melt the ice. I feel cold inside. Sometimes a bit insane. Sometimes the anger builds up and I feel like an animal. There are times I tell myself to calm down, but I can't. And I'm not sure if it's a choice not to control it or not.

Can someone point me in the direction of the definition of ppd? A link please.

Thank you

[Jillian1985]

Originally Posted by LaurenS

DS2 is 7 months old. For a while, like 3 or 4 months, I have just not been able to handle life very well. I'm angry all the time. Sad a lot of the time. I have nightmares. And am mad at DH a lot of the time. Before DS2, I had so much patience. Sure I had my bad days, but most days were good. I have this cute, smiling baby always looking at me, but it doesn't melt the ice. I feel cold inside. Sometimes a bit insane. Sometimes the anger builds up and I feel like an animal. There are times I tell myself to calm down, but I can't. And I'm not sure if it's a choice not to control it or not.

Can someone point me in the direction of the definition of ppd? A link please.

Thank you

I got this link from someone in my PPD post http://www.postpartum.net
I try to control mine all the time since I used to be such a strong person before I had my daughter. Now I'm weak ( or at least feel weak physically and mentally )and I can't stand not being able to control my feelings and thoughts and my reactions and judgments can be bad. But that link above is a good link.