MaWhit
02-12-2004, 12:50 AM
"You may be experiencing depression...
Your score on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was 15...
A score of 12+ indicates the likelihood of depression, but not its severity. "
Ugh.
DD is 3 months old. I also have an almost 2yo DS and a 4yo DD. I haven't been the best mom lately. :( I yell too much, get frustrated too easily. We've been watching too many videos and not reading enough books. I've really had to restrain myself from getting physical with the kids. :crying And gentle discipline used to come so naturally. I feel disconnected from DH and am afraid he isn't liking me very much these days, although for the most part he has been outwardly supportive. We moved 7 months ago and I still don't have any friends. I go to storytime, LLL, and playgroup, but haven't been able to make any true connections. My parents suck. My closest (and only real) friend lives 4 hours away and I think our friendship has suffered some from the distance. :( Past eating disorders are trying to rear their ugly heads. I don't like who I am, where I live....
The kids and I are away from home right now (visiting my sister and my old friends.) We came here last month so DH could work on the house (we have a fixer-upper that's hard to fix up with 3 kids underfoot), and I really enjoyed myself. It felt so good to be somewhere where I had friends... Well, we're here again to give DH more time to work on the house and to visit my sis before she moves even farther away, but I'm just not enjoying myself. DH has been really distant on the phone, my sis is being an energy sucker and I'm tired of having no one to share diaper-changing duties or give me time to shower or exercise... Sis's house is on the market, so it's stressful keeping the kids from wrecking it. Things haven't been as comfy with friends... I dunno. I guess I'm just not happy anywhere.
Sorry to spew that all over you guys, but I guess I just needed to let it out.
Now what? I want to look into natural remedies/support, but all my natural medicine books are at home so I can't use them for another 5 days. It just snowed a foot so I can't exercise outside (which usually helps). I have no insurance. Any suggestions for healing are most appreciated.
Your score on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was 15...
A score of 12+ indicates the likelihood of depression, but not its severity. "
Ugh.
DD is 3 months old. I also have an almost 2yo DS and a 4yo DD. I haven't been the best mom lately. :( I yell too much, get frustrated too easily. We've been watching too many videos and not reading enough books. I've really had to restrain myself from getting physical with the kids. :crying And gentle discipline used to come so naturally. I feel disconnected from DH and am afraid he isn't liking me very much these days, although for the most part he has been outwardly supportive. We moved 7 months ago and I still don't have any friends. I go to storytime, LLL, and playgroup, but haven't been able to make any true connections. My parents suck. My closest (and only real) friend lives 4 hours away and I think our friendship has suffered some from the distance. :( Past eating disorders are trying to rear their ugly heads. I don't like who I am, where I live....
The kids and I are away from home right now (visiting my sister and my old friends.) We came here last month so DH could work on the house (we have a fixer-upper that's hard to fix up with 3 kids underfoot), and I really enjoyed myself. It felt so good to be somewhere where I had friends... Well, we're here again to give DH more time to work on the house and to visit my sis before she moves even farther away, but I'm just not enjoying myself. DH has been really distant on the phone, my sis is being an energy sucker and I'm tired of having no one to share diaper-changing duties or give me time to shower or exercise... Sis's house is on the market, so it's stressful keeping the kids from wrecking it. Things haven't been as comfy with friends... I dunno. I guess I'm just not happy anywhere.
Sorry to spew that all over you guys, but I guess I just needed to let it out.
Now what? I want to look into natural remedies/support, but all my natural medicine books are at home so I can't use them for another 5 days. It just snowed a foot so I can't exercise outside (which usually helps). I have no insurance. Any suggestions for healing are most appreciated.