Hi gr8fl i have the same problem but i dont know how to change it either i have low self esteem my therapist is trying to help me but i feel so worthless and i suppose i am scared that people wont like who i am heck i dont even know who i am so i dont know where to begin.Anyones advice would be helpful.
Gabbi.
Hi everyone im Gabbi i am 27 and married with 4 kids i have had bouts of postnatal depression after having 3 of my kids but now i have been diagnosed with anxiety/depression/ocd/and agoraphobia in other words i need help and lots of it i am trying so hard to recover but im stuck in this black hole that i cant seem to get my head above so i found this site and im hoping talking with other sufferers will help because i have isolated myself and cut myself off from all my friends i feel so alone.My husband is very unsupportive so i have no-one.I look forward to talking to anyone willing.Gabbi.
Hi Amy thanks for the warm welcome i feel better when i can talk with people who understand how im feeling i dont feel so alone in this battle.I have been on meds for a few months, i see a psychologist once a week and i thought i was travelling along ok every so often i get down but it usually only lasts a day or two but i have been miserable for over a week now maybe i need to increase my meds again i was hoping i wouldnt have to but i hate feeling like this.I have no motivation to do even the most basic things that need to be done and with kids i cant just sleep all day like id like to.I have started the depression program on this site so hopefully that will help too.Anyhow i look forward to talking with you.Gabbi.
Hi back2beach i can relate with the fact that your daughter is what keeps you going my kids are what keep me going.My husband and i barely talk anymore usually its only about the kids he dosnt understand whats going on with me and im sure he dosnt care either way.I know with my last 2 pregnancies my husband and i were at loggerheads with each other we were sleeping in seperate rooms and all that but after i had my girls we went back to some sort of normality.Then i was diagnosed with postpartum depression now 12mths down the road i have anxiety/depression/ocd and agoraphobia as a result.I am trying so hard to recover but it feels like one step forward 2 steps back.I am going to learn meditation hopefully that will teach me how to relax maybe you could go to a class when your daughter is with her father.Take up a hobby that you could concentrate on when shes not there that way it would help take your mind of your loneliness.Gabbi.
I am in need of some advice regarding my husband.I dont know whether i overreact to situations or if he is the one with the problems.He comes home from work has dinner sits on the lounge and thats where he stays until he goes to bed he only helps with the kids if i give him the'look' or i start ranting at him.He dosnt help with any sort of cleaning around the house his dirty clothes sit on the bedroom floor i have started picking them up and putting them in a pile at the bottom of his wardrobe but then he whinges when he has no clean clothes to wear.He drinks alot and is a compulsive liar and wonders why i am always angry with him.Am i being unreasonable to want him to help with the kids and support me when im feeling down instead of getting angry and abusing me.Im sure i have tried every avenue to get him to help me more he wont go to marriage counselling(hes not the one with the problem)so at the moment we are living like flatmates not husband and wife does anyone have any ideas im so sick of being angry.Thanks.
Hi Amy the tiredness and loss of motivation is so hard to get around isnt it even though i sort of get a decent sleep i still feel so tired all day and i just cant be bothered doing anything but then with the ocd i have to do things a certain way though im getting better with it its such a vicious circle i would love to wake up and just have one day of normality.as im sure everyone here would.Focus on the positives i have my beautiful children whom i would die for they are whats going to help me recover.Thankyou for your kind words i really appreciate your support and encouragement i hope i can offer you the same.Gabbi.
Hi Jenn im so grateful to the people who made this site possible to know that there are so many people who know what we are going through really helps me because i feel so alone.Even though i hate the thought of other people feeling like this.Sorry to hear of your divorce you are dealing with a lot of stress at the moment but you will pull through it just know that ok.I am here if you need any support anytime you need it :)Gabbi.
My treatment goal is to be able to say no to people without feeling guilty.I want to stop seeking approval off everyone instead of worrying about what everyone thinks of me i dont want to care what they think.I want to learn how to love myself instead of putting myself down all the time i want put myself up there with everyone else and i want to learn how to stand up to my husband and be able to tell him to pick his act up or im leaving instead of being too scared to leave because i dont have the confidence to raise my young children on my own.And i want to stop being such a perfectionist i want to enjoy life again!
I have very high standards and expectations of myself and of everyone else i just feel that i should be able to do everything without problems i also have panic disorder/agoraphobia and OCD and i know i have to change to get some sort of control over all that but how do i change my whole way of thinking/feeling when i have been this way for 27 years.I do have good days where i feel i can acomplish anything but then i have days when i dont want to do anything other then stay in bed all day(not that thats possible with 4 kids)I suppose im just venting but it is very daunting when you know you have to change to go on but who will i be when its all said and done and how do i stop myself from worrying about what someone i might/might not know thinks about me when it was instilled in me from childhood to behave because what would the neighbours think.I have started the depression program so hopefully it wil help in the weeks ahead.Hope everyone is well.Gabbi
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