Thought I would start a thread for people to check in and pat themselves on the back for looking after themselves/state intentions/check progress etc. Sometimes having someone to 'report' to, as it were, can help motivate me to do things I otherwise don't!
I have a history of depression and anxiety going back I think to my teens. I have a 3yo, a 5yo and am pregnant with number 3. I moved house a long way across the country last year and have found the transition difficult. My partner works away and our relationship is a bit up and down (with a lot of downs in the last year or so).
I am not feeling too terrible at the moment, but I realised a while ago that the level of anxiety I accept as 'normal' is probably a lot higher than it should be. And I have been very flat and withdrawn feeling recently. I think some of it has been pregnancy hormones, and the shock of pregnancy but I don't think that's all of it.
I am terrified of the pressure of looking after 3 DCs - I think it took 2 years after DC2 was born for me to kind of 'normalise', and now the children are older it feels even more important that I don't let them down by being unable to be calm or fun or happy or capable. So I need to get on top of looking after myself as a priority.
Anyone else want to join and track progress in looking after themselves - please come and share!
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Self-care thread for anyone needing a nudge to keep looking after themselves. Anyone else?
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SevenOhTwo · 08/10/2015 22:50
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