I saw a Peri-natal Psychiatrist yesterday and was diagnosed with the above following the traumatic birth of my son 7 weeks ago. He was born by EMCS following a catalogue of disasters and the operation thanks to excessive hair stroking by the Anesthetist was hugely triggering bringing back memories of my sexual assault. Now the two events (c-section/rape) have become bound together and are triggered every time I look at/interact with the baby. However the Psychiatrist essentially told me that as I was "articulate, rational and middle class" I'd get over it all by myself and thus don't need any help from the NHS.
I'm not convinced and thus am looking for any advice/suggestions which can help me actually feel like a Mother before I do something stupid.
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Erinys · 10/04/2015 02:30
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