I'm posting here for traffic so please be gentle on me.
I have two DCs (2.5 and 14 months) and have a history of mental illness (severe depression, PTSD, anxiety, PND) this has been ongoing for 15+ years. I felt this had all been put behind me about 5/6 years ago but since having my DCs, my mental health has taken a real turn for the worse.
DP is good with the kids when he isn't at work and helps out with them but cannot deal with my mental health issues, he gets angry and says he "can't deal with this shit" so I'm bottling things up and hiding it from him until something pushes me too far and I break down. This happened last night and I don't know where I go from here. I have no support from family and no friends nearby. If it wasn't for the kids, I would just disappear.
How do others in similar situations manage to parent? I just feel like I'm going through the motions and my children deserve better.
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CarlHickbread · 19/09/2017 09:42
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