Starting this thread to record my journey through PND.
My baby is 8m old, been hiding PND for months, mainly because I was embarrassed and worried what people would think.
This was very stupid.
Last week I had a nervous breakdown
I'm under care of mental health team, home was filled with social workers, doctors and a psychiatrist who have set up a care plan which involves wonderful nurses visiting every day, another psychiatrist came today, trying to manage my care at home. They're hoping to avoid me being admitted to a mum and baby unit, but if I'm honest, my mood is so low and black I'm beginning to despair that I'll ever feel 'normal' again.
Cant be alone, cant drive, frightened to go out.
Very difficult to relate to my baby properly but desperately putting him as my top priority in terms of care and play. Also scared I will lose my wonderful but bewildered partner. Who would want to be with someone who has turned into a depressed, suicidal shadow?
Hopefully the anti-depressants will start working soon....I pray they do.
I dont even recognise myself.
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whitepeony · 29/06/2011 21:15
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