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Is this normal

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flowerbag · 26/07/2012 13:02

Not sure if everybody feels like this from time to time but I feel like I am bad at everything I try to do.

I feel I am a terrible mother, I feel that when my children grow up they will look at me and tell me all the terrible things I have done. I try to show love and kiss and cuddle them. I try to be there for them and make sure they get to try all the things they want ie activities but sometimes I feel so stressed and shout alot. I sometimes get sick of my own voice. I have 3 kids DD8 DS6 and DS2. DS6 can be a handful he has to be told to do something 4-5 times and it drives me mad. i end up trying to explain to him why I am angry and he just looks at me with wide eyes. i feel so bad

I feel nobody likes me in my town that everybody looks at me and says here is that annoying woman again. I always worry others, my family, my in laws think.

I feel my MIL thinks I am a wagon but she is always telling me what a good mother I am but I think she is insincere with me but not others.

Is this normal?

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NaturalWinningNaturesTeamGB · 26/07/2012 17:04

I feel like that most of the time and it's really difficult to believe in myself.

Have you tried CBT? it helps you to learn how to change the negative thinking pattern to a positive. I get my ds to help me with it and explain to him that I'm thinking negatively can he help me think positively, this helps him to understand why I feel bad rather than me clamming up or getting hysterical.

Try to believe your mil, if she compliments you say thankyou, I appreciate that and tell yourself you do.

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