I found out some bad news in May - my parents, married for 39 years, are divorcing as my Dad has been seeing someone else for 5 years. My mum has known for 4 years. This was the most left field thing to happen to me & I really had no idea it was coming. Due to the circumstances (far too long & complex to go into here) I felt very very angry & was aware that it was coming to the surface when dealing with my toddler. I'm a lot less angry now but am really very sad about all this & it's coming out in a frequent low mood (when really I have a lot to be happy about!) as well as insomnia & some anxious feelings & lots of unexplained tears.
I chose to visit the counsellor offered by my work & I've been to see him 4 times now. Tbh I'm not sure he's any good! But then again, I've never had counselling before. Anyway, last week he suggested I visit my gp, to talk about how I'm feeling, possibly to see if antidepressants are suitable. I think he may have a point, but the idea does scare me. I'm ok but do recognise I'm very up & down. I also privately wonder if my up & down-ness started much earlier than this problem & is linked to since my son was born. We're all fine & have a great bond & a lot of fun together, but I'm certainly more anxious now than before, but is that just parenthood?!
Should I be scared of taking antidepressants? Any light anyone can shed, or experiences you can share may just help me feeling a bit less lost with this whole thing....
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Feeling down, not sure what to do
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Jaffakake · 30/09/2013 21:24
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