I have name changed but I can assure you I have been in MN for many years. After long infertility battles we ended up having two children very close in age (preschoolers). Family life is not the magical place I thought it would be with us spending time together like all the other families I see around us.
I can safely say that I don't always enjoy being with my children. I work full time and Mon-Fri are utterly wonderful. I love my job, I'm quite senior, I am respected and trusted and needed. At home it's the complete opposite. The children's tantrums and constant crying, clingyness and attention seeking really bring me down and I have a bout of depression every single weekend.
DH who was so supportive through our infertility years doesn't seem to care for me anymore and has stopped being my safety net. He just tries to deal with the kids as best he can and doesn't even step in to tell them off when I am being bombarded by them with questions and demands and he can see I am on the edge.
I am on 20mg of citalopram for a year now, did CBT but it wasn't much help. Should I go back to the GP to increase my dose?
I never thought that something that I wanted for so long could hurt me so much
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Family life triggers my depression
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LoversLane · 14/05/2017 10:20
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