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Feeling worthless

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Debbie7612 · 20/01/2018 22:14

This has gone on for a few weeks now and it’s starting to baffle me. At the end of every day, after the kids have slept off, I weep my eyes out on my bed. I feel worthless. I feel like they got a bad bargain of a Mum. I feel so sorry for them. And then I just feel so generally sad and so tired that I just cry.
Just now, thought I’d spend the night watching telly with dh but it’s come over me again. What should I do? Is it a phase? I went back to work recently, in a call centre. My work colleagues are lovely people but I feel a bit shite about my role and myself being there

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marcheauxfleur · 20/01/2018 22:24

Oh OP I am so sorry

Don't have much useful advice but you jus go to a GP and see about getting on anti depressants maybe or getting some counselling?

I'm so sorry you're feeling this way. And I'm sure you're a wonderful mum who works hard to provide for your kids, dont be so hard on yourself.

Everything will be okay soon x

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joopy79 · 20/01/2018 22:30

I'm sorry you feel like this. Why do you feel shite about your job? Is it the job or is it being away from your kids?
What does your DH say?

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Debbie7612 · 20/01/2018 23:07

Thank you so much I do appreciate this

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Debbie7612 · 20/01/2018 23:10

Maybe all, I’m stressed and tired. I chose to work because I couldn’t handle staying home and had to go out. But now I miss my kids but the thoughts of how I used to feel at home stopping me from quitting. But I still feel shite and I don’t know why. I wonder if my kids are happy. My daughter I know is doing so well in nursery I wouldn’t dream of moving her but I still don’t know 😭😭, I feel like a bad mother

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Debbie7612 · 20/01/2018 23:11

Joopy he doesn’t know. He has no idea. I’m too exhausted to speak up

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joopy79 · 20/01/2018 23:20

Please tell him. How old is your daughter? When my son was about 1 I desperately wanted to return to work. Though once he started walking (4 months later) I was fine. I started work when he was nearly 3 now he is 4 and I would love to be at home with him. :(

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Debbie7612 · 20/01/2018 23:49

Hi Joopy, my daughter is 15 months. I’m too scared to stay at home. I could manage easier when my now 5 year old were that age because lots of baby and Mum groups about but now almost all centres are closed down. Apart from baby weighing clinics nothing is going on. I have no friends. It’s awfully lonely in my head and home and DH travels a lot.

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joopy79 · 20/01/2018 23:55

Ok, to make mum friends have you heard of 'mush' it's like tinder for mums.
Secondly, how is the call centre job going? Do you like your job?

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Debbie7612 · 20/01/2018 23:58

No I haven’t. I’ll look it up straight away. Thanks so much 🙏 As for Job, it’smy colleagues that keep me going. It’s a telephone debt collection role and I think I may not like it very much.