So this post isn't about me it's about my dp, we had our little girl 9 months ago and he's really struggling. I'm so exhausted so sorry if I miss parts. When dd was 6 weeks old dp had a breakdown and took an overdose, at this point I didn't even know postnatal depression in men was a thing. He was diagnosed with paternal depression and given anti depressants. Well he's since never bonded with the baby, never wants to hold her etc, always making excuses to go out and not be around her. I thought he was getting better until last night he left the house at 2 am and took an overdose, I only discovered this by phoning the local hospital along with other places I thought he might have ended up. So he was admitted into a mental health until 2 hours away from us. Dp's parents took dd for the night and I gathered his essentials and headed up to the hospital, when I got there he said he was feeling a lot better and they were already filling out his discharge papers. We came home and he seemed to be himself again I was so relieved. Then today he asks what time dd is coming home and then went out and hasn't come home since. He's been telling me on the phone he's scared to come home he doesn't feel comfortable around her and then he's consumed with guilt because he doesn't want to feel that way. He's saying he doesn't see any point in living and he's useless. He's got a hotel for the night and has promised not to do anything silly but I'm obviously full of anxiety and worry. The doctor is bringing new medication for him tomorrow, I'm thinking of staying with a relative until he feels a little better so at least he's got his own bed, I just want to take his pain away.
The point in this post is please please can someone give me a positive outcome of a similar story? This has been going on for 9 months and I'm starting to believe myself that it won't get better I'm so scared right now
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flowers221 · 10/11/2016 22:28
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