Upset watching DD eat toast

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DD is so amazing. She has the biggest smile on her face from the moment she wakes up til the moment she goes to sleep. The sort of grin that makes her whole face light up.

When I see her like this I feel awful for bringing such a pure, joyful, amazing soul into this dreadful world. I worry so much about what her future will look like.

There are different triggers but the main one is global warming at the moment. I imagine her growing up on a planet that's barely habitable with hardship after hardship.

This morning she was shrieking with excitement at every piece of her toast, brandishing it and giggling as she was eating it. I couldn't stop the tears streaming down my face. I feel so guilty she has no idea what the world is really like.

She is 18 months so I should be out of the hyper hormonal first few months but I seem to feel worse about it every day. It's not all the time at all, but it doesn't take much for it to get triggered.

Can anyone relate or have advice to not feel like this?

You might have PND.

Have you spoken to your HV or GP about how you feel ?

Honestly? You don’t sound very well. Have you spoken to a doctor? Please try to look after yourself and enjoy your daughter. x

I think it's perfectly normal to wonder about the world our kids will inhabit and worry about their future. Your reaction does seem extreme though, if you're fixated on it to this extent maybe it might be worth considering if you're suffering a bit with your mental health.

You are far more likely to do your child damage by being sad and depressed. Enjoy her. Relish in her carefree happiness

Go see your GP. What you are experiencing is not normal but can also be linked to the birth (so its reasonably common). Be kind to yourself but do seek help

I am quite emotional and cry over the smallest things but this seems different, you may want to seek some professional help. We have to hope for the best for our children despite what is going on xx

Global warming is a load of nonsense
No, your statement is a load of nonsense

I can very much relate, have often felt the same, the guilt can be overwhelming. I have no advice I'm afraid, but you're not alone.

I don't see it like this. My son's joy in seemingly small things like the wind or throwing leaves reminds me how beautiful small moments are and to enjoy them and live in the moment. Can you try to reposition it?

I think it's quite normal to have horrible intrusive thoughts when you first become a parent because you have normally never experienced this much direct responsibility for another person before.

I'd go to the GP and they'll probably suggest some counselling like CBT to help you.

That's not to say I don't believe in global warming but you need to live your life.

Please go and see your GP and have a chat .
You have probably got PND , they can help you .
It will reset your emotions , anxiety etc in order that you can relax and enjoy your dd more.

She sounds adorable, it’s normal to have overwhelming feelings looking at this perfect life human you created ..and to worry for them .. but sometimes mums just need a little help to keep things in balance .

look after yourself , seek some support and you’ll do just fine 😍

As your username states you are overwhelmed, maybe even PND. Have a chat with a medical professional. In the meantime get yourself up and out the house with your child today and go for a nice long walk, to the park, treat yourself to a nice lunch and have a look around as you do and see all the beautiful things that are in the world and going on in this world

This. Good luck.

I think the poster meant it in sense that right now worrying about global warming isn't a priority for the OP as she's clearly got enough on her plate

I think you need therapy, book an appointment to see your GP next week. I'm not being sarcastic, I'm being serious.

I have these exact anxieties, why do people assume it's depression! No! It's an anxiety over a very real possibility. GW is a real thing, and it's only getting worse. One day we just exist because of it

What a lovely DD you have!

I echo the posters that say speak to your GP. The thoughts you are having seem quite intrusive and they must be frightening for you.

You don't have to feel like this. All the best.

You have some degree of PND It's not normal to obsess to this degree about things you have minimal control over in a personal level.

Times are hard at the moment. The global picture is quite upsetting.

But, throughout history women have given birth and raised children though wars, famine, hard times and good times.

The one thing that stands the test of time is love and family.

If you are in the UK we are fortunate that we are in the top 25 countries for development.

Enjoy all the joy your baby's brings you, savour every moment and look after each other through the dark time.

If you really feel bleak hopelessness, then it could be depression but I'm not expert and it's difficult to diagnose this from one post.

You're not wrong of course but there are loads of scary things in the world including the fact that we will all die one day with or without global warming.

We all practise living our lives while focusing on what we can do, not the inevitability of death. When you can't do that it is really horrible and some training to enable you to do it again is a godsend.

Meanwhile YES to campaigning and being environmentally considerate in everyday life. That's what you CAN do.

OP I also worry a lot about global warming but not to the extent it’s intruding on me enjoying the day to day with my kids like this. I do think it sounds like you might need a bit of support, I hope you are in a place that you can hear that without feeling criticised

Your last sentence is deeply ironic from someone clearly demonstrating basic lack of reading comprehension in terms of seeing what is going on with OP. You are clearly the sort of person who would tell a person with PND to pull themselves together.