To complain about being so tired and feeling low?

[kva]

I am around 40, have one DC (3.5) and a very supportive partner.

We both WFH full time and spend rest of time (mornings, evenings, weekends) with a DC or doing house chores. I would not want to do it differently as miss DC very much while working.

Recently I started feeling sad and exhausted. Every day looks the same and while I generally love my life, I miss a bit of excitement and, well... Freedom? It feels that life was more interesting pre-dc. I can't shake the feeling that I am in prison and stop feeling sorry for myself all the time. It gets to a point where I can be depressed for a several days in a row.

Am I just an idiot that can't grow up and accept the adult life and responsibilities?

No! You’re not an idiot!

It may sound counter intuitive but please do get some of your vitamin levels checked. Low iron, Vit D and B12 can all cause these kinds of symptoms. And don’t believe a GP when they say your levels are fine. Make sure you look at the results yourself and get the levels to ‘optimum’

For example, they will say anything above 30 for ferritin is fine. But a woman’s should really be 75 - 100

Vit D I think they say above 50 is fine, but it should really be higher etc.

i cannot tell you the difference in my mood when I started correcting my vitamin levels. It literally helps your body to produce serotonin and dopamine. Fix these things first, and then see how you feel and good luck

Also - parenting a 3.5 year old can be very monotonous no matter how much we love them