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Is this PND?

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NeuroticFox1 · 06/12/2016 15:33

I have felt mentally out of sorts since I had my LG 15 months ago. Ive recently asked gp for counselling and awaiting an appointment. I'm trying to figure out if I have PND or if it's something else as my hv assessment made me sound normal! With PND it seemed to say you would feel totally hopeless, disconnected and not enjoy things I used to. None of these are the case for me but my mental state is all over the place, massive mood swings, guilt, a sense of being useless and inadequate I'm grumpy and dislike myself more because of my mood. If anything I like the things I used to more because in comparison to the massive challenges of being a mum they were piss easy and everything feels so bloody hard nowadays. Is this PND, unrelated depression or just normal? Or does the definition even matter?!? X

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grandmainmypocket · 07/12/2016 00:43

Are you anxious? Which is making you too hard on yourself and your expectations of what a mum should be doing are too high?
Are you grumpy because you're tired?
Are you treating yourself to little things or taking time out from little one?

I don't know much about pnd but if your assessment came back positive you might be suffering with other mental health related issues. Hope you get to bottom of it. Motherhood is not easy.

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