what do you think?

[swissrole]

I have found being a mum a joy but my mental health has not being 100% since. I have realised that many mums struggle to care for themselves when they have a family to look after and its not something they prepare you for in the manuals.
Isolation has been my main issue and mumsnet has made me realise that there are loads of us out there who have similar issues.
So my question is how do people keep up the facade of domestic bliss and is it really possible to seperate the the public persona from the private?

I have been at times quite poorly for reasons unrelated to being a mum for a year and a half now (finally on the way up I think! In the good old two steps forward one step back fashion) and for me the absolute key is being totally real with some people. I'm the wife of a church minister so plenty of facade going on here - but I have friends who know I struggle and who are there to catch.

Yes, i think that is good advice. You have to be real (especially to yourself) and if you have friends that love you unconditionally then that is very good medicine. So perhaps the key to seperating the public and private is to make the most of the support you have. Anyway thanks willsurvive this and glad you're on the up.