PND - what to do when you feel bad spell starting

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I was diagnosed with PND about 6 weeks ago. My DD is 6 months old. Have started fluxotine and counselling, both of which have helped alot. Have had some really really good days again. Been consistently great for nearly 3 weeks now. However, I can feel myself getting bad again, feeling anxious etc. Has anyone got any ideas on how to deal with this?

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I agree with the previous post.

Write down some good things.

Go out and walk. Just anywhere, with the pram. For miles. I don't understand the chemical effects of it but it works.

I also used to get myself some adult company.

I am blessed with wonderful friends who supported me through a difficult phase in my life.

Good idea about the positive things to write down, very good idea. I don't know why I am starting on a bad spell, can't put it down to anything in particular. I swear my baby picks up on it too, which makes her more unsettled and makes me more anxious and there is the vicious circle!

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Hi please thanks - I don't have PND - much too old but have been struggling to recover from a severe episode of depression last Easter (and 3 months in a psych ward) I can go 3 or 4 week and feel absolutely fine and then wham another blip descends. I'm afraid it's the nature of the beast with depression. I can never find any trigger for my blips although my CPN keeps asking me if there are triggers and I can't identify anything. They seem to come out of the blue and many people on the MH threads say the same.

You can do deep breathing exercises for anxiety, a breath in to the count of 4 or 5 and a longer breath out. Put you hand on your tummy (the top one!) and just feel the rise and fall as you breath in and out. As haribo has said, walking does seem to help. I am having another blip and am trying to force myself out for a walk in the grey rainy day!

My CPN says that it isn't so important how many blips I have but how I deal with them - must go for walk, distract myself, not get into a downward spiral of negative thoughts, be more balanced in thinking - it's all very well for people who don't know how horrible this illness is. It's also very deceitful because it makes us think it is our fault and we should be able to do something to make ourselves feel better, and I often feel guilty about what I am putting my DP through and my close friends.

Sending good wishes and the blips do go away and may stay away, but I am still waiting for mine to bugger off for good and all!