New mum - this cannot be normal

[wellamI1981]

I had dc seven weeks ago. Since then the world hasn't felt real to me. Im worried my DH and DC aren't real and that I'm the only person. It's absolutely terrifying. I don't feel like 'me' anymore. Everything seems strange. I have spoken to midwives, health visitors and my GP - all of who are putting it down to being a new mum. I am functioning at the moment but I fear I won't be able to go on like this for much longer - but because I'm functioning well to the outside world noone can really see the problem. The professionals have put what I'm feeling down to anxiety but that seems like such a small label for how this is all playing out in my head. I am absolutely petrified and don't know what to do. Any advice welcomed.

I had my DD 7 weeks ago and feel the same although my HV got me to see my GP and I have been on AD's for 1 week and should hopefully see a councillor in 3 weeks. It's a horrible place to be and can't wait to be out the other side of this, every day I say to my DH it feels like i'm in a nightmare and it's so unfair that for some reason i'm unable just to have a baby and be happy (had pnd with my DS, throught I couldn't be so unlucky to feel like this twice but I was wrong).

Thanks for your post Arcadia - it's so hard isn't it?! I've tried to explain it to my DH and my mum but can't really find the words. The more stories like yours I hear the more positive I feel (which really helps).

Hi lady tumble. It's nightmarish isn't it? I hope you can see you are normal from these posts - it's really helping me. I hope in six months time we can look back at this from a much better place. Xx