Depression and a toddler

[RiotsNotDiets]

I'm currently waiting for long overdue EMDR therapy for my PTSD.
I've been struggling a bit lately and feeling knackered and depressed pretty much all the time.

I've only got a week or so before I start back at uni, so I should be making the most of the time I have left with DD (2.5) but I end up just sitting around all day, halfheartedly playing with her and waiting for bedtime.

I am getting a kitten soon, which I have read helps with depression and I think will also take a bit of pressure off me to find ways to entertain DD all the time.

How else can I stop depression turning me into a shit mother? I feel really bad for DD, she's such a sweetheart but I honestly feel exhausted all the time and just can't muster up the energy to be interested in playing with her. I rarely take her out on my own, and when I do I get stressed with it all, so it can't be that much fun for her.

Being in the same four wall is pretty depressing especially if you're already depressed. I can understand how you'd feel bad for your lethargy, because I feel the same way (I have MS and get horribly exhausted every day).

But in always glad to get out when I can. I agree it can feel like a huge effort, but I find a walk in the park so I can sit on a bench and let toddler run around a bit is better than doing nothing at all, and it's not too taxing if it's a short hour. But it really can blow the cobwebs away and bright light of the big outdoors can be a tonic.

Don't beat yourself up though, kids are very forgiving, and you don't have to entertain them ALL of the time!

The main thing is you're making steps to make sure you're well looked after too.

I planned to do just that today, and it never happened. We're still in PJs now

She's with her Dad tomorrow, and I've got a friend coming over for a bit, so hopefully a good moan over a cuppa will help!