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Dont know where else to turn 😞

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Evans12x · 07/06/2017 17:28

Since having my little boy just over a year and a half ago, I get bouts of where i feel very negative about my life. I have no reason to feel like this, I have a happy healthy little boy, a roof over my head, a loving partner who does his best to take care of us. I just can't help feeling really down somedays.
I have nobody really to talk to about it, my best friend gained a new boyfriend at Christmas so I never hear from her much anymore, and my partner just doesn't understand. He just tells me what do I have to be so sad about and that I'll never be happy.
I've been told by him to go see a doctor about it, but they'd just put me on anti depressants probably and I really don't want to have to do that.
I'm also constantly being told by family when am I going to get a proper job (I'm a part time waitress - 2 days a week which I hate). How am I suppose to go back to full time employment when my partner is at work for 50+ hours a week and we have our son?
I don't always feel like this, but when I do i see everything so negativley and it makes me feel so sad! I think I also suffer from anxiety as I worry about absolutely everything most of the time! I just don't know what to do to make myself feel better about everything 😔
P.s. Thank you if you took time to read this,
It's a very long post I know 😌

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frenchfancy · 07/06/2017 17:33

You really do need to go and see the Doctor. Anti depressants are not a bad thing. They are medicines used to treat an illness. If you had a headache you would take medicine. You might not be prescribed them but don't let fear of them stop you seeking help.

And ignore anyone telling you to get a proper job - childcare is a proper job. Flowers

Evans12x · 07/06/2017 17:40

Thank you for your kind response. I think I'm worried Id become dependant on them 😞 and with regards going to see a doctor, I know when my appt comes, I'll feel fine at that time and feel stupid telling the doctor how I feel other times. Xx

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frenchfancy · 07/06/2017 18:08

You mustn't feel stupid. Just tell the truth. Same as if your leg hurt. It sounds very much like PND and getting treatment now means your little boy gets a happy mummy.

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