PND?

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So I've been suffering with depression/ self harm since a teen but never been to gp or received help. I'm now 27 and my ds (first) is 4 weeks old. Throughout pregnancy my bouts of crying/depression/anxiety/self harm worsened and since ds it's escalated. Dh has always known about my 'issues' and has tried to encourage for years to see gp and get help. In the last week he has broken down and begged me to go. I am now in the process of psyching myself up to make the terrifying phone call. Is this post natal depression or my past depression just getting slightly worse? I've always ignored it and ridden out the dark episodes but feel like the time's come to face the music.

I have suffered with depression and anxiety for a long time but pregnancy made it worse as there was really nothing I could do to control the outcome (I was sure that something would happen to my child before birth). When i finally saw someone they didn't call it pnd as I wasn't ok before having my child. They saw it as an extension of what was there before. Definitely worth making the call. Your health visitor may be easier to talk to and may be able to refer you?