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does it pass?

33 replies

crikeymoses · 07/05/2007 11:38

ok not sure whether to do this, but feel very confused. Have been pretty damn miserable for oh a year now and have tried repeatedly to get out of this fug. Problem is now its settled into a black cloud and i keep wishing someone would airlift me out of this situation.
Relationship with dh is very strained and im finding it hard to see him the same way as i used to. I have been to see a gp incase of the big d but it will be ages before a counseller will be available. A large factor i think is lack of support with family all on other side of world and feel i can no longer talk to any friends about it as i have moaned toooo much.
My question is this. How do you know if this is a state of mind thing and will pass eventually or it is really all down to my greatest fear )which keeps me awake at night and gives me the panics) - is simple we're just not meant to be married to eachother.
i dont want this to be true btw. But im too scared to get pg again incase it makes it even harder on us. but do want another lo. thanks feel typing this but ive pretty much exhausted all avenues of help im getting tired of it too!
Did anyone have depression then found when it lifted all the stuff you hated about people, esp your dh just lifted too?
(prob should put this in the other section but cant quite bring myself to)

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crikeymoses · 11/05/2007 15:22

ok i got scared then, yes i suppose its true i focus on these things too much. i should ask myself why i care what others think? i guess cos im not from the same background as my dh my (totally ungrounded, unproven) fears are that my dc may be in some way be discriminated against, so i want people to reassure me i havent made a mistake.

I have no proof of this and think it is a result of the zero family i have around me. You know the people who love your dc unconditionally nearly or as much as you do. (when i travel to see them these issues disappear, totally). So it seems this is what has got me into trouble, my isolation. That and a whole year of being too scared to tell anyone how i feel.

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crikeymoses · 11/05/2007 16:09

oh and i think i look to others because my 'faith' in the marriage seems to have been eroded over the last year. maybe due to pnd. When i think back to the first happy stage of parenthood i wouldnt have thought twice about any of this. i was just sooo happy to have a healthy lovely little boy. I want to work at getting back that feeling so my family can get all the love they deserve. not some miserable angry depressed (although i think only dh sees this im pretty good at hiding it from others by now)
thanks if youve got this far - just trying to sort a few things out in my mind. i need to rewind on the negative stuff.

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Cazee · 11/05/2007 17:32

I think the key is your comment
"When I think back to the first happy stage of parenthood I wouldnt have thought twice about any of this."
That, to me, shows that this is not really about your DH, but about your depression/anxiety. If you can afford it, then CBT will be brilliant for you, as it addresses our ways of thinking, and filtering and distorting evidence.

Cazee · 14/05/2007 17:37

crikeymoses, how are you doing?

crikeymoses · 14/05/2007 20:33

Hello Cazee! i have my first ever in my life hour with a therapist tomorrow!! I did end up going to the bacp website as suggested, and found someone in the area so hopefully she is ok, ill let you know! I feel v positive about doing this as am a) very sick of feeling like this tbo and b) looking back over my life im not usually sad, so there is definitely something going on which i need to sort out.
believe it or not dh ended up reading this thread (he is very good at computers) and i freaked a bit and so did he! but we're still getting on well despite ALL this so maybe thats a good sign.
We even laughed that tomorrow if i need someone to blame its ok if i chose his mother {grin]

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crikeymoses · 14/05/2007 20:34

i mean
not the same when its just typed...

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crikeymoses · 14/05/2007 20:42

and thanks for asking soo nice!

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Cazee · 14/05/2007 22:03

Good luck for tomorrow, is it a CBT psycologist you are seeing? I think it is brilliant that your DH has read this, it will really help him understand how you feel, and help with your recovery. I know you will feel like a different person soon. Thinking of you

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