Very tired and mentally exhausted teenage mamma.
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@Jam thank you!! Just got a new counselor recently. She says the same. Thank you for that reminder for my husband too. He puts up with alot🤦♀️😅❤️
Try not to be hard on yourself. Remember when you are struggling getting out of bed in the morning is a win, acknowledge the wins you do have throughout the day. Xxxx
I have depression and anxiety and have since I was in middle school (I am 28 now) did your depression come after baby was born or before ? I am also pregnant right now and a full time college student. My fiance and I do not have our own place we live between his parents and my parents houses. That alone adds to the anxiety and depression. Ask your husband to help you with daily hygiene things - a lot of times I have to depend on my fiance for these things because I struggle a lot with it myself as well. So I ask for help From him, and other times if even that doesn't help like if it's still to hard for me I at least try to do 1-2 self care things like brushing teeth and hair and I call it good. Make a list of things you need to accomplish that day and even if you just check one thing off OR none at all, you've still taken care of your baby, and that is the most important thing. Not only that, but you still tried. Making that list IS a step. You are not alone and you certainly are not failing at anything.
Also, coming off hostile is unfortunately part of those diagnosis It happens to me sometimes and I don't mean too. Remember to cut yourself some slack because you ARE SICK. Would you be hard on your self for having the flu ? If not, try not to be hard on yourself for symptoms your mental illnesses come with (trust me I know it's easier said than done) also, the school front is hard. I've been struggling so hard getting mine done while pregnant, and with my mental illnesses. What I like to tell myself is that, once I'm done I get a better life for my little family. I have 0 motivation most days lately, so I get it. Is it possible for you to take a break from school ?
@Tania thank you for that. Some days I just scramble wondering if I can fix this or not 😅. Schooling I am so close to being done !! I have until march 13th to finish and I believe I can! It’s self paced too. So that’s helped me Alot these past couple years. Thank you thank you for letting me know I’m not alone.
@Tania I feel as if I’ve struggled with depression and self identify since middle school. But everything else came alone once my mom passed, things got rough and I had my daughter. And it got a lot harder for me mentally. Thank you all for the suggestions, sometimes it just takes a reminder from someone different !
Don't worry, you got this. It's hard and it will be hard, but you are seriously almost done you are going to be so proud of yourself. Mental illness sucks. and yeah sometimes it's really helpful to hear from other people going through it too because it's super easy to feel like you're the only one. But you got this !!!!! I'm sorry about your mom and I can only imagine how that made everything worse with all the added on hormones you had/have right now. So of course it got rough after that, rightfully so but look at you, you're still going !!!! And that's a huge deal. Feel free to reach out any time you're feeling down ❤️
As a tip i woukd .Try and take things one day at time. Write a checklist of tasks you need to do each morning.so you don't get overwhelmed. Also seek some counseling therapy. Tell your husband that you appreciate the effort he puts into your relationship.