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Am I suffereing with PP depression or anxiety?

So i’m 4 months postpartum and really questioning whether i’m suffering with depression or anxiety, have been Drs today and he referred me for CBT. Basically, I am anxious all the time and overthink everything from ‘am I doing enough for my baby’ and ‘I feel guilty that my dog doesn’t get enough attention like he used to’. My partner works some night shifts and I am a wreck when he does, I just break down and cry and get so overwhelmed when he is not here on a night time to the point where I feel sick! Our baby is golden and sleeps well, sometimes she fussy and cries don’t get me wrong but not enough to warrant how i’m feeling. I feel like it’s taking control of me sometimes and this feeling is debilitating! What do you all think?

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I have postpartum depression, I have panic attacks, anxiety and I’m depressed. I cry all the time because I felt like I’m not a good mom. The other day I got mad when I looked at my baby because I was just so overwhelmed and tired. Being a mom is super hard and I understand how you feel. I got put on medication but I think I might need my dose upped. What you’re feeling is normal. From my experience I have postpartum depression

@Jasmine Thank you for sharing your experience! I hope the higher dosage of medication help you! It is horrible feeling like this isn’t it, it’s not what I had planned at all for my maternity leave and that makes me more angry and guilty😢 x

Im a stay at home mom so im with my baby 24/7 and it’s just super hard. Just make sure you try to take time for yourself. I’ve been trying everything to help myself, I started writing in a notebook on how I feel. I also see a therapist

I've learned that being anxious especially at night is due to residual stress from the day's events. I combat this by bringing everything to my room. Bottles, formula, drinks anything that would stop me leaving the room running around looking for things (except the bathroom). No screen time, play some white noise and keep either a light read or colouring book nearby that you can use to lull yourself to sleep ☺️ but still continue with the CBT it will help

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