Welp. I expressed negative feelings to my husband and he responded with “I don’t feel comfortable talking when you’re angry”. Now we’re sleeping separately and I’m along for the night with the baby.
Trying not cry too loud- baby’s asleep (thank goodness). But I feel so unheard, so alone, so frustrated. My baby doesn’t like riding in the car, so I can’t even get out for a drive.
I’m a recovering stoner (over a year) and don’t want to turn to alcohol, so I’m alone with my thoughts and anxieties.
Feeling raw/vulnerable. May delete this later
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That’s hard to deal with I’m sorry

Tensions are high in the moment, especially when there’s a baby relying on you two. It’s easy to crave vices in a moment where you don’t want to feel alone, unheard, or frustrated. Be strong and maybe try to get rest while you can

This sounds tough. It can be tempting to go to old coping skills when life gets difficult but remind yourself why you made that life change. One of the hardest things in life is coping with things we cannot control. You've got this mama 💕 I'm a substance use counselor if you ever want to chat ☺️

I feel you. I'm often frustrated by my husband's antics - he regularly stays up late looking at porn - and if I get too aggressive in reprimanding him ,he will turn it back on me and act like I'm the worst person in the world for doing so. The other night he yelled at me in front of the baby, called me "loathsome", and gave both me and the baby the silent treatment for half of the following day. Now he's interacting with me again like nothing ever happened - I'm just meant to wait for a similar occasion to arise in future and act super calm so he can't use my aggression as fuel against me.

You’re going through one of the most challenging times of your life where you are sleep deprived and pushed to the max, your partner is experiencing something similar (yours will always be more) communication is the most important thing you both need to do, take time to calm down and re approach the subject again and explain why you get angry, anger may be a trigger for him (it is for me personally) you’re doing amazing, you can do this, my partner and I had many arguments in the first 2 months but things are getting better, your baby needs you both, you’re both going to make mistakes but try to hug it out and work together again.
Not in a horrible way but it’s you two vs baby, you must work together the quell your little one!
I hope things get better for you. I know right it doesn’t feel like it but it will, remember your baby is well, getting fed, clean clothes and nappy changes, one day at a time mumma xxxx

I couldn’t imagine how hurt it feels I’m so sorry it hurts.
Communication is very important and it’s so difficult when feelings are running the show and you don’t have anywhere to turn, I remember having to sleep alone one night because I was just to mad to calm down , the space helps even if it feels like your alone.
My thought on this - please remember why you choose to be with the man your with right now, try to name 3 amazing reasons you choose to marry the man your with and have those reasons guide you to remember you guys are a team and sometimes both players get tired and exhausted and men don’t deal with emotions the way woman do. We feel everything and men feel logic.
I have suggestions - try writing it down on a letter and have him read it without you in the room.
- cry it out and get it out of your system be calm as ask again to talk about the sensitive topic.
-reach out to other people
- realize the topic isn’t worth the emotional coaster and you let it go :/