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| Sat, 05-08-2004 - 10:18am |
Oh, I forgot to formally introduce myself. I'm Nat, mom of two wondeful kids and wife to the most incredible man ever. They all deserve so much better than me. I think my depression has hit full circle since the birth of my second child nearly 3 years ago. I haven't been the same since, unfortunately: very short tempered, withdrawn, crying way too much, very little desire to do anything, tired all the time, paranoid about what others think of me (I was never like this before). At the moment I'm not taking any meds because it seems to cause martial problems. Dh tells me he likes the "Me" when I'm off meds so I went off. Then after a few weeks, he doesn't like that "Me" anymore and tells me to go back on medication. Do you ever feel like you don't know who you should be? I mean, at home I feel comfortable, like I should be able to be myself (whoever that is??). At work, I have the shell of a person, on the outside so to speak. I "act" like the person I should be but it's really just an act. BUT I want to be the person that I am in public but I can't. Does that make any sense at all???
If you've taken the time to read all this, I sincerely thank you. I plan to make an appt this week to see my dr (just a family dr as I'm not sure if I'm ready to seek counseling) and dh plans to go with me. I suppose we'll see how it goes. I'm sorry if I've rambled on too much. Once I started typing, I couldn't stop. :(
Nat

Welcome to the board Nat.
Hi there GoodMama!
I just wanted to welcome you to the board also and leave a hug!
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