Question...possible trigger

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-22-2005
Question...possible trigger
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Mon, 12-05-2005 - 3:56pm

Does anyone else get triggered by events that they hear about or things that they read? When I hear stories about women who get post partum depression and either attempt or succeed in harming their own children I get very panicky. I'm 37 and can't contemplate having children because of the irrational fear that I might hurt them. I have depression so I'm terrified of what going off my meds and going through childbirth would be like. I end up with so much anxiety over "what could happen" that I don't think I will ever have kids.

Just typing it makes me feel crazy and I hate the feeling I get when I hear these horror stories.

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Registered: 12-28-2003
Mon, 12-05-2005 - 6:56pm
I get triggers when I hear about people with heart trouble, heart atttacks, cancer, etc. Sometimes I can't listen to any details cuz then I start to feel like it's happening to me and I begin to panic. Not fun!

Jennifer

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