Anyone have/dealing with postpartum anxiety?
I have a 4 year old and a newborn. It’s bad. I don’t want to take medicine. Need other moms who can relate!
I had it before with my first son and it came in slow then later at night it hit me hard I might asked my doctor during this pregnancy for medication bc i thought i could handle it and couldn't and i was gonna overdose my self and my man told me dont do it dont take the coward ways out you gonna leave me and your son wife and mom less but it's very hard
I’m sorry, I relate - I didn’t have suicidal thoughts that were strong. Just really disconnected and wanted to run away if I knew my first son at the time was taking care of.
I feel like I’m just being thrown threw walls in my head right now
@sumanacheatham, same girl. Same. Hopefully it gets better for us both soon. It has to at some point, right?
Yep. Here. My doc put me on a beta blocker to help with the physical symptoms of anxiety.
🙋🏻♀️ it hasn’t been easy I started having really bad panic attacks. If you ever need to talk I’m here
👋. I started practicing mindfulness! I also found relief in routine. A lot of my anxiety is from performing as a Mom and doing housework. I made Friday a designated laundry day. I also preplan meals on the weekends. I make enough so I can freeze leftovers for quick meals. DM me if this sounds like it may help you...I can share more!
Me! And to be honest I started taking CBD oil. When that didn’t help much I started smoking high cbd kow thc marijuana. I can tell the difference when I don’t smoke frequently. I start getting crazy heart palpitations
If you don't want meds you should still consider talk therapy. Also your best best is to figure what triggers you and go from there. Or what helps you. I agree with above poster I make sure I have designated cleaning days and starting a new routine for me with getting up early to get things done or just get me time before baby wakes. Planning meals and prepping meals. I do a lot more for baby then us but that's a huge help. I like organization so when things are messy my anxiety goes through the roof.