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Hi all,
I've recently been diagnosed with PPD/PPA and am seeing a counselor. My biggest problem is I feel like I am not doing this parenting thing well enough, even though LO is healthy, I'm attached to him, I've been making it to work, seeing friends occasionally, and keeping the household functional. I've always second guessed myself, but now the self-criticism is almost overwhelming. It starts to push out my love for my hobbies, my career, and even my husband. I feel I'm projecting a lot of my self-criticism onto him, and it's really starting to affect our home life.
My therapist recommends affirmation statements and relaxed expectations, which to my cynical, critical self sounds like hollow ego inflation and lowered expectations. Any suggestions?
I've recently been diagnosed with PPD/PPA and am seeing a counselor. My biggest problem is I feel like I am not doing this parenting thing well enough, even though LO is healthy, I'm attached to him, I've been making it to work, seeing friends occasionally, and keeping the household functional. I've always second guessed myself, but now the self-criticism is almost overwhelming. It starts to push out my love for my hobbies, my career, and even my husband. I feel I'm projecting a lot of my self-criticism onto him, and it's really starting to affect our home life.
My therapist recommends affirmation statements and relaxed expectations, which to my cynical, critical self sounds like hollow ego inflation and lowered expectations. Any suggestions?
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