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Sheas
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Crying - HELP! (NBR)
Sheas
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Ladies, I need your help. One would think, I would be posting about LO crying all the time. No, I am asking advice about ME crying. I hate it. It seems that lately, I cry over everything.
Most music I can't listen to, most movies I can't watch. I feel like something keeps bringing up memories of my past and making me so upset that it is gone. I keep wondering where i would be, had I made one decision differently.
Something is pulling me and making me think, what I am doing with my life right now, is now what I am supposed to be doing. I hate this feeling.
I know the feeling isn't about DH or LO. I KNOW they are meant to be in my life, because when I am with them, my head is straight and I don't have these thoughts. I wonder if it is my job, my friends, etc...
Has anybody else experienced this? I am so frustrated because I hate crying over every little thing. I keep wondering if maybe this is a sign of PPD? It seems strange that it would creep up on me 8 months into being a mommy, but I guess it could happen. Then I wonder, maybe this is a way of telling me I need a change in scenery. A new job? A move? I HAVE to figure out what is causing this, because it is going to drive me crazy.
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Re: Crying - HELP! (NBR)
Talk to your doctor. PPD can show up at any time - I didn't start having symptoms until Lila was 4 months old. PPD can show itself in many different ways. Even if it's not PPD, it doesn't sound like this is how you want it to be, so you need to talk to someone to see if there's something that can help.
Personally, my PPD showed itself with anger towards Lila - which sucked. I would get so frustrated as soon as she would start crying, and I couldn't tolerate her fussing. I've been on an antidepressant for about 2 months, but I'm going to talk to my doctor today about changing my dose. The anger is gone, but I constantly feel like I'm failing at everything, and I am super emotional. Neither feeling is at all what I expected PPD to be, but I think I just had the stereotypes of depression in my head.