So, I don't really know where to start, but after reading some posts on here I think I finally have an answer to the things I've been feeling lately. I never really thought it was PPD because my symptoms didn't really start until my second child was 9 months old.
I felt sad all the time and never had an explanation why, I had some anxiety attacks, started performing poorly at work and was losing concentration doing simple tasks, I felt like I was always tired and couldn't get enough sleep and I felt like I just couldn't handle our kids.
I started to realize all these symptoms recently when it began to affect my relationship with my DH. I started picking fights with him, or blowing simple fights out of proportion and not letting them go. And, recently, there's been a couple times where I told him I just didn't want to be together anymore. My DH is a wonderful husband and father, so when he asked why I couldn't even pinpoint a reason and that's when I started to realize something was going on with me.
Does this sound like PPD? I set up an appointment with my doctor on Tuesday, but I don't know how to approach it. Do I just tell him I think it's what I have? I don't like taking prescriptions, so I don't just want him to write me up one and send me on my way if I tell him that's what I think I have. I'm just hesitant about how to cope or deal with his if this is what I have. I've been seeing a counselor recently and he hasn't brought up PPD, but our sessions don't seem to be constructive, either.
Any help would be appreciated. I don't want this to destroy my marriage or family.
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