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Originally Posted by disparaissant
So much for staying out of the depression. I'm in pain, I don't know why, maybe it is nothing. I'm so tired, everything that could go wrong is going wrong. One minute I'm hoping and thinking of nothing but the moment and I'm thinking "I'm okay", a bit later my son is kicking me in the store. And he is no small boy. Getting tired of being a mommy. Sounds bad to mothers who read this, but I'm tired. It has been almost 2 and half years, with very and I mean very few breaks where he has seen his dad. Now I'm not feeling well, and I think I'm losing it. Ever feel like you are on the brink of insanity? That's where I am at this moment. Too tired to make supper, but who the h else is going to make it, like for most of my whole life? I know complaints complaints... I am losing it.
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It doesn't sound bad, sounds normal. Even healthy parents need suport and breaks. Can't imagine doing parenting while depressed and no breaks.
Don't know if these are possibilities where you live but decades ago when I was going though that I found an organization that would come pick up my daughter take her top pre-approved home with parents but no other kids for 3 days then bring her back. She loved it, it was a bit like having foster grandparents that spoiled her for a few days and gave me a break to deal with my mental issues-- ok mostly I just slept!
There's also an organization called parents anonymous that has groups for overwhelmed parents to learn copping mechanism s. They have child care while you are in group. It's my understanding that all the groups are a bit different. My group was great. Mostly I was worried about being a bad parent becouse of my MI.
Just the fact you think about this issue shows you are not a bad mom.
