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Old Aug 31, 2016, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GennyM View Post
Three and a half years ago, when I first learned I was pregnant, I'm pretty sure I had a nervous breakdown. Besides the stress from being an expectant mother, I also had numerous other contributing factors. One of those factors was a very mean spirited 'friend' who told me I was unfit to be a parent and should just have an abortion. Regardless, I kind of lost it. I couldn't eat; was dry heaving; having one long constant panic attack; and my bowels turned to liquid. I felt as if I was literally falling. I stayed in bed for two or three weeks, drinking chicken broth, ensure and anything I could keep down. The anxiety was constant and one particular night I remember ripping the tags off all our pillows with my teeth.
I remember my now husband calling a friend of mine to ask what to do. She told him to check me into the hospital, which quite frankly, terrified me. I was especially worried about the stress that would cause because I was pregnant. I wasn't working then, I had dropped out of grad school a year prior, so I pretty much just slowly kinda got my **** together and stayed at home. For months I felt like a recluse. It was a gradual thing, but it definitely got better, and I was in a decent state of mind by the time I gave birth to my beautiful daughter.
If anyone asked, I just said I had morning sickness, which I did have for months afterwards, and that seemed to suffice. I've tried to just look foreword and not look back, but upon reflection, I'm pretty sure I had a nervous breakdown. Has anyone experienced a breakdown to know if what I've described sounds like one?
if you were here in my location having dry heaves, inability to eat, diarrhea (or in your words bowels turning to liquid) is not called a nervous breakdown. it is a medical problem many people who are pregnant get, here its called morning sickness. it can happen at any time through out a womans pregnancy. its also part of pregnancy for a woman to have anxiety/ fears/ panic attacks when it comes to people telling them they should have abortions and other helpful but not so helpful comments about the pregnancy.

here in my location a nervous breakdown is slang or street talk for having a depression disorder.... overwhelming sadness, crying, suicidal thoughts plans or actions, self injury thoughts or actions, anxiety, ...all these things can not be contributed to other mental or physical health problems.

my suggestion is talk with your doctors, they will explain to you all the different things you will be going through as part of your depression like morning sickness, pregnancy blues, pregnancy mood swings, hormonal shifts...fatigue one moment lots of energy the next, and all of the above problems in your post...

your doctors will be able help you on how you should handle any negative advice that goes against what you want to do or believe in for you and your baby