My gorgeous girl is nearly 2 and I'm only just beginning to realise I more than likely had post-traumatic stress (due to tricky delivery) and PND (maybe linked?). I'm naturally a positive bubbly person, so maybe I didn't allow myself to acknowledge the gut-wretching disappointment I found the first year of her life. Now I look back and see the consistent panic, the fear, the absolute meltdowns, the alternate version of me, the not really wanting to live sometimes, I think 'of course!!' but at the time, because there were also times I felt things were going well and I was getting on top of things I thought it wasn't a big deal. I wish I'd known I needed help!! How could I not see it??
I am now seeing a councillor because there's been several other things also going on in my life to deal with all at once (bereavement, family illness, job insecurity etc.), which has been amazing and I definitely know I am out of the woods, but I am just curious if anyone out there can relate? Thanks :)
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Anyone else not realise they had PND until a lot later down the line??
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greenshoot19 · 15/05/2012 12:09
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