Re: OT update on this week's crisis

Posted by onetexsun on September 12, 2009, 1:41 pm

Loads of prayers and good thoughts coming your way. Postpartum
depression is nothing to take lightly. And it affects so many of us.

Sunny

Posted by Anne Rogers on September 12, 2009, 4:24 pm

onetexsun wrote:
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I know, so why is it that few people take the time to understand it? It
has been heart breaking for me how a certain group of people at my
church have handled thing, I've probably lost a very dear friend over
this, but even worse I now fear talking to anyone at church about
anything specific, because I feel like I'm being observed and monitored
and that that friend might step in to prevent me from seeking help from
others as she believes that she has previously enabled me in my
negativity, which I don't feel she has, in fact I believe she's saved my
life. This is so hard and I'm so confused over my faith, I admitted
months back that I was struggling in my faith because I felt that my
brain compartmentalised and shut down the non essential parts and I
believed that faith was an essential part, but my mind didn't
necessarily allow that, but the help I saught didn't turn out to be help
at all. Because some of this has come from the leadership of the church,
I'm challenged as to whether this church is the right place for me at
all, but we have so many friends there and it's fantastic for our kids.

You can probably tell, I'm struggling today, I woke up physically not
great, I'm emotionally drained, I feel I should be either doing things
with the kids, or at least getting on with some household or admin
tasks, yet I'm struggling even to sit here and type this.

Anne

Posted by Michelle C. on September 12, 2009, 7:52 pm

Anne Rogers wrote:
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Unfortunately, in America, we are under-educated about it. In Europe it
is a more recognized and understood condition.

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(((((((Hugs)))))))))

Michelle in Nevada

Posted by Anne Rogers on September 12, 2009, 9:30 pm

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Well, I'm from the UK and I can't honestly say my experience there was
much different, my parents are fairly clueless about depression. The
friend I'm having particular trouble with right now, lived in England
for a long time and a mutual friend there had very servere postpartum
depression. Several mutual friends here have also had issues, so it's
very confusing how harsh she is being right now.

Cheers
Anne

Posted by Lizzy Taylor on September 13, 2009, 6:09 am

Anne Rogers wrote:
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I think it is still something most people have heard of but have no idea
of how it manifests itself, so they do not know how to handle it when a
friend or family member is suffering from it. I have a friend who was
hospitalised with it after the birth of each of her two children.
However even having been treated for depression myself in the past I
find it hard to get my mind round it being that severe.

Try not to let her pressure into moving forward faster than you are
ready to and if something seems like a big step for you don't let her
belittle it. She obviously really doesn't understand what you are going
through - I don't think anyone who hasn't experienced it really does,
but I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Hugs from over here in the UK - where the sun has finally come out for
several days in a row!

Lizzy

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