Holy crap, an ABC family sitcom actually went there.
The show addressed postpartum depression, a topic thats remains taboo, in its many complexities.
Postpartum anxiety affectsjust as many momsas postpartum depression.
Sometimes it just manifests in the inability to think.
It feels like my head and throat are going to burst.
Everything becomes a fog.
This particular symptom is triggered by stress.
You know the feelings are irrational, but you cant stop them.
I couldnt control the words flying out of my mouth.
I wanted to smack her and make her stop (which thankfully, I didnt).
I wanted to be anywhere but there.
The rage coming out of me was other-worldly.
Thankfully Hubs was there and was able to intervene.
I feel physically ill when I think about how I acted and what could have happened.
It was the most terrifying feeling I had ever experienced.
You may be just going through the motions of motherhood.
So many nurses would beam and say, Didnt you just fall in love right away?
I remember my family doctor asking me, Is she a cuddly baby?
and I told her that I didnt know, because I really didnt.
I couldnt tell what she was thinking other than being hungry or tired.
Slap him really hard and see what happens.
I ran back into the house in my hurry to get my son away from myself.
I laid him down in his swing slowly, watching every move I made.
I was his mother, and I felt like his worst enemy.
I was terrified that someone would take my baby from me if I told them what I was thinking.
I was terrified that someonewouldnttake him away and I would hurt him.
