Comments on: The first year: diary of a mental breakdown http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Noble Savage » Blog Archive » 2007:24 words and 18 posts http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Noble Savage » Blog Archive » 2007:24 words and 18 posts Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:06:36 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/#comment-1107 [...] The First Year: Diary of a Mental Breakdown [...] [...] The First Year: Diary of a Mental Breakdown [...]

]]> By: Moxie-Mom http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Moxie-Mom Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:33:41 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/#comment-1027 Sorry for the short comment. I suffered clinical depression years before my first child and PPD after I had my first child. I ran into this site: <a href="http://ppdsurvivor.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">PPD Survivor<a> last month and I was awe struck at all the wonderful, helpful, useful information provided there. Hugs to all women! Sorry for the short comment. I suffered clinical depression years before my first child and PPD after I had my first child.

I ran into this site: PPD Survivor last month and I was awe struck at all the wonderful, helpful, useful information provided there.

Hugs to all women!

]]> By: NS http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 NS Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:20:27 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/#comment-1025 Thank you for all the lovely replies. I wasn't sure if anyone would comment because it's a bit of a sensitive subject. Many people either don't understand PND/PPD or understand it all too well and don't like to be reminded that it exists. With no families to surround and support them in those first few vital months, so many women are thrown into the deep end by themselves, with no safety harness or ability to reel everything back in. I would love to volunteer for an organisation that deals with PND, I feel so sick thinking of other women going through it alone. I was lucky in that I had an understanding husband, a helpful mother in law and compassionate friends and family who were willing to let me vent and cry to them. Many don't have that at all. Thank you for all the lovely replies. I wasn’t sure if anyone would comment because it’s a bit of a sensitive subject. Many people either don’t understand PND/PPD or understand it all too well and don’t like to be reminded that it exists. With no families to surround and support them in those first few vital months, so many women are thrown into the deep end by themselves, with no safety harness or ability to reel everything back in. I would love to volunteer for an organisation that deals with PND, I feel so sick thinking of other women going through it alone. I was lucky in that I had an understanding husband, a helpful mother in law and compassionate friends and family who were willing to let me vent and cry to them. Many don’t have that at all.

]]> By: Yogamum http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Yogamum Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:06:22 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/#comment-1024 There were times when I wanted gouge those well-meaning old biddies' eyes out. New motherhood is hard, no two ways about it. I got through it without medication, but looking back, I think I probably should have been more proactive about my mental health. I hope this lovely woman gets the help she needs to come through this okay. There were times when I wanted gouge those well-meaning old biddies’ eyes out.

New motherhood is hard, no two ways about it. I got through it without medication, but looking back, I think I probably should have been more proactive about my mental health. I hope this lovely woman gets the help she needs to come through this okay.

]]> By: Babychaos http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Babychaos Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:02:28 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/12/12/the-first-year-diary-of-a-mental-breakdown/#comment-1023 I'd kind of picked this up from a couple of friends and was talking to one recently, who I knew was struggling... asked her how she was and she burst into tears. After a bit she admitted she was crying because she felt she was the only person feeling like this and that as a result she must be a terrible Mum... I guess I'm prepared for this now so at least if it hits, I will have more chance of letting it go because I'll know I am not alone. I don't know if I will love my baby first off, I won't know until it arrives but to be brutally honest, I don't expect to love it all at once because as far as I can understand it, hardly anybody does... So I guess, any Sophies reading this... one, you're not alone all over the world there are millions of women feeling the way you do it's natural, not unnatural... two, talk to someone and if you need to someone professional. Great stuff, I was blubbing my eyes out by the end of the second video clip! cheers BC I’d kind of picked this up from a couple of friends and was talking to one recently, who I knew was struggling… asked her how she was and she burst into tears. After a bit she admitted she was crying because she felt she was the only person feeling like this and that as a result she must be a terrible Mum…

I guess I’m prepared for this now so at least if it hits, I will have more chance of letting it go because I’ll know I am not alone. I don’t know if I will love my baby first off, I won’t know until it arrives but to be brutally honest, I don’t expect to love it all at once because as far as I can understand it, hardly anybody does… So I guess, any Sophies reading this… one, you’re not alone all over the world there are millions of women feeling the way you do it’s natural, not unnatural… two, talk to someone and if you need to someone professional.

Great stuff, I was blubbing my eyes out by the end of the second video clip!

cheers

BC

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