Posted by sfmom on November 1, 2003, at 21:54:42
In reply to Re: sexual abuse survivors and anxiety over our k, posted by femlite on November 1, 2003, at 17:14:10
> > How old is your daughter? I think postpartum hormones don't help matters any, if she's very young.
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> > My daughter is 2 now. I did have a problem with postpartum depression but I think she's a little too old to blame all of this on hormones. What about this sounds like OCD to you? It's not something I know very much about.
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> Dont rule out postartum yet. Some us may be more sensitve to the hormonal stress our childing bearing can stir up.
> Are you breast feeding?
> Do you have planns to go back to work that might be aggravating your fears.
> Mine are 12 and 14 and I stll can stand them to sleep at a friends house at night. I worry a great deal.
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I haven't been breastfeeding for 1 1/2 years. Actually, for my disability forms, my therapist catagorized my depression as postpartum. I think it's more likely that having a child out in the world has triggered my PTSD. I know of a lot of moms who don't feel safe when their kids are with other people, my problem is that I feel like my daughter is safter with the babysitter than she is with me. Not that she's in any danger with me, I just feel like other people may be better equipped to protect her. Or maybe I'm just setting myself up for the fact that something bad will eventually happen to her and if she's with someone else I won't have to blame myself. . . Not sure. Anyway, I have to sign off now to put my little girl to bed. Thanks for your help.
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