tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488658409482187787.post2402591025317980018..comments2022-10-25T00:54:35.829-07:00Comments on Kirk Baby: I have a mental illnessMskirkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08663411434225995532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488658409482187787.post-43286191372369374782011-07-15T16:01:51.742-07:002011-07-15T16:01:51.742-07:00I found this blog initially because I was looking ...I found this blog initially because I was looking for minimalist baby info -but then I started reading about your depression issues and I resonate so much! I was diagnosed this year with dysthymia, which is chronic, low-grade depression. As I've been in treatment and taking medication and getting better I find myself thinking, "Wow, I do that because I'm crazy" (or was crazy) and far from making me feel bad it actually comforts me because I was beginning to think that I was lazy and unreliable and didn't care about other people and I hated that about myself. But now I know that I'm not a bad person and that I acted that way because I was ill. What a relief. Thanks for blogging about this!R-https://www.blogger.com/profile/17262071726364905453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488658409482187787.post-37342125740913950322010-10-05T08:54:28.386-07:002010-10-05T08:54:28.386-07:00Oh thank you girl! I am feeling so much better pos...Oh thank you girl! I am feeling so much better post-move. Whew. I feel like a giant weight has been lifted off my shoulders. It's just so true. You can only take on so much before you reach a breaking point. I think I should be better from this point on. But the last 2.5 weeks have been very, very rough and total survival mode for me. Gonna post an update here now.Mskirkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663411434225995532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488658409482187787.post-23637056108687144552010-09-29T04:19:28.117-07:002010-09-29T04:19:28.117-07:00Poor Hannah. It sounds like you need something. Pe...Poor Hannah. It sounds like you need something. Perhaps it is time to start discussing different medications to help with the depression. There is nothing wrong with getting help in any form whether it be counseling or medication. <br />Please think about it for the sake of YOUR happiness and health. You can only put so much on your plate before it becomes so much that you have a mental breakdown. <br />YOUR health and happiness is very important to a lot of people and I don't care how it comes about. If medication is something that will help please think seriously about taking it. Amelia will be fine if you have to stop breastfeeding if any medication interfers with it. <br />We as mothers place so much upon ourselves that we forget that while those things are considered "best for baby" sometimes they are not what is best for mom. FIRST and foremost Amelia needs to have a happy and healthy mommy. <br />I hope you get the care YOU need. You have my support!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734427393044821527noreply@blogger.com