Trying to get back to the me I loved

[Tryingtofindmyway]

My anxiety and depression have been off the charts here lately and I can't really pin point why. I used to be a positive person for the most part, but here lately I'm so negative about everything and have isolated myself from people. I haven't been getting along with my family because I just don't think they'll understand, I don't have any friends because every time I get one they just stop talking to me with no explanation, my job is very mentally taxing, and my husband has his own mental health to worry about so I don't bother him with mine. I try to be the hero everyone needs but I'm falling apart. Thank goodness I have my 6 month old son and I just want to get back to who I used to be for him. I want to love myself again and I don't know how to or where to start.

[lashunn583]

I'm in the same boat and it I very overwhelming

[Natalier1]

I understand what it is like to know who you really are and how you can feel but cannot seem to get there. I go through periods where I feel like me, completely normal, and happy, then all of a sudden when life gets a little tough or the slightest thing changes, I am overwhelmed with sadness and anxiety about why I cannot feel normal. I also understand what it is like to feel like a burden to share how you are feeling especially to your partner. My partner recently told me that he cannot help me with my mental health anymore because it has been bringing him down as well. He is a very carefree, happy person. Try to start by finding what changed in your life that your emotions followed, even if it was something small like your car breaking down. Or maybe it was a series of events that have caused the slightest bit of stress. I have not gotten past the step of finding out what triggered my anxiety and depression but when I do I will keep in touch.