I have anxiety and depression not on any meds at min. I no I should go to GP

I'm worried that the GP will think that I won't be able to look after my children if I say how depressed I am. I feel depressed anxious scared sick and lonely inside

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Hi Gladrags

I remember years ago , depression & anxiety were not spoken about like it is now & it was quite hush hush , so I brought up 2 children suffering with anxiety , because of this exact same fear you have & it was awful , I so wish it was like it is now , as I would not hesitate to go to the doctors , I would be there tomorrow

GP'S come across this on a daily basis , yes its an illness , but it is not one that makes you incapable of looking after your children , in fact far from it &GP'S no that

If you think you will struggle to say how you feel , write it down , including you fears if you felt you wanted to & pass it to the GP , so many of us that struggle to speak face to face so have done this , again they wouldnt think any other than you been there asking for help

I do hope you will make that appointment & please do not fear that this reflects on your parenting skills , I bet you are already a good parent & by asking for help will only make you an even better one

Keep coming on here & talking , no one will judge & everyone understands how you feel

I do hope you will go & if you do let us no how you go on , I no everything will be fine

Love

whywhy

xxx

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Thank you whywhy. I no I'm being stupid I also worry incase if my child hurts them selves and need to be seen by the doctor they might think that it's because I'm depressed and have not looked after them x

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You are not stupid , you are depressed & this gives us these thoughts

I do no what you mean though , I remember thinking just the same , & my middle one didnt help as she was so clumsy , she was always having accidents , in fact she could be stood & just fall over nothing & gash her head open

Believe me all children have accidents , grazed knees , & so on , they wouldnt be children if they didnt , but there is a big difference from the usually bumps & bruisers , to some one that is harming their child & they no that

Also I bet you are like I used to be & put more into been a Mum than normal to try & make up for how you feel , I no I did

Write these fears down , go & see your GP , they will understand , I so hope you do , I shudder to think someone is suffering like I used to , when I no there is help now & how much better things could be

xxx

[thomson1898]

Hi Gladrags,

Oh you do remind me of me. I was/am a single parent. When my daughter was a baby I was really struggling. I had been on anti-d's before I had her but stopped when I was pregnant. Well, eventually I went to my doc, told her I was struggling & burst into tears. When she asked me why I hadn't told her sooner I explained that I was worried that if it was on my record that I wasn't coping I might lose my daughter. She just looked at me & said, 'Do you honestly think I would do that to you.'

She was so understanding & supportive, still is now.

So please, if you're feeling anxious & depressed make that appointment, it's the start of things getting better

x

[BeautifulxWreck]

Hi hun,

I was reading this and wanted to sign up to talk to you.

I am a young mother of 2 kids and i thought exactly what you are thinking now for years before i went to my GP as like you i was worried that they would think i was a bad mum or get someone to take my kids from me etc, i just want you to know that this is not the case , whe. I finally plucked up the courage to goto the doctor and talk about my panic attacks, anxiety and depression they didnt even mention my kids in that way. It been over a year now since i went to my doctors and noone has said anything about my kids etc.

Do not worry about that they are not going to take your kids from you because you are suffering from this. Its very common - 1 in 10 people suffer from anxiety/panic attacks.

I hope you understand hun x

[mimii in reply to BeautifulxWreck]

Hi , thinks this person has deleted their account, was not a genuine question ,, been some problems on this site sorry x

Mimii x

[BeautifulxWreck in reply to mimii]

Oh i see. Sorry about that only joined this morning thans for letting me know x

[mimii in reply to BeautifulxWreck]

No problem, this is normally a really good site with some great ppl just recently one peculiar person has tried to spoil things in here x

Mimii x

[BeautifulxWreck in reply to mimii]

Always one isnt there. X

[mimii in reply to BeautifulxWreck]

Problem is makes it difficult to know who is genuine think ppl here will be wary of any newcomers for a while it's a shame x

Mimii x

[BeautifulxWreck in reply to mimii]

Ah not nice for newcomers either. A shame someone has to ruin it.