I'm new, and nervous to post..but a friend pointed me in this direction so I'm hoping to connect with others who've been through similar things.
I'll try to keep this as short as possible. I'm 25 years old. My severe depression began at 18 when I found my grandmother dead from a brain aneurism. Continued through my high school relationship. We were together for 8 years, married for a year. I wasn't happy anymore so I left, and I'm still dealing with extreme guilt with that. I then became very unexpectedly pregnant, had a VERY stressful pregnancy being in a relationship with someone who was bi-polar (not willing to take meds) and also still trying to deal with my guilt ending my previous marriage. I had my son pre-mature, he was in the hospital for a month after he was born. And then day I brought him home, my boyfriend (my son's father) committed suicide. I lost everything. My house, my car, most of my possessions, everything. So here I am a year and a half later, still just trying to get by. Trying to be the best mother I can be for my son and try to overcome this depression. I was diagnosed officially with PTSD just recently, however I'm very aware that I've suffered for many years. Hope to find some peace within this community, I could really use someone to talk to. Thanks for reading!
I'll try to keep this as short as possible. I'm 25 years old. My severe depression began at 18 when I found my grandmother dead from a brain aneurism. Continued through my high school relationship. We were together for 8 years, married for a year. I wasn't happy anymore so I left, and I'm still dealing with extreme guilt with that. I then became very unexpectedly pregnant, had a VERY stressful pregnancy being in a relationship with someone who was bi-polar (not willing to take meds) and also still trying to deal with my guilt ending my previous marriage. I had my son pre-mature, he was in the hospital for a month after he was born. And then day I brought him home, my boyfriend (my son's father) committed suicide. I lost everything. My house, my car, most of my possessions, everything. So here I am a year and a half later, still just trying to get by. Trying to be the best mother I can be for my son and try to overcome this depression. I was diagnosed officially with PTSD just recently, however I'm very aware that I've suffered for many years. Hope to find some peace within this community, I could really use someone to talk to. Thanks for reading!
