It's a BABY, and it's a life changing event.
You have every right to feel what you are feeling now, whether it might be anxiety, sadness or even resentfulness. Let it go, talk about it, and let it pass.
It will pass, so do this for yourself, do this for your baby.
Post-natal Anxiety Management
You just had a baby, and now you are finding yourself feeling down and irritable most of the time. And you don't get it, because you were so excited about being pregnant in the first place. Or at least you were not against the idea of having a child and you were fine all the way up to that final moment of labor.
So why are you feeling this way now? You are incredibly tired, yet you cannot sleep. You feel lonely and "trapped" in your life. You feel inadequate and may have panic attacks sometimes. You seem to have lost interest in most things in your life - your baby included. You lack appetite, you don't feel like having sex, and you may have these horrible crying episodes where once you start, you just can't seem to get a hold of yourself. And the most horrifying of all (and you are too ashamed to admit it to yourself) you resent your new born child. You know that your baby is the sweetest and the most innocent child in the world, yet a part of you blame it all on your new born precious!
Pre-natal Anxiety Management
Or you just left your doctors office with the big news, but you just cannot bring yourself to be joyful over this. You think to yourself "What is wrong with me? Normal people could hardly hide their excitement at being pregnant, and would be already planning how to tell all their loved ones about this wonderful news." but you are far from feeling normal and wonderful. You are stuck worrying and feeling completely overwhelmed by this.
So why are you feeling all this negativity right now? You are incredibly frightened of all of this because you feel "trapped" and alone, and you seem to have lost your motivation in everything. You are constantly tired, yet you have difficulty falling asleep. You are easily agitated by the smallest things and you take it out on the people you love most. You may even resent the child inside you and you are too ashamed to admit it to yourself. You know that it is completely irrational, yet a part of you blame all of what is happening to you on this baby who is growing inside of you right now - this baby, who is no doubt, going to be the sweetest and the most innocent child in the world!
My Philosophy
Recognizing the problem and taking action to deal with it is the most important step in kicking the baby blues.
So if you are reading this and finding that you have some of these symptoms, you are already halfway there! Now, it is time for you to talk about all of what you are feeling with someone because bottling everything up can cause tension, especially with your significant others, who may already feel that they are being shut out. Remember, you have a right to feel what you feel, no matter how horrible it is. Talk it out. Feel it out. When you give your emotions the attention it needs, it will subside. But you need to provide it with a channel to exit. So pick up the phone and contact us now. No matter how bad it gets, it is only talking. And you will be surprised by the power of having an honest and open conversation.
In our sessions together, we will discuss everything that is going on inside your head - your anger, your worries, your frustration and your fear. We will talk about things that you might have shared with others and things that you dare not tell others, or even admit to yourself. Everything that you do or not do is decision, a decision that involves a conversation that you have in your head. That is why we will explore your thinking process so that we can eventually establish a self-dialogue that both acknowledges your worries (to a reasonable degree) and brings back your zest in life and everything around you. The healing process may take some time, but it is just a matter of finding that balance and being able to look at the big picture. Life coaching will get down to everything that truly matters to you so that you can find the motivation to make the changes that you need to go return to normalcy, return to that old you that you miss so much!
