Postpartum depression & Anxiety

[Tobias_Squeezer]

Hi. I have experienced postpartum depression and long-term anxiety disorder. I am over the anxiety, finally! I benefitted from a ‘mental healthcare plan’ from my Doctor. I had 12 Psychology visits in 2010. I thought these would be all about my sexual molestation history, but they weren’t . They focused on ‘unhelpful thinking styles.’ I did the homework, & benefitted greatly. The bad memories get worse with age, but my anxiety ramped up inexplicably, nearing menopause, despite medication. It turns out I had inflammation in my gut & brain, & a Naturopath has helped eliminate that, & finally I feel relief! So it’s not always ONLY Psychological. This is worth noting, if things worsen despite feeling in control in every other way.

[Peppermintbach]

Hi Tobias Squeezer,

I hope it’s okay for me to extend a gentle welcome to you to the forums...thanks so much for sharing some of your experiences with us.

It must be such a relief for you to have the anxiety under control. I’m very happy for you, especially as you sound like someone who has been through a lot...

I think you make a great point about how managing mental health is holistic. I agree with you that there is an interconnection between our mental health and physical health, plus the environment too. A 3-way interconnection that all affects our mental wellbeing 🙂

Thanks again for your insightful post, and if you feel like writing more, you’re most welcome to do so. It’s lovely to have you here...

Kind and caring thoughts,

Pepper

[PamelaR]

Hi Tobias Squeezer and a warm welcome to you.

Thank you for sharing such good insights to mental and physical health. I find it so true that each are as important and do impact on each other, along with our external environment, both nature and human kind.

It is lovely to have you here and feel free to join in our discussions. Also if you want to share more of your story, please do.

Just to share my experience between mental and physical health - I have low thyroid function and take medication to help keep it at a balanced level. For whatever reason, my levels often jump all over the place. This can significantly impact on my mental health. Often this can be related to lack of sleep because of an over abundance of thyroid medication, along with other physical issues from too much of it in my system.

So again, thank you for raising and sharing some very important aspects of mental health.

Kind regards

PamelaR.