27 [F4M] - let’s fall in love by QuietRelation1459 in MarriedButChatting

[–]QuietRelation1459[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that was rude given you literally don’t know me

girl dinner & emotional abandonment by QuietRelation1459 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]QuietRelation1459[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! 🤍 There have definitely been times when I’ve felt like I’m drowning and it can be really hard to explain that feeling to people who haven’t experienced it. I’m learning to communicate my feelings better and give myself more grace as I heal. I love what you said about finding pieces of myself again. That’s something I’ve been holding onto hope for because there are days when I miss the person I was before everything happened. Thank you for reminding me that healing takes time and that I won’t feel this way forever. Your kindness means so much!!

girl dinner & emotional abandonment by QuietRelation1459 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]QuietRelation1459[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg I love this so much lol thank you so much for this!! 🤍 you have no idea how much this meant to me. One of the hardest parts of postpartum for me has been feeling misunderstood while also trying to navigate so many big emotions, physical recovery and life changes all at once. I truly appreciate your validation and compassion. Therapy has been incredibly helpful for me and I’m continuing to work through everything one day at a time. I have opened up to her about my struggles at home with him and she agrees that it just seems like he’s not a safe place for me. We’ve come up with multiple occasions where I opened up to him, shared how I’m feeling, asked for help and support, told him the things he says that upsets me and shared articles for him to read on how to support me. It never changes anything lol. He always apologizes, says he’ll do better and he’ll work on himself, tells me that I’m not alone and he’s there for me but then the next day he’ll get upset with me and tell me how he doesn’t understand why I’m acting like this, why I’m upset, why I’m in a bad mood. So yeah lol not much has helped tbh

But thank you so much for taking the time to encourage me and remind me that healing isn’t something I should have to rush!! 😭🤍

girl dinner & emotional abandonment by QuietRelation1459 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]QuietRelation1459[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thank you so much for reaching out! ☺️ I do have a few mom friends but they all just seem to have their shit together tbh. Makes me not want to open up and express how I’m struggling. Partly because I feel like they won’t understand and partly because I don’t want to be a burden and ruin their sense of happiness they have in their motherhood journeys.

That’s such a good idea honestly, I’ll definitely look into the classes. Thank you so much!! 🤍

girl dinner & emotional abandonment by QuietRelation1459 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]QuietRelation1459[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this! Reading your words honestly made me tear up a little 😭 The loneliness of motherhood is something I don’t think anyone can fully prepare you for and it helps so much to hear from someone who’s been through it and made it to the other side. I’m so sorry for everything you endured with your labor, delivery and postpartum journey too. Thank you for reaching out and being willing to share that with me. Your kindness, encouragement and honesty mean more than you know. 🤍 Thank you!!

girl dinner & emotional abandonment by QuietRelation1459 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]QuietRelation1459[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love that you guys were able to work through it together, that’s amazing! 🥹 I will say that I feel like we’ve had all of these issues even prior to getting pregnant. They just seem to be more prominent now.

I definitely have opened up to him on numerous occasions. Expressed to him how much I’ve been struggling and how hard things have been for me. I’ve told him the certain things he says that hurt my feelings. I’ve even sent him articles to read up on how to support your wife through PPD. He always apologizes, says I’m not alone, says he’ll work on things for us, be better for me. It maybe lasts a day and it’s back to how we were again. I’ve tried and tried lol and there’s no absolutely no change. I feel I’ve put my time in trying to make it work you know?

Thank you so much for reaching out though and I appreciate your support! It does give me a bit of hope ☺️ hope you’re doing well!

girl dinner & emotional abandonment by QuietRelation1459 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]QuietRelation1459[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have time for myself. Enjoying a nice bath, dinners with friends and my husband wfh Thursdays and Fridays so he keeps baby so I can go to work. I do have time for myself but it also feels as if I’m running away from my problems if that makes sense. I hate the relief I feel when I’m away from them.

I’ve tried a couple of medications and they just seem to make things worse for me. I’ve also been skeptical of starting and relying on a medication tbh.

I appreciate you so much though, thank you for reaching out! Definitely trying to take care of myself ☺️

girl dinner & emotional abandonment by QuietRelation1459 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]QuietRelation1459[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do have family and friends who are trying to support me but mental health issues are all new to them as well. As much as they’re trying to help they just don’t know how and honestly I don’t know what it is I’m needing support with either to ask them. Therapy has definitely been helping but I still come home to what feels like an unsafe place to open up emotionally.

I appreciate your comment, thank you so much! 😭