Anxiety & Depression
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Thursday, 28 August 2025 - 21:24
Its taken me years to do this. I went to the GP to get help. I am not ok. And I can see how I am getting worse. I have been in denial. I have anxiety and depression. I feel dumb even saying that. Im a mum, wife and sister. Early 40's. I had a great chat with my doctor. To go along side my other...
Friday, 4 July 2025 - 21:20
For context I suffer from depression, anxiety PTSD, diagnosed in 2023 with (and medicated) ADHD and ASD. I work only 12 hours a week. I have an 8yr old daughter. I am currently studying (like 10 hours a week) For years I’ve struggled with my house. It is cluttered (not super bad but it bugs me a...
Thursday, 12 June 2025 - 10:52
My mum is a text book narc. Loads of childhood trauma, she passed on as a young mum to her children. My dad is a flying monkey/ enables the bevaiour sadly. We always say if she murdered someone, he would just grab a shovel & join her. Married for 57 years, nothing is going to change. Now they...
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Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Wed, 05/02/2014 - 13:31.
This is written by a fellow Imperfect Mum who wishes to remain anonymous. Did you know, There is 6 deaths by suicide every single day in Australia? That is one every four hours. According to the most recent data, it shows more people die from suicide then Skin Cancer in Australia. I could of been one of those deaths. I came very close to becoming a statistic. My name is not important. But my...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Wed, 03/07/2013 - 00:00.
Depression is something that will be with me forever. It may not be ‘active’ if you like, but it will be something that I will have to be mindful of. Just recently I found myself slipping back into depression , depression comes in the form of being ‘pushed down’ and a dark cloud comes over. It’s like it just appears out of t he blue. It’s very hard to see clearly and to lift the feeling of...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Thu, 21/03/2013 - 01:11.
Besides the practical changes in my life I allowed myself plenty of time to slowly cut out the antidepressants and made sure there were no external stresses in my life.