Being a mother is hard work, but being a mother while struggling with depression can make you feel like your just not a good mom. One blogger relates her struggles with depression, stating she feels less energized and feeling off and being on the verge of tears. This results in her tolerance being lower and being all around unhappy. She recognized that she needs to take care of her mental health to not only benefit her, but her family as well.

Key Takeaways:

• Many things were happening around me. Deaths, the stress of my last semester of college, and trying to decide what to do with my life after graduation — it was just too much.
• Going into a depression is not just about me anymore, it will affect them. My tolerance is lower, I yell more, I haven’t cooked, and I’ve probably gotten on their nerves reacting to every small thing so strongly.
• Ignoring any feelings of instability and just keeping going doesn’t benefit anyone.

“Going into a depression is not just about me anymore, it will affect them. My tolerance is lower, I yell more, I haven’t cooked, and I’ve probably gotten on their nerves reacting to every small thing so strongly. They have no concept that mommy is having a bad week.”

http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/im-not-a-good-mom-when-im-depressed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+babycenter%2Fblog+%28BabyCenter+Blog%29