depression during pregnancy i have it bad what can i do
i am pregnant 29 weeks and i am so depressed:( i think what triggered my depression was a death of a young child in my family it has been almost a month and i cant stop feeling sad all the time and i think about my own kids and what they will do if anything would happen to me or if anything happend to them or my husband i get sad and start crying all the time and constantly hugging my kids! i wonder about death a lot is there really a life after death will i see my family again after im gone not knowing these things makes me very sad and i wish that i could talk to someone about it but i cant because i dont want anyone to worry or think im going nuts! i feel that i have these constant horrible thought that i cant shake and i wonder if i will ever be able to not be so sad all the time! what can i do to fix myself ?
i am also a new christian and i wonder if because (i know this might sound a little silly) if the devil is putting these thoughts in my head and is there a prayer i can say to help me get through the day
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The devil is doing nothing because there is no such thing. Go see a counselor.
Read Philippians 4:6-8 right now.
I’ll pray for you.
Edit: Sorry, I coudn’t finish my answer because I had to get up and take care of something else. The point is that you need to pray about everything and THANK GOD for everything to have the peace of God. Trust that He has a good reason for everything. Also, you need to learn to force bad thoughts out of your mind by replacing them with good thoughts (that are pure, lovely, and of good report). Try listening to good Christian music or just singing hymns and praises to God. And yes, the devil will attack you now that you are a Christian. Resist the devil and he will flee from you (can’t remember where that verse is). Be sure to pray and read the Bible every day, especially the New Testament. Philippians is a great book.
I think you need some grief counseling. It takes more than a month to get over the death of a loved one.
PLEASE go see a therapist and talk to your OB about this immediately.
If Christianity is making you think the devil is out to get you, maybe you need to shop for a new religious community. Prayer is a wonderful tool and I recommend it. But now is the time to use your head (God gave it to you for a reason) and get some help.
I have no experience with pregnancy, but a lot with the depression. I suggest to talk with a good councilor – even if it is only for a short while. Check with your pastor, they may be able to offer up some good people to talk with. (make sure its not one of those just-pray-and-everything-gets-better councilors. prayer is great, but having more faith isn’t necessarily the right answer here)
I’m sure it’s a very natural thing – it certainly seems so to me. It’s always nice to have someone to talk to when these things happen.
stop dwelling on dramas you create in your mind for things that haven’t even happened yet and won’t if you don’t dwell on them, and instead focus your mind and your heart on the joy you will receive from bringing a life into the world and loving it and helping it grow and flourish. this is the single most exciting endeavour two people can undertake. convince yourself of this because it’s true and stay focused on that every time you start to think the bad stuff.
These are strangers to you here on this board. Tell your doctor. Your health and the health of your baby are that important. Do not hesitate, depression can and often does have a physical cause to it just like diabetes, so get off the computer and call your doctor right now. You don’t need to suffer, it will affect your baby.
Worrying that the devil is putting thoughts in your head is a sign of a psychotic disoder. Sudden and extreme religious behaviors and beliefs are another sign of mental illness coupled with your pregnancy and your depression it is likely you are suffering mentally. Pregnancy is physically and emotionally traumatizing and increases a woman’s risk of developing a mental illness. Hopefully you were not talked into keeping this pregnancy by a religious pro-life group. These kinds of people cannot be trusted. It’s not just post-partum depression you need to know about, but depression and mental illness during pregnancy. Talk to your doctor. There are medications that are safe to take during pregnancy to keep you healthy.
I suffered with depression not long ago and I know how horrible it feels.Id say your best bet is to go to a counselor and maybe get some medication to help you out abit.Theres no shame in it,just make sure if you do get medication that it’s not addictive.And your not going nuts mate everyone feels down sometime in their life.You just need something to give you a boost,and with a counselor you can talk things through.Hope you feel better soon! good luck,I hope my answear helped you out abit ^_^
Honestly, anyone who even mentions satan is deluded.
See your doctor.
Getting out and doing something you like could help. Go swimming or to a movie.
If you have been depressed for more than 2 weeks and are crying often, and are pregnant, you need to SPEAK TO A DOCTOR ABOUT IT and get counseling and possibly medication. Sometimes hormonal shifts like those that occur during pregnancy bring out hidden emotional problems or make you start thinking in strange ways. It’s not “the devil” (don’t make yourself even more frightened and anxious or worse, paranoid and delusional, on top of being depressed by thinking in this way). When we feel emotionally bad–sometimes this is because of body chemistry. The mind needs an intellectual reason for the bad feeling and so it will make up reasons and stories for it. This is natural and ordinary but it also is what makes things worse because you lose perspective about what is happening. Don’t worry about “worrying other people” or worrying about what they think about what you are going through. Talk to your OB/GYN about it. Get medical and mental health care. It will be better for you, your family, and your new baby.
Please talk to your doctor or midwife. Depression in pregnancy is not something to grin-and-bear and should be dealt with, either through talking to a counselor or through medication (many choices are safe for pregnancy).
In my opinion, you cannot control whether or not there is an afterlife and who you will see there if one exists. You do, however, have a high degree of control over how you live your life on this earth. Your depression and anxiety in pregnancy is something that you have a hand in controlling.
Depression during pregnancy is normal… but it should be treated, for your own sake and your baby’s.
Call your OB up and let him or her know. They will be able to get you in touch with a therapist who specializes in prenatal depression, and can help give you coping tips – if you leave it alone, it could turn to postpartum depression later, and that can be really harmful both to you and your child.
You should also look into taking fish oil – pills or liquid, so long as it’s high in EPA. Studies have shown it can help with depression, and it’s also a good supplement for building healthy baby brains.