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I’ve suffered with ‘depression’ since i was young, iv tried antidepressants and counseling, none of them work.

I work in mental health but i don’t think i can talk to any therapists at work, it feels too close to home.

We were trying for a very long time for this baby, but when i became pregnant, my anxiety and black moods and mood swings have become unbearable.

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Timelines

A pregnancy is divided into three phases, or trimesters. The first trimester is from conception to the end of week 13. The second trimester is from week 14 to the end of week 26. The third trimester is from week 27 to the end of the pregnancy.

The doctor will examine you and perform a pelvic exam. He or she may also perform blood tests, a urine test, and tests for sexually transmitted disease, including a test for HIV, which is on the rise in teens. (Some STDs can cause serious medical problems in newborns, so it’s important to get treatment to protect the baby.)

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In the story I’m writing, one of the three main characters suffers from severe depression, exacerbated by her 6th miscarriage — she has 7 children. A convert to Catholicism, she and her husband do not believe in any birth control except the rythym method. She is 47, lower middle class, grew up poor on a small scratch farm in the the mountains of Virginia, and now lives in Northern Virginia. Depression and mental illness run in her family.

Hi, I’m 21 and pregnan with my second child. I have a beautiful 2 year old daughter and another daughter on the way in just 3 short months. I am with the father and overall we try to make things work the best we can. I have been with him since we were 15 and known him since as far back as I remember (classic girl/boy next door story). The problem is I have been suffering with undiagnosed depression for a long time now. I was always too afraid to tell anyone or do anything about it. My boyfriend has always known this about me, since when I let someone close its hard to hide. With my first pregnancy I coped and it didn’t get any worse then normal. As I said I have always just coped with this problem myself and sometimes it gets better but it almost always goes right back to worse. At times it has led into suicidal or self destructive behavior or thoughts. This pregnancy is much differant then last time around. I am becoming severely depressed with a lot of suicidal thoughts. My relationship is suffering because of it and I fear he is going to leave me if it doesn’t improve. That man has gone through so much crap with me I wouldn’t even be able to blame him if he left. My problem is I don’t really have an option to seek help. My insurence does not cover mental health treatment whether its inpatient or outpatient. Every day I feel as if I am going to loose it and breakdown. My question is, does anyone know of any good free support groups or websites or any free tools or books for me to use to try other options before treatment??? As I said I don’t have insurence for treatment nor the money to pay out of pocket. I live in the DFW, Tx area so please if you have any advice it would be much appreciated!

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