defining characteristic/s of depression?

i'm really going out on a limb here; i don't know if i'm just "down" or what; i mean i have these days/weeks anyway when i just feel like nothing is right with me or anything else, but the last few days, everything just feels so HUGE, you know? Pregnancy hormones or something maybe, but i feel really REALLY crappy and i hope i don't sound too much like i'm whining but i'm wondering if i need some kind of help? i think my husband is worried about me. i just sooo don't want to be "that person" especially right now.

My hubby made a comment today (he knows not to approach these things head-on, lol, bless that man) that maybe if i let him know ALL the things that were bothering me, we could talk about them, and maybe that would help. Well i thought about it today, and there are something like 30 items on that hypothetical list (eep!) that are causing me severe anxiety.

i've been so bad to the kids; i'm always either yelling at them because they're "bugging" me (heaven forbid they tap me on the shoulder out of boredom; maybe if i had something for them to DO they wouldn't be nagging at me) or just not caring at all what they're doing; there was a couple of times today they were fighting over something, and i didn't even care if it was getting worked out or not. And stuff like snacks...i just don't give a crap if they each have 6 servings a day of goldfish or not.

i got mad at my husband today for something innocent he said; i think it was a passing comment about how hot i used to be; not that i'm not attractive to him now or anything, but it reminded me of all the things i dislike about myself, so i took that to mean he agreed with all the things i was thinking...makes alot of sense, right? hmm...

So yeah, i think i've really lost it all the way around this time.

 

I think that you may be depressed. In my oppinion, you should go to the doctor and tell him/her how you feel and they may prescribe you an antidepressant. Usually ppl that are depressed get very short on ppl and their friends and family end up "walking on eggshells" when theyre around you. I've battled depression and anxiety since i was 11 so i know alot about it. Once you get the help you need, things will be alot different. I hope you get help soon, you'll feel alot better.

 

I'm sorry you are feeling like this. I don't know if it is depression or not, but if it is, I myself have felt that way at times.....I'm wondering if it's depression if that state doesn't lift at all, if you know what I mean.


Sorry not to be more helpful, I have to say the reason I am moved to reply is my husband ( bless him and grrrrrrrr combined ) has an awful habit of telling me how deeply attractive I USED to be. I have come to the conclusion over the years, that this is his idea of a compliment, mens brains just don't work in a logical way