With time comes healing they say ... birth trauma not going away! This is a long one so bear with me please..
Beautiful sisters ... I am dealing with some confusion and anguish beyond what I can handle... I know I'm not the only one ..I know I am not alone but I do feel very alone and very much like a piece of fine bone china ... Delicate and fragile- if handled too roughly I'll chip and break rendering me quite useless. I want to share with you all some things, some emotional sh*t if you will that is weighing me down. I want to remove this muck and unfortunate depressive happenings from my life. I am looking for most likely a miracle..I'm not exactly sure what I am asking for..
3 yrs ago I bought a beautiful baby boy into this world, with my pregnancy something that most thought they could wish for. Baby boy was born early- requiring emergency c section resulting in him being incubated, tube fed, and slight jaundice. The reason behind early birth: major rupture to placenta due to full placenta previa. I ended up with a few blood transfusions,an extended hospital stay, hysterectomy (overies intact) , postnatal depression, and scaring from belly button to pubic bone (just to name a few).
I did not get to bond with my baby nor hold him for a long period of time. The Ped and nurses fought in front of me over his care , change of shifts came and went and each new nurse/s took great pleasure in trying to ensure I was up and out of bed not even 12 hours after my hysterectomy. This may be standard practice but I was not physically capable - they treated me like a naughty child because of this;my need for morphine and the likes displeased them and they were vocal about it.
Fast forward to the present : my sister is looking to move in with her long term bf, my brother is seeking alternative methods to having children, my 2 best friends are having and planning more children, my other sister is recovering from a pregnancy that was not successful, 2 family members are dying, I've just been diagnosed with spine problems that are not curable and am on medication for depression . My parent has told me they do not wish to know about my problems because it makes them tired with worry and stresses them out.
I am happy that my family members are moving forward in their lives and are doing so with great determination. I am sad that my best friends are adding to their families and so very jealous and hurting right now over their ability to create human lives and carry them beautiful babies, I am angry at the world for this also, but mostly disgusted in myself. Previous decisions when younger did not help the end result of my darling boys birth. I am sad and in a bit of a limbo state surrounding my dying family members- I feel I am not ready to let them go( this I know is selfish). I am at a loss as to where I can draw inner strength from at the moment and finding coping tools that work for me are proving difficult ... Please help sisterhood I'm desperate.
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Oh my dear IM. I am so deeply touched by your words and I'm incredibly sorry you've been through so much.
I really think you need to speak with a professional regarding your ordeal. It sounds like you need somewhere safe to unload all of this and develop some strategies for coping with it. Please research the psychologists in your area - find one who specialises in trauma, grief counseling etc. Ask your GP for a mental health plan so you can get some medicare subsidised sessions with the psych.
I hope that in time, with some help, this will fade and feel less raw. Much love x
Please go and get yourself some counselling. Speak to your prescribing doctor and ask for a referral to a psychologist or a counsellor