I just want to let you know that you’re super brave. I can’t imagine what you’re going through but you are doing a great job of finding that balance between putting your kids first and keeping an eye on your mental well-being. This pandemic has messed with my anxiety, but it usually manifests with stress-induced insomnia. It’s annoying and I have no energy or motivation but I try (most days I literally do the bare minimum). Like another tattler said, please reach out! We can hold each other up!I know we witch about Tracy always catering to herself first.. but it really hit me today. I hope/know this is a safe space disclose information. I’ve been suffering with severe anxiety/depression since my middle school/ high school days. It ramped up in my college days and then got out of control when I had kids (PPD/Anxiety/Depression) my parents and I, KNOW if it wasn’t for my kids, majority of the time I wouldn’t get out of bed. I push through EVERY SINGLE DAY for my kids. I said before on here the minimal work my kids dad puts in and the hell I went through with abuse and court.. so I get frustrated with these “me time” posts and getting these expensive things because I’d KILL for those.
But especially today. That’s why I’m going to this as a safe place. Anyone who has suffered severe anxiety/depression please chime in! Today, was a day I had to call my parents to ask them take off of work to get my kids because I couldn’t get out bed because my anxiety flared up like other! They took off from their jobs and took my kids and I AM FOREVER IN THEIR DEBT for doing this when I get like this!!! I feel like a crappy mom and it brings me back down even more because I had to “hand them off” to my parents because for my own mental health. TRACY HAS NO SINGLE CLUE! I’ve been working at this with therapist for YEARS and still have times when I struggle and call upon my parents to help.
Despite Tracy’s ugliness with herself and parenting, I posted this because I feel like we are a family here and I’m honestly struggling today. Please pray for me! And anyone else, I know it’s Wednesday, about to be Thursday, and I know this thread is for Tracy. But let’s check in with each other once a week for support. How does Mental Health Monday’s sound? Every Monday we vent about our personal mental health/situations and we get
support on here. I know how frustration for most of the moms to see this BULLSHIT of Tracy on here. Just want you to know I AM TOO, struggling, especially with seeing posts like that, and you are not alone. LOVE YOU ALL!