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11-27-2012 at 4:50 PM
AprilAngie
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Do u share ppd with others

Subject: do u share ur opd with others example; co workers, friends etcetera if so what do u say and to whom and if not what do you say when you have anxiety or feeling like not anything?

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11-29-2012 at 10:47 AM
Ardmhs83
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I do.  I use to be embarrassed and avoid it, but now I even use it as an example of a mental illness in my 9th grade health class that I teach.  The more you talk about it and are open with it, the better you will feel and posssibly find someone else that is dealing with it too. 

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12-02-2012 at 2:55 PM
PayolaCray...
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I dont. But then again I have been dealing with mental illness my whole life pretty much and Ive learned to hide it well. The only person that knows everything is DH and i told him immediately when we met so he could decide if he really wanted to deal with all that before we got serious. Also I made sure to give him plenty of info on PPD so that if he saw any signs he could step in cuz i tend to not speak up even with him so that was good.


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12-05-2012 at 2:17 PM
erincraig
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I deveoped PPA/PPD whebn my DD was 2 months old, now she is 11 months old. I share my story all the time. I usually start with that "motherhood was a really big adjustment & rough at first"

I can't tell you know many people can relate to me. almost every woman I talk to has had adjustment issues. Many even open up that they too had PPA/PPD. even a lot of men relate because their wives had adjustmant issues too.

overall the feedback has been so positive! I live in a really small town in rural wisconsin (500+ people). I had so much support and have earned so much respect from other women. I would even like to put my psychology degree to work & help other women experencing PPA/PPD

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12-12-2012 at 9:09 AM
jkelly41
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I will share it if I feel the situation is right.  I don't hide it, but I don't open tell people about it if it's not relevant to the conversation.  I ended up sharing it with a high level executive in my company at a work party when she mentioned her son struggles with anxiety issues.  It led to us sharing our experiences.  

I find talking about it can help others and that makes me feel good. 


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