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04-04-11, 21:30
Hi
I just joined NMP after my husband said that I should try a forum site to try and help me cope with my anxiety and low self esteem.
I've always suffered with low self esteem but it all seemed to hit an all time low when I gave birth to my daughter last year. After two and a half years of fighting infertility, I fell pregnant to go and an experience a terrible pregnancy due to gallstones being misdiagnosed as a hernia. I gave birth to a beautiful girl but was quite ill post birth. The first 3 months of her life I was in and out of hospital quite ill and requiring two operations.
Since then I have had serious problems with anxiety which has come out in the form of me thinking my husband is having an affair, and for no good reason. The constant questioning and accusations has nearly cost me my marriage. My husband has been very tolerant of this behaviour as he has suffered anxiety in the past but even he can't cope with the constant questioning anymore.
We're still together and we love each other but I need to find a way of trying to keep my fear and anxiety at a bay. Any thoughts/tips on strategies to help?
Thanks x
I just joined NMP after my husband said that I should try a forum site to try and help me cope with my anxiety and low self esteem.
I've always suffered with low self esteem but it all seemed to hit an all time low when I gave birth to my daughter last year. After two and a half years of fighting infertility, I fell pregnant to go and an experience a terrible pregnancy due to gallstones being misdiagnosed as a hernia. I gave birth to a beautiful girl but was quite ill post birth. The first 3 months of her life I was in and out of hospital quite ill and requiring two operations.
Since then I have had serious problems with anxiety which has come out in the form of me thinking my husband is having an affair, and for no good reason. The constant questioning and accusations has nearly cost me my marriage. My husband has been very tolerant of this behaviour as he has suffered anxiety in the past but even he can't cope with the constant questioning anymore.
We're still together and we love each other but I need to find a way of trying to keep my fear and anxiety at a bay. Any thoughts/tips on strategies to help?
Thanks x