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Empowerment Take responsibility for your state of mental health If you feel that your state of mental health
prevents you from doing the best possible job of being a parent,
get help right away. A good way to find help is to talk to your
Naturopath, your OBGYN, or a support group. They often have
access to counselors who specialize in treating Postpartum
Depression or Postpartum Psychosis, and they know that this is a
hormonal condition that is aggrandized by the stress of
motherhood. People who have seen this problem know that it
plagues single and married mothers alike. Always stress that you
need 100% confidentiality because of possible complications with
custody and other issues down the road. If you opt to see a psychological counselor,
remember that psychologists differ. If you don’t like one, cut
your losses and go to another one. Don’t stay with a
psychological counselor that you don’t like, but if you need
help, continue to seek it until you find it. Although your first and foremost commitment is
to your child, you must take at least two or three hours a week
to do something for yourself: hiking, shopping, bike riding,
going to a movie, going dancing, painting, whatever. Motherhood
limits the time one can dedicate to making herself happy, but
should not eliminate it. Do not deny yourself pleasure, or
you’ll end up too bitter and depressed to get yourself back up
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