What treatment is right for me?

[imjsgirl]

I am 29 years old.  My whole life I have been healthy.  But within the past 8 years I started to have an array of problems.  At 26 I became pregnant (best I felt my whole life!!!)  And then I had my son, he is now 2 1/2, I have not felt good since.  I have been depressed, moody, angry, resentful, regrtful, I feel like I am going through a midlife crisis.  I keep feeling like since my son was born my life has sucked.  My body looks different, my skin looks different, my hair looks, different.  I have no self esteem, I am tired and achy all the time.  I am never happy.  My boyfriend and I fight all the time.  I am just very miserable.  I fly off the handle very easily.  I get frustrated and mad very easy.  The littlest things affect me in the biggest ways.  I just feel like NOTHING goes right.  Just when I think things may start looking up, they don't.  Sometime's I feel like most of my problems are environmental, but that because things have been so lousy, no matter what - I just can't feel better, even when things do start to look up.  I really need to talk to someone.  I need help.  But I don't know who to turn to.  Doctor's always want to medicate people with problems and I don't want to be on medicine.  What should I do, how do I get help.  What is wrong with me?  Could this be extended Post Partem Depression?  In March of 08 I was diagnosed with a chiari malformation, my docs say it's nothing to worry about, but could this be causing my problems.  PLease help, I am so tired of being miserable.

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

Yes, this could be a post partum reaction,and yes you are right to seek counseling for this rather than simply medication.  Any good therapist can help you but possibly a referral by your obstetrician would be the best place to start finding the right person.