Comments on: Postpartum Depression, Love, Joy, and Marriage

By: David C Schupbach

David C Schupbach — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:24:27 +0000

My experience with depression has been from an entirely different source, but depression is the same feelings, just different thoughts.
It wasn’t until I began praying again that any progress was made in overcoming my mental state.
God IS the answer, whatever our question.

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:27:44 +0000

I just got over PPD with my first child who is 13 months old and want to have another child soon but am affraid of PPD and having it a second time. Any advice I ca get will be helpfull.
Thanks

By: Ivan

Ivan — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:58:15 +0000

Sure thing Charles. I come from the world where nothing is spiritual and everything is Chemical or chemical related. But long as your alright now, thats all that counts!

Best regards

Ivan

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:17:52 +0000

Ivan,
Hello again. We did the stuff. One thing that I think is lacking in modern medicine is it pretends there is not a spiritual side to anything. Don’t take that to mean that I think everything starts on the spiritual side, but do take it to mean that everything is connected. What starts out physical can affect our spirit, what starts out spiritual can affect us physically. So we did the stuff plus some extra stuff, if that makes sense.

Take care,
Charles

By: Ivan

Ivan — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:59:57 +0000

Charles,

You did all the basic stuff they recommend for depression didn’t you? I have suffered from it in a rather major way at various times and its the regular basic things that really help. Incidentally, Have you heard of the rather stunning results being discovered by treating depression with ketamine? talk about blowing your fish oil out of the water.

Ivan

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:39:54 +0000

Sam,
Thanks for stopping by and for the considerate suggestions. Things are going much better now. Never perfect, but better.

Thanks for stopping by,
Charles

By: samlcarr

samlcarr — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:49:39 +0000

I can appreciate your struggle and that of your wife. Our prayers are with you. The feelings of emptiness, purposelessness, fear, anxiety… can be devastating. Fish oil is a good idea. I don’t think that depression is something that is primarily caused by wrong thinking, bad thoughts or sin, it’s not necessarily so and often has a physiological and biochemical base. Sometimes medication and counseling can be a real help so get good medical advice and if meds or support groups are prescribed don’t hesitate to use them!

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:32:14 +0000

Marcia,
Thanks for stopping by and thanks much for the encouragement to protect my family.

Take care,
Charles

By: Marcia

Marcia — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:33:15 +0000

Hey, I happened over here after reading your well-stated comment on Jesus Creed.

I’ve had four kids, and while there is certainly a biological aspect to PPD, there is a definite cultural one as well. We are so far removed from natural in our parenting.

This: “I had let the world inform our minds on the value of the home, and on the value of children. ” is so easy to do. For some of us it’s the online world as well.

Close in on your home and your family. Cherish them (I’m not saying you don’t) and shut out the world. It helps.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:47:24 +0000

mom24bbs,
Thanks for the Omega-3 tip. I’ll look into that. Things are going much better now, but in some ways, I’m reminded that the battle is ongoing. There are many different reasons for depression, but for many people (myself included) depression is something that we do not defeat once and for all, it is just another battle that we fight from time to time. We fight it in the way that we think every day, in the habits that we have, in the pleasures we partake of and the extent to which we partake of them.

Thanks for your prayers,
Charles