worriedmama

Hi all. I'm having a horrible week. To start, I read an article talking about how a parent with depression affects the life of their child ... A month or more ago. It's just been sitting in my mind on a daily, so I try to keep things apart from my son that might scream depression, right? Not doing a good job, obviously. He is 6. He got upset yesterday and when I asked what was causing him to act in the way he was acting, he said 'I don't know! I just make everything bad. I make everything worse all the time!' Immediately, i dissolved into tears and told him he absolutely did no such thing. That he made ALL THE THINGS BETTER. That he mad the world better and brighter just for being himself. Y'all I feel like it's my fault he feels this way and now I'm paralyzed about ANYTHING I may say or do or not say or not do. What can I do?
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I am 34 years old and was born in Geneva, NY with no thyroid. My parents were called in when I was 14 days old, and I spent the next 6 months in and out of Strong Medical Center. Apparently, I was a case-study. I have taken Synthroid my entire life and could draw my own blood better than most phlebotomists I’ve had to endure.

My parents have been extremely involved and proactive. I have dealt with fatigue, depression, anxiety, kidney disease, headaches, and three complicated pregnancies. However, I am grateful for the ability to have children at all! All three have been tested throughout my pregnancies and my postpartum depression was severe! My girls have not displayed any symptoms, but my 5-year-old son is suffering with anxiety, extreme thirst, no weight-gain, extreme behaviors and many other indicators of hyperthyroidism. We have also ruled out diabetes. Any thoughts? #worriedmama