Welcome @LadyT and @catalytic I'm so glad you found us. It can be very lonely being at home with young kids even though you're rarely actually alone. I found it that way anyway. Walls coming in on me. Too much time to think. Plus being exhausted means there isn't much energy for the fun stuff. It's a tough time that definately gets easier as they get older.
I'm sorry to hear that you sometimes wonder if your family would be better off without you @LadyT. I can promise you that's not the case. No matter how lousy a day you're having, your family are ALWAYS better off having you with them. My partner has struggled with depression in the past and used to wonder that at times. No matter how low he was, there was no question that we wanted him with us and would be devastated without him. When you get those thoughts please remind yourself that it's just the depression talking. Along with the sadness comes faulty thinking. Recognising unhelpful thoughts like that and challenging them is really important. Maybe even more so than not eating all the chocolate cake 🙂
I hope you both spend some time with us on the Forums. It can be nice to have some adult conversation during the day.
