There have been a lot of studies to show , that a lot of people who are struggling to conceive are feeling depression and I think it’s really important that as soon as you’re feeling depressed, you’re feeling low, to seek support and try and get some additional ways to cope with how you’re feeling because there is a whole host of emotions that come with this, especially if there’s been a loss and there’s grief in there, if there are expectations from people around you whether it’s work or in your relationship.
So the sooner you can get support and learn some coping mechanisms on how to work through hoe you’re feeling, the better you will be. Don’t do this alone, it could be that that support is from online communities, it could be that you are anonymously you are having conversations with people, however it is, don’t just sit and process this alone, reach out and talk to people about ways to try and help you feel better.
Depression is frighteningly common, unfortunately, during infertility. Many studies have actually compared the stress, anxiety, and depression of going through infertility to the same as a terminal illness. I mean, it really is that serious. I think the first step is actually getting a diagnosis, or really working up towards going to see someone, or really that awareness that you could be depressed.
There’s a great tool that you can use online. If you Google depression quiz, there’s some steps there that you can go through, some questions that can really help you become aware of whether the way that you’re thinking and feeling is actually depression.
But I really encourage you to reach out and get the support that you need for this. Often, some people can feel like they don’t want to go to the doctor because they don’t want it to impact upon their journey. But depression is very serious. It’s very important that you do get that support. I think the other thing is that depression, especially they say 2 years into an infertility journey it often goes very undiagnosed. So you’re not often even aware of it.
But by looking at this video today, I know that you’re probably having some of those thoughts that aren’t healthy for you, and you may be feeling not like yourself anymore. So, it is so important for you as a person and for your fertility journey to get the support that you need for any thoughts or if you are worried that you are depressed to work through that.
