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Coping With Trauma

I have been thinking about this quite a bit recently, how different people cope with different things. I was talking to Liam about my depression in general and he mentioned that he was surprised that when he had his accident I dealt with it so well. It was the most traumatic event that had happened in my life up until that point and it didn’t affect me how I thought it would. I always assumed that if something like that happened I would totally fall apart and not be able to cope. I remember finding out about Liam’s accident and going into autopilot. I stayed that way for a good few days I think, before it really hit me what was happening. Even then, I knew I had to stay strong for Liam, as he was going to need a lot of support and care. Looking back, I think that taking care of him kept me going. I had a purpose and he needed me to keep my shit together. When I got pregnant with Thomas I was terrified about post-natal depression. Having mental health problems doesn’t guarantee yo...