Don't know what to do.
I feel like such a failure. I love my daughter so much already but I seriously doubt my capability to take care of her. I can't drive (failed the test 3 times hoping to pass before she gets here but who knows), have never had a real stable job, and can't even keep my room clean or remember to shower every day.
I'm 18, almost 19 and this pregnancy wasn't planned but wasn't really prevented as well as it should've been. I had an abortion at 16 as a result of rape and felt so much guilt I think I honestly didn't care if I got pregnant again. Then I did.
I'm going to be in my second year of college. But I don't know how I'm going to do it. I can barely survive it without a baby, and with a baby it's going to be nearly impossible.
Not to mention I still struggle with depression and anxiety on a daily basis and can't regulate my emotions whatsoever which I know hurts the baby but I can't help it. Which in turn makes me feel worse. I know I won't be enough for her. I'm already failing her and she's not even born.
She deserves more than me. I don't know if I can do it. But my boyfriend and our families and I love her so much and are so attached already, we've gotten a good amount of things ready. I don't think I could do adoption. And honestly don't think it would help anything either it would send me further into a depression. So that's not really an option at this point...plus my boyfriend would probably not let me do it he would just take care of her on his own.
She's my everything but I just feel so broken. I feel like I can't be a mother but yet I'm going to be and I know I will embrace it. I just don't know how I'm going to be a good one. And I feel like I have no purpose outside of that.
Idk where I'm going with this. I know I should see a therapist but like I said I can't drive (as of now) and live in the middle of nowhere so I'd have to get my boyfriend to take me which I don't want to
I've had thoughts of suicide and self harm but haven't gone through with it. I haven't cut in almost a year and I never thought I'd feel the urge again yet here I am. And just this alone makes me feel awful, like I should be able to be strong for my baby. But I'm not.
I know it's probably not normal to feel like this. But what do I even do about it? I don't know what to do anymore. I'm about to just give up.
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