For those of you with anxiety/depression issues, how did getting pregnant/being a parent affect those issues?

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Depression is better. As I feel like my son has given me a purpose. I'm now living and I'm not just existing.
My anxiety is now normal parents anxiety - the normal concerns about parenting although I do have separation anxiety with him.
My ADHD is the same.
My autism has got worse.

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Got way worse, but feel like i finally have something to live for.

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I have ptsd and severe anxiety and depression. I have ptsd and anxiety from watching my daughter go into cardiac arrest and the months that followed for her to survive at a month old. She was born with severe heart and organ defect anyways i also have 4 other kids so have now 11,8,5,2 and expecting last on feb and yes my anxiety is through the roof. My mind comes up with so many ways they can die. Took me about 3 yrs before i could relax while kids played at the park, my nightmares are unbelievable the random horrible stuff my brain comes up with but at end of day i know i cant let my anxieties affect them amd their life so i learn how to ignore my fears and let them have fun and be normal kids. My husband also keeps me in check when he seems im going off the deep end with my anxiety. Its not easy but i do it.

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Got better with pregnancy and then worse after giving birth.

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I have always struggled a great deal with my anxiety and depression, for as long as I can remember. I refused to take any meds during either of my pregnancies. My first pregnancy was fantastic, I was happy allllll the time, you couldn’t make me mad if you tried, I was seriously so happy go lucky and nothing worried me. I was so nice too. This time I’m the complete opposite. This pregnancy I’ve cried more than I ever have in my entire life, I’ve been so depressed I hardly want to get out of bed and my anxiety is through the roof to the point where some days I’m literally driving myself insane over made up scenarios in my head of things that could go wrong. I have also been more unkind this time and impatient. So, to answer your question it could literally go either way.

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Definitely worse during pregnancy and a little better after bortj but not much.

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Some days it would come back, i havent had it in almost 7 yrs now 😖

For those of you with anxiety/depression issues, how did getting pregnant/being a parent affect those issues?

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