Mental health break! & pregnancy

Rana • 28. Baby Boy Lincoln Wyatt May 2020!

I had to take a month off of work due to mental health. I couldn’t take it anymore. Everyday I was not just physically exhausted but mentally exhausted. Some points during the day I couldn’t even figure out what was going on or what I was doing. I started to break out rashes on my arms and back. At 6 months pregnant I was working doubles back to back and still trying to do the same amount of work I was doing before I got pregnant just so that my store didn’t fall apart. I was forgetting to do certain tasks for work that I’ve been doing for 5+ years because my brain was just so overloaded with thoughts. I couldn’t even really even focus on being pregnant. Becoming depressed and anxiety ridden while this stress was taking its toll was the absolute last straw that I had to take a break from work before I fell into a deep hole I already knew was hard to come out of.  I am so lucky to have a great husband and support system while this is all going on! And thankfully I have a great OB as well who is helping me along as well as helping me find a therapist to work with so that we already are established with care for postpartum as well.

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