Infertility
- Second guessing whether you are doing the right thing
- Feeling guilty due to high self-expectations
- Feeling a fight or flight response when something reminds you of the loss or during the treatment process
- Your thoughts are racing and you can’t quiet your mind
- Feeling empty and numb as if you’re just going through the motions
- Lack of focus and concentration
- Being afraid that if you reach out for help, others will judge your inabilities
- Having flashbacks, nightmares, or reliving those traumatic memories
- emotionally or physically avoiding reminders
- Feeling overwhelmed and wondering if you should have become a mother in the first place
- Feeling guilty due to high self-expectations
- Not feeling “bonded” with the baby
- Your thoughts are racing and you can’t quiet your mind
- Feeling empty and numb as if you’re just going through the motions
- Lack of focus and concentration
- Being afraid that if you reach out for help, others will judge your inabilities
- Thoughts of running away or leaving your baby behind
- Being constantly in a state of worry
Infertility can be lonely, is traumatic, and is a loss that feels like no one quite understands. You may feel like you’re constantly seeking to have a piece of your family added and with the passing of each month, or the loss grows greater. Additionally, when you lose a child from infertility treatment, the devastation of that loss is palpable. It permeates your relationship, your friendships, your family, but mostly your sense of self.
Common symptoms of trauma and loss include:
If one or more of the above symptoms resonates with you, I invite you to contact me today for a consultation. Together, we will work through the trauma as well as help you create a strategy for moving forward. Contact me today to see how I can help.
I partner with the Fertility Center of Las Vegas. They show a passion for their patients and truly care about the mental health and well-being of those that they serve.
Post Partum Depression
For new moms, it can be upsetting and frightening to have feelings about motherhood that don’t seem “right.”
For some women, a morning run, a healthy diet and receiving help and support from family and friends are sufficient enough to get through the initial adjustment period. For others, talking to a therapist who specializes in dealing with new motherhood issues can be comforting, relieving and enlightening.
Therapists who have extensive education and training in post-partum disorders understand that hormone changes, personal and family history, and social support are all vital factors in understanding and alleviating postpartum symptoms.
Common postpartum symptoms include:
If one or more of the above symptoms resonates with you, I invite you to contact me today for a consultation. Together, we’ll find the underlying issues that make you feel disconnected from your baby and create a strategy for moving forward. Contact me today to see how I can help.