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[quote=Anonymous] I'm sorry. Our child just turned ten and my wife went through the first five years in a state similar to what you describe. Tough emotionally-fraught childhood with shi$$y parents that compounded the problems. The PPD become major depressive disorder. Many of the things you describe were symptoms of the depression. At the same time as not wanting to engage (read at bedtime, snuggle, etc.), my wife also beat herself up internally over failing at being a mom. It was a vicious cycle. Her psychiatrist had a two fold approach: medicate and have her explore how horrible her mother was as a role model. The cycle got broken when she got into a ketamine clinic that finally helped her out of the fog of the worst of the depression. She ain't perfect yet but a lot better. She knew something was wrong but couldn't break the cycles, which sounds slightly different than what you describe with your wife. [/quote]
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