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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you've gotten some great advice already. I agree that you need to push yourself out of the comfort zone a bit more, but this will need to be done gradually and with a lot of emotional support. I do think your husband, though a wonderful help, will need to step back just a bit and give you room to fumble along with parenting more. He's probably gotten used to doing it all and worries about you getting overwhelmed, which is understandable. However you need a chance to get some confidence in parenting and developing a stronger bond with your kids. Maybe you could hire a babysitter or mother's helper to come a couple of afternoons or on a Saturday? This way you can have some assistance while getting your feet wet with more tasks.

I second the suggestion of a CBT therapist. It sounds like you'd benefit from a more active coaching style of therapy. Also talk to your doctor about tweaking your medication -- maybe you're still having too much anxiety or low energy from the depression? There may be meds that can be added to dosages increased to help with that.

Wishing you the best. Hang in there![/quote]

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