Its been almost a year since my last post & I am sure
its because I have a much easier time ignoring my feelings than I do expressing
them.
We have since passed the 5 year mark of our TTC journey. Mind
you, the first few years were not as involved or planned out as the last few,
but it’s still 5 years we’ve spent crossing our fingers that “this will be the
cycle!” and continuously having our
hearts ripped out and stomped on.
I haven’t been in a good place recently, mentally or
emotionally. I have let our struggles, the emptiness I feel, consume me. My
mind is constantly going to a dark place from my past that I hoped to never see
again and I’m scared. I am aware of my thoughts, my feelings, my emotions, my
actions, but I am not in complete control of them any more. I lash out at my
family, my friends, my co-workers but am quick to recover with a laugh so no
one knows of my momentary lapse. I withdraw myself from situations that I would
normally run to with open arms – family gatherings, dinners & parties with
friends, re-uniting with people I haven’t seen in years with a promise that we’ll
“do it ASAP!”. I have lost all motivation to better my health by skipping out
on the gym, eating what I want, when I want or not eating at all by convincing
myself that “I’ll start again tomorrow”. I don’t sleep because “sleep is for
the weak” but really I just can’t stop thinking of all the things I hate about
myself long enough to let my mind & body rest. I am in a constant battle with me that I can
not fight my way out of. I haven’t lost that control since struggling with
drugs & drinking in my early teens, and I am so afraid that I won’t be able
to see my breaking point coming.
I’ve never been more scared of myself than I am right now.
Tomorrow I meet with a Psychologist, hoping to find myself again. Words can not describe how nervous, scared, anxious & excited I am. I cross my fingers and hope to hell that she can help me
