Postpartum Depression

6 Affirmations for Postpartum Self-Esteem

Thoughts to help you heal...

Posted July 29, 2015

Source: morguefile.com

If you are in the throes of a postpartum crisis (and even if you are not), do yourself a favor and repeat some of these affirmations on behalf of your aching self-esteem.

Your brain is working hard to heal. Help it along by eating well, resting as much as you can, getting out in the sunshine, laughing whenever possible.

While you are recovering, do your best to remember that your perceptions are not crystal clear right now and you may be paying more attention to your distorted thoughts than your more rational thoughts.

You might find some of these hard to believe right now, but...

Trust me...

1. No one is judging you as much as you are.
Really. This is true. Everyone else is too busy thinking about what THEY are doing and how THEY look and what is best, and what is right and what is next and which way is up and which step they should take and what if they are wrong.

2. Stop comparing yourself to others.
It is highly likely that they are comparing themselves to you. Seriously.

3. Other moms are way too self-absorbed to be genuinely concerned about how you look or what you are doing.
If they criticize you, it’s because they are seeking validation for the way they are doing it.

4. If you think you are the only one feeling this way, think again.
Tons of mothers—some of the very ones you think have it all together -- are worrying about the same things you are and feeling just as bad.

5. If you are convinced that everyone in trendy clothes, with flat stomachs, manicured nails, and flawless eyeliner has their shit together...nope, they don't.
It’s just that your pretense is not as well developed and you are not as good at faking it as they are.

6. If you think you will always feel this bad, you will not.
It is natural for you to worry that this is a permanent state, but it is not and you will feel better again*.

Now, repeat these words aloud: I am doing the best I can. Everything will be okay.

Trust me.

*If you continue to worry about the way you are feeling be sure to bring this to the attention of your healthcare provider. Symptoms of postpartum depression and anxiety are real and they are treatable.