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post·par·tum de·pres·sionnoundepression suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue.

I can't do this, I am never going to be able to do this. This 'New Mom Thing' isn't going to work. My baby deserves better than me. I shouldn't have become a mother in the first place. I worry so much if she can sense  that I am upset. I contemplate if she can tell that I cry everyday. I don't deserve her. She is so sweet, and innocent. I am going to screw her up. I have a loving husband, and a beautiful baby, but they are stuck with me.
This is the best option. I thought, as I stood over the edge, looking down at the bustling highway below. People were shouting to stop.
Next thing I know, I was falling.

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