7

Social anxiety is the worst. Spent 3 hours in a crowded Chuck E. Cheese trying not to have a panic attack just so my son cooks have fun. It was worth it for his smile but it was so hard for me.

From:
Somewhere

Sometimes they feel like inadequate parents...

8

Sometimes I think I wasn't meant to be a mom. I love my daughter very much, but with my depression, I know I'm not the best mom.

From:
Somewhere

9

Agoraphobia is horrible. I feel like a terrible mom every day when my son looks out the window at the playground. I feel so guilty because I can't take him there. He deserves better.

From:
Somewhere

They fear their mental illness has a ripple effect on their children.

10

I'm worried that my depression has made my daughter act out in school. I am so messed up and I really don't want to mess her up too.

From:
Somewhere

They may struggle to care for themselves or their children.

11

The thing I hate the most about depression is how it hurts my ability to raise my daughter. I feel like a terrible mother. She shouldn't have to suffer because of me.

From:
Marietta, Georgia, US

12

I have depression and I'm having a bad downer day, I found it hard to get out of bed but I have to take care of my daughter. I pray everyday that she will never feel like this.

From:
Josephville, Missouri, US

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