Am I overreacting?

I’ve been feeling down lately and was prescribed sertraline, I came home and spoke to my partner about it and he said I should try and be more active and exercise to help my mind which does help but I haven’t had the time, he has said he will look after our son so that I can do this a few times a week to see if it helps instead of medication. However he keeps making plans and going out seeing friends, exercising and I feel like although he’s said he would help he keeps arranging stuff as he has a big social life, I just feel there’s no time for me to be me, I don’t want to go all guns blazing and cause an argument but I’m struggling abit

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He may be waiting for you to say when you want your time to be, so he can arrange around it, and is just not really thinking about it when he's booking in other things. Could you sit him down and say you really like his idea of setting aside specific time but are struggling to see when to fit it in and can he help you to set a schedule? I find if I plan to fit it in "whenever it's a good time" or "whenever you feel like it", it might never happen. Scheduling helps for me, hopefully it will help you too

I totally agree with what Julie said, definitely schedule it out! It sounds like she’s happy to help

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Yeah I’ll try and word it like that Thankyou, as I don’t think he’s deliberately trying to be inconsiderate but it just comes across that way when he’s making so many plans meaning I therefor can’t make any

That’s totally valid. Also a lot of doctors just try to bandaid fix the problem by prescribing medication but getting more time for YOU and doing things that you love or can make you feel more put together will do wonders. I’ll be praying for you mama 🤍

Honestly I was on low dose Sertraline before I got pregnant and it really helped keep the anxiety edge at bay. It made me feel like a normal person. I would be okay with going on it - may definitely help you but also prioritize yourself. Even if you don’t get to the gym, schedule an hour or two 2-3x a week with your man in advance so you can have any “me” time and he can watch the kids. If he’s willing, I would take advantage of his offer anyway I could.

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