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Hi, by the way, I am Glaice from the Philippines. Most people call me "Icy" just like my parents, relatives, and neighbors but my friends call me "Glai", and "Glace". Anyways, you can call me any of that.
I am new to the hive and I heard it through my friend who is my neighbor too @discoveringarni at the pool where we live. I found it interesting and good but since I am a newbie I don't have any idea about this. I don't know if I can do it because I know I am not good at writing. I only write if I am sad just to express my feelings especially when I don't have someone to talk with. But she gave me tips and ideas on how to do it.
To give you more information about me I am the eldest of six children. I have three sisters including me and three brothers. I am an undergraduate from Cebu Technological University taking a course Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology. I had different kinds of job experience. I was working in a Japanese company as an electronic assembler, Mall as a sales assistant, Pharmacy as a pharmacist assistant, and in the Barangay where I grew up as a Barangay secretary. I am 27 years old and a mother of one. Yes, I have a son and he is six years old now. I raised him alone since his father left us. I've experienced " postpartum depression" after giving birth which means 'a mood disorder involving intense psychological depression that typically occurs within one month after giving birth, lasts more than two weeks. Below are some of my symptoms:
• Depression
• Difficulty bonding of my baby
• I cry a lot
• Loss of appetite
• I had insomnia
• Weak
• Reduced interest that I used to enjoy
• Intense anger
• Fear that I am not a good mother
• Hopelessness
• Feelings of worthlessness
• No ability to make decisions
• Restlessness
• Severe panic attacks
• Severe anxiety
• Thoughts of harming my baby
• I was even attempting to suicide
According to Google, untreated, postpartum depression may last for many months or longer.
And based on my experienced it lasts years resulting from that I loosed my weight from forty-five kilograms to thirty-six kilograms. This is a flashback photo of how I looked before and after I had it.
Before
After
I don't want anyone to see me because I know that they don't understand. Having a mental breakdown alone is not easy. You go through all that by yourself but God knows how many times you cried and got hurt. One day I looked back at those hardships, smiled, and said 'I did'. I didn't grow up according to plans. I'm a failure to my parents but still, they're always by my side. With their help, prayers, and faith in God, I survived. This is me now with my loving son.
As my sister reminds me always that
"Love the life you live, live the life you love". It doesn't matter what's your past, the most important thing is you learned from it. Be grateful and content for what you have, and most especially be thankful to God for everything. Life is given by Him so enjoy it and spend it with the important people in your life. Thank you for your time reading. See you on my next blog.
Hello @lifewithme94! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive and introduced yourself to the community - congratulations and welcome!
You really touched my heart by talking about your struggles with postpartum depression. I had it after each of my three children, with the worst of it after the third was born. It's a terribly struggle and I commend you for making it through. The happy look on your son's face proves you are the exact opposite of a failure, and I hope you connect with others here in the community who will remind you of that every day.
Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out - Hive Communities. Based on what you've written, I think you'll find these interesting & helpful to start off with -
Motherhood Community
Hive PH ("Supporting Filipinos Worldwide")
STEMGeeks ("Talk about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math")
Also, as Hive can sometimes be quite confusing, the newly launched Newbies Guide is a growing repository of useful and easy to understand posts about how the Hive ecosystem works.
Please be aware that Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog, so it is important not to include content that you don't own without sources (and it shouldn't exceed 50% of the post). For more information, check this post - Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise by hivewatchers.
I'm sure @discoveringarni will continue to help you as you begin your Hive journey, but if you have any questions, feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server and we'll do our best to answer them, and again welcome to Hive!
Thank you so much🙂 and I will surely check the link and communities you mentioned here. I will take more time to read and learn everything about it here.
Hi Glaice, Welcome to amazing Web 3 social media Platform Hive 😅. Bitaw have fun and enjoy every moment in Hive. Theirs a lot of community that makes you fun in this platform. Looking for your next blog. See you around 😉
Thank you for welcoming me here🙂. Heheh happy to meet you here.
Hi Glaice! I'm so happy to greet you here on the Hive! Welcome and I'm just doors down if you need any help or any question. See you around and enjoy your time here 😁
Thank you so much, Ar from the very beginning if not because of you I am not here.
Glad you decided to go for it, yay! Speak soon and have a nice evening 😊
Welcome to Hive Ice and good luck with your new journey! You both look so healthy and happy on the photos and I hope you continue to battle your demons on the way to a full recovery.
Have a great weekend and best wishes :-)
Thank you Nathen.... Hive is a stress reliever for me but of course with prayers.
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Welcome! I’m sure you’ll have a fun time here :-)
Thank you. Yes, I am sure this is fun and I am very happy that finally, I have posted it already.
Welcome to Hive Icy. Your son is so cute, it's yours ex loss for leaving you two and you have proved to him and everyone else that you are a strong capable woman who can take care of yourself and your son.
You are in good hands with Arni, she will be able to help you find your way around Hive.
Thank you and yes Arni was there for me from the very beginning. She helped and gave me ideas as she can. I'm so thankful to her.
Welcome to Hive!
Thank you so much🙂
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Nice to see you. !LUV
Hello, have a good day nice to see you too.
NOTE: Please say hello to @discoveringarni for me, tell her that I respect and admire her from a distance. Thank you very much.
NOTA: Por favor saluda a @discoveringarni de mi parte, dile que la respeto y admiro desde la distancia. Muchas gracias.
Hello Marcos, thank you for your heartwarming comment. Greetings from the Philippines
Hello, Marcos thank you so much, and nice meeting you. God takes care of me. What I am now is because of him. I am still thankful for my past because of that I've learned many things and am also very thankful to have my son. He is the best gift I've ever had.
Welcome! Happy blogging!
Thank you so much 😊
This post deserves a follow. Hope you thrive in hive.
Thank you so much. I appreciate it.
Hello Gracie! Welcome to Hive! Hopefully we can meet once we visit @discoveringarni in Moalboal soon!
Hello Clara, thank you. Sure we can.
See you in Moalboal 😊
Hello Glaice! Welcome to Hive. It so brave of you to share your struggles dealing with postpartum depression. It must have been so difficult for you. Salute to all mothers out there 🤗 Hope to get to know you more through the stories that you share in your blog posts.
Hi Era, yes it was difficult for me. It took 4 years before I recovered but I am okay now thanks to God. Hope to know you more too, 🙂.
Nice to meet you Glaice, welcome to our amazing community! :)
Thank you, nice to meet you too🙂.
Hello icy I prefer that one, you welcome to hive, this place is cool and great friends to relate with
I'm your kind, I don't talk much and most times I'm usually depressed, Moody lonely, and always felt bad and not good enough molested and abused by my aunt which I grew up with, orphaned at a very young age, but the beauty of all this is that I'm always positive about myself and I definitely know that I'll break the jinx and the norm to becoming proud of myself and become the man I see in the mirror every day, it's great that you put up your story I'm proud of you
Please don't dwell too often at the past let it go, let the by gone, be by gone God gave you life and a son, and a wonderful family be proud of yourself ...
See you around more
@eminentsam48
Hi, I am sorry for your past but glad that you have that kind of positive energy. Nice meeting you herein hive.