I-Psychology

Siyazi nge-postpartum depression. Kodwa inkinga evamile nakakhulu komama abasanda kuzalwa isifo sokukhathazeka. Ungakunqoba kanjani ukwesaba kwakho?

Ezinyangeni ezinhlanu ngemva kokuzalwa kwengane yakhe yesibili, owesifazane oneminyaka engu-35 ubudala wabona iqhubu eliyinqaba ethangeni lakhe, wacabanga ukuthi liyisimila esinomdlavuza. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, ngaphambi kokuba abonane nomelaphi, wacabanga ukuthi uhlaselwe isifo sohlangothi. Umzimba wakhe waba ndikindiki, ikhanda lalizulazula, inhliziyo ishaya ngamandla.

Ngenhlanhla, "ukuvuvukala" emlenzeni kwaphenduka i-banal cellulitis, futhi "i-stroke" yaba yi-panic attack. Zavelaphi zonke lezi zifo ezicatshangelwayo?

Odokotela bamthole ukuthi une-"postpartum depression disorder." “Ngangihlushwa imicabango yokufa. Mayelana nokuthi ngifa kanjani, izingane zami zifa kanjani ... angikwazanga ukulawula imicabango yami. Konke kwangicasula futhi ngangihlale ngigcwele ukucasuka. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngingumama omubi uma ngiba nemizwa enjalo, ”uyakhumbula.

Izinyanga ezingu-5 noma ezingu-6 ngemva kokuzalwa kwesithathu, ukukhathazeka okucindezelayo kwabuya, futhi owesifazane waqala isigaba esisha sokwelashwa. Manje ulindele ingane yakhe yesine futhi akahlushwa isifo sokukhathazeka, nakuba esekulungele ukuhlasela kwakhe okusha. Okungenani kulokhu uyazi ukuthi yini okufanele ayenze.

Ukukhathazeka kwangemva kokubeletha kuvame kakhulu kunokucindezeleka kwangemva kokubeletha

Ukukhathazeka kwangemva kokubeletha, isimo esibangela ukuthi abesifazane bahlale bekhathazekile, kuvame kakhulu kunokucindezeleka kwangemva kokubeletha. Lisho kanjalo iqembu lodokotela bengqondo baseCanada eliholwa uNicole Fairbrother, uprofesa wezifo zengqondo e-University of British Columbia.

Izazi zokusebenza kwengqondo zaxoxa nabesifazane abakhulelwe abangu-310 ababenokuthambekela kokukhathazeka. Abesifazane babambe iqhaza kulolu cwaningo ngaphambi kokubeletha kanye nezinyanga ezintathu ngemuva kokuzalwa kwengane.

Kuvele ukuthi cishe u-16% wabaphenduli babe nokukhathazeka futhi bahlushwa ukuphazamiseka okuhlobene nokukhathazeka ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-17% ikhononda ngokukhathazeka okukhulu esikhathini sokuqala sokubeletha. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amazinga abo okucindezeleka ayephansi: ama-4% kuphela kwabesifazane abakhulelwe futhi cishe ama-5% kwabesifazane abasanda kubeletha.

U-Nicole Fairbrother uqinisekile ukuthi izibalo zikazwelonke zokukhathazeka kwangemva kokubeletha zihlaba umxhwele nakakhulu.

“Emuva kokukhishwa esibhedlela, wonke umuntu wesifazane unikezwa inqwaba yezincwajana ezikhuluma ngengcindezi yangemva kokubeletha. Izinyembezi, imicabango yokuzibulala, ukucindezeleka - angizange ngibe nezimpawu umbelethisi angibuza ngazo. Kodwa akekho owakhuluma ngegama elithi “ukukhathazeka,” kubhala iqhawekazi lendaba. “Ngavele ngacabanga ukuthi ngingumama omubi. Akuzange kungifikele ukuthi imizwa yami engemihle kanye nokwethuka kwakungahlobene nhlobo nalokhu.

Ukwesaba nokucasuka kungabafikela noma nini, kodwa kungabhekwana nakho.

“Selokhu ngaqala ukubhuloga, kanye ngesonto ngithola incwadi evela kowesifazane: “Ngiyabonga ngokwabelana ngalokhu. Bengingazi nokuthi lokhu kuyenzeka, ”kusho lo mbhali. Ukholelwa ukuthi ezimweni eziningi kwanele ukuthi abesifazane bazi ukuthi ukwesaba nokucasuka kungase kubafike noma nini, kodwa bangabhekana nakho.


1. N. Fairbrother et al. "I-Perinatal Anxiety Disorder Prevalence and Icidence", I-Journal of Affective Disorders, Agasti 2016.

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