“I’m a bad mother” — why are women afraid of this?

Where does this fear come from for a new mother? And why does he have such power?

I will talk about the main factors that make a woman doubt her parental viability. And if you know where the entrance is, you will find the exit!

The desired baby is born, but instead of feeling immense happiness and euphoria, the woman begins to be overcome by anxiety: what if I’m a bad mother? What if I can’t raise a good person? What if he can’t be happy? What if I make a fatal mistake in parenting? All these thoughts circulate in a chaotic stream in a woman’s head constantly. And this is against the backdrop of general fatigue, lack of sleep and a lot of worries!

This is really difficult to deal with. But where do these thoughts come from? Especially if a woman really wanted a child, was preparing for its arrival and had never previously doubted herself as a future mother.

The first and most important factor is the imposition of the image of an ideal mother.

Who is she? The one who is always kind and welcoming to her baby, the one who never gets irritated, always finds time to take care of herself, keeps the house in impeccable order, and pays attention to her husband. After all, this is an unreal picture, right? There are not so many hours in a day that all these points require!

In fact, a new mother finds herself in different conditions. Social isolation, postpartum anxiety, and maybe depression, dissatisfaction…