Cristina see my reply to your post separately.
Stlsinglemomma,
what you said about hormones is soooooo true & may be alot of the problem, but your other point about chemical imbalances in our brains is spot on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This occurs especially with hormonal changes & stress/illness/many meds can trigger this cycle too -including the good old pill- naturally a man invented it so of course it causes us billions of problems.
jenfedswit,
your children won't suffer if you're not always there, it's more important what you're there for like to give them a hug/kiss when they're hurt or just cause you love them, or when they have something special on at school or whatever. They can play though on their own if you just can't do that. How old are they?????
Try & cook up & freeze ahead several meals so that you don't have to have that hanging over your head everyday - what to feed them.
Is there anyone who can help you with some of the essential chores, shopping, necessary cleaning (*not home beautiful, just the real basics) & washing??
What have you got in your life that you do just for you?? A special regular outing with a friend? A tv show, read a new book regularly, art classes? What? You need some time for you in order to balance yourself & your mind.
I don't know what your finances are like but I would suggest you do some research for yourself & then (after you check it out) talk to your dr about getting dhea & 5htp - both would basically help stress, mood disorders, energy levels & so forth, like I said look them up on a search engine or email me direct & i'll give you some more info -no, I don't sell them!!
Also go for a walk between 6 & 7 am every morning (the kids can come too if husband is at work) this will also help destress you because of the effect on the brains chemicals at this time.